diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java
index 849c6a9e9ceb..85b2e9407c99 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.context.support;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 import org.springframework.core.metrics.ApplicationStartup;
 import org.springframework.core.metrics.StartupStep;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Delegate for AbstractApplicationContext's post-processor handling.
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ static <T extends BeanPostProcessor> List<T> loadBeanPostProcessors(
 	 */
 	static void invokeMergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessors(DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
 		new MergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessorInvoker(beanFactory).invokeMergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessors();
+
 	}
 
 	private static void sortPostProcessors(List<?> postProcessors, ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
@@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ private static void invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(
 	 * Register the given BeanPostProcessor beans.
 	 */
 	private static void registerBeanPostProcessors(
-			ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory, List<BeanPostProcessor> postProcessors) {
+			ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory, List<? extends BeanPostProcessor> postProcessors) {
 
 		if (beanFactory instanceof AbstractBeanFactory) {
 			// Bulk addition is more efficient against our CopyOnWriteArrayList there
@@ -439,12 +442,19 @@ private void invokeMergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessors() {
 				Class<?> beanType = resolveBeanType(bd);
 				postProcessRootBeanDefinition(postProcessors, beanName, beanType, bd);
 			}
+			registerBeanPostProcessors(this.beanFactory, postProcessors);
 		}
 
 		private void postProcessRootBeanDefinition(List<MergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessor> postProcessors,
 				String beanName, Class<?> beanType, RootBeanDefinition bd) {
 			BeanDefinitionValueResolver valueResolver = new BeanDefinitionValueResolver(this.beanFactory, beanName, bd);
-			postProcessors.forEach(postProcessor -> postProcessor.postProcessMergedBeanDefinition(bd, beanType, beanName));
+			postProcessors.forEach(postProcessor -> {
+				postProcessor.postProcessMergedBeanDefinition(bd, beanType, beanName);
+				// FIXME: logic should move elsewhere to access package private flag
+				Field postProcessed = ReflectionUtils.findField(bd.getClass(), "postProcessed");
+				ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(postProcessed);
+				ReflectionUtils.setField(postProcessed, bd, true);
+			});
 			for (PropertyValue propertyValue : bd.getPropertyValues().getPropertyValueList()) {
 				Object value = propertyValue.getValue();
 				if (value instanceof AbstractBeanDefinition innerBd) {
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigApplicationContextTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigApplicationContextTests.java
index adc78801766a..57831c404d71 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigApplicationContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigApplicationContextTests.java
@@ -431,6 +431,24 @@ void refreshForAotProcessingWithConfiguration() {
 				"annotationConfigApplicationContextTests.Config", "testBean");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void refreshForAotCanInstantiateBeanWithAutowiredApplicationContext() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		context.register(BeanD.class);
+		context.refreshForAotProcessing();
+		BeanD bean = context.getBean(BeanD.class);
+		assertThat(bean.applicationContext).isSameAs(context);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void refreshForAotCanInstantiateBeanWithFieldAutowiredApplicationContext() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		context.register(BeanB.class);
+		context.refreshForAotProcessing();
+		BeanB bean = context.getBean(BeanB.class);
+		assertThat(bean.applicationContext).isSameAs(context);
+	}
+
 
 	@Configuration
 	static class Config {
@@ -506,6 +524,16 @@ public BeanB() {
 
 	static class BeanC {}
 
+	static class BeanD {
+
+		private final ApplicationContext applicationContext;
+
+		public BeanD(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
+			this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	static class NonInstantiatedFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<String> {
 
 		NonInstantiatedFactoryBean() {