diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
index 0351c6d01b..82617e121c 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return null;
 		}
 		// Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
-		return MergedAnnotations.from(annotation)
+		return MergedAnnotations.from(null, new Annotation[] {annotation},
+					RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
 				.get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes()
 				.synthesize(AnnotationUtils::isSingleLevelPresent).orElse(null);
 	}
@@ -492,7 +493,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return annotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
 		}
 		// Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
-		return MergedAnnotations.from(annotatedElement, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS)
+		return MergedAnnotations.from(annotatedElement, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS,
+					RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
 				.get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes()
 				.synthesize(MergedAnnotation::isPresent).orElse(null);
 	}
@@ -523,7 +525,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return method.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
 		}
 		// Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
-		return MergedAnnotations.from(method, SearchStrategy.EXHAUSTIVE)
+		return MergedAnnotations.from(method, SearchStrategy.EXHAUSTIVE,
+					RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
 				.get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes()
 				.synthesize(MergedAnnotation::isPresent).orElse(null);
 	}
@@ -561,7 +564,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return clazz.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
 		}
 		// Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
-		return MergedAnnotations.from(clazz, SearchStrategy.EXHAUSTIVE)
+		return MergedAnnotations.from(clazz, SearchStrategy.EXHAUSTIVE,
+					RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
 				.get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes()
 				.synthesize(MergedAnnotation::isPresent).orElse(null);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
index a6a1616ec6..7b4faea5c1 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
@@ -979,6 +979,13 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 		assertEquals("value from synthesized component: ", "webController", synthesizedComponent.value());
 	}
 
+	@Test // gh-22702
+	public void findAnnotationWithRepeatablesElements() {
+		assertNull(AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(TestRepeatablesClass.class,
+				TestRepeatable.class));
+		assertNotNull(AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(TestRepeatablesClass.class,
+				TestRepeatableContainer.class));
+	}
 
 	@SafeVarargs
 	static <T> T[] asArray(T... arr) {
@@ -1808,4 +1815,21 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	interface ContextConfigMismatch {
 	}
 
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	@Repeatable(TestRepeatableContainer.class)
+	static @interface TestRepeatable {
+
+		String value();
+	}
+
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	static @interface TestRepeatableContainer {
+
+		TestRepeatable[] value();
+	}
+
+	@TestRepeatable("a")
+	@TestRepeatable("b")
+	static class TestRepeatablesClass {
+	}
 }