diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java
index e91734c43..85ec2fa62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ public abstract class RedisConnectionUtils {
 	 * @since 2.4.2
 	 * @see RedisConnectionUtils#getTargetConnection(RedisConnection)
 	 */
-	interface RedisConnectionProxy extends RedisConnection, RawTargetAccess {
+	public interface RedisConnectionProxy extends RedisConnection, RawTargetAccess {
 
 		/**
 		 * Return the target {@link RedisConnection} of this proxy.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtilsUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtilsUnitTests.java
index 4ae5ec54a..1971eede1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtilsUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtilsUnitTests.java
@@ -104,14 +104,15 @@ class RedisConnectionUtilsUnitTests {
 		assertThat(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(factoryMock)).isFalse();
 	}
 
-	@Test // DATAREDIS-891
+	@Test // DATAREDIS-891, GH-2016
 	void bindConnectionShouldBindConnectionToOngoingTransactionScope() {
 
 		TransactionTemplate template = new TransactionTemplate(new DummyTransactionManager());
 
 		template.executeWithoutResult(status -> {
 
-			assertThat(RedisConnectionUtils.bindConnection(factoryMock, true)).isNotNull();
+			assertThat(RedisConnectionUtils.bindConnection(factoryMock, true))
+					.isInstanceOf(RedisConnectionUtils.RedisConnectionProxy.class);
 			assertThat(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(factoryMock)).isTrue();
 			assertThat(RedisConnectionUtils.getConnection(factoryMock)).isNotNull();