diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanInfo.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanInfo.java
index 92daeaba796dd2..0a7cc712634e95 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanInfo.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanInfo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.DefinitionException;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.DeploymentException;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.InterceptionType;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationInstance;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget;
@@ -405,8 +407,10 @@ void init(List<Throwable> errors) {
         if (disposer != null) {
             disposer.init(errors);
         }
-        interceptedMethods.putAll(initInterceptedMethods());
-        lifecycleInterceptors.putAll(initLifecycleInterceptors());
+        interceptedMethods.putAll(initInterceptedMethods(errors));
+        if (errors.isEmpty()) {
+            lifecycleInterceptors.putAll(initLifecycleInterceptors());
+        }
     }
 
     protected String getType() {
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@ protected String getType() {
         }
     }
 
-    private Map<MethodInfo, InterceptionInfo> initInterceptedMethods() {
+    private Map<MethodInfo, InterceptionInfo> initInterceptedMethods(List<Throwable> errors) {
         if (!isInterceptor() && isClassBean()) {
             Map<MethodInfo, InterceptionInfo> interceptedMethods = new HashMap<>();
             Map<MethodKey, Set<AnnotationInstance>> candidates = new HashMap<>();
@@ -434,7 +438,14 @@ private Map<MethodInfo, InterceptionInfo> initInterceptedMethods() {
                 }
             }
 
-            Methods.addInterceptedMethodCandidates(beanDeployment, target.get().asClass(), candidates, classLevelBindings);
+            Set<MethodInfo> finalMethods = Methods.addInterceptedMethodCandidates(beanDeployment, target.get().asClass(),
+                    candidates, classLevelBindings);
+            if (!finalMethods.isEmpty()) {
+                errors.add(new DeploymentException(String.format(
+                        "Bean %s has a bound interceptor and must not declare final methods:\n\t- %s", getBeanClass(),
+                        finalMethods.stream().map(Object::toString).sorted().collect(Collectors.joining("\n\t- ")))));
+                return Collections.emptyMap();
+            }
 
             for (Entry<MethodKey, Set<AnnotationInstance>> entry : candidates.entrySet()) {
                 List<InterceptorInfo> interceptors = beanDeployment.getInterceptorResolver()
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java
index 6f927a8493a54a..5a1e23d3837038 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ private static boolean skipForClientProxy(MethodInfo method) {
         if (Modifier.isFinal(method.flags())) {
             String className = method.declaringClass().name().toString();
             if (!className.startsWith("java.")) {
-                LOGGER.warn(
-                        String.format("Method %s.%s() is final, skipped during generation of the corresponding client proxy",
-                                className, method.name()));
+                LOGGER.warn(String.format(
+                        "Final method %s.%s() is ignored during proxy generation and should never be invoked upon the proxy instance!",
+                        className, method.name()));
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ static boolean isObjectToString(MethodInfo method) {
         return method.declaringClass().name().equals(DotNames.OBJECT) && method.name().equals(TO_STRING);
     }
 
-    static void addInterceptedMethodCandidates(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, ClassInfo classInfo,
+    static Set<MethodInfo> addInterceptedMethodCandidates(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, ClassInfo classInfo,
             Map<MethodKey, Set<AnnotationInstance>> candidates,
             List<AnnotationInstance> classLevelBindings) {
+        Set<MethodInfo> finalMethods = new HashSet<>();
         for (MethodInfo method : classInfo.methods()) {
             if (skipForSubclass(method)) {
                 continue;
@@ -134,13 +135,7 @@ static void addInterceptedMethodCandidates(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, ClassI
             }
             if (!merged.isEmpty()) {
                 if (Modifier.isFinal(method.flags())) {
-                    String className = method.declaringClass().name().toString();
-                    if (!className.startsWith("java.")) {
-                        LOGGER.warn(
-                                String.format(
-                                        "Method %s.%s() is final, skipped during generation of the corresponding intercepted subclass",
-                                        className, method.name()));
-                    }
+                    finalMethods.add(method);
                 } else {
                     candidates.computeIfAbsent(new Methods.MethodKey(method), key -> merged);
                 }
@@ -149,9 +144,11 @@ static void addInterceptedMethodCandidates(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, ClassI
         if (classInfo.superClassType() != null) {
             ClassInfo superClassInfo = getClassByName(beanDeployment.getIndex(), classInfo.superName());
             if (superClassInfo != null) {
-                addInterceptedMethodCandidates(beanDeployment, superClassInfo, candidates, classLevelBindings);
+                finalMethods
+                        .addAll(addInterceptedMethodCandidates(beanDeployment, superClassInfo, candidates, classLevelBindings));
             }
         }
+        return finalMethods;
     }
 
     private static boolean skipForSubclass(MethodInfo method) {
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/clientproxy/finalmethod/FinalMethodIgnoredTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/clientproxy/finalmethod/FinalMethodIgnoredTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..40d808267a2766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/clientproxy/finalmethod/FinalMethodIgnoredTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.clientproxy.finalmethod;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import io.quarkus.arc.Arc;
+import io.quarkus.arc.ClientProxy;
+import io.quarkus.arc.test.ArcTestContainer;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+public class FinalMethodIgnoredTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    public ArcTestContainer container = new ArcTestContainer(Moo.class);
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProducer() throws IOException {
+        Moo moo = Arc.container().instance(Moo.class).get();
+        assertTrue(moo instanceof ClientProxy);
+        assertEquals(0, moo.getVal());
+        assertEquals(10, ((Moo) ((ClientProxy) moo).arc_contextualInstance()).val);
+    }
+
+    @ApplicationScoped
+    static class Moo {
+
+        private int val;
+
+        @PostConstruct
+        void init() {
+            this.val = 10;
+        }
+
+        // will return 0 if invoked upon a client proxy
+        final int getVal() {
+            return val;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/interceptors/finalmethod/FinalInterceptedMethodTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/interceptors/finalmethod/FinalInterceptedMethodTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..350c67aa364012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/interceptors/finalmethod/FinalInterceptedMethodTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.interceptors.finalmethod;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import io.quarkus.arc.test.ArcTestContainer;
+import io.quarkus.arc.test.interceptors.Simple;
+import javax.annotation.Priority;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.DeploymentException;
+import javax.inject.Singleton;
+import javax.interceptor.AroundInvoke;
+import javax.interceptor.Interceptor;
+import javax.interceptor.InvocationContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+public class FinalInterceptedMethodTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    public ArcTestContainer container = ArcTestContainer.builder().beanClasses(Simple.class, SimpleBean.class,
+            SimpleInterceptor.class).shouldFail().build();
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFailure() {
+        Throwable t = container.getFailure();
+        assertNotNull(t);
+        assertTrue(t instanceof DeploymentException);
+        assertTrue(t.getMessage().contains("foo"));
+        assertTrue(t.getMessage().contains("bar"));
+    }
+
+    @Simple
+    @Singleton
+    static class SimpleBean {
+
+        final String foo() {
+            return "foo";
+        }
+
+        final void bar() {
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Simple
+    @Priority(1)
+    @Interceptor
+    static class SimpleInterceptor {
+
+        @AroundInvoke
+        Object mySuperCoolAroundInvoke(InvocationContext ctx) throws Exception {
+            return ctx.proceed();
+        }
+    }
+
+}