diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker.java
index 9ae69a2b2..883303f0a 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker.java
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ public class AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker implements ApplicationListener<Reposit
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(final Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException {
-		final Class<?> beanType = bean.getClass();
-
+		
+		Class<?> beanType = ClassUtils.getUserClass(bean);
 		RepositoryEventHandler typeAnno = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(beanType, RepositoryEventHandler.class);
 
 		if (typeAnno == null) {
@@ -174,13 +174,14 @@ public class AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker implements ApplicationListener<Reposit
 		handlerMethods.add(eventType, handlerMethod);
 	}
 
-	private static class EventHandlerMethod {
+	static class EventHandlerMethod {
 
 		final Class<?> targetType;
 		final Method method;
 		final Object handler;
 
 		private EventHandlerMethod(Class<?> targetType, Object handler, Method method) {
+			
 			this.targetType = targetType;
 			this.method = method;
 			this.handler = handler;
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/Methods.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/Methods.java
index a1774208c..2bcd086c8 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/Methods.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/Methods.java
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2015 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.core.util;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
+ * Simple helper with utilities to work with {@link Method}s.
+ * 
  * @author Jon Brisbin
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
@@ -20,8 +38,12 @@ public abstract class Methods {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public boolean matches(Method method) {
-			return (!method.isSynthetic() && !method.isBridge() && method.getDeclaringClass() != Object.class && !method
-					.getName().contains("$"));
+			
+			return !method.isSynthetic() && //
+					!method.isBridge() && //
+					!ReflectionUtils.isObjectMethod(method) && //
+					!ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(method.getDeclaringClass()) && //
+					!ReflectionUtils.isCglibRenamedMethod(method);
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvokerUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvokerUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4a7d9f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/event/AnnotatedEventHandlerInvokerUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.core.event;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.HandleBeforeCreate;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RepositoryEventHandler;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.event.AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker.EventHandlerMethod;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker}.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class AnnotatedEventHandlerInvokerUnitTests {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-582
+	 */
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void doesNotDiscoverMethodsOnProxyClasses() {
+
+		ProxyFactory factory = new ProxyFactory();
+		factory.setTarget(new Sample());
+		factory.setProxyTargetClass(true);
+
+		AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker invoker = new AnnotatedEventHandlerInvoker();
+		invoker.postProcessAfterInitialization(factory.getProxy(), "proxy");
+
+		MultiValueMap<Class<? extends RepositoryEvent>, EventHandlerMethod> methods = (MultiValueMap<Class<? extends RepositoryEvent>, EventHandlerMethod>) ReflectionTestUtils
+				.getField(invoker, "handlerMethods");
+
+		assertThat(methods.get(BeforeCreateEvent.class), hasSize(1));
+	}
+
+	@RepositoryEventHandler
+	static class Sample {
+
+		@HandleBeforeCreate
+		public void method(Sample sample) {}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/MethodsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/MethodsUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f2a89eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/util/MethodsUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.core.util;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.MethodCallback;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link Methods}.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class MethodsUnitTests {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-582
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void userMethodsFilterSkipsMethodsIntroducedByProxying() throws Exception {
+
+		ProxyFactory factory = new ProxyFactory();
+		factory.setTarget(new Sample());
+		factory.setProxyTargetClass(true);
+
+		final Set<Method> methods = new HashSet<Method>();
+
+		ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(factory.getProxy().getClass(), new MethodCallback() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void doWith(Method method) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+				methods.add(method);
+			}
+		}, Methods.USER_METHODS);
+
+		assertThat(methods, hasSize(1));
+		assertThat(methods, contains(Sample.class.getMethod("method")));
+	}
+
+	static class Sample {
+		public void method() {}
+	}
+}