diff --git a/hutool-core/src/main/java/cn/hutool/core/bean/BeanPath.java b/hutool-core/src/main/java/cn/hutool/core/bean/BeanPath.java
index 3b8bf45e4..a5feb0f91 100644
--- a/hutool-core/src/main/java/cn/hutool/core/bean/BeanPath.java
+++ b/hutool-core/src/main/java/cn/hutool/core/bean/BeanPath.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Bean路径表达式，用于获取多层嵌套Bean中的字段值或Bean对象<br>
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public class BeanPath implements Serializable {
 	 * @param value 值
 	 */
 	public void set(final Object bean, final Object value) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(bean);
 		set(bean, this.patternParts, lastIsNumber(this.patternParts), value);
 	}
 
@@ -140,15 +142,15 @@ public class BeanPath implements Serializable {
 	 * @param patternParts 表达式块列表
 	 * @param value        值
 	 */
-	private void set(final Object bean, final List<String> patternParts, final boolean nextNumberPart, final Object value) {
+	private Object set(final Object bean, final List<String> patternParts, final boolean nextNumberPart, final Object value) {
 		Object subBean = this.get(patternParts, bean, true);
 		if (null == subBean) {
 			final List<String> parentParts = getParentParts(patternParts);
-			this.set(bean, parentParts, lastIsNumber(parentParts), nextNumberPart ? new ArrayList<>() : new HashMap<>());
-			//set中有可能做过转换，因此此处重新获取bean
-			subBean = this.get(patternParts, bean, true);
+			// 避免get方法的重复调用
+			subBean = this.set(bean, parentParts, lastIsNumber(parentParts), nextNumberPart ? new ArrayList<>() : new HashMap<>());
 		}
 		BeanUtil.setFieldValue(subBean, patternParts.get(patternParts.size() - 1), value);
+		return value;
 	}
 
 	/**