diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e140b334b3..f16886a00a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - Fixed default deadline timeout to 30s instead of 300s ([#3322](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3322))
+- Fixed `Fix java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerExceptionResolver` in Spring Boot Servlet mode without WebMVC ([#3333](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3333))
 
 ## 7.6.0
 
diff --git a/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfiguration.java b/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfiguration.java
index fbf3162280..8a55208e21 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -296,15 +296,21 @@ public FilterRegistrationBean<SentryTracingFilter> sentryTracingFilter(
         return filter;
       }
 
-      @Bean
-      @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+      /** Wraps exception resolver @Bean because the return type is loaded too early otherwise */
+      @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
       @ConditionalOnClass(HandlerExceptionResolver.class)
-      public @NotNull SentryExceptionResolver sentryExceptionResolver(
-          final @NotNull IHub sentryHub,
-          final @NotNull TransactionNameProvider transactionNameProvider,
-          final @NotNull SentryProperties options) {
-        return new SentryExceptionResolver(
-            sentryHub, transactionNameProvider, options.getExceptionResolverOrder());
+      @Open
+      static class SentryExceptionResolverConfigurationWrapper {
+
+        @Bean
+        @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+        public @NotNull SentryExceptionResolver sentryExceptionResolver(
+            final @NotNull IHub sentryHub,
+            final @NotNull TransactionNameProvider transactionNameProvider,
+            final @NotNull SentryProperties options) {
+          return new SentryExceptionResolver(
+              sentryHub, transactionNameProvider, options.getExceptionResolverOrder());
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/sentry-spring-boot/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfiguration.java b/sentry-spring-boot/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfiguration.java
index edbfee271d..ac2fd57e98 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-boot/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-boot/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -294,15 +294,21 @@ public FilterRegistrationBean<SentryTracingFilter> sentryTracingFilter(
         return filter;
       }
 
-      @Bean
-      @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+      /** Wraps exception resolver @Bean because the return type is loaded too early otherwise */
+      @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
       @ConditionalOnClass(HandlerExceptionResolver.class)
-      public @NotNull SentryExceptionResolver sentryExceptionResolver(
-          final @NotNull IHub sentryHub,
-          final @NotNull TransactionNameProvider transactionNameProvider,
-          final @NotNull SentryProperties options) {
-        return new SentryExceptionResolver(
-            sentryHub, transactionNameProvider, options.getExceptionResolverOrder());
+      @Open
+      static class SentryExceptionResolverConfigurationWrapper {
+
+        @Bean
+        @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+        public @NotNull SentryExceptionResolver sentryExceptionResolver(
+            final @NotNull IHub sentryHub,
+            final @NotNull TransactionNameProvider transactionNameProvider,
+            final @NotNull SentryProperties options) {
+          return new SentryExceptionResolver(
+              sentryHub, transactionNameProvider, options.getExceptionResolverOrder());
+        }
       }
     }