diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.java
index 18f170a548..6fd1d50140 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
@@ -33,7 +34,10 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.ChannelRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.access.AccessDecisionVoter;
 import org.springframework.security.access.expression.SecurityExpressionHandler;
 import org.springframework.security.access.vote.AffirmativeBased;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.ObjectPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.configuration.ObjectPostProcessorConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.messaging.MessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry;
+import org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.DefaultMessageSecurityExpressionHandler;
 import org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.MessageExpressionVoter;
 import org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.ChannelSecurityInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
@@ -78,10 +82,13 @@ import org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.TransportHandlingSockJsSe
  * @author Rob Winch
  */
 @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 100)
+@Import(ObjectPostProcessorConfiguration.class)
 public abstract class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer extends
 		AbstractWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 	private final WebSocketMessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry inboundRegistry = new WebSocketMessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry();
 
+	private SecurityExpressionHandler<Message<Object>> defaultExpressionHandler = new DefaultMessageSecurityExpressionHandler<Object>();
+
 	private SecurityExpressionHandler<Message<Object>> expressionHandler;
 
 	private ApplicationContext context;
@@ -150,9 +157,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer extends
 		ChannelSecurityInterceptor channelSecurityInterceptor = new ChannelSecurityInterceptor(
 				inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource());
 		MessageExpressionVoter<Object> voter = new MessageExpressionVoter<Object>();
-		if(expressionHandler != null) {
-			voter.setExpressionHandler(expressionHandler);
-		}
+		voter.setExpressionHandler(getMessageExpressionHandler());
 
 		List<AccessDecisionVoter<? extends Object>> voters = new ArrayList<AccessDecisionVoter<? extends Object>>();
 		voters.add(voter);
@@ -169,9 +174,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer extends
 
 	@Bean
 	public MessageSecurityMetadataSource inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource() {
-		if(expressionHandler != null) {
-			inboundRegistry.expressionHandler(expressionHandler);
-		}
+		inboundRegistry.expressionHandler(getMessageExpressionHandler());
 		configureInbound(inboundRegistry);
 		return inboundRegistry.createMetadataSource();
 	}
@@ -218,6 +221,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer extends
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Autowired(required = false)
+	public void setObjectPostProcessor(ObjectPostProcessor<Object> objectPostProcessor) {
+		defaultExpressionHandler = objectPostProcessor.postProcess(defaultExpressionHandler);
+	}
+
+	private  SecurityExpressionHandler<Message<Object>> getMessageExpressionHandler() {
+		if(expressionHandler == null) {
+			return defaultExpressionHandler;
+		}
+		return expressionHandler;
+	}
+
 	public void afterSingletonsInstantiated() {
 		if (sameOriginDisabled()) {
 			return;
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests.java
index 9e012b2dfd..759fd7dbb1 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/socket/AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests.java
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ public class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests {
 		clientInboundChannel().send(message("/permitAll"));
 	}
 
+	// gh-3797
+	@Test
+	public void beanResolver() {
+		loadConfig(SockJsSecurityConfig.class);
+
+		messageUser = null;
+		clientInboundChannel().send(message("/beanResolver"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void addsAuthenticationPrincipalResolver() throws InterruptedException {
 		loadConfig(SockJsSecurityConfig.class);
@@ -594,6 +603,7 @@ public class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests {
 		protected void configureInbound(MessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry messages) {
 			messages
 				.simpDestMatchers("/permitAll/**").permitAll()
+				.simpDestMatchers("/beanResolver/**").access("@security.check()")
 				.anyMessage().denyAll();
 		}
 		// @formatter:on
@@ -613,6 +623,20 @@ public class AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerTests {
 		public TestHandshakeHandler testHandshakeHandler() {
 			return new TestHandshakeHandler();
 		}
+
+		@Bean
+		public SecurityCheck security() {
+			return new SecurityCheck();
+		}
+
+		static class SecurityCheck {
+			private boolean check;
+
+			public boolean check() {
+				check = !check;
+				return check;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Configuration