diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
index 1929c4ea51..30c3c947d7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 					other.getComponentType(), true, matchedBefore, upUntilUnresolvable));
 		}
 
-		// We're checking nested generic variables now...
-		boolean exactMatch = (strict && matchedBefore != null);
-
 		// Deal with wildcard bounds
 		WildcardBounds ourBounds = WildcardBounds.get(this);
 		WildcardBounds otherBounds = WildcardBounds.get(other);
@@ -345,8 +342,9 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 			else if (upUntilUnresolvable) {
 				return otherBounds.isAssignableFrom(this, matchedBefore);
 			}
-			else if (!exactMatch) {
-				return otherBounds.isAssignableTo(this, matchedBefore);
+			else if (!strict) {
+				return (matchedBefore != null ? otherBounds.equalsType(this) :
+						otherBounds.isAssignableTo(this, matchedBefore));
 			}
 			else {
 				return false;
@@ -359,6 +357,7 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 		}
 
 		// Main assignability check about to follow
+		boolean exactMatch = (strict && matchedBefore != null);
 		boolean checkGenerics = true;
 		Class<?> ourResolved = null;
 		if (this.type instanceof TypeVariable<?> variable) {
@@ -1782,6 +1781,21 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 			}
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Return {@code true} if these bounds are equal to the specified type.
+		 * @param type the type to test against
+		 * @return {@code true} if these bounds are equal to the type
+		 * @since 6.2.3
+		 */
+		public boolean equalsType(ResolvableType type) {
+			for (ResolvableType bound : this.bounds) {
+				if (!type.equalsType(bound)) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Return the underlying bounds.
 		 */
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
index 29db287ee8..dcfc31a897 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
@@ -1230,6 +1230,8 @@ class ResolvableTypeTests {
 		ResolvableType consumerUnresolved = ResolvableType.forClass(Consumer.class);
 		ResolvableType consumerObject = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(Consumer.class, Object.class);
 		ResolvableType consumerNestedUnresolved = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(Consumer.class, ResolvableType.forClass(Consumer.class));
+		ResolvableType consumerNumber = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(Consumer.class, Number.class);
+		ResolvableType consumerExtendsNumber = ResolvableType.forClass(SubConsumer.class);
 
 		assertThat(consumerUnresolved.isAssignableFrom(consumerObject)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(consumerUnresolved.isAssignableFromResolvedPart(consumerObject)).isTrue();
@@ -1239,6 +1241,10 @@ class ResolvableTypeTests {
 		assertThat(consumerUnresolved.isAssignableFromResolvedPart(consumerNestedUnresolved)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(consumerObject.isAssignableFrom(consumerNestedUnresolved)).isFalse();
 		assertThat(consumerObject.isAssignableFromResolvedPart(consumerNestedUnresolved)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(consumerObject.isAssignableFrom(consumerNumber)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(consumerObject.isAssignableFromResolvedPart(consumerNumber)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(consumerObject.isAssignableFrom(consumerExtendsNumber)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(consumerObject.isAssignableFromResolvedPart(consumerExtendsNumber)).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -1788,6 +1794,9 @@ class ResolvableTypeTests {
 	public interface Consumer<T> {
 	}
 
+	private static class SubConsumer<N extends Number> implements Consumer<N> {
+	}
+
 	public class Wildcard<T extends CharSequence> {
 	}