diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java
index b0fa2de8..768d8857 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ import graphql.schema.idl.RuntimeWiring;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.dataloader.DataLoader;
-import org.springframework.context.expression.BeanFactoryResolver;
-import org.springframework.expression.BeanResolver;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -45,11 +43,13 @@ import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
+import org.springframework.context.expression.BeanFactoryResolver;
 import org.springframework.core.KotlinDetector;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodIntrospector;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
+import org.springframework.expression.BeanResolver;
 import org.springframework.format.FormatterRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.format.support.DefaultFormattingConversionService;
 import org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionService;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class AnnotatedControllerConfigurer
 		// Annotation based
 		if (springDataPresent) {
 			// Must be ahead of ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver
-			this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver());
+			this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver(obtainApplicationContext()));
 		}
 		this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ArgumentMapMethodArgumentResolver());
 		GraphQlArgumentInitializer initializer = new GraphQlArgumentInitializer(this.conversionService);
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 8be50012..ed588141 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -18,16 +18,14 @@ package org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.support;
 
 import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.projection.SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.web.ProjectedPayload;
 import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.Argument;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * Resolver to obtain an {@link ProjectedPayload @ProjectedPayload},
@@ -58,20 +56,22 @@ import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.Argument;
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
-public class ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgumentResolver,
-		BeanFactoryAware, BeanClassLoaderAware {
+public class ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgumentResolver {
 
 	private final SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory projectionFactory = new SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory();
 
 
-	@Override
-	public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
-		this.projectionFactory.setBeanFactory(beanFactory);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
-		this.projectionFactory.setBeanClassLoader(classLoader);
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver} using the given context.
+	 * @param applicationContext the {@link ApplicationContext} to use for bean lookup and class loading
+	 */
+	public ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
+		Assert.notNull(applicationContext, "ApplicationContext must not be null");
+		this.projectionFactory.setBeanFactory(applicationContext);
+		ClassLoader classLoader = applicationContext.getClassLoader();
+		if(classLoader != null) {
+			this.projectionFactory.setBeanClassLoader(classLoader);
+		}
 	}