diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
index dc3452e70f99..55dff9086f74 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * Provides access to a collection of merged annotations, usually obtained
@@ -345,6 +346,8 @@ static MergedAnnotations from(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStr
 	static MergedAnnotations from(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStrategy,
 			RepeatableContainers repeatableContainers, AnnotationFilter annotationFilter) {
 
+		Assert.notNull(repeatableContainers, "RepeatableContainers must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(annotationFilter, "AnnotationFilter must not be null");
 		return TypeMappedAnnotations.from(element, searchStrategy, repeatableContainers, annotationFilter);
 	}
 
@@ -405,6 +408,8 @@ static MergedAnnotations from(Object source, Annotation[] annotations, Repeatabl
 	static MergedAnnotations from(Object source, Annotation[] annotations,
 			RepeatableContainers repeatableContainers, AnnotationFilter annotationFilter) {
 
+		Assert.notNull(repeatableContainers, "RepeatableContainers must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(annotationFilter, "AnnotationFilter must not be null");
 		return TypeMappedAnnotations.from(source, annotations, repeatableContainers, annotationFilter);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
index 959f7f22ea29..e9e3586bb6a4 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.entry;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,26 @@
  */
 class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 
+	@Test
+	void fromPreconditions() {
+		SearchStrategy strategy = SearchStrategy.DIRECT;
+		RepeatableContainers containers = RepeatableContainers.standardRepeatables();
+
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> MergedAnnotations.from(getClass(), strategy, null, AnnotationFilter.PLAIN))
+			.withMessage("RepeatableContainers must not be null");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> MergedAnnotations.from(getClass(), strategy, containers, null))
+			.withMessage("AnnotationFilter must not be null");
+
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> MergedAnnotations.from(getClass(), new Annotation[0], null, AnnotationFilter.PLAIN))
+			.withMessage("RepeatableContainers must not be null");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> MergedAnnotations.from(getClass(), new Annotation[0], containers, null))
+			.withMessage("AnnotationFilter must not be null");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void streamWhenFromNonAnnotatedClass() {
 		assertThat(MergedAnnotations.from(NonAnnotatedClass.class).