diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReactiveAdapterRegistry.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReactiveAdapterRegistry.java
index 7be7a41ebf..6be6025637 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReactiveAdapterRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReactiveAdapterRegistry.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import io.reactivex.BackpressureStrategy;
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
+import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * registered via {@link #registerFluxAdapter} and {@link #registerMonoAdapter}.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
  */
 public class ReactiveAdapterRegistry {
@@ -296,6 +298,11 @@ public class ReactiveAdapterRegistry {
 					source -> Flowable.fromPublisher(source).toObservable().singleElement().toSingle(),
 					new ReactiveAdapter.Descriptor(false, false, false)
 			);
+			registry.registerMonoAdapter(Maybe.class,
+					source -> Mono.from(((Maybe<?>) source).toFlowable()),
+					source -> Flowable.fromPublisher(source).toObservable().singleElement(),
+					new ReactiveAdapter.Descriptor(false, true, false)
+			);
 			registry.registerMonoAdapter(io.reactivex.Completable.class,
 					source -> Mono.from(((io.reactivex.Completable) source).toFlowable()),
 					source -> Flowable.fromPublisher(source).toObservable().ignoreElements(),
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ReactiveAdapterRegistryTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ReactiveAdapterRegistryTests.java
index b8fba38f35..44c44f9d65 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ReactiveAdapterRegistryTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ReactiveAdapterRegistryTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.core.convert.support;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
+import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public class ReactiveAdapterRegistryTests {
 		testFluxAdapter(Flowable.class);
 		testFluxAdapter(io.reactivex.Observable.class);
 		testMonoAdapter(io.reactivex.Single.class);
+		testMonoAdapter(Maybe.class);
 		testMonoAdapter(io.reactivex.Completable.class);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests.java
index c9fe985ec7..ea4b371260 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
 import io.reactivex.BackpressureStrategy;
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
+import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public class HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests {
 		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Mono.class, String.class)));
 		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Single.class, String.class)));
 		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(io.reactivex.Single.class, String.class)));
+		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Maybe.class, String.class)));
 		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(CompletableFuture.class, String.class)));
 		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Flux.class, String.class)));
 		testSupports(httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Observable.class, String.class)));
@@ -161,6 +163,17 @@ public class HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests {
 				.verify(entity.getBody().toFlowable());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void emptyBodyWithRxJava2Maybe() throws Exception {
+		ResolvableType type = httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Maybe.class, String.class));
+		HttpEntity<Maybe<String>> entity = resolveValueWithEmptyBody(type);
+
+		ScriptedSubscriber
+				.create().expectNextCount(0)
+				.expectComplete()
+				.verify(entity.getBody().toFlowable());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void emptyBodyWithObservable() throws Exception {
 		ResolvableType type = httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Observable.class, String.class));
@@ -244,6 +257,16 @@ public class HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests {
 		assertEquals("line1", httpEntity.getBody().blockingGet());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void httpEntityWithRxJava2MaybeBody() throws Exception {
+		String body = "line1";
+		ResolvableType type = httpEntityType(forClassWithGenerics(Maybe.class, String.class));
+		HttpEntity<Maybe<String>> httpEntity = resolveValue(type, body);
+
+		assertEquals(this.request.getHeaders(), httpEntity.getHeaders());
+		assertEquals("line1", httpEntity.getBody().blockingGet());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void httpEntityWithCompletableFutureBody() throws Exception {
 		String body = "line1";
@@ -337,7 +360,8 @@ public class HttpEntityArgumentResolverTests {
 			HttpEntity<Mono<String>> monoBody,
 			HttpEntity<Flux<String>> fluxBody,
 			HttpEntity<Single<String>> singleBody,
-			HttpEntity<io.reactivex.Single<String>> xJava2SingleBody,
+			HttpEntity<io.reactivex.Single<String>> rxJava2SingleBody,
+			HttpEntity<Maybe<String>> rxJava2MaybeBody,
 			HttpEntity<Observable<String>> observableBody,
 			HttpEntity<io.reactivex.Observable<String>> rxJava2ObservableBody,
 			HttpEntity<Flowable<String>> flowableBody,
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/MessageReaderArgumentResolverTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/MessageReaderArgumentResolverTests.java
index e69786f462..1c6f384eec 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/MessageReaderArgumentResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/MessageReaderArgumentResolverTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
+import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
@@ -159,6 +160,16 @@ public class MessageReaderArgumentResolverTests {
 		assertEquals(new TestBean("f1", "b1"), single.blockingGet());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void rxJava2MaybeTestBean() throws Exception {
+		String body = "{\"bar\":\"b1\",\"foo\":\"f1\"}";
+		ResolvableType type = forClassWithGenerics(Maybe.class, TestBean.class);
+		MethodParameter param = this.testMethod.resolveParam(type);
+		Maybe<TestBean> maybe = resolveValue(param, body);
+
+		assertEquals(new TestBean("f1", "b1"), maybe.blockingGet());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void observableTestBean() throws Exception {
 		String body = "[{\"bar\":\"b1\",\"foo\":\"f1\"},{\"bar\":\"b2\",\"foo\":\"f2\"}]";
@@ -316,6 +327,7 @@ public class MessageReaderArgumentResolverTests {
 			@Validated Flux<TestBean> fluxTestBean,
 			Single<TestBean> singleTestBean,
 			io.reactivex.Single<TestBean> rxJava2SingleTestBean,
+			Maybe<TestBean> rxJava2MaybeTestBean,
 			Observable<TestBean> observableTestBean,
 			io.reactivex.Observable<TestBean> rxJava2ObservableTestBean,
 			Flowable<TestBean> flowableTestBean,
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests.java
index 3566644051..c3548392ed 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests.java
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
+import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.subscriber.ScriptedSubscriber;
-import rx.Completable;
 import rx.Observable;
 import rx.RxReactiveStreams;
 import rx.Single;
@@ -162,6 +162,21 @@ public class RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests {
 				.verify(RxReactiveStreams.toPublisher(single));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void emptyBodyWithMaybe() throws Exception {
+		ResolvableType type = forClassWithGenerics(Maybe.class, String.class);
+
+		Maybe<String> maybe = resolveValueWithEmptyBody(type, true);
+		ScriptedSubscriber.<String>create().expectNextCount(0)
+				.expectError(ServerWebInputException.class)
+				.verify(maybe.toFlowable());
+
+		maybe = resolveValueWithEmptyBody(type, false);
+		ScriptedSubscriber.<String>create().expectNextCount(0)
+				.expectComplete()
+				.verify(maybe.toFlowable());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void emptyBodyWithObservable() throws Exception {
 		ResolvableType type = forClassWithGenerics(Observable.class, String.class);
@@ -239,6 +254,7 @@ public class RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests {
 			@RequestBody Flux<String> flux,
 			@RequestBody Single<String> single,
 			@RequestBody io.reactivex.Single<String> rxJava2Single,
+			@RequestBody Maybe<String> rxJava2Maybe,
 			@RequestBody Observable<String> obs,
 			@RequestBody io.reactivex.Observable<String> rxjava2Obs,
 			@RequestBody CompletableFuture<String> future,
@@ -247,6 +263,7 @@ public class RequestBodyArgumentResolverTests {
 			@RequestBody(required = false) Flux<String> fluxNotRequired,
 			@RequestBody(required = false) Single<String> singleNotRequired,
 			@RequestBody(required = false) io.reactivex.Single<String> rxJava2SingleNotRequired,
+			@RequestBody(required = false) Maybe<String> rxJava2MaybeNotRequired,
 			@RequestBody(required = false) Observable<String> obsNotRequired,
 			@RequestBody(required = false) io.reactivex.Observable<String> rxjava2ObsNotRequired,
 			@RequestBody(required = false) CompletableFuture<String> futureNotRequired,
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java
index 3d792664aa..364ab268b9 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
+import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
@@ -218,6 +219,13 @@ public class RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests extends AbstractReq
 						JSON, Person.class).getBody());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void personTransformWithRxJava2Maybe() throws Exception {
+		assertEquals(new Person("ROBERT"),
+				performPost("/person-transform/rxjava2-maybe", JSON, new Person("Robert"),
+						JSON, Person.class).getBody());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void personTransformWithPublisher() throws Exception {
 		List<?> req = asList(new Person("Robert"), new Person("Marie"));
@@ -509,6 +517,11 @@ public class RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests extends AbstractReq
 			return personFuture.map(person -> new Person(person.getName().toUpperCase()));
 		}
 
+		@PostMapping("/rxjava2-maybe")
+		public Maybe<Person> transformRxJava2Maybe(@RequestBody Maybe<Person> personFuture) {
+			return personFuture.map(person -> new Person(person.getName().toUpperCase()));
+		}
+
 		@PostMapping("/publisher")
 		public Publisher<Person> transformPublisher(@RequestBody Publisher<Person> persons) {
 			return Flux