diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractMessageWriterResultHandler.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractMessageWriterResultHandler.java
index 45e1e17974..fd20d1eec3 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractMessageWriterResultHandler.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractMessageWriterResultHandler.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 import org.springframework.core.KotlinDetector;
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageWriterResultHandler extends HandlerResultHa
 		if (adapter != null) {
 			publisher = adapter.toPublisher(body);
 			boolean isUnwrapped = KotlinDetector.isSuspendingFunction(bodyParameter.getMethod()) &&
-					!COROUTINES_FLOW_CLASS_NAME.equals(bodyType.toClass().getName());
+					!COROUTINES_FLOW_CLASS_NAME.equals(bodyType.toClass().getName()) &&
+					!Flux.class.equals(bodyType.toClass());
 			ResolvableType genericType = isUnwrapped ? bodyType : bodyType.getGeneric();
 			elementType = getElementType(adapter, genericType);
 			actualElementType = elementType;
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/CoroutinesIntegrationTests.kt b/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/CoroutinesIntegrationTests.kt
index a1f6fa9a32..0b0acda630 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/CoroutinesIntegrationTests.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/CoroutinesIntegrationTests.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
 import org.springframework.web.client.HttpServerErrorException
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.config.EnableWebFlux
 import org.springframework.web.testfixture.http.server.reactive.bootstrap.HttpServer
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
+import java.time.Duration
 
 class CoroutinesIntegrationTests : AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests() {
 
@@ -111,6 +113,25 @@ class CoroutinesIntegrationTests : AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@ParameterizedHttpServerTest
+	fun `Suspending handler method returning ResponseEntity of Flux `(httpServer: HttpServer) {
+		startServer(httpServer)
+
+		val entity = performGet<String>("/entity-flux", HttpHeaders.EMPTY, String::class.java)
+		assertThat(entity.statusCode).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK)
+		assertThat(entity.body).isEqualTo("01234")
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedHttpServerTest
+	fun `Suspending handler method returning ResponseEntity of Flow`(httpServer: HttpServer) {
+		startServer(httpServer)
+
+		val entity = performGet<String>("/entity-flow", HttpHeaders.EMPTY, String::class.java)
+		assertThat(entity.statusCode).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK)
+		assertThat(entity.body).isEqualTo("foobar")
+	}
+
+
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableWebFlux
 	@ComponentScan(resourcePattern = "**/CoroutinesIntegrationTests*")
@@ -169,6 +190,25 @@ class CoroutinesIntegrationTests : AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests() {
 			throw IllegalStateException()
 		}
 
+		@GetMapping("/entity-flux")
+		suspend fun entityFlux() : ResponseEntity<Flux<String>> {
+			val strings = Flux.interval(Duration.ofMillis(100)).take(5)
+					.map { l -> l.toString() }
+			delay(1)
+			return ResponseEntity.ok().body(strings)
+		}
+
+		@GetMapping("/entity-flow")
+		suspend fun entityFlow() : ResponseEntity<Flow<String>> {
+			val strings =  flow {
+							emit("foo")
+							delay(1)
+							emit("bar")
+							delay(1)
+						}
+			return ResponseEntity.ok().body(strings)
+		}
+
 	}