diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.java
index 879cc78b6ac..9c2835de7ca 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.java
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ private void initMessageConverters() {
 		this.messageConverters.add(new ByteArrayHttpMessageConverter());
 		this.messageConverters.add(new StringHttpMessageConverter());
 		this.messageConverters.add(new AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter());
+
 	}
 
 	private void initExceptionHandlerAdviceCache() {
@@ -302,6 +303,17 @@ private void initExceptionHandlerAdviceCache() {
 		}
 
 		List<ControllerAdviceBean> adviceBeans = ControllerAdviceBean.findAnnotatedBeans(getApplicationContext());
+		adviceBeans.sort((bean1, bean2) -> {
+			boolean hasSelectors1 = hasSelectors(bean1);
+			boolean hasSelectors2 = hasSelectors(bean2);
+			if (hasSelectors1 && !hasSelectors2) {
+				return -1;
+			} else if (!hasSelectors1 && hasSelectors2) {
+				return 1;
+			} else {
+				return 0;
+			}
+		});
 		for (ControllerAdviceBean adviceBean : adviceBeans) {
 			Class<?> beanType = adviceBean.getBeanType();
 			if (beanType == null) {
@@ -329,6 +341,21 @@ private void initExceptionHandlerAdviceCache() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean hasSelectors(ControllerAdviceBean adviceBean) {
+		Class<?> beanType = adviceBean.getBeanType();
+		if (beanType == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		ControllerAdvice controllerAdvice = AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(beanType, ControllerAdvice.class);
+		if (controllerAdvice == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return (controllerAdvice.basePackages().length > 0)
+				|| (controllerAdvice.assignableTypes().length > 0)
+				|| (controllerAdvice.annotations().length > 0);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return an unmodifiable Map with the {@link ControllerAdvice @ControllerAdvice}
 	 * beans discovered in the ApplicationContext. The returned map will be empty if