diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/aot/ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/aot/ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4f69ce23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/aot/ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.aot;
+
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json.PersistentEntityJackson2Module.AssociationUriResolvingDeserializerModifier.ValueInstantiatorCustomizer;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdValueInstantiator;
+
+/**
+ * Registers the {@link StdValueInstantiator}'s {@code _constructorArgs} field for reflection as needed by
+ * {@link ValueInstantiatorCustomizer}.
+ *
+ * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ * @since 4.0.2
+ * @soundtrack The Intersphere - Wanderer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_VyFBbDPA)
+ */
+class ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
+
+	@Override
+	public void registerHints(RuntimeHints hints, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		hints.reflection().registerField(ValueInstantiatorCustomizer.CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS_FIELD);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/PersistentEntityJackson2Module.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/PersistentEntityJackson2Module.java
index 7920c57d0..1722fee08 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/PersistentEntityJackson2Module.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/PersistentEntityJackson2Module.java
@@ -487,11 +487,19 @@ public class PersistentEntityJackson2Module extends SimpleModule {
 		 * @author Oliver Drotbohm
 		 * @see https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2367
 		 */
-		static class ValueInstantiatorCustomizer {
+		public static class ValueInstantiatorCustomizer {
+
+			public static final Field CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS_FIELD;
 
 			private final SettableBeanProperty[] properties;
 			private final StdValueInstantiator instantiator;
 
+			static {
+
+				CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS_FIELD = ReflectionUtils.findField(StdValueInstantiator.class, "_constructorArguments");
+				ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS_FIELD);
+			}
+
 			ValueInstantiatorCustomizer(ValueInstantiator instantiator, DeserializationConfig config) {
 
 				this.instantiator = StdValueInstantiator.class.isInstance(instantiator) //
@@ -535,9 +543,7 @@ public class PersistentEntityJackson2Module extends SimpleModule {
 					return builder;
 				}
 
-				Field field = ReflectionUtils.findField(StdValueInstantiator.class, "_constructorArguments");
-				ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(field);
-				ReflectionUtils.setField(field, instantiator, properties);
+				ReflectionUtils.setField(CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS_FIELD, instantiator, properties);
 
 				builder.setValueInstantiator(instantiator);
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/aot.factories b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/aot.factories
index d606d29af..bd693b9bb 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/aot.factories
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/aot.factories
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationAotProcessor=\
     org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.aot.BasePathAwareControllerAotProcessor,\
     org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.aot.ProjectionProxyAotProcessor
+org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar=\
+    org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.aot.ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/aot/ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/aot/ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e621c2fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/aot/ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.aot;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.RuntimeHintsPredicates;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdValueInstantiator;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints}.
+ *
+ * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ */
+class ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHintsUnitTests {
+
+	RuntimeHintsRegistrar registrar = new ValueInstantiatorCustomizerRuntimeHints();
+
+	@Test // #2213
+	void registersHintsForStdValueInstantiator() {
+
+		var hints = new RuntimeHints();
+
+		registrar.registerHints(hints, getClass().getClassLoader());
+
+		assertThat(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onField(StdValueInstantiator.class, "_constructorArguments"))
+				.accepts(hints);
+	}
+}