diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index daf1095..eb5f4de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-		<spring.version>5.0.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>5.1.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/module/GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/module/GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver.java
index 60cec90..c747600 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/module/GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/module/GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver.java
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.guice.module;
 
-import javax.inject.Provider;
-
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import com.google.inject.Key;
 import org.springframework.aop.TargetSource;
 import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
@@ -26,7 +25,11 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-import com.google.inject.Injector;
+
+import javax.inject.Provider;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ import com.google.inject.Injector;
  *
  */
 class GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver extends ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver {
-    
+
     private Provider<Injector> injectorProvider;
 
     public GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver(Provider<Injector> injectorProvider) {
@@ -51,6 +54,11 @@ class GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver extends ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateR
         Assert.state(getBeanFactory() instanceof DefaultListableBeanFactory,
                 "BeanFactory needs to be a DefaultListableBeanFactory");
         final DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory = (DefaultListableBeanFactory) getBeanFactory();
+
+        if (isCollectionType(descriptor.getDependencyType())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         try {
             beanFactory.doResolveDependency(descriptor, beanName, null, null);
         } catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException e) {
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ class GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver extends ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateR
                 } catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException e) {
                     target = injectorProvider.get().getInstance(Key.get(descriptor.getResolvableType().getType()));
                 }
+
                 if (target == null) {
                      throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(descriptor.getDependencyType(),
                             "Optional dependency not present for lazy injection point");
@@ -102,4 +111,7 @@ class GuiceAutowireCandidateResolver extends ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateR
         return pf.getProxy(beanFactory.getBeanClassLoader());
     }
 
+    private boolean isCollectionType(Class<?> type) {
+        return Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(type) || Map.class == type;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/guice/SpringAutowiredCollectionTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/guice/SpringAutowiredCollectionTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec388c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/guice/SpringAutowiredCollectionTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package org.springframework.guice;
+
+import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.guice.annotation.EnableGuiceModules;
+import org.springframework.guice.injector.SpringInjector;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class SpringAutowiredCollectionTests {
+
+    @Test
+    public void getAutowiredCollection() {
+        AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+        context.register(TestConfig.class);
+        context.refresh();
+        Injector injector = new SpringInjector(context);
+
+        ServicesHolder servicesHolder = injector.getInstance(ServicesHolder.class);
+
+        assertEquals(2, servicesHolder.existingServices.size());
+        assertEquals(0, servicesHolder.nonExistingServices.size());
+    }
+
+    @Configuration
+    @EnableGuiceModules
+    static class TestConfig {
+        @Bean
+        public ServicesHolder serviceHolder(Map<String, Service> existingServices,
+                                            Map<String, NonExistingService> nonExistingServices) {
+            return new ServicesHolder(existingServices, nonExistingServices);
+        }
+
+        @Bean
+        public Service service() {
+            return new Service();
+        }
+
+        @Bean
+        public GuiceModule guiceServiceModule() {
+            return new GuiceModule();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class Service {
+    }
+
+    static class NonExistingService {
+    }
+
+    static class GuiceModule extends AbstractModule {
+
+        @Override
+        protected void configure() {
+            bind(Service.class).asEagerSingleton();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class ServicesHolder {
+        final Map<String, Service> existingServices;
+        final Map<String, NonExistingService> nonExistingServices;
+
+        public ServicesHolder(Map<String, Service> existingServices,
+                              Map<String, NonExistingService> nonExistingServices) {
+            this.existingServices = existingServices;
+            this.nonExistingServices = nonExistingServices;
+        }
+    }
+}