diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java
index 1ec92c6588..d263fb1e8c 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests.java
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 		ReplyEventListener replyEventListener = this.context.getBean(ReplyEventListener.class);
 		TestEventListener listener = this.context.getBean(TestEventListener.class);
 
-
 		this.eventCollector.assertNoEventReceived(listener);
 		this.eventCollector.assertNoEventReceived(replyEventListener);
 		this.context.publishEvent(event);
@@ -634,6 +633,17 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 		assertThat(listener.order).contains("first", "second", "third");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void publicSubclassWithInheritedEventListener() {
+		load(PublicSubclassWithInheritedEventListener.class);
+		TestEventListener listener = this.context.getBean(PublicSubclassWithInheritedEventListener.class);
+
+		this.eventCollector.assertNoEventReceived(listener);
+		this.context.publishEvent("test");
+		this.eventCollector.assertEvent(listener, "test");
+		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(1);
+	}
+
 	@Test @Disabled  // SPR-15122
 	void listenersReceiveEarlyEvents() {
 		load(EventOnPostConstruct.class, OrderedTestListener.class);
@@ -646,7 +656,7 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 	void missingListenerBeanIgnored() {
 		load(MissingEventListener.class);
 		context.getBean(UseMissingEventListener.class);
-		context.getBean(ApplicationEventMulticaster.class).multicastEvent(new TestEvent(this));
+		context.publishEvent(new TestEvent(this));
 	}
 
 
@@ -753,7 +763,6 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 		public void handleContextEvent(ApplicationContextEvent event) {
 			collectEvent(event);
 		}
-
 	}
 
 
@@ -979,7 +988,6 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 	}
 
 
-
 	@EventListener
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	public @interface ConditionalEvent {
@@ -1031,7 +1039,7 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@Configuration
+	@Component
 	static class OrderedTestListener extends TestEventListener {
 
 		public final List<String> order = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -1055,6 +1063,11 @@ class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 	}
 
 
+	@Component
+	public static class PublicSubclassWithInheritedEventListener extends TestEventListener {
+	}
+
+
 	static class EventOnPostConstruct {
 
 		@Autowired
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodIntrospector.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodIntrospector.java
index 2947945cc4..9f905cbda4 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodIntrospector.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodIntrospector.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 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.
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public final class MethodIntrospector {
 				T result = metadataLookup.inspect(specificMethod);
 				if (result != null) {
 					Method bridgedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(specificMethod);
-					if (bridgedMethod == specificMethod || metadataLookup.inspect(bridgedMethod) == null) {
+					if (bridgedMethod == specificMethod || bridgedMethod == method ||
+							metadataLookup.inspect(bridgedMethod) == null) {
 						methodMap.put(specificMethod, result);
 					}
 				}