diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java
index fb791ae5f3b8..50236152705b 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public Object invoke(MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable {
 		Object returnValue = invocation.proceed();
 
 		if (this.adaptViolations) {
-			this.validationAdapter.applyReturnValueValidation(target, method, null, arguments, groups);
+			this.validationAdapter.applyReturnValueValidation(target, method, null, returnValue, groups);
 		}
 		else {
 			violations = this.validationAdapter.invokeValidatorForReturnValue(target, method, returnValue, groups);
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationProxyTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationProxyTests.java
index 50bbdecdbfef..a058f2c24112 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationProxyTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationProxyTests.java
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
-import jakarta.validation.ValidationException;
+import jakarta.validation.ConstraintViolationException;
+import jakarta.validation.Validation;
 import jakarta.validation.Validator;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Max;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 
 import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+import org.springframework.validation.method.MethodValidationException;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
@@ -59,27 +63,39 @@
  */
 class MethodValidationProxyTests {
 
-	@Test
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public void testMethodValidationInterceptor() {
+	void testMethodValidationInterceptor(boolean adaptViolations) {
 		MyValidBean bean = new MyValidBean();
 		ProxyFactory factory = new ProxyFactory(bean);
-		factory.addAdvice(new MethodValidationInterceptor());
+		factory.addAdvice(adaptViolations ?
+				new MethodValidationInterceptor(() -> Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator(), true) :
+				new MethodValidationInterceptor());
 		factory.addAdvisor(new AsyncAnnotationAdvisor());
-		doTestProxyValidation((MyValidInterface<String>) factory.getProxy());
+		doTestProxyValidation((MyValidInterface<String>) factory.getProxy(),
+				(adaptViolations ? MethodValidationException.class : ConstraintViolationException.class));
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public void testMethodValidationPostProcessor() {
+	void testMethodValidationPostProcessor(boolean adaptViolations) {
 		StaticApplicationContext context = new StaticApplicationContext();
-		context.registerSingleton("mvpp", MethodValidationPostProcessor.class);
+		context.registerBean(MethodValidationPostProcessor.class, adaptViolations ?
+				() -> {
+					MethodValidationPostProcessor postProcessor = new MethodValidationPostProcessor();
+					postProcessor.setAdaptConstraintViolations(true);
+					return postProcessor;
+				} :
+				MethodValidationPostProcessor::new);
 		MutablePropertyValues pvs = new MutablePropertyValues();
 		pvs.add("beforeExistingAdvisors", false);
 		context.registerSingleton("aapp", AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.class, pvs);
 		context.registerSingleton("bean", MyValidBean.class);
 		context.refresh();
-		doTestProxyValidation(context.getBean("bean", MyValidInterface.class));
+		doTestProxyValidation(context.getBean("bean", MyValidInterface.class),
+				adaptViolations ? MethodValidationException.class : ConstraintViolationException.class);
 		context.close();
 	}
 
@@ -91,21 +107,21 @@ public void testMethodValidationPostProcessorForInterfaceOnlyProxy() {
 		context.registerBean(MyValidInterface.class, () ->
 				ProxyFactory.getProxy(MyValidInterface.class, new MyValidClientInterfaceMethodInterceptor()));
 		context.refresh();
-		doTestProxyValidation(context.getBean(MyValidInterface.class));
+		doTestProxyValidation(context.getBean(MyValidInterface.class), ConstraintViolationException.class);
 		context.close();
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("DataFlowIssue")
-	private void doTestProxyValidation(MyValidInterface<String> proxy) {
+	private void doTestProxyValidation(MyValidInterface<String> proxy, Class<? extends Exception> expectedExceptionClass) {
 		assertThat(proxy.myValidMethod("value", 5)).isNotNull();
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ValidationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidMethod("value", 15));
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ValidationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidMethod(null, 5));
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ValidationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidMethod("value", 0));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(expectedExceptionClass).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidMethod("value", 15));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(expectedExceptionClass).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidMethod(null, 5));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(expectedExceptionClass).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidMethod("value", 0));
 		proxy.myValidAsyncMethod("value", 5);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ValidationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidAsyncMethod("value", 15));
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ValidationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidAsyncMethod(null, 5));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(expectedExceptionClass).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidAsyncMethod("value", 15));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(expectedExceptionClass).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myValidAsyncMethod(null, 5));
 		assertThat(proxy.myGenericMethod("myValue")).isEqualTo("myValue");
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ValidationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myGenericMethod(null));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(expectedExceptionClass).isThrownBy(() -> proxy.myGenericMethod(null));
 	}
 
 	@Test