diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
index 889aac2050..47e7ad7823 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport;
 import org.springframework.beans.SimpleTypeConverter;
 import org.springframework.beans.TypeConverter;
+import org.springframework.beans.TypeMismatchException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException;
@@ -68,8 +69,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope;
 import org.springframework.core.DecoratingClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.core.NamedThreadLocal;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
-import org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
@@ -350,7 +349,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 
 		// Check if required type matches the type of the actual bean instance.
 		if (requiredType != null && bean != null && !requiredType.isAssignableFrom(bean.getClass())) {
-			throw new BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException(name, requiredType, bean.getClass());
+			try {
+				return getTypeConverter().convertIfNecessary(bean, requiredType);
+			}
+			catch (TypeMismatchException ex) {
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Failed to convert bean '" + name + "' to required type [" +
+							ClassUtils.getQualifiedName(requiredType) + "]", ex);
+				}
+				throw new BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException(name, requiredType, bean.getClass());
+			}
 		}
 		return (T) bean;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index b510e257aa..a79af0460d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
 import javax.annotation.Resource;
 import javax.ejb.EJB;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ import org.springframework.jndi.support.SimpleJndiBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.mock.jndi.ExpectedLookupTemplate;
 import org.springframework.util.SerializationTestUtils;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
 /**
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ public class CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(NamedResourceInjectionBean.class));
+		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean3", new RootBeanDefinition(ConvertedResourceInjectionBean.class));
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 		TestBean tb2 = new TestBean();
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ public class CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb4 = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean4", tb4);
 		NestedTestBean tb6 = new NestedTestBean();
+		bf.registerSingleton("value", new Object());
 		bf.registerSingleton("xy", tb6);
 		bf.registerAlias("xy", "testBean9");
 
@@ -255,6 +258,9 @@ public class CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NamedResourceInjectionBean bean2 = (NamedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean2");
 		assertSame(tb6, bean2.testBean);
 
+		ConvertedResourceInjectionBean bean3 = (ConvertedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean3");
+		assertSame(5, bean3.value);
+
 		bf.destroySingletons();
 		assertTrue(bean.destroyCalled);
 		assertTrue(bean.destroy2Called);
@@ -591,6 +597,13 @@ public class CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	}
 
 
+	private static class ConvertedResourceInjectionBean {
+
+		@Resource(name="value")
+		private int value;
+	}
+
+
 	private static class NullFactory {
 
 		public static Object create() {