diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java
index 7cb0c3e9285..33b9b0ecfaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public class BooleanUtils {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code array} is empty.
      * @since 3.0.1
      */
-    public static boolean and(final boolean... array) {
+    
+    public static boolean and(boolean[] array) {
         ObjectUtils.requireNonEmpty(array, "array");
         for (final boolean element : array) {
             if (!element) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java
index 8907ab7e2f8..630ba3d9257 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java
@@ -453,6 +453,16 @@ void testAnd_object_emptyInput() {
         assertIllegalArgumentException(() -> BooleanUtils.and(new Boolean[] {}));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testAnd_object_varargs_wrapper() {
+        assertEquals(false, BooleanUtils.and(Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.TRUE));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testAnd_object_varargs_primitive() {
+        assertEquals(false, BooleanUtils.and(false, true));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testAnd_object_nullElementInput() {
         assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE, BooleanUtils.and(new Boolean[] {null}));