diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacks.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacks.java
index 5a4ed8cb99..143377663a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacks.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public <T> T invokeCallback(EntityCallback<T> callback, T entity,
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
 						String.format("Callback invocation on %s returned null value for %s", callback.getClass(), entity));
 
-			} catch (ClassCastException ex) {
+			} catch (IllegalArgumentException | ClassCastException ex) {
 
 				String msg = ex.getMessage();
 				if (msg == null || EntityCallbackInvoker.matchesClassCastMessage(msg, entity.getClass())) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/EntityCallbackInvoker.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/EntityCallbackInvoker.java
index 358eb9c629..03ad874df9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/EntityCallbackInvoker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/EntityCallbackInvoker.java
@@ -35,21 +35,26 @@ interface EntityCallbackInvoker {
 	<T> Object invokeCallback(EntityCallback<T> callback, T entity,
 			BiFunction<EntityCallback<T>, T, Object> callbackInvokerFunction);
 
-	static boolean matchesClassCastMessage(String classCastMessage, Class<?> eventClass) {
+	static boolean matchesClassCastMessage(String exceptionMessage, Class<?> eventClass) {
 
 		// On Java 8, the message starts with the class name: "java.lang.String cannot be cast..."
-		if (classCastMessage.startsWith(eventClass.getName())) {
+		if (exceptionMessage.startsWith(eventClass.getName())) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		// On Java 11, the message starts with "class ..." a.k.a. Class.toString()
-		if (classCastMessage.startsWith(eventClass.toString())) {
+		if (exceptionMessage.startsWith(eventClass.toString())) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		// On Java 9, the message used to contain the module name: "java.base/java.lang.String cannot be cast..."
-		int moduleSeparatorIndex = classCastMessage.indexOf('/');
-		if (moduleSeparatorIndex != -1 && classCastMessage.startsWith(eventClass.getName(), moduleSeparatorIndex + 1)) {
+		int moduleSeparatorIndex = exceptionMessage.indexOf('/');
+		if (moduleSeparatorIndex != -1 && exceptionMessage.startsWith(eventClass.getName(), moduleSeparatorIndex + 1)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// On Java 18, the message is "IllegalArgumentException: argument type mismatch"
+		if (exceptionMessage.equals("argument type mismatch")) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacksUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacksUnitTests.java
index d3c91d97c4..90734ec8e5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacksUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/callback/DefaultEntityCallbacksUnitTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.Person;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersonDocument;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersonNoId;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.callback.CapturingEntityCallback.FirstCallback;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.callback.CapturingEntityCallback.SecondCallback;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.callback.CapturingEntityCallback.ThirdCallback;
@@ -95,9 +96,8 @@ void invokeInvalidEvent() {
 		DefaultEntityCallbacks callbacks = new DefaultEntityCallbacks();
 		callbacks.addEntityCallback(new InvalidEntityCallback() {});
 
-		assertThatIllegalStateException()
-				.isThrownBy(() -> callbacks.callback(InvalidEntityCallback.class, new PersonDocument(null, "Walter", null),
-						"agr0", Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY));
+		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> callbacks.callback(InvalidEntityCallback.class,
+				new PersonDocument(null, "Walter", null), "agr0", Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY));
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1467
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ void errorsOnNullEntity() {
 		DefaultEntityCallbacks callbacks = new DefaultEntityCallbacks();
 		callbacks.addEntityCallback(new CapturingEntityCallback());
 
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-				.isThrownBy(() -> callbacks.callback(CapturingEntityCallback.class, null));
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> callbacks.callback(CapturingEntityCallback.class, null));
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1467
@@ -144,18 +143,31 @@ void errorsOnNullValueReturnedByCallbackEntity() {
 
 		PersonDocument initial = new PersonDocument(null, "Walter", null);
 
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-				.isThrownBy(() -> callbacks.callback(CapturingEntityCallback.class, initial));
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> callbacks.callback(CapturingEntityCallback.class, initial));
 
 		assertThat(first.capturedValue()).isSameAs(initial);
 		assertThat(second.capturedValue()).isNotNull().isNotSameAs(initial);
 		assertThat(third.capturedValues()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-2583
+	void skipsInvocationUsingJava18ReflectiveTypeRejection() {
+
+		DefaultEntityCallbacks callbacks = new DefaultEntityCallbacks();
+		callbacks.addEntityCallback(new Java18ClassCastStyle());
+
+		Person person = new PersonNoId(42, "Walter", "White");
+
+		Person afterCallback = callbacks.callback(BeforeConvertCallback.class, person);
+
+		assertThat(afterCallback).isSameAs(person);
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1467
 	void detectsMultipleCallbacksWithinOneClass() {
 
-		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(MultipleCallbacksInOneClassConfig.class);
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				MultipleCallbacksInOneClassConfig.class);
 
 		DefaultEntityCallbacks callbacks = new DefaultEntityCallbacks(ctx);
 
@@ -288,4 +300,13 @@ public Person onBeforeSave(Person object) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	static class Java18ClassCastStyle implements BeforeConvertCallback<Person> {
+
+		@Override
+		public Person onBeforeConvert(Person object) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("argument type mismatch");
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }