diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
index d80b9bfd9..94c744fac 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jdk8.Jdk8Module;
  * @author Greg Turnquist
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Will Fleury
  */
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @EnableHypermediaSupport(type = { HypermediaType.HAL, HypermediaType.HAL_FORMS })
@@ -762,6 +763,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 	public void extendHandlerExceptionResolvers(List<HandlerExceptionResolver> exceptionResolvers) {
 
 		ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver er = new ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver();
+		er.setApplicationContext(applicationContext);
 		er.setCustomArgumentResolvers(defaultMethodArgumentResolvers(selfLinkProvider.get(),
 				persistentEntityArgumentResolver.get(), repoRequestArgumentResolver.get()));
 		er.setMessageConverters(defaultMessageConverters.get());