diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessor.java
index 334d90dcfb..6ccc03f142 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessor.java
@@ -252,11 +252,12 @@ public class MockitoPostProcessor implements InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor
 		Set<String> beans = new LinkedHashSet<>(
 				Arrays.asList(beanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(resolvableType, true, false)));
 		Class<?> type = resolvableType.resolve(Object.class);
+		String typeName = type.getName();
 		for (String beanName : beanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(FactoryBean.class, true, false)) {
 			beanName = BeanFactoryUtils.transformedBeanName(beanName);
 			BeanDefinition beanDefinition = beanFactory.getBeanDefinition(beanName);
 			Object attribute = beanDefinition.getAttribute(FactoryBean.OBJECT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE);
-			if (resolvableType.equals(attribute) || type.equals(attribute)) {
+			if (resolvableType.equals(attribute) || type.equals(attribute) || typeName.equals(attribute)) {
 				beans.add(beanName);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessorTests.java
index 5bb4bace70..99969dadd9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ class MockitoPostProcessorTests {
 					+ " expected a single matching bean to replace but found [example1, example3]");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void canMockBeanProducedByFactoryBeanWithStringObjectTypeAttribute() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		MockitoPostProcessor.register(context);
+		RootBeanDefinition factoryBeanDefinition = new RootBeanDefinition(TestFactoryBean.class);
+		factoryBeanDefinition.setAttribute(FactoryBean.OBJECT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, SomeInterface.class.getName());
+		context.registerBeanDefinition("beanToBeMocked", factoryBeanDefinition);
+		context.register(MockedFactoryBean.class);
+		context.refresh();
+		assertThat(Mockito.mockingDetails(context.getBean("beanToBeMocked")).isMock()).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void canMockBeanProducedByFactoryBeanWithClassObjectTypeAttribute() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();