diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/AggregateBinder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/AggregateBinder.java
index 90aeab57f7..3eb97bfd1d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/AggregateBinder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/AggregateBinder.java
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ abstract class AggregateBinder<T> {
 
 	private final BindContext context;
 
-	AggregateBinder(BindContext context) {
+	private final boolean allowRecursiveBinding;
+
+	AggregateBinder(BindContext context, boolean allowRecursiveBinding) {
 		this.context = context;
+		this.allowRecursiveBinding = allowRecursiveBinding;
+	}
+
+	boolean isAllowRecursiveBinding() {
+		return this.allowRecursiveBinding;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
index cf35bff252..26b7c4dad6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
@@ -188,13 +188,14 @@ public class Binder {
 	}
 
 	protected final <T> T bind(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<T> target,
-			BindHandler handler, Context context, boolean skipIfHasBoundBean) {
+			BindHandler handler, Context context, boolean allowRecursiveBinding) {
 		context.clearConfigurationProperty();
 		try {
 			if (!handler.onStart(name, target, context)) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			Object bound = bindObject(name, target, handler, context, skipIfHasBoundBean);
+			Object bound = bindObject(name, target, handler, context,
+					allowRecursiveBinding);
 			return handleBindResult(name, target, handler, context, bound);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ public class Binder {
 	}
 
 	private <T> Object bindObject(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<T> target,
-			BindHandler handler, Context context, boolean skipIfHasBoundBean)
+			BindHandler handler, Context context, boolean allowRecursiveBinding)
 					throws Exception {
 		ConfigurationProperty property = findProperty(name, context);
 		if (property == null && containsNoDescendantOf(context.streamSources(), name)) {
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ public class Binder {
 		if (property != null) {
 			return bindProperty(name, target, handler, context, property);
 		}
-		return bindBean(name, target, handler, context, skipIfHasBoundBean);
+		return bindBean(name, target, handler, context, allowRecursiveBinding);
 	}
 
 	private AggregateBinder<?> getAggregateBinder(Bindable<?> target, Context context) {
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			BindHandler handler, Context context, AggregateBinder<?> aggregateBinder) {
 		AggregateElementBinder elementBinder = (itemName, itemTarget, source) -> {
 			Supplier<?> supplier = () -> bind(itemName, itemTarget, handler, context,
-					false);
+					aggregateBinder.isAllowRecursiveBinding());
 			return context.withSource(source, supplier);
 		};
 		return context.withIncreasedDepth(
@@ -290,15 +291,15 @@ public class Binder {
 	}
 
 	private Object bindBean(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<?> target,
-			BindHandler handler, Context context, boolean skipIfHasBoundBean) {
+			BindHandler handler, Context context, boolean allowRecursiveBinding) {
 		if (containsNoDescendantOf(context.streamSources(), name)
 				|| isUnbindableBean(name, target, context)) {
 			return null;
 		}
 		BeanPropertyBinder propertyBinder = (propertyName, propertyTarget) -> bind(
-				name.append(propertyName), propertyTarget, handler, context, true);
+				name.append(propertyName), propertyTarget, handler, context, false);
 		Class<?> type = target.getType().resolve();
-		if (skipIfHasBoundBean && context.hasBoundBean(type)) {
+		if (!allowRecursiveBinding && context.hasBoundBean(type)) {
 			return null;
 		}
 		return context.withBean(type, () -> {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/IndexedElementsBinder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/IndexedElementsBinder.java
index d9e09fe87e..123190f71e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/IndexedElementsBinder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/IndexedElementsBinder.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ abstract class IndexedElementsBinder<T> extends AggregateBinder<T> {
 	private static final String INDEX_ZERO = "[0]";
 
 	IndexedElementsBinder(BindContext context) {
-		super(context);
+		super(context, false);
 	}
 
 	protected final void bindIndexed(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<?> target,
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java
index c7bd816070..358d3db96e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class MapBinder extends AggregateBinder<Map<Object, Object>> {
 			.mapOf(String.class, String.class);
 
 	MapBinder(BindContext context) {
-		super(context);
+		super(context, true);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/CollectionBinderTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/CollectionBinderTests.java
index 8779d5738f..7479a8dfaa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/CollectionBinderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/CollectionBinderTests.java
@@ -351,6 +351,32 @@ public class CollectionBinderTests {
 		assertThat(result.getItemsSet()).containsExactly("a", "b", "c");
 	}
 
+	public void bindToBeanWithNestedCollectionShouldPopulateCollection()
+			throws Exception {
+		MockConfigurationPropertySource source = new MockConfigurationPropertySource();
+		source.put("foo.value", "one");
+		source.put("foo.foos[0].value", "two");
+		source.put("foo.foos[1].value", "three");
+		this.sources.add(source);
+		Bindable<BeanWithNestedCollection> target = Bindable
+				.of(BeanWithNestedCollection.class);
+		BeanWithNestedCollection foo = this.binder.bind("foo", target).get();
+		assertThat(foo.getValue()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(foo.getFoos().get(0).getValue()).isEqualTo("two");
+		assertThat(foo.getFoos().get(1).getValue()).isEqualTo("three");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void bindToBeanWithNestedCollectionAndNonIterableSourceShouldNotFail()
+			throws Exception {
+		// gh-10702
+		MockConfigurationPropertySource source = new MockConfigurationPropertySource();
+		this.sources.add(source.nonIterable());
+		Bindable<BeanWithNestedCollection> target = Bindable
+				.of(BeanWithNestedCollection.class);
+		this.binder.bind("foo", target);
+	}
+
 	public static class ExampleCollectionBean {
 
 		private List<String> items = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -401,4 +427,27 @@ public class CollectionBinderTests {
 
 	}
 
+	public static class BeanWithNestedCollection {
+
+		private String value;
+
+		private List<BeanWithNestedCollection> foos;
+
+		public List<BeanWithNestedCollection> getFoos() {
+			return this.foos;
+		}
+
+		public void setFoos(List<BeanWithNestedCollection> foos) {
+			this.foos = foos;
+		}
+
+		public String getValue() {
+			return this.value;
+		}
+
+		public void setValue(String value) {
+			this.value = value;
+		}
+	}
+
 }