diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/Tokens.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/Tokens.java
index c8e911090..edf07432d 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/Tokens.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/Tokens.java
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ public class Tokens extends BaseResourceCollectionWrapper {
             List<Resource> result = new ArrayList<>();
             for (String s = tokenizer.getToken(rdr); s != null; s =
                 tokenizer.getToken(rdr)) {
-                StringResource resource = new StringResource(getProject(), s);
+                // do not send the Project to the constructor of StringResource, since
+                // the semantics of that constructor clearly state that property value
+                // replacement takes place on the passed string value. We don't want
+                // that to happen.
+                final StringResource resource = new StringResource(s);
+                resource.setProject(getProject());
                 result.add(resource);
             }
             return result;
diff --git a/src/tests/antunit/types/resources/tokens-test.xml b/src/tests/antunit/types/resources/tokens-test.xml
index c09d604cb..26a300d4c 100644
--- a/src/tests/antunit/types/resources/tokens-test.xml
+++ b/src/tests/antunit/types/resources/tokens-test.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@
     </au:assertTrue>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testPropReplacement" description="bz-62147 - tests that string resource tokens aren't replaced with property values">
+    <property name="bz-62147-four" value="four"/>
+    <au:assertTrue>
+      <resourcecount count="0">
+        <difference>
+          <tokens>
+            <string>one two three $${bz-62147-four} $${bz-62417-nonexistent-prop}</string>
+          </tokens>
+          <resources>
+            <string value="one two three $${bz-62147-four} $${bz-62417-nonexistent-prop}" />
+          </resources>
+        </difference>
+      </resourcecount>
+    </au:assertTrue>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testExplicitLines">
     <au:assertTrue>
       <resourcecount count="0">