diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/actuator/SpringBootActuatorInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/actuator/SpringBootActuatorInstrumentationModule.java
index 1aa98998b3..f32dfe21b5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/actuator/SpringBootActuatorInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/actuator/SpringBootActuatorInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class SpringBootActuatorInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModu
   public void registerHelperResources(HelperResourceBuilder helperResourceBuilder) {
     // autoconfigure classes are loaded as resources using ClassPathResource
     // this line will make OpenTelemetryMeterRegistryAutoConfiguration available to all
-    // classloaders, so that the bean class loader (different than the instrumented class loader)
+    // classloaders, so that the bean class loader (different from the instrumented class loader)
     // can load it
     helperResourceBuilder.registerForAllClassLoaders(
         "io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/actuator/OpenTelemetryMeterRegistryAutoConfiguration.class");
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/v3_1/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/v3_1/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java
index 7d38d406f5..53e67dcd6e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/v3_1/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/v3_1/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.not;
 
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.HelperResourceBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.InstrumentationModule;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ public class SpringWebInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
         .and(not(hasClassesNamed("org.springframework.web.ErrorResponse")));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void registerHelperResources(HelperResourceBuilder helperResourceBuilder) {
+    // make the filter class file loadable by ClassPathResource - in some cases (e.g. spring-guice,
+    // see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/7428) Spring
+    // might want to read the class file metadata; this line will make the filter class file visible
+    // to the bean class loader
+    helperResourceBuilder.register(
+        "org/springframework/web/servlet/v3_1/OpenTelemetryHandlerMappingFilter.class");
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return singletonList(new WebApplicationContextInstrumentation());
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-6.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/web/v6_0/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-6.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/web/v6_0/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java
index 24833c31c0..f246e678c3 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-6.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/web/v6_0/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-web/spring-web-6.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/web/v6_0/SpringWebInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.matcher.AgentElementMatchers.
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.HelperResourceBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.InstrumentationModule;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@ public class SpringWebInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
     return hasClassesNamed("org.springframework.web.ErrorResponse");
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void registerHelperResources(HelperResourceBuilder helperResourceBuilder) {
+    // make the filter class file loadable by ClassPathResource - in some cases (e.g. spring-guice,
+    // see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/7428) Spring
+    // might want to read the class file metadata; this line will make the filter class file visible
+    // to the bean class loader
+    helperResourceBuilder.register(
+        "org/springframework/web/servlet/v6_0/OpenTelemetryHandlerMappingFilter.class");
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return singletonList(new WebApplicationContextInstrumentation());