diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
index 7e534efb38..1269385449 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver;
+import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
@@ -588,8 +589,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			Set<Method> annotatedMethods = getAnnotatedMethodsInBaseType(ifc);
 			if (!annotatedMethods.isEmpty()) {
 				for (Method annotatedMethod : annotatedMethods) {
-					if (annotatedMethod.getName().equals(method.getName()) &&
-							Arrays.equals(annotatedMethod.getParameterTypes(), method.getParameterTypes())) {
+					if (isOverride(method, annotatedMethod)) {
 						A annotation = getAnnotation(annotatedMethod, annotationType);
 						if (annotation != null) {
 							return annotation;
@@ -647,6 +647,23 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	private static boolean isOverride(Method method, Method candidate) {
+		if (!candidate.getName().equals(method.getName()) ||
+				candidate.getParameterCount() != method.getParameterCount()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		Class<?>[] paramTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
+		if (Arrays.equals(candidate.getParameterTypes(), paramTypes)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		for (int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++) {
+			if (paramTypes[i] != ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(candidate, i, method.getDeclaringClass()).resolve()) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Find a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} on the
 	 * supplied {@link Class}, traversing its interfaces, annotations, and
@@ -1833,8 +1850,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Determine if the supplied method is an "annotationType" method.
 	 * @return {@code true} if the method is an "annotationType" method
-	 * @see Annotation#annotationType()
 	 * @since 4.2
+	 * @see Annotation#annotationType()
 	 */
 	static boolean isAnnotationTypeMethod(@Nullable Method method) {
 		return (method != null && method.getName().equals("annotationType") && method.getParameterCount() == 0);
@@ -2047,7 +2064,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 	 * @see #getAttributeAliasNames
 	 * @see #getAttributeOverrideName
 	 */
-	private static class AliasDescriptor {
+	private static final class AliasDescriptor {
 
 		private final Method sourceAttribute;
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
index 76ea099043..a62131a8dd 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 		assertNotNull(order);
 	}
 
+	@Test  // SPR-16060
+	public void findMethodAnnotationFromGenericInterface() throws Exception {
+		Method method = ImplementsInterfaceWithGenericAnnotatedMethod.class.getMethod("foo", String.class);
+		Order order = findAnnotation(method, Order.class);
+		assertNotNull(order);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void findMethodAnnotationFromInterfaceOnSuper() throws Exception {
 		Method method = SubOfImplementsInterfaceWithAnnotatedMethod.class.getMethod("foo");
@@ -286,7 +293,7 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void findAnnotationDeclaringClassForAllScenarios() throws Exception {
+	public void findAnnotationDeclaringClassForAllScenarios() {
 		// no class-level annotation
 		assertNull(findAnnotationDeclaringClass(Transactional.class, NonAnnotatedInterface.class));
 		assertNull(findAnnotationDeclaringClass(Transactional.class, NonAnnotatedClass.class));
@@ -395,7 +402,7 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void isAnnotationInheritedForAllScenarios() throws Exception {
+	public void isAnnotationInheritedForAllScenarios() {
 		// no class-level annotation
 		assertFalse(isAnnotationInherited(Transactional.class, NonAnnotatedInterface.class));
 		assertFalse(isAnnotationInherited(Transactional.class, NonAnnotatedClass.class));
@@ -504,7 +511,7 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void getDefaultValueFromNonPublicAnnotation() throws Exception {
+	public void getDefaultValueFromNonPublicAnnotation() {
 		Annotation[] declaredAnnotations = NonPublicAnnotatedClass.class.getDeclaredAnnotations();
 		assertEquals(1, declaredAnnotations.length);
 		Annotation annotation = declaredAnnotations[0];
@@ -515,7 +522,7 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void getDefaultValueFromAnnotationType() throws Exception {
+	public void getDefaultValueFromAnnotationType() {
 		assertEquals(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE, getDefaultValue(Order.class, VALUE));
 		assertEquals(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE, getDefaultValue(Order.class));
 	}
@@ -547,7 +554,7 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void getRepeatableAnnotationsDeclaredOnClassWithAttributeAliases() throws Exception {
+	public void getRepeatableAnnotationsDeclaredOnClassWithAttributeAliases() {
 		final List<String> expectedLocations = asList("A", "B");
 
 		Set<ContextConfig> annotations = getRepeatableAnnotations(ConfigHierarchyTestCase.class, ContextConfig.class, null);
@@ -1750,6 +1757,18 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 	public static class SubTransactionalAndOrderedClass extends TransactionalAndOrderedClass {
 	}
 
+	public interface InterfaceWithGenericAnnotatedMethod<T> {
+
+		@Order
+		void foo(T t);
+	}
+
+	public static class ImplementsInterfaceWithGenericAnnotatedMethod implements InterfaceWithGenericAnnotatedMethod<String> {
+
+		public void foo(String t) {
+		}
+	}
+
 	public interface InterfaceWithAnnotatedMethod {
 
 		@Order