diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java
index cff344ddf6..9a58e921b8 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 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.
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -87,7 +88,9 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 		this.targetClass = targetClass;
 		this.bridgedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method);
 
-		EventListener ann = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(method, EventListener.class);
+		Method targetMethod = ClassUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
+		EventListener ann = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(targetMethod, EventListener.class);
+
 		this.declaredEventTypes = resolveDeclaredEventTypes(method, ann);
 		this.condition = (ann != null ? ann.condition() : null);
 		this.order = resolveOrder(method);
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 
 	private void publishEvent(Object event) {
 		if (event != null) {
-			Assert.notNull(this.applicationContext, "ApplicationContext must no be null");
+			Assert.notNull(this.applicationContext, "ApplicationContext must not be null");
 			this.applicationContext.publishEvent(event);
 		}
 	}
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 438c126f8a..a34caf77d1 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
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.MethodValidationPostProcessor;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
@@ -488,10 +490,20 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void conditionMatch() {
+		validateConditionMatch(ConditionalEventListener.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void conditionMatchWithProxy() {
+		validateConditionMatch(ConditionalEventListener.class, MethodValidationPostProcessor.class);
+	}
+
+	private void validateConditionMatch(Class<?>... classes) {
 		long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		load(ConditionalEventListener.class);
+		load(classes);
 		TestEvent event = new TestEvent(this, "OK");
-		TestEventListener listener = this.context.getBean(ConditionalEventListener.class);
+
+		ConditionalEventInterface listener = this.context.getBean(ConditionalEventInterface.class);
 		this.eventCollector.assertNoEventReceived(listener);
 
 		this.context.publishEvent(event);
@@ -502,6 +514,9 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 		this.eventCollector.assertEvent(listener, event, "OK");
 		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(2);
 
+		this.context.publishEvent("NOT OK");
+		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(2);
+
 		this.context.publishEvent(timestamp);
 		this.eventCollector.assertEvent(listener, event, "OK", timestamp);
 		this.eventCollector.assertTotalEventsCount(3);
@@ -885,8 +900,21 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenEventListenerTests {
 	}
 
 
+	interface ConditionalEventInterface extends Identifiable {
+
+		void handle(TestEvent event);
+
+		void handleString(String payload);
+
+		void handleTimestamp(Long timestamp);
+
+		void handleRatio(Double ratio);
+	}
+
+
 	@Component
-	static class ConditionalEventListener extends TestEventListener {
+	@Validated
+	static class ConditionalEventListener extends TestEventListener implements ConditionalEventInterface {
 
 		@EventListener(condition = "'OK'.equals(#root.event.msg)")
 		@Override