diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java
index bf2e5f7a..6e9f5ac6 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class MethodInvocationException extends NestedRuntimeException {
 	 * @param arguments the arguments
 	 * @param cause the root cause
 	 */
-	public MethodInvocationException(MethodSignature methodSignature, Object[] arguments, Exception cause) {
+	public MethodInvocationException(MethodSignature methodSignature, Object[] arguments, Throwable cause) {
 		super("Unable to invoke method " + methodSignature + " with arguments " + StylerUtils.style(arguments), cause);
 		this.methodSignature = methodSignature;
 		this.arguments = arguments;
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvoker.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvoker.java
index 36a9f8dc..44832a6a 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvoker.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvoker.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.binding.method;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ public class MethodInvoker {
 			}
 			return returnValue;
 		}
+		catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+			throw new MethodInvocationException(signature, arguments, e.getTargetException());
+		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new MethodInvocationException(signature, arguments, e);
 		}