diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CachePutInterceptor.java b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CachePutInterceptor.java
index 44d37389710..15b52095e49 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CachePutInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CachePutInterceptor.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class CachePutInterceptor extends AbstractKeyCacheInterceptor<CachePutOperation,
 		}
 		catch (CacheOperationInvoker.ThrowableWrapper ex) {
 			Throwable original = ex.getOriginal();
-			if (!earlyPut && operation.getExceptionTypeFilter().match(original.getClass())) {
+			if (!earlyPut && operation.getExceptionTypeFilter().match(original)) {
 				cacheValue(context, value);
 			}
 			throw ex;
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveAllInterceptor.java b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveAllInterceptor.java
index f493cdee41d..bcf3896ba9a 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveAllInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveAllInterceptor.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class CacheRemoveAllInterceptor extends AbstractCacheInterceptor<CacheRemoveAllO
 		}
 		catch (CacheOperationInvoker.ThrowableWrapper ex) {
 			Throwable original = ex.getOriginal();
-			if (!earlyRemove && operation.getExceptionTypeFilter().match(original.getClass())) {
+			if (!earlyRemove && operation.getExceptionTypeFilter().match(original)) {
 				removeAll(context);
 			}
 			throw ex;
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveEntryInterceptor.java b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveEntryInterceptor.java
index c8d80ce1077..3f74898685f 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveEntryInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheRemoveEntryInterceptor.java
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ class CacheRemoveEntryInterceptor extends AbstractKeyCacheInterceptor<CacheRemov
 			}
 			return result;
 		}
-		catch (CacheOperationInvoker.ThrowableWrapper wrapperException) {
-			Throwable ex = wrapperException.getOriginal();
-			if (!earlyRemove && operation.getExceptionTypeFilter().match(ex.getClass())) {
+		catch (CacheOperationInvoker.ThrowableWrapper ex) {
+			Throwable original = ex.getOriginal();
+			if (!earlyRemove && operation.getExceptionTypeFilter().match(original)) {
 				removeValue(context);
 			}
-			throw wrapperException;
+			throw ex;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheResultInterceptor.java b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheResultInterceptor.java
index 65e826c31c5..f92014c18de 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheResultInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/interceptor/CacheResultInterceptor.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class CacheResultInterceptor extends AbstractKeyCacheInterceptor<CacheResultOper
 		if (exceptionCache == null) {
 			return;
 		}
-		if (filter.match(ex.getClass())) {
+		if (filter.match(ex)) {
 			doPut(exceptionCache, cacheKey, ex);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/resilience/retry/MethodRetrySpec.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/resilience/retry/MethodRetrySpec.java
index 2dd82577e4c..a453c85c4f6 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/resilience/retry/MethodRetrySpec.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/resilience/retry/MethodRetrySpec.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public record MethodRetrySpec(
 
 	MethodRetryPredicate combinedPredicate() {
 		ExceptionTypeFilter exceptionFilter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(this.includes, this.excludes);
-		return (method, throwable) -> exceptionFilter.match(throwable.getClass()) &&
+		return (method, throwable) -> exceptionFilter.match(throwable) &&
 				this.predicate.shouldRetry(method, throwable);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/DefaultRetryPolicy.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/DefaultRetryPolicy.java
index 34a3e30c648..c9f073a96e0 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/DefaultRetryPolicy.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/retry/DefaultRetryPolicy.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DefaultRetryPolicy implements RetryPolicy {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean shouldRetry(Throwable throwable) {
-		return this.exceptionFilter.match(throwable.getClass()) &&
+		return this.exceptionFilter.match(throwable) &&
 				(this.predicate == null || this.predicate.test(throwable));
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilter.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilter.java
index 3bb0c4295ff..715084475aa 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilter.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilter.java
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ public class ExceptionTypeFilter extends InstanceFilter<Class<? extends Throwabl
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Determine if the type of the supplied {@code exception} matches this filter.
+	 * @since 7.0
+	 * @see InstanceFilter#match(Object)
+	 */
+	public boolean match(Throwable exception) {
+		return match(exception.getClass());
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Determine if the specified {@code instance} matches the specified
 	 * {@code candidate}.
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilterTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilterTests.java
index 363211a20d9..dd5bcea327e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ExceptionTypeFilterTests.java
@@ -33,81 +33,83 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 class ExceptionTypeFilterTests {
 
+	ExceptionTypeFilter filter;
+
 	@Test
 	void emptyFilter() {
-		var filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(null, null);
+		filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(null, null);
 
-		assertMatches(filter, Throwable.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, Error.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, Exception.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, RuntimeException.class);
+		assertMatches(new Throwable());
+		assertMatches(new Error());
+		assertMatches(new Exception());
+		assertMatches(new RuntimeException());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void includes() {
-		var filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(List.of(FileNotFoundException.class, IllegalArgumentException.class), null);
+		filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(List.of(FileNotFoundException.class, IllegalArgumentException.class), null);
 
-		assertMatches(filter, FileNotFoundException.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, IllegalArgumentException.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, NumberFormatException.class);
+		assertMatches(new FileNotFoundException());
+		assertMatches(new IllegalArgumentException());
+		assertMatches(new NumberFormatException());
 
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, Throwable.class);
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, FileSystemException.class);
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new Throwable());
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new FileSystemException("test"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void includesSubtypeMatching() {
-		var filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(List.of(RuntimeException.class), null);
+		filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(List.of(RuntimeException.class), null);
 
-		assertMatches(filter, RuntimeException.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, IllegalStateException.class);
+		assertMatches(new RuntimeException());
+		assertMatches(new IllegalStateException());
 
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, Exception.class);
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new Exception());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void excludes() {
-		var filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(null, List.of(FileNotFoundException.class, IllegalArgumentException.class));
+		filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(null, List.of(FileNotFoundException.class, IllegalArgumentException.class));
 
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, FileNotFoundException.class);
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, IllegalArgumentException.class);
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new FileNotFoundException());
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new IllegalArgumentException());
 
-		assertMatches(filter, Throwable.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, AssertionError.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, FileSystemException.class);
+		assertMatches(new Throwable());
+		assertMatches(new AssertionError());
+		assertMatches(new FileSystemException("test"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void excludesSubtypeMatching() {
-		var filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(null, List.of(IllegalArgumentException.class));
+		filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(null, List.of(IllegalArgumentException.class));
 
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, IllegalArgumentException.class);
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, NumberFormatException.class);
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new IllegalArgumentException());
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new NumberFormatException());
 
-		assertMatches(filter, Throwable.class);
+		assertMatches(new Throwable());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void includesAndExcludes() {
-		var filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(List.of(IOException.class), List.of(FileNotFoundException.class));
+		filter = new ExceptionTypeFilter(List.of(IOException.class), List.of(FileNotFoundException.class));
 
-		assertMatches(filter, IOException.class);
-		assertMatches(filter, FileSystemException.class);
+		assertMatches(new IOException());
+		assertMatches(new FileSystemException("test"));
 
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, FileNotFoundException.class);
-		assertDoesNotMatch(filter, Throwable.class);
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new FileNotFoundException());
+		assertDoesNotMatch(new Throwable());
 	}
 
 
-	private static void assertMatches(ExceptionTypeFilter filter, Class<? extends Throwable> candidate) {
-		assertThat(filter.match(candidate))
-				.as("filter '" + filter + "' should match " + candidate.getSimpleName())
+	private void assertMatches(Throwable candidate) {
+		assertThat(this.filter.match(candidate))
+				.as("filter '" + this.filter + "' should match " + candidate.getClass().getSimpleName())
 				.isTrue();
 	}
 
-	private static void assertDoesNotMatch(ExceptionTypeFilter filter, Class<? extends Throwable> candidate) {
-		assertThat(filter.match(candidate))
-				.as("filter '" + filter + "' should not match " + candidate.getSimpleName())
+	private void assertDoesNotMatch(Throwable candidate) {
+		assertThat(this.filter.match(candidate))
+				.as("filter '" + this.filter + "' should not match " + candidate.getClass().getSimpleName())
 				.isFalse();
 	}