diff --git a/org.springframework.web.portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java b/org.springframework.web.portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java
index 6fbe0333fe..3c8bf99227 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebBindingInitializer;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestScope;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.HandlerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.ModelAndView;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.bind.MissingPortletRequestParameterException;
@@ -582,17 +583,28 @@ public class AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter extends PortletContentGenerator
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		protected Object resolveStandardArgument(Class parameterType, NativeWebRequest webRequest)
+		protected Object resolveStandardArgument(Class<?> parameterType, NativeWebRequest webRequest)
 				throws Exception {
 
 			PortletRequest request = webRequest.getNativeRequest(PortletRequest.class);
 			PortletResponse response = webRequest.getNativeResponse(PortletResponse.class);
 
-			if (PortletRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
-				return request;
+			if (PortletRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType) ||
+					MultipartRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
+				Object nativeRequest = webRequest.getNativeRequest(parameterType);
+				if (nativeRequest == null) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException(
+							"Current request is not of type [" + parameterType.getName() + "]: " + request);
+				}
+				return nativeRequest;
 			}
 			else if (PortletResponse.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
-				return response;
+				Object nativeResponse = webRequest.getNativeResponse(parameterType);
+				if (nativeResponse == null) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException(
+							"Current response is not of type [" + parameterType.getName() + "]: " + response);
+				}
+				return nativeResponse;
 			}
 			else if (PortletSession.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
 				return request.getPortletSession();
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java
index d1c556d0e5..8b4c85ec71 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebBindingInitializer;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestScope;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletWebRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
@@ -770,16 +771,27 @@ public class AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter extends WebContentGenerator
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		protected Object resolveStandardArgument(Class parameterType, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception {
+		protected Object resolveStandardArgument(Class<?> parameterType, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception {
 			HttpServletRequest request = webRequest.getNativeRequest(HttpServletRequest.class);
 			HttpServletResponse response = webRequest.getNativeResponse(HttpServletResponse.class);
 
-			if (ServletRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
-				return request;
+			if (ServletRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType) ||
+					MultipartRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
+				Object nativeRequest = webRequest.getNativeRequest(parameterType);
+				if (nativeRequest == null) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException(
+							"Current request is not of type [" + parameterType.getName() + "]: " + request);
+				}
+				return nativeRequest;
 			}
 			else if (ServletResponse.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
 				this.responseArgumentUsed = true;
-				return response;
+				Object nativeResponse = webRequest.getNativeResponse(parameterType);
+				if (nativeResponse == null) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException(
+							"Current response is not of type [" + parameterType.getName() + "]: " + response);
+				}
+				return nativeResponse;
 			}
 			else if (HttpSession.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
 				return request.getSession();
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodInvoker.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodInvoker.java
index baeb4606f2..d678588476 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodInvoker.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodInvoker.java
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ public class HandlerMethodInvoker {
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	protected Object resolveStandardArgument(Class parameterType, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception {
+	protected Object resolveStandardArgument(Class<?> parameterType, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception {
 		if (WebRequest.class.isAssignableFrom(parameterType)) {
 			return webRequest;
 		}