diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheEvict.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheEvict.java
index f12d2119ad..9364e800f2 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheEvict.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheEvict.java
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ public @interface CacheEvict {
 	 * following meta-data:
 	 * <ul>
 	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation, which
-	 * can only be used if {@link #beforeInvocation()} is {@code false}.</li>
+	 * can only be used if {@link #beforeInvocation()} is {@code false}. For supported
+	 * wrappers such as {@code Optional}, {@code #result} refers to the actual object,
+	 * not the wrapper</li>
 	 * <li>{@code #root.method}, {@code #root.target}, and {@code #root.caches} for
 	 * references to the {@link java.lang.reflect.Method method}, target object, and
 	 * affected cache(s) respectively.</li>
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CachePut.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CachePut.java
index cd48e41090..72d41be082 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CachePut.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CachePut.java
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
  *
  * <p>In contrast to the {@link Cacheable @Cacheable} annotation, this annotation
  * does not cause the advised method to be skipped. Rather, it always causes the
- * method to be invoked and its result to be stored in the associated cache.
+ * method to be invoked and its result to be stored in the associated cache. Note
+ * that Java8's {@code Optional} return types are automatically handled and its
+ * content is stored in the cache if present.
  *
  * <p>This annotation may be used as a <em>meta-annotation</em> to create custom
  * <em>composed annotations</em> with attribute overrides.
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ public @interface CachePut {
 	 * <p>The SpEL expression evaluates against a dedicated context that provides the
 	 * following meta-data:
 	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation.</li>
+	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation. For
+	 * supported wrappers such as {@code Optional}, {@code #result} refers to the actual
+	 * object, not the wrapper</li>
 	 * <li>{@code #root.method}, {@code #root.target}, and {@code #root.caches} for
 	 * references to the {@link java.lang.reflect.Method method}, target object, and
 	 * affected cache(s) respectively.</li>
@@ -138,7 +142,9 @@ public @interface CachePut {
 	 * <p>The SpEL expression evaluates against a dedicated context that provides the
 	 * following meta-data:
 	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation.</li>
+	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation. For
+	 * supported wrappers such as {@code Optional}, {@code #result} refers to the actual
+	 * object, not the wrapper</li>
 	 * <li>{@code #root.method}, {@code #root.target}, and {@code #root.caches} for
 	 * references to the {@link java.lang.reflect.Method method}, target object, and
 	 * affected cache(s) respectively.</li>
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/Cacheable.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/Cacheable.java
index 225ada51eb..9defd9553b 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/Cacheable.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/Cacheable.java
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
  * replace the default one (see {@link #keyGenerator}).
  *
  * <p>If no value is found in the cache for the computed key, the target method
- * will be invoked and the returned value stored in the associated cache.
+ * will be invoked and the returned value stored in the associated cache. Note
+ * that Java8's {@code Optional} return types are automatically handled and its
+ * content is stored in the cache if present.
  *
  * <p>This annotation may be used as a <em>meta-annotation</em> to create custom
  * <em>composed annotations</em> with attribute overrides.
@@ -144,7 +146,9 @@ public @interface Cacheable {
 	 * <p>The SpEL expression evaluates against a dedicated context that provides the
 	 * following meta-data:
 	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation.</li>
+	 * <li>{@code #result} for a reference to the result of the method invocation. For
+	 * supported wrappers such as {@code Optional}, {@code #result} refers to the actual
+	 * object, not the wrapper</li>
 	 * <li>{@code #root.method}, {@code #root.target}, and {@code #root.caches} for
 	 * references to the {@link java.lang.reflect.Method method}, target object, and
 	 * affected cache(s) respectively.</li>
diff --git a/src/asciidoc/integration.adoc b/src/asciidoc/integration.adoc
index 29775b59be..b6e17173a6 100644
--- a/src/asciidoc/integration.adoc
+++ b/src/asciidoc/integration.adoc
@@ -8333,6 +8333,18 @@ only want to cache paperback books:
 	public Book findBook(String name)
 ----
 
+The cache abstraction supports `java.util.Optional`, using its content as cached value
+only if it present. `#result` always refers to the business entity and never on a
+supported wrapper so the previous example can be rewritten as follows:
+
+[source,java,indent=0]
+[subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="book", condition="#name.length < 32", **unless="#result.hardback"**)
+	public Optional<Book> findBook(String name)
+----
+
+Note that `result` still refers to `Book` and not `Optional`.
 
 [[cache-spel-context]]
 ===== Available caching SpEL evaluation context
@@ -8389,7 +8401,8 @@ conditional computations:
 | evaluation context
 | The result of the method call (the value to be cached). Only available in `unless`
   expressions, `cache put` expressions (to compute the `key`), or `cache evict`
-  expressions (when `beforeInvocation` is `false`).
+  expressions (when `beforeInvocation` is `false`). For supported wrappers such as
+  `Optional`, `#result` refers to the actual object, not the wrapper.
 | `#result`
 |===