diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
index ec51f4cefd3..6e3a9b4411d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isReadable() {
-		return (this.file != null ? this.file.canRead() && !this.file.isDirectory() :
+		return (this.file != null ? this.file.exists() && this.file.canRead() && !this.file.isDirectory() :
 				Files.isReadable(this.filePath) && !Files.isDirectory(this.filePath));
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java
index 9385a210f99..71cb785abcc 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java
@@ -270,6 +270,50 @@ class ResourceTests {
 			assertThat(relative).isEqualTo(new FileSystemResource("dir/subdir"));
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void isReadableChecksExistsFirst() {
+			AtomicBoolean existsCalled = new AtomicBoolean();
+			AtomicBoolean canReadCalled = new AtomicBoolean();
+			File file = new File("/dev/my.txt") {
+				@Override
+				public boolean exists() {
+					existsCalled.set(true);
+					return false;
+				}
+				@Override
+				public boolean canRead() {
+					canReadCalled.set(true);
+					return false;
+				}
+			};
+			Resource resource = new FileSystemResource(file);
+			assertThat(resource.isReadable()).isFalse();
+			assertThat(existsCalled).isTrue();
+			assertThat(canReadCalled).isFalse();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void isReadableChecksCanReadAfterExists() {
+			AtomicBoolean existsCalled = new AtomicBoolean();
+			AtomicBoolean canReadCalled = new AtomicBoolean();
+			File file = new File("/dev/my.txt") {
+				@Override
+				public boolean exists() {
+					existsCalled.set(true);
+					return true;
+				}
+				@Override
+				public boolean canRead() {
+					canReadCalled.set(true);
+					return false;
+				}
+			};
+			Resource resource = new FileSystemResource(file);
+			assertThat(resource.isReadable()).isFalse();
+			assertThat(existsCalled).isTrue();
+			assertThat(canReadCalled).isTrue();
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void getFilePath() throws Exception {
 			Path path = mock();