diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java
index 19e1321378..f54fc1f526 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ package org.springframework.core.io.support;
 
 import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Yanming Zhou
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 1.1.2
  * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource
  * @see ResourcePatternResolver
@@ -112,33 +111,30 @@ public class ResourceArrayPropertyEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Treat the given text as a location pattern or comma delimited location patterns and convert it to a Resource array.
+	 * Treat the given text as a location pattern or comma delimited location patterns
+	 * and convert it to a Resource array.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public void setAsText(String text) {
 		String pattern = resolvePath(text).trim();
-		if (pattern.indexOf(',') > 0) {
-			List<Resource> resources = new ArrayList<>();
-			for (String locationPattern : StringUtils.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(pattern)) {
-				try {
-					for (Resource resource : this.resourcePatternResolver.getResources(locationPattern)) {
-						resources.add(resource);
-					}
-				}
-				catch (IOException ex) {
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-								"Could not resolve resource location pattern [" + locationPattern + "]: " + ex.getMessage());
-				}
-			}
-			setValue(resources.toArray());
+		String[] locationPatterns = StringUtils.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(pattern);
+		if (locationPatterns.length == 1) {
+			setValue(getResources(locationPatterns[0]));
 		}
 		else {
-			try {
-				setValue(this.resourcePatternResolver.getResources(pattern));
-			} catch (IOException ex) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-						"Could not resolve resource location pattern [" + pattern + "]: " + ex.getMessage());
-			}
+			Resource[] resources = Arrays.stream(locationPatterns).map(String::trim)
+					.map(this::getResources).flatMap(Arrays::stream).toArray(Resource[]::new);
+			setValue(resources);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private Resource[] getResources(String locationPattern) {
+		try {
+			return this.resourcePatternResolver.getResources(locationPattern);
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+					"Could not resolve resource location pattern [" + locationPattern + "]: " + ex.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditorTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditorTests.java
index 2f2a022638..b17f1a4637 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditorTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 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.
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 
 /**
+ * Tests for {@link ResourceArrayPropertyEditor}.
+ *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Yanming Zhou
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  */
 class ResourceArrayPropertyEditorTests {
 
@@ -87,12 +90,30 @@ class ResourceArrayPropertyEditorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void commaDelimitedResources() {
+	void commaDelimitedResourcesWithSingleResource() {
 		PropertyEditor editor = new ResourceArrayPropertyEditor();
-		editor.setAsText("classpath:org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.class,file:/foo/bar.txt");
+		editor.setAsText("classpath:org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.class,file:/test.txt");
 		Resource[] resources = (Resource[]) editor.getValue();
 		assertThat(resources).isNotNull();
-		assertThat(resources[0]).isInstanceOf(ClassPathResource.class);
-		assertThat(resources[1]).isInstanceOf(FileUrlResource.class);
+		assertThat(resources[0]).isInstanceOfSatisfying(ClassPathResource.class,
+				resource -> assertThat(resource.exists()).isTrue());
+		assertThat(resources[1]).isInstanceOfSatisfying(FileUrlResource.class,
+				resource -> assertThat(resource.getFilename()).isEqualTo("test.txt"));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	void commaDelimitedResourcesWithMultipleResources() {
+		PropertyEditor editor = new ResourceArrayPropertyEditor();
+		editor.setAsText("file:/test.txt, classpath:org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/*.txt");
+		Resource[] resources = (Resource[]) editor.getValue();
+		assertThat(resources).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(resources[0]).isInstanceOfSatisfying(FileUrlResource.class,
+				resource -> assertThat(resource.getFilename()).isEqualTo("test.txt"));
+		assertThat(resources).anySatisfy(candidate ->
+				assertThat(candidate.getFilename()).isEqualTo("resource1.txt"));
+		assertThat(resources).anySatisfy(candidate ->
+				assertThat(candidate.getFilename()).isEqualTo("resource2.txt"));
+		assertThat(resources).hasSize(3);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/resource1.txt b/spring-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/resource1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/resource2.txt b/spring-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/resource2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/resource3.text b/spring-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/core/io/support/test-resources/resource3.text
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2