diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver.java
index 8d518a52..1bbbd47f 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.GraphQlExceptionHandle
 import org.springframework.graphql.execution.DataFetcherExceptionResolver;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
@@ -168,22 +169,24 @@ final class AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver {
 
 		Object controllerOrAdvice = null;
 		MethodHolder methodHolder = null;
+		Class<?> controllerType = null;
 
 		if (controller != null) {
-			MethodResolver methodResolver = this.controllerCache.get(controller.getClass());
+			controllerType = ClassUtils.getUserClass(controller.getClass());
+			MethodResolver methodResolver = this.controllerCache.get(controllerType);
 			if (methodResolver != null) {
 				controllerOrAdvice = controller;
 				methodHolder = methodResolver.resolveMethod(ex);
 			}
 			else if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
-				logger.warn("No registration for controller type: " + controller.getClass().getName());
+				logger.warn("No registration for controller type: " + controllerType.getName());
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (methodHolder == null) {
 			for (Map.Entry<ControllerAdviceBean, MethodResolver> entry : this.controllerAdviceCache.entrySet()) {
 				ControllerAdviceBean advice = entry.getKey();
-				if (controller == null || advice.isApplicableToBeanType(controller.getClass())) {
+				if (controller == null || advice.isApplicableToBeanType(controllerType)) {
 					methodHolder = entry.getValue().resolveMethod(ex);
 					if (methodHolder != null) {
 						controllerOrAdvice = advice.resolveBean();
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolverTests.java b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolverTests.java
index 98b8cb4d..a19a824d 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolverTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
+import org.springframework.aop.target.SingletonTargetSource;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.support.StaticApplicationContext;
@@ -125,6 +127,20 @@ public class AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolverTests {
 				exceptionResolver().registerController(InvalidReturnTypeController.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test // gh-710
+	void controllerWithProxy() {
+		TestController controller = new TestController();
+		AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver resolver = exceptionResolver();
+		resolver.registerController(controller.getClass());
+
+		Exception ex = new IllegalArgumentException("Bad input");
+		Object proxy = ProxyFactory.getProxy(new SingletonTargetSource(controller));
+		List<GraphQLError> actual = resolver.resolveException(ex, this.environment, proxy).block();
+
+		assertThat(actual).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(actual.get(0).getMessage()).isEqualTo("handleToSingleError: Bad input");
+	}
+
 	private void testResolve(Throwable ex, TestController controller, List<String> expected) {
 
 		AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolver resolver = exceptionResolver();
@@ -156,7 +172,7 @@ public class AnnotatedControllerExceptionResolverTests {
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	@Controller
-	private static class TestController {
+	static class TestController {
 
 		@GraphQlExceptionHandler
 		GraphQLError handleToSingleError(IllegalArgumentException ex) {