diff --git a/taglibs/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AbstractAuthorizeTag.java b/taglibs/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AbstractAuthorizeTag.java
index 9fcbae62a21..78e5342197c 100644
--- a/taglibs/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AbstractAuthorizeTag.java
+++ b/taglibs/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AbstractAuthorizeTag.java
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ public boolean authorizeUsingGrantedAuthorities() {
         final Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> granted = getPrincipalAuthorities();
 
         if (hasTextAllGranted) {
-            if (!granted.containsAll(toAuthorities(getIfAllGranted()))) {
-                return false;
-            }
+            Set<String> grantedRoles = authoritiesToRoles(granted);
+            Set<String> requiredRoles = authoritiesToRoles(toAuthorities(getIfAllGranted()));
+            if (!grantedRoles.containsAll(requiredRoles)) { 
+                return false; 
+            } 
         }
 
         if (hasTextAnyGranted) {
diff --git a/taglibs/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AuthorizeTagCustomGrantedAuthorityTests.java b/taglibs/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AuthorizeTagCustomGrantedAuthorityTests.java
index fa1d65a5d4e..47414ae0249 100644
--- a/taglibs/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AuthorizeTagCustomGrantedAuthorityTests.java
+++ b/taglibs/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/taglibs/authz/AuthorizeTagCustomGrantedAuthorityTests.java
@@ -73,4 +73,28 @@ public String getAuthority() {
             assertTrue("expected", true);
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Tests that it is possible to use the authorize tag with any authorization
+     * object that implements GrantedAuthority.
+     * @throws JspException on tag failures (not supposed to happen in this test case)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testAuthorizeUsingGrantedAuthorities() throws JspException {
+        authorizeTag.setIfAnyGranted(null);
+        authorizeTag.setIfNotGranted(null);
+        authorizeTag.setIfAllGranted("ROLE_TEST");
+        List<GrantedAuthority> authorities = new ArrayList<GrantedAuthority>();
+        authorities.add(new GrantedAuthority() {
+                    public String getAuthority() {
+                        return "ROLE_TEST";
+                    }
+                });
+        SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(new TestingAuthenticationToken("abc", "123", authorities));
+        int testResult = authorizeTag.doStartTag();
+        Assert.assertEquals("Not authorized even though having correct authorities.", 
+                Tag.EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE, testResult);
+        
+    }
+    
 }