diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
index be00ab8fc497..3c4c4c50f525 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ private void deactivatePatternCache() {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isPattern(String path) {
+		if(path == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		boolean uriVar = false;
 		for (int i = 0; i < path.length(); i++) {
 			char c = path.charAt(i);
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ public boolean matchStart(String pattern, String path) {
 	protected boolean doMatch(String pattern, String path, boolean fullMatch,
 			@Nullable Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables) {
 
-		if (path.startsWith(this.pathSeparator) != pattern.startsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
+		if (path == null || path.startsWith(this.pathSeparator) != pattern.startsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java
index 73278dd0997f..747de65690a0 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ public void match() {
 		assertThat(pathMatcher.match("", "")).isTrue();
 
 		assertThat(pathMatcher.match("/{bla}.*", "/testing.html")).isTrue();
+
+		assertThat(pathMatcher.match("/test", null)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(pathMatcher.match("/", null)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(pathMatcher.match("/", null)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(pathMatcher.match(null, null)).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	// SPR-14247
@@ -688,6 +693,7 @@ public void isPattern() {
 		assertThat(pathMatcher.isPattern("/test/{name}")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(pathMatcher.isPattern("/test/name")).isFalse();
 		assertThat(pathMatcher.isPattern("/test/foo{bar")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(pathMatcher.isPattern(null)).isFalse();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/MockMvcResultMatchersTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/MockMvcResultMatchersTests.java
index 688ad49f9772..aabb6a864e5f 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/MockMvcResultMatchersTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/MockMvcResultMatchersTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ public void redirect() throws Exception {
 		redirectedUrl("/resource/1").match(getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void redirectNonMatching() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				redirectedUrl("/resource/2").match(getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1")));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void redirectNonMatchingBecauseNotRedirect() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				redirectedUrl("/resource/1").match(getForwardedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1")));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void redirectWithUrlTemplate() throws Exception {
 		redirectedUrlTemplate("/orders/{orderId}/items/{itemId}", 1, 2).match(getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult("/orders/1/items/2"));
@@ -58,11 +70,29 @@ public void redirectWithNonMatchingPattern() throws Exception {
 				redirectedUrlPattern("/resource/").match(getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1")));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void redirectWithNonMatchingPatternBecauseNotRedirect() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				redirectedUrlPattern("/resource/*").match(getForwardedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1")));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void forward() throws Exception {
 		forwardedUrl("/api/resource/1").match(getForwardedUrlStubMvcResult("/api/resource/1"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void forwardNonMatching() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				forwardedUrlPattern("api/resource/2").match(getForwardedUrlStubMvcResult("api/resource/1")));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void forwardNonMatchingBecauseNotForward() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				forwardedUrlPattern("api/resource/1").match(getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult("api/resource/1")));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void forwardWithQueryString() throws Exception {
 		forwardedUrl("/api/resource/1?arg=value").match(getForwardedUrlStubMvcResult("/api/resource/1?arg=value"));
@@ -84,6 +114,12 @@ public void forwardWithNonMatchingPattern() throws Exception {
 				forwardedUrlPattern("/resource/").match(getForwardedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1")));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void forwardWithNonMatchingPatternBecauseNotForward() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				forwardedUrlPattern("/resource/*").match(getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult("/resource/1")));
+	}
+
 	private StubMvcResult getRedirectedUrlStubMvcResult(String redirectUrl) throws Exception {
 		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 		response.sendRedirect(redirectUrl);