diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBean.java b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBean.java
index 7bd1f6c7e1..e16a32f596 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBean.java
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ public class SimpleTriggerFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<SimpleTrigger>, Bea
 	 * Specify the misfire instruction for this trigger.
 	 */
 	public void setMisfireInstruction(int misfireInstruction) {
+		Assert.isTrue(constants.containsValue(misfireInstruction),
+				"Only values of misfire instruction constants allowed");
 		this.misfireInstruction = misfireInstruction;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBeanTests.java b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBeanTests.java
index e7dd464dcd..f3ceba0b26 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/quartz/SimpleTriggerFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatNoException;
+import static org.quartz.SimpleTrigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_FIRE_NOW;
+import static org.quartz.SimpleTrigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NEXT_WITH_EXISTING_COUNT;
+import static org.quartz.SimpleTrigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NEXT_WITH_REMAINING_COUNT;
+import static org.quartz.SimpleTrigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NOW_WITH_EXISTING_REPEAT_COUNT;
+import static org.quartz.SimpleTrigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NOW_WITH_REMAINING_REPEAT_COUNT;
+import static org.quartz.Trigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_IGNORE_MISFIRE_POLICY;
+import static org.quartz.Trigger.MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_SMART_POLICY;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link SimpleTriggerFactoryBean}.
@@ -69,6 +76,20 @@ class SimpleTriggerFactoryBeanTests {
 				.forEach(name -> assertThatNoException().as(name).isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstructionName(name)));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void setMisfireInstruction() {
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(999));
+
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_SMART_POLICY));
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_IGNORE_MISFIRE_POLICY));
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_FIRE_NOW));
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NEXT_WITH_EXISTING_COUNT));
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NEXT_WITH_REMAINING_COUNT));
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NOW_WITH_EXISTING_REPEAT_COUNT));
+		assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setMisfireInstruction(MISFIRE_INSTRUCTION_RESCHEDULE_NOW_WITH_REMAINING_REPEAT_COUNT));
+	}
+
+
 	private static Stream<Field> streamMisfireInstructionConstants() {
 		return Arrays.stream(SimpleTrigger.class.getFields())
 				.filter(ReflectionUtils::isPublicStaticFinal)