diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectivePropertyAccessor.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectivePropertyAccessor.java
index 0dd11d23ca..031a716a99 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectivePropertyAccessor.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectivePropertyAccessor.java
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public class ReflectivePropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 		// Try "get*" method...
 		String getterName = "get" + propertyWriteMethodSuffix;
 		for (Method method : ms) {
-			if (method.getName().equals(getterName) && method.getParameterTypes().length == 0 &&
+			if (!method.isBridge() && method.getName().equals(getterName) && method.getParameterTypes().length == 0 &&
 					(!mustBeStatic || Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()))) {
 				return method;
 			}
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class ReflectivePropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 		// Try "is*" method...
 		getterName = "is" + propertyWriteMethodSuffix;
 		for (Method method : ms) {
-			if (method.getName().equals(getterName) && method.getParameterTypes().length == 0 &&
+			if (!method.isBridge() && method.getName().equals(getterName) && method.getParameterTypes().length == 0 &&
 					boolean.class.equals(method.getReturnType()) &&
 					(!mustBeStatic || Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()))) {
 				return method;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public class ReflectivePropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 		Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
 		String setterName = "set" + StringUtils.capitalize(propertyName);
 		for (Method method : methods) {
-			if (method.getName().equals(setterName) && method.getParameterTypes().length == 1 &&
+			if (!method.isBridge() && method.getName().equals(setterName) && method.getParameterTypes().length == 1 &&
 					(!mustBeStatic || Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()))) {
 				return method;
 			}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
index b38c719896..276fbff325 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeLocator;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.testresources.le.div.mod.reserved.Reserver;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.isA;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
@@ -1633,6 +1637,25 @@ public class SpelReproTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testBridgeMethods_SPR_9994() throws Exception {
+		ReflectivePropertyAccessor accessor = new ReflectivePropertyAccessor();
+		StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
+		Object target = new GenericImplementation();
+		TypedValue value = accessor.read(context, target , "property");
+		assertEquals(Integer.class, value.getTypeDescriptor().getType());
+	}
+
+	private static interface GenericInterface<T extends Number> {
+		public T getProperty();
+	}
+
+	private static class GenericImplementation implements GenericInterface<Integer> {
+		public Integer getProperty() {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
 }