diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index 36dfaa1e5e..274cb71887 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	 * @since 3.0.5
 	 */
 	public static final MethodFilter USER_DECLARED_METHODS =
-			(method -> !method.isBridge() && !method.isSynthetic());
+			(method -> !method.isBridge() && !method.isSynthetic() && (method.getDeclaringClass() != Object.class));
 
 	/**
 	 * Pre-built FieldFilter that matches all non-static, non-final fields.
@@ -354,6 +354,10 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException if introspection fails
 	 */
 	public static void doWithMethods(Class<?> clazz, MethodCallback mc, @Nullable MethodFilter mf) {
+		if (mf == USER_DECLARED_METHODS && clazz == Object.class) {
+			// nothing to introspect
+			return;
+		}
 		Method[] methods = getDeclaredMethods(clazz, false);
 		for (Method method : methods) {
 			if (mf != null && !mf.matches(method)) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtilsTests.java
index 06e2df6144..ef08975525 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtilsTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.tests.sample.objects.TestObject;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.MethodFilter;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
@@ -193,6 +194,32 @@ class ReflectionUtilsTests {
 			.as("Public, not protected").doesNotContain("hashCode", "absquatulate");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void doWithMethodsUsingUserDeclaredMethodsFilterStartingWithObject() {
+		ListSavingMethodCallback mc = new ListSavingMethodCallback();
+		ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(Object.class, mc, ReflectionUtils.USER_DECLARED_METHODS);
+		assertThat(mc.getMethodNames()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void doWithMethodsUsingUserDeclaredMethodsFilterStartingWithTestObject() {
+		ListSavingMethodCallback mc = new ListSavingMethodCallback();
+		ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(TestObject.class, mc, ReflectionUtils.USER_DECLARED_METHODS);
+		assertThat(mc.getMethodNames())
+			.as("user declared methods").contains("absquatulate", "compareTo", "getName", "setName", "getAge", "setAge", "getSpouse", "setSpouse")
+			.as("methods on Object").doesNotContain("equals", "hashCode", "toString", "clone", "finalize", "getClass", "notify", "notifyAll", "wait");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void doWithMethodsUsingUserDeclaredMethodsComposedFilter() {
+		ListSavingMethodCallback mc = new ListSavingMethodCallback();
+		// "q" because both absquatulate() and equals() contain "q"
+		MethodFilter isSetterMethodOrNameContainsQ = m -> m.getName().startsWith("set") || m.getName().contains("q");
+		MethodFilter methodFilter = ReflectionUtils.USER_DECLARED_METHODS.and(isSetterMethodOrNameContainsQ);
+		ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(TestObject.class, mc, methodFilter);
+		assertThat(mc.getMethodNames()).containsExactlyInAnyOrder("setName", "setAge", "setSpouse", "absquatulate");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void doWithMethodsFindsDuplicatesInClassHierarchy() {
 		ListSavingMethodCallback mc = new ListSavingMethodCallback();