diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java
index 66917a8e75..5a05f55e7d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
 /**
  * Utilities for working with Kotlin Coroutines.
  *
@@ -68,13 +70,14 @@ public abstract class CoroutinesUtils {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Invoke a suspending function and converts it to {@link Mono} or
-	 * {@link Flux}. Uses an {@linkplain Dispatchers#getUnconfined() unconfined}
-	 * dispatcher.
+	 * Invoke a suspending function and converts it to {@link Mono} or {@link Flux}.
+	 * Uses an {@linkplain Dispatchers#getUnconfined() unconfined} dispatcher.
 	 * @param method the suspending function to invoke
 	 * @param target the target to invoke {@code method} on
-	 * @param args the function arguments
+	 * @param args the function arguments. If the {@code Continuation} argument is specified as the last argument
+	 * (typically {@code null}), it is ignored.
 	 * @return the method invocation result as reactive stream
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code method} is not a suspending function
 	 */
 	public static Publisher<?> invokeSuspendingFunction(Method method, Object target,
 			Object... args) {
@@ -87,20 +90,22 @@ public abstract class CoroutinesUtils {
 	 * @param context the coroutine context to use
 	 * @param method the suspending function to invoke
 	 * @param target the target to invoke {@code method} on
-	 * @param args the function arguments
+	 * @param args the function arguments. If the {@code Continuation} argument is specified as the last argument
+	 * (typically {@code null}), it is ignored.
 	 * @return the method invocation result as reactive stream
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code method} is not a suspending function
 	 * @since 6.0
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public static Publisher<?> invokeSuspendingFunction(CoroutineContext context, Method method, Object target,
 			Object... args) {
-
+		Assert.isTrue(KotlinDetector.isSuspendingFunction(method), "'method' must be a suspending function");
 		KFunction<?> function = Objects.requireNonNull(ReflectJvmMapping.getKotlinFunction(method));
 		if (method.isAccessible() && !KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
 			KCallablesJvm.setAccessible(function, true);
 		}
 		Mono<Object> mono = MonoKt.mono(context, (scope, continuation) ->
-					KCallables.callSuspend(function, getSuspendedFunctionArgs(target, args), continuation))
+					KCallables.callSuspend(function, getSuspendedFunctionArgs(method, target, args), continuation))
 				.filter(result -> !Objects.equals(result, Unit.INSTANCE))
 				.onErrorMap(InvocationTargetException.class, InvocationTargetException::getTargetException);
 
@@ -120,10 +125,11 @@ public abstract class CoroutinesUtils {
 		return mono;
 	}
 
-	private static Object[] getSuspendedFunctionArgs(Object target, Object... args) {
-		Object[] functionArgs = new Object[args.length];
+	private static Object[] getSuspendedFunctionArgs(Method method, Object target, Object... args) {
+		int length = (args.length == method.getParameterCount() - 1 ? args.length + 1 : args.length);
+		Object[] functionArgs = new Object[length];
 		functionArgs[0] = target;
-		System.arraycopy(args, 0, functionArgs, 1, args.length - 1);
+		System.arraycopy(args, 0, functionArgs, 1, length - 1);
 		return functionArgs;
 	}