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 60344942ce..8c678723af 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -835,6 +835,23 @@ public final class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 		return forType(null, new FieldTypeProvider(field), owner.asVariableResolver());
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return a {@link ResolvableType} for the specified {@link Field} with a given
+	 * implementation.
+	 * <p>Use this variant when the class that declares the field includes generic
+	 * parameter variables that are satisfied by the implementation type.
+	 * @param field the source field
+	 * @param implementationType the implementation type
+	 * @return a {@link ResolvableType} for the specified field
+	 * @see #forField(Field)
+	 */
+	public static ResolvableType forField(Field field, ResolvableType implementationType) {
+		Assert.notNull(field, "Field must not be null");
+		implementationType = (implementationType == null ? NONE : implementationType);
+		ResolvableType owner = implementationType.as(field.getDeclaringClass());
+		return forType(null, new FieldTypeProvider(field), owner.asVariableResolver());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a {@link ResolvableType} for the specified {@link Field} with the
 	 * given nesting level.
@@ -963,7 +980,25 @@ public final class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 	 * @see #forMethodParameter(Method, int)
 	 */
 	public static ResolvableType forMethodParameter(MethodParameter methodParameter) {
-		return forMethodParameter(methodParameter, null);
+		return forMethodParameter(methodParameter, (Type) null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a {@link ResolvableType} for the specified {@link MethodParameter} with a
+	 * given implementation type. Use this variant when the class that declares the method
+	 * includes generic parameter variables that are satisfied by the implementation type.
+	 * @param methodParameter the source method parameter (must not be {@code null})
+	 * @param implementationType the implementation type
+	 * @return a {@link ResolvableType} for the specified method parameter
+	 * @see #forMethodParameter(MethodParameter)
+	 */
+	public static ResolvableType forMethodParameter(MethodParameter methodParameter, ResolvableType implementationType) {
+		Assert.notNull(methodParameter, "MethodParameter must not be null");
+		implementationType = (implementationType == null ? forType(methodParameter.getContainingClass()) : implementationType);
+		ResolvableType owner = implementationType.as(methodParameter.getDeclaringClass());
+		return forType(null, new MethodParameterTypeProvider(methodParameter),
+				owner.asVariableResolver()).getNested(methodParameter.getNestingLevel(),
+				methodParameter.typeIndexesPerLevel);
 	}
 
 	/**
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 ea9aaed552..31a1a13ba8 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableTypeTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -659,6 +659,16 @@ public class ResolvableTypeTests {
 		assertThat(type.getGeneric().resolve(), equalTo((Class) String.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveTypeVariableFromFieldTypeWithImplementsType() throws Exception {
+		ResolvableType implementationType = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(
+				Fields.class, Integer.class);
+		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forField(
+				Fields.class.getField("parameterizedType"), implementationType);
+		assertThat(type.resolve(), equalTo((Class) List.class));
+		assertThat(type.getGeneric().resolve(), equalTo((Class) Integer.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resolveTypeVariableFromSuperType() throws Exception {
 		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forClass(ExtendsList.class);
@@ -735,6 +745,16 @@ public class ResolvableTypeTests {
 		assertThat(type.getType().toString(), equalTo("T"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveTypeVariableFromMethodParameterTypeWithImplementsType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = Methods.class.getMethod("typedParameter", Object.class);
+		MethodParameter methodParameter = MethodParameter.forMethodOrConstructor(method, 0);
+		ResolvableType implementationType = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(Methods.class, Integer.class);
+		ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(methodParameter, implementationType);
+		assertThat(type.resolve(), equalTo((Class) Integer.class));
+		assertThat(type.getType().toString(), equalTo("T"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resolveTypeVariableFromMethodReturn() throws Exception {
 		Method method = Methods.class.getMethod("typedReturn");