diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
index 80e9174d4c..7ec5f032d9 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@ public final class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 			return (Class<?>) this.type;
 		}
 		if (this.type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
-			return Array.newInstance(getComponentType().resolve(), 0).getClass();
+			Class<?> resolvedComponent = getComponentType().resolve();
+			return (resolvedComponent == null ? null : Array.newInstance(resolvedComponent, 0).getClass());
 		}
 		return resolveType().resolve();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
index f0d728eb82..b6b42006fb 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
@@ -144,6 +144,24 @@ public class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 		assertThat(resolved, equalTo(new Class[] { Object.class }));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getGenericsOnArrayFromParamCannotBeResolved() throws Exception {
+		// SPR-11044
+		MethodParameter methodParameter = MethodParameter.forMethodOrConstructor(
+				WithArrayBase.class.getDeclaredMethod("array", Object[].class), 0);
+		Class<?> resolved = GenericTypeResolver.resolveParameterType(methodParameter, WithArray.class);
+		assertThat(resolved, equalTo((Class) Object[].class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getGenericsOnArrayFromReturnCannotBeResolved() throws Exception {
+		// SPR-11044
+		Class<?> resolved = GenericTypeResolver.resolveReturnType(
+				WithArrayBase.class.getDeclaredMethod("array", Object[].class),
+				WithArray.class);
+		assertThat(resolved, equalTo((Class) Object[].class));
+	}
+
 	public interface MyInterfaceType<T> {
 	}
 
@@ -279,4 +297,14 @@ public class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	static abstract class WithArrayBase<T> {
+
+		public abstract T[] array(T... args);
+
+	}
+
+	static abstract class WithArray<T> extends WithArrayBase<T> {
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
index 24db8da68d..04e727d804 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
@@ -519,6 +519,30 @@ public class ResolvableTypeTests {
 		assertThat(generic.resolve(), equalTo((Class) String[].class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveVariableGenericArray() throws Exception {
+		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forField(Fields.class.getField("variableTypeGenericArray"), TypedFields.class);
+		assertThat(type.getType().toString(), equalTo("T[]"));
+		assertThat(type.isArray(), equalTo(true));
+		assertThat(type.resolve(), equalTo((Class) String[].class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void resolveVariableGenericArrayUnknown() throws Exception {
+		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forField(Fields.class.getField("variableTypeGenericArray"));
+		assertThat(type.getType().toString(), equalTo("T[]"));
+		assertThat(type.isArray(), equalTo(true));
+		assertThat(type.resolve(), nullValue());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void resolveVariableGenericArrayUnknownWithFallback() throws Exception {
+		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forField(Fields.class.getField("variableTypeGenericArray"));
+		assertThat(type.getType().toString(), equalTo("T[]"));
+		assertThat(type.isArray(), equalTo(true));
+		assertThat(type.resolve(Object.class), equalTo((Class) Object.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resolveWildcardTypeUpperBounds() throws Exception {
 		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forField(Fields.class.getField("wildcardType"));
@@ -1253,6 +1277,8 @@ public class ResolvableTypeTests {
 
 		public Map<Map<String, Integer>, Map<Byte, Long>> nested;
 
+		public T[] variableTypeGenericArray;
+
 	}