diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java
index d9b6dc1fe4..552395f050 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		return this.path.hashCode();
+		return this.absolutePath.hashCode();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java
index 3da376ab8f..cef6a34f05 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ class ClassPathResourceTests {
 			assertThat(resource2).isEqualTo(resource1);
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void resourcesWithEquivalentAbsolutePathsHaveSameHashCode() {
+			ClassPathResource resource1 = new ClassPathResource("Resource.class", getClass());
+			ClassPathResource resource2 = new ClassPathResource("org/springframework/core/io/Resource.class", getClass().getClassLoader());
+			assertThat(resource1.getPath()).isEqualTo(resource2.getPath());
+			assertThat(resource1).hasSameHashCodeAs(resource2);
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void resourcesWithEquivalentAbsolutePathsFromDifferentClassLoadersAreNotEqual() {
 			class SimpleThrowawayClassLoader extends OverridingClassLoader {