diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtils.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtils.java
index f6715a15d15d..004012b0123d 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtils.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtils.java
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ public static BeanDefinitionHolder createScopedProxy(BeanDefinitionHolder defini
 		proxyDefinition.setPrimary(targetDefinition.isPrimary());
 		if (targetDefinition instanceof AbstractBeanDefinition abd) {
 			proxyDefinition.copyQualifiersFrom(abd);
+			proxyDefinition.setDefaultCandidate(abd.isDefaultCandidate());
 		}
 
 		// The target bean should be ignored in favor of the scoped proxy.
 		targetDefinition.setAutowireCandidate(false);
 		targetDefinition.setPrimary(false);
+		if (targetDefinition instanceof AbstractBeanDefinition abd) {
+			abd.setDefaultCandidate(false);
+		}
 
 		// Register the target bean as separate bean in the factory.
 		registry.registerBeanDefinition(targetBeanName, targetDefinition);
diff --git a/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtilsTests.java b/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtilsTests.java
index ff3299cd4a50..164e6c85216b 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/scope/ScopedProxyUtilsTests.java
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AutowireCandidateQualifier;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry;
+
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 
+
 /**
  * Tests for {@link ScopedProxyUtils}.
  *
@@ -64,4 +74,67 @@ void getOriginalBeanNameForNonScopedTarget() {
 			.withMessage("bean name 'myBean' does not refer to the target of a scoped proxy");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void createScopedProxyTargetOvertakesAutowireSettingsToProxyBeanDefinition() {
+		final AbstractBeanDefinition targetDefinition = new GenericBeanDefinition();
+		// Opposite of defaults
+		targetDefinition.setAutowireCandidate(false);
+		targetDefinition.setDefaultCandidate(false);
+		targetDefinition.setPrimary(true);
+
+		final BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
+		final BeanDefinitionHolder proxyHolder = ScopedProxyUtils.createScopedProxy(new BeanDefinitionHolder(targetDefinition, "myBean"), registry, false);
+		assertThat(proxyHolder).isNotNull();
+		final BeanDefinition proxyBeanDefinition = proxyHolder.getBeanDefinition();
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition).isInstanceOf(RootBeanDefinition.class);
+
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition.isAutowireCandidate()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition.isPrimary()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(((RootBeanDefinition)proxyBeanDefinition).isDefaultCandidate()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void createScopedProxyTargetOvertakesBeanAttributesToProxyBeanDefinition() {
+		final GenericBeanDefinition targetDefinition = new GenericBeanDefinition();
+		// Opposite of defaults
+		targetDefinition.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+		targetDefinition.setSource("theSource");
+		targetDefinition.addQualifier(new AutowireCandidateQualifier("myQualifier"));
+
+		final BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
+		final BeanDefinitionHolder proxyHolder = ScopedProxyUtils.createScopedProxy(new BeanDefinitionHolder(targetDefinition, "myBean"), registry, false);
+		assertThat(proxyHolder).isNotNull();
+		final BeanDefinition proxyBeanDefinition = proxyHolder.getBeanDefinition();
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition).isNotNull();
+
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition.getRole()).isEqualTo(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition).isInstanceOf(RootBeanDefinition.class);
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition.getPropertyValues()).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition.getPropertyValues().get("proxyTargetClass")).isEqualTo(false);
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition.getPropertyValues().get("targetBeanName")).isEqualTo(ScopedProxyUtils.getTargetBeanName("myBean"));
+
+		final RootBeanDefinition rootBeanDefinition = (RootBeanDefinition) proxyBeanDefinition;
+		assertThat(rootBeanDefinition.getQualifiers()).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(rootBeanDefinition.hasQualifier("myQualifier")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(rootBeanDefinition.getSource()).isEqualTo("theSource");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void createScopedProxyTargetCleansAutowireSettingsInTargetDefinition() {
+		final AbstractBeanDefinition targetDefinition = new GenericBeanDefinition();
+		targetDefinition.setAutowireCandidate(true);
+		targetDefinition.setDefaultCandidate(true);
+		targetDefinition.setPrimary(true);
+
+		final BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
+		final BeanDefinitionHolder proxyHolder = ScopedProxyUtils.createScopedProxy(new BeanDefinitionHolder(targetDefinition, "myBean"), registry, false);
+		assertThat(proxyHolder).isNotNull();
+		final BeanDefinition proxyBeanDefinition = proxyHolder.getBeanDefinition();
+		assertThat(proxyBeanDefinition).isNotNull();
+
+		assertThat(targetDefinition.isAutowireCandidate()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(targetDefinition.isDefaultCandidate()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(targetDefinition.isPrimary()).isFalse();
+	}
 }