diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java
index fcd640714d..80f9dcfb2f 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,22 +16,35 @@
 
 package org.springframework.core;
 
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
 /**
  * Default implementation of the {@link ParameterNameDiscoverer} strategy interface,
  * using the Java 8 standard reflection mechanism (if available), and falling back
  * to the ASM-based {@link LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer} for checking
  * debug information in the class file.
  *
+ * <p>If Kotlin is present, {@link KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer} is added first
+ * in the list and used for Kotlin classes and interfaces.
+ *
  * <p>Further discoverers may be added through {@link #addDiscoverer(ParameterNameDiscoverer)}.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 4.0
  * @see StandardReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer
  * @see LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer
+ * @see KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer
  */
 public class DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer extends PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer {
 
+	private static final boolean kotlinPresent =
+			ClassUtils.isPresent("kotlin.Unit", DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.class.getClassLoader());
+
 	public DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer() {
+		if (kotlinPresent) {
+			addDiscoverer(new KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer());
+		}
 		addDiscoverer(new StandardReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer());
 		addDiscoverer(new LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer());
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19f4468ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import kotlin.reflect.KFunction;
+import kotlin.reflect.KParameter;
+import kotlin.reflect.jvm.ReflectJvmMapping;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ParameterNameDiscoverer} implementation which uses Kotlin's reflection facilities
+ * for introspecting parameter names.
+ *
+ * Compared to {@link StandardReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer}, it allows in addition to
+ * determine interface parameter names without requiring Java 8 -parameters compiler flag.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+public class KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscoverer {
+
+	@Nullable
+	private static final Class<?> kotlinMetadata;
+
+	static {
+		Class<?> metadata;
+		try {
+			metadata = ClassUtils.forName("kotlin.Metadata", KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer.class.getClassLoader());
+		}
+		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+			// Kotlin API not available - no special support for Kotlin class instantiation
+			metadata = null;
+		}
+		kotlinMetadata = metadata;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public String[] getParameterNames(Method method) {
+		if (!useKotlinSupport(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		KFunction<?> function = ReflectJvmMapping.getKotlinFunction(method);
+		return (function != null ? getParameterNames(function.getParameters()) : null);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public String[] getParameterNames(Constructor<?> ctor) {
+		if (!useKotlinSupport(ctor.getDeclaringClass())) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		KFunction<?> function = ReflectJvmMapping.getKotlinFunction(ctor);
+		return (function != null ? getParameterNames(function.getParameters()) : null);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	private String[] getParameterNames(List<KParameter> parameters) {
+		List<KParameter> filteredParameters = parameters
+				.stream()
+				.filter(p -> KParameter.Kind.VALUE.equals(p.getKind()))
+				.collect(Collectors.toList());
+		String[] parameterNames = new String[filteredParameters.size()];
+		for (int i = 0; i < filteredParameters.size(); i++) {
+			String name = filteredParameters.get(i).getName();
+			if (name == null) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			parameterNames[i] = name;
+		}
+		return parameterNames;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return true if Kotlin is present and if the specified class is a Kotlin one.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private static boolean useKotlinSupport(Class<?> clazz) {
+		return (kotlinMetadata != null &&
+				clazz.getDeclaredAnnotation((Class<? extends Annotation>) kotlinMetadata) != null);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscovererTests.kt b/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscovererTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5baa8b3091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscovererTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.core
+
+import org.junit.Test
+
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.`is`
+import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils
+
+/**
+ * Tests for KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer
+ */
+class KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscovererTests {
+
+	private val parameterNameDiscoverer = KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer()
+
+	@Test
+	fun getParameterNamesOnInterface() {
+		val method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(MessageService::class.java,"sendMessage", String::class.java)!!
+		val actualParams = parameterNameDiscoverer.getParameterNames(method)
+		assertThat(actualParams, `is`(arrayOf("message")))
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	fun getParameterNamesOnClass() {
+		val method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(MessageServiceImpl::class.java,"sendMessage", String::class.java)!!
+		val actualParams = parameterNameDiscoverer.getParameterNames(method)
+		assertThat(actualParams, `is`(arrayOf("message")))
+	}
+
+	interface MessageService {
+		fun sendMessage(message: String)
+	}
+
+	class MessageServiceImpl {
+		fun sendMessage(message: String) = message
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc
index 40c5d2d331..67c33b7b57 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ Other libraries like Reactor or Spring Data leverage these annotations to provid
 null-safe APIs for Kotlin developers.
 ====
 
-== Classes
+== Classes & Interfaces
 
 Spring Framework 5 now supports various Kotlin constructs like instantiating Kotlin classes
 via primary constructors, immutable classes data binding and function optional parameters
 with default values.
 
+Kotlin parameter names are recognized via a dedicated `KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer`
+which allows to find interface method parameter names without requiring Java 8 `-parameters`
+compiler flag.
+
 https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin[Jackson Kotlin module] which is required
 for serializing / deserializing JSON data is automatically registered when present in the
 classpath, and will log a warning message if Jackson + Kotlin are detected without Jackson
@@ -509,7 +513,6 @@ Here is a list of pending issues related to Spring + Kotlin support.
 
 ===== Spring Framework
 
-* https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-15541[Leveraging kotlin-reflect to determine interface method parameters]
 * https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-15413[Add support for Kotlin coroutines]
 
 ===== Spring Boot