diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java
index c50875a0b9..4cc950c83a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.web.reactive.server;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag;
 
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 import org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPattern;
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ public final class WebFluxTags {
 	 */
 	public static Tag exception(Throwable exception) {
 		if (exception != null) {
-			return Tag.of("exception", exception.getClass().getSimpleName());
+			String simpleName = exception.getClass().getSimpleName();
+			return Tag.of("exception", StringUtils.hasText(simpleName) ? simpleName
+					: exception.getClass().getName());
 		}
 		return EXCEPTION_NONE;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcTags.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcTags.java
index f469b6ba72..c24fe63097 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcTags.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcTags.java
@@ -134,9 +134,12 @@ public final class WebMvcTags {
 	 * @return the exception tag derived from the exception
 	 */
 	public static Tag exception(Throwable exception) {
-		return (exception != null
-				? Tag.of("exception", exception.getClass().getSimpleName())
-				: EXCEPTION_NONE);
+		if (exception != null) {
+			String simpleName = exception.getClass().getSimpleName();
+			return Tag.of("exception", StringUtils.hasText(simpleName) ? simpleName
+					: exception.getClass().getName());
+		}
+		return EXCEPTION_NONE;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/MetricsWebFilterTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/MetricsWebFilterTests.java
index 45d9acbe3e..75d425686b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/MetricsWebFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/MetricsWebFilterTests.java
@@ -77,6 +77,24 @@ public class MetricsWebFilterTests {
 				}).block();
 		assertMetricsContainsTag("uri", "/projects/{project}");
 		assertMetricsContainsTag("status", "500");
+		assertMetricsContainsTag("exception", "IllegalStateException");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void filterAddsNonEmptyTagsToRegistryForAnonymousExceptions() {
+		final Exception anonymous = new Exception("test error") {
+		};
+
+		MockServerWebExchange exchange = createExchange("/projects/spring-boot",
+				"/projects/{project}");
+		this.webFilter.filter(exchange, (serverWebExchange) -> Mono.error(anonymous))
+				.onErrorResume((t) -> {
+					exchange.getResponse().setStatusCodeValue(500);
+					return exchange.getResponse().setComplete();
+				}).block();
+		assertMetricsContainsTag("uri", "/projects/{project}");
+		assertMetricsContainsTag("status", "500");
+		assertMetricsContainsTag("exception", anonymous.getClass().getName());
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsFilterTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsFilterTests.java
index db6a9038dd..f86847881b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsFilterTests.java
@@ -188,6 +188,18 @@ public class WebMvcMetricsFilterTests {
 				.tags("exception", "RuntimeException").timer().count()).isEqualTo(1L);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void anonymousError() {
+		try {
+			this.mvc.perform(get("/api/c1/anonymousError/10"));
+		}
+		catch (Throwable ignore) {
+		}
+		assertThat(this.registry.get("http.server.requests")
+				.tag("uri", "/api/c1/anonymousError/{id}").timer().getId()
+				.getTag("exception")).endsWith("$1");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void asyncCallableRequest() throws Exception {
 		AtomicReference<MvcResult> result = new AtomicReference<>();
@@ -440,6 +452,14 @@ public class WebMvcMetricsFilterTests {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Boom on " + id + "!");
 		}
 
+		@Timed
+		@GetMapping("/anonymousError/{id}")
+		public String alwaysThrowsAnonymousException(@PathVariable Long id)
+				throws Exception {
+			throw new Exception("this exception won't have a simple class name") {
+			};
+		}
+
 		@Timed
 		@GetMapping("/unhandledError/{id}")
 		public String alwaysThrowsUnhandledException(@PathVariable Long id) {