diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/GenericApplicationListenerAdapter.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/GenericApplicationListenerAdapter.java
index 2b5d8b99e9..087dcf46fa 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/GenericApplicationListenerAdapter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/GenericApplicationListenerAdapter.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.context.event;
 
+import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver;
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ public class GenericApplicationListenerAdapter implements SmartApplicationListen
 
 	public boolean supportsEventType(Class<? extends ApplicationEvent> eventType) {
 		Class typeArg = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(this.delegate.getClass(), ApplicationListener.class);
+		if (typeArg == null || typeArg.equals(ApplicationEvent.class)) {
+			Class targetClass = AopUtils.getTargetClass(this.delegate);
+			if (targetClass != this.delegate.getClass()) {
+				typeArg = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(targetClass, ApplicationListener.class);
+			}
+		}
 		return (typeArg == null || typeArg.isAssignableFrom(eventType));
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java
index d94c65cd3b..06c598c9e7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import static org.easymock.EasyMock.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.TestBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
@@ -71,6 +72,21 @@ public class ApplicationContextEventTests {
 		smc.multicastEvent(new MyOtherEvent(this));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void proxiedListeners() {
+		MyOrderedListener1 listener1 = new MyOrderedListener1();
+		MyOrderedListener2 listener2 = new MyOrderedListener2(listener1);
+		ApplicationListener proxy1 = (ApplicationListener) new ProxyFactory(listener1).getProxy();
+		ApplicationListener proxy2 = (ApplicationListener) new ProxyFactory(listener2).getProxy();
+
+		SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster smc = new SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster();
+		smc.addApplicationListener(proxy1);
+		smc.addApplicationListener(proxy2);
+
+		smc.multicastEvent(new MyEvent(this));
+		smc.multicastEvent(new MyOtherEvent(this));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testEventPublicationInterceptor() throws Throwable {
 		MethodInvocation invocation = EasyMock.createMock(MethodInvocation.class);
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
index 7017cbea97..0e44d19578 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ public abstract class GenericTypeResolver {
 						for (int i = 0; i < typeArgs.length; i++) {
 							Type arg = typeArgs[i];
 							if (arg instanceof TypeVariable) {
-								arg = getTypeVariableMap(ownerClass).get((TypeVariable) arg);
+								TypeVariable tv = (TypeVariable) arg;
+								arg = getTypeVariableMap(ownerClass).get(tv);
+								if (arg == null) {
+									arg = extractBoundForTypeVariable(tv);
+								}
 							}
 							result[i] = (arg instanceof Class ? (Class) arg : Object.class);
 						}