diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver.java
index e05fc77bea..0ea3f858e8 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public final class CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver
 			StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 			context.setRootObject(securityContext);
 			context.setVariable("this", securityContext);
-
+			context.setBeanResolver(this.beanResolver);
 			Expression expression = this.parser.parseExpression(expressionToParse);
 			securityContextResult = expression.getValue(context);
 		}
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests.java
index d7be109aec..36da3d5e61 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests.java
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.expression.AccessException;
+import org.springframework.expression.BeanResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.annotation.AuthenticationPrincipal;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
@@ -40,12 +43,21 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
  *
  */
 public class AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests {
+
+	private final BeanResolver beanResolver = ((context, beanName) -> {
+		if (!"test".equals(beanName)) {
+			throw new AccessException("Could not resolve bean reference against BeanFactory");
+		}
+		return (Function<CustomUserPrincipal, String>) (principal) -> principal.property;
+	});
+
 	private Object expectedPrincipal;
 	private AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolver resolver;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
 		resolver = new AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolver();
+		resolver.setBeanResolver(this.beanResolver);
 	}
 
 	@After
@@ -128,6 +140,14 @@ public class AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests {
 				.isEqualTo(this.expectedPrincipal);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveArgumentSpelBean() throws Exception {
+		CustomUserPrincipal principal = new CustomUserPrincipal();
+		setAuthenticationPrincipal(principal);
+		this.expectedPrincipal = principal.property;
+		assertThat(this.resolver.resolveArgument(showUserSpelBean(), null, null, null)).isEqualTo(this.expectedPrincipal);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resolveArgumentSpelCopy() throws Exception {
 		CopyUserPrincipal principal = new CopyUserPrincipal("property");
@@ -198,6 +218,10 @@ public class AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests {
 		return getMethodParameter("showUserSpel", String.class);
 	}
 
+	private MethodParameter showUserSpelBean() {
+		return getMethodParameter("showUserSpelBean", String.class);
+	}
+
 	private MethodParameter showUserSpelCopy() {
 		return getMethodParameter("showUserSpelCopy", CopyUserPrincipal.class);
 	}
@@ -255,6 +279,10 @@ public class AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests {
 				@AuthenticationPrincipal(expression = "property") String user) {
 		}
 
+		public void showUserSpelBean(@AuthenticationPrincipal(
+				expression = "@test.apply(#this)") String user) {
+		}
+
 		public void showUserSpelCopy(
 				@AuthenticationPrincipal(expression = "new org.springframework.security.web.method.annotation.AuthenticationPrincipalArgumentResolverTests$CopyUserPrincipal(#this)") CopyUserPrincipal user) {
 		}
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests.java
index 84dc2b2ce1..f7cc7b20d8 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/method/annotation/CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests.java
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.expression.AccessException;
+import org.springframework.expression.BeanResolver;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
@@ -45,11 +48,20 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
  *
  */
 public class CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests {
+
+	private final BeanResolver beanResolver = ((context, beanName) -> {
+		if (!"test".equals(beanName)) {
+			throw new AccessException("Could not resolve bean reference against BeanFactory");
+		}
+		return (Function<SecurityContext, Authentication>) SecurityContext::getAuthentication;
+	});
+
 	private CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver resolver;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
 		this.resolver = new CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolver();
+		this.resolver.setBeanResolver(this.beanResolver);
 	}
 
 	@After
@@ -104,6 +116,15 @@ public class CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests {
 		assertThat(auth1.getPrincipal()).isEqualTo(principal);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveArgumentWithAuthenticationWithBean() {
+		String principal = "john";
+		setAuthenticationPrincipal(principal);
+		Authentication auth1 = (Authentication) this.resolver
+				.resolveArgument(showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithBean(), null, null, null);
+		assertThat(auth1.getPrincipal()).isEqualTo(principal);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resolveArgumentWithNullAuthentication() {
 		SecurityContext context = SecurityContextHolder.getContext();
@@ -217,6 +238,10 @@ public class CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests {
 		return getMethodParameter("showSecurityContextAuthenticationAnnotation", Authentication.class);
 	}
 
+	public MethodParameter showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithBean() {
+		return getMethodParameter("showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithBean", Authentication.class);
+	}
+
 	private MethodParameter showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithOptionalPrincipal() {
 		return getMethodParameter("showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithOptionalPrincipal", Object.class);
 	}
@@ -279,6 +304,10 @@ public class CurrentSecurityContextArgumentResolverTests {
 		public void showSecurityContextAuthenticationAnnotation(@CurrentSecurityContext(expression = "authentication") Authentication authentication) {
 		}
 
+		public void showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithBean(
+				@CurrentSecurityContext(expression = "@test.apply(#this)") Authentication authentication) {
+		}
+
 		public void showSecurityContextAuthenticationWithOptionalPrincipal(@CurrentSecurityContext(expression = "authentication?.principal") Object principal) {
 		}