diff --git a/spring-geode-tests/smoke-tests/locator-application/src/main/java/example/app/geode/locator/SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication.java b/spring-geode-tests/smoke-tests/locator-application/src/main/java/example/app/geode/locator/SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication.java
index 1cf59da6..5cfb7bdd 100644
--- a/spring-geode-tests/smoke-tests/locator-application/src/main/java/example/app/geode/locator/SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication.java
+++ b/spring-geode-tests/smoke-tests/locator-application/src/main/java/example/app/geode/locator/SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication.java
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@
  */
 package example.app.geode.locator;
 
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
 import org.apache.geode.distributed.Locator;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.GemFireProperties;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation.LocatorApplication;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation.LocatorConfigurer;
@@ -45,7 +49,11 @@ import org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation.LocatorConfigurer;
 public class SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		SpringApplication.run(SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication.class, args);
+
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext =
+			SpringApplication.run(SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication.class, args);
+
+		block(applicationContext.getEnvironment());
 	}
 
 	@Bean
@@ -56,4 +64,12 @@ public class SpringBootApacheGeodeLocatorApplication {
 		return (beanName, bean) -> bean.getGemFireProperties()
 			.setProperty(GemFireProperties.LOCATORS.toString(), locators);
 	}
+
+	private static void block(Environment environment) {
+
+		if (environment.getProperty("spring.boot.data.geode.locator.prompt-for-shutdown", Boolean.class, false)) {
+			System.err.println("Press <ENTER> to exit.");
+			new Scanner(System.in).nextLine();
+		}
+	}
 }