diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelper.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelper.java
index 35ac1ca121..e6c561392a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelper.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelper.java
@@ -316,18 +316,73 @@ public class ReflectionHelper {
 			if (argumentCount >= parameterCount) {
 				arraySize = argumentCount - (parameterCount - 1);
 			}
-			Object[] repackagedArguments = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(requiredParameterTypes[parameterCount - 1].getComponentType(),
-					arraySize);
-			// Copy all but the varargs arguments
-			for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
-				repackagedArguments[i] = args[parameterCount + i - 1];
-			}
+			
 			// Create an array for the varargs arguments
 			Object[] newArgs = new Object[parameterCount];
 			for (int i = 0; i < newArgs.length - 1; i++) {
 				newArgs[i] = args[i];
 			}
-			newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+			// Now sort out the final argument, which is the varargs one.  Before entering this
+			// method the arguments should have been converted to the box form of the required type.
+			Class<?> componentType = requiredParameterTypes[parameterCount-1].getComponentType();
+			if (componentType.isPrimitive()) {
+				if (componentType==Integer.TYPE) {
+					int[] repackagedArguments = (int[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Integer)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).intValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Float.TYPE) {
+					float[] repackagedArguments = (float[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Float)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).floatValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Double.TYPE) {
+					double[] repackagedArguments = (double[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Double)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).doubleValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Short.TYPE) {
+					short[] repackagedArguments = (short[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Short)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).shortValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Character.TYPE) {
+					char[] repackagedArguments = (char[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Character)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).charValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Byte.TYPE) {
+					byte[] repackagedArguments = (byte[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Byte)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).byteValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Boolean.TYPE) {
+					boolean[] repackagedArguments = (boolean[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Boolean)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).booleanValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				} else if(componentType==Long.TYPE) {
+					long[] repackagedArguments = (long[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+					for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+						repackagedArguments[i] = ((Long)args[parameterCount + i - 1]).longValue();
+					}
+					newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+				}
+			} else {
+			  Object[] repackagedArguments = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(componentType, arraySize);
+				// Copy all but the varargs arguments
+				for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+					repackagedArguments[i] = args[parameterCount + i - 1];
+				}
+				newArgs[newArgs.length - 1] = repackagedArguments;
+			}
 			return newArgs;
 		}
 		return args;
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpringEL300Tests.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpringEL300Tests.java
index f98ca94dd9..a87dc65547 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpringEL300Tests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpringEL300Tests.java
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.expression.MethodExecutor;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectiveMethodResolver;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeLocator;
@@ -811,5 +813,109 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
         assertEquals("[D(aaa), D(bbb), D(ccc)]",value3.toString());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void varargsAndPrimitives_SPR8174() throws Exception  {
+		EvaluationContext emptyEvalContext = new StandardEvaluationContext();
+		List<TypeDescriptor> args = new ArrayList<TypeDescriptor>();
+		
+		args.add(TypeDescriptor.forObject(34L));
+		ReflectionUtil<Integer> ru = new ReflectionUtil<Integer>();
+		MethodExecutor me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"methodToCall",args);
+		
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject(23));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, 45);
+
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject(23f));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, 45f);
+
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject(23d));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, 23d);
+
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject((short)23));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, (short)23);
+
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject(23L));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, 23L);
+
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject((char)65));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, (char)65);
+
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject((byte)23));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, (byte)23);
+		
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject(true));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"foo",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, true);
+		
+		// trickier:
+		args.set(0,TypeDescriptor.forObject(12));
+		args.add(TypeDescriptor.forObject(23f));
+		me = new ReflectiveMethodResolver().resolve(emptyEvalContext,ru,"bar",args);
+		me.execute(emptyEvalContext, ru, 12,23f);
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	public class ReflectionUtil<T extends Number> {
+	      public Object methodToCall(T param) {
+	    	  System.out.println(param+" "+param.getClass());
+	            return "Object methodToCall(T param)";
+	      }
+	      
+	      public void foo(int... array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }	      
+	      public void foo(float...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      public void foo(double...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      public void foo(short...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      public void foo(long...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      public void foo(boolean...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      public void foo(char...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      public void foo(byte...array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	      
+	      public void bar(int... array) {
+	    	  if (array.length==0) {
+	    		  throw new RuntimeException();
+	    	  }
+	      }
+	}    
 	
 }