diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver.java
index afb773c8205e..09c97aff6ae3 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.ValueConstants;
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver implements Handle
 	 * @param beanFactory a bean factory for resolving {@code ${...}}
 	 * placeholders and {@code #{...}} SpEL expressions in default values
 	 */
-	protected AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver(ConversionService conversionService,
+	protected AbstractNamedValueMethodArgumentResolver(@Nullable ConversionService conversionService,
 			@Nullable ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
 
-		this.conversionService = conversionService;
+		this.conversionService = conversionService != null ? conversionService : DefaultConversionService.getSharedInstance();
 		this.configurableBeanFactory = beanFactory;
 		this.expressionContext = (beanFactory != null ? new BeanExpressionContext(beanFactory, null) : null);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver.java
index ad80d5922dc1..e0e4e16e0b7e 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver extends AbstractNamedValu
 			DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver.class.getSimpleName() + ".templateVariables";
 
 
-	public DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver(ConversionService conversionService) {
+	public DestinationVariableMethodArgumentResolver(@Nullable ConversionService conversionService) {
 		super(conversionService, null);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolver.java
index e6b50f058631..a3a21d53016c 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class HeaderMethodArgumentResolver extends AbstractNamedValueMethodArgume
 
 
 	public HeaderMethodArgumentResolver(
-			ConversionService conversionService, @Nullable ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			@Nullable ConversionService conversionService, @Nullable ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
 
 		super(conversionService, beanFactory);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolverTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolverTests.java
index 503ef454ed82..fcc4772a070d 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/annotation/support/HeaderMethodArgumentResolverTests.java
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ public void resolveOptionalHeaderWithValue() throws Exception {
 		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(Optional.of("bar"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveOptionalHeaderWithValueFromNullConversionServiceInput() throws Exception {
+		GenericApplicationContext context = new GenericApplicationContext();
+		context.refresh();
+		resolver = new HeaderMethodArgumentResolver(null, context.getBeanFactory());
+		resolveOptionalHeaderWithValue();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resolveOptionalHeaderAsEmpty() throws Exception {
 		Message<String> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("foo").build();