diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java
index 7b8558a51e3..ed7cf74ab29 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public void setObservationConvention(ClientRequestObservationConvention observat
 	// GET
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T getForObject(String url, Class<T> responseType, @Nullable Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> @Nullable T getForObject(String url, Type responseType, @Nullable Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = acceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
 		HttpMessageConverterExtractor<T> responseExtractor =
 				new HttpMessageConverterExtractor<>(responseType, getMessageConverters(), logger);
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public void setObservationConvention(ClientRequestObservationConvention observat
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T getForObject(String url, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> @Nullable T getForObject(String url, Type responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = acceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
 		HttpMessageConverterExtractor<T> responseExtractor =
 				new HttpMessageConverterExtractor<>(responseType, getMessageConverters(), logger);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public void setObservationConvention(ClientRequestObservationConvention observat
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T getForObject(URI url, Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> @Nullable T getForObject(URI url, Type responseType) throws RestClientException {
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = acceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
 		HttpMessageConverterExtractor<T> responseExtractor =
 				new HttpMessageConverterExtractor<>(responseType, getMessageConverters(), logger);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public void setObservationConvention(ClientRequestObservationConvention observat
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Class<T> responseType, @Nullable Object... uriVariables)
+	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Type responseType, @Nullable Object... uriVariables)
 			throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = acceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Class<T> responseType, @Nu
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ? extends @Nullable Object> uriVariables)
+	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Type responseType, Map<String, ? extends @Nullable Object> uriVariables)
 			throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = acceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Class<T> responseType, Map
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(URI url, Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(URI url, Type responseType) throws RestClientException {
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = acceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
 		ResponseExtractor<ResponseEntity<T>> responseExtractor = responseEntityExtractor(responseType);
 		return nonNull(execute(url, HttpMethod.GET, requestCallback, responseExtractor));
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(URI url) throws RestClientException {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T postForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType,
+	public <T> @Nullable T postForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType,
 			@Nullable Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(URI url) throws RestClientException {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T postForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType,
+	public <T> @Nullable T postForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType,
 			Map<String, ? extends @Nullable Object> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(URI url) throws RestClientException {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T postForObject(URI url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType)
+	public <T> @Nullable T postForObject(URI url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType)
 			throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(URI url) throws RestClientException {
 
 	@Override
 	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(String url, @Nullable Object request,
-			Class<T> responseType, @Nullable Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
+			Type responseType, @Nullable Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
 		ResponseExtractor<ResponseEntity<T>> responseExtractor = responseEntityExtractor(responseType);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(String url, @Nullable Object request,
 
 	@Override
 	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(String url, @Nullable Object request,
-			Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ? extends @Nullable Object> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
+			Type responseType, Map<String, ? extends @Nullable Object> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
 		ResponseExtractor<ResponseEntity<T>> responseExtractor = responseEntityExtractor(responseType);
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(String url, @Nullable Object request,
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(URI url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType)
+	public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(URI url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType)
 			throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public void put(URI url, @Nullable Object request) throws RestClientException {
 	// PATCH
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T patchForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType,
+	public <T> @Nullable T patchForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType,
 			@Nullable Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ public void put(URI url, @Nullable Object request) throws RestClientException {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T patchForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType,
+	public <T> @Nullable T patchForObject(String url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType,
 			Map<String, ? extends @Nullable Object> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ public void put(URI url, @Nullable Object request) throws RestClientException {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> @Nullable T patchForObject(URI url, @Nullable Object request, Class<T> responseType)
+	public <T> @Nullable T patchForObject(URI url, @Nullable Object request, Type responseType)
 			throws RestClientException {
 
 		RequestCallback requestCallback = httpEntityCallback(request, responseType);
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ protected void handleResponse(URI url, HttpMethod method, ClientHttpResponse res
 	 * header based on the given response type, cross-checked against the
 	 * configured message converters.
 	 */
-	public <T> RequestCallback acceptHeaderRequestCallback(Class<T> responseType) {
+	public <T> RequestCallback acceptHeaderRequestCallback(Type responseType) {
 		return new AcceptHeaderRequestCallback(responseType);
 	}