diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
index 9292876573..7d4b789edd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.OrderedRequestContextFilter;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfiguration {
 
 		public WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter(ResourceProperties resourceProperties,
 				WebMvcProperties mvcProperties, ListableBeanFactory beanFactory,
-				HttpMessageConverters messageConverters,
+				@Lazy HttpMessageConverters messageConverters,
 				ObjectProvider<ResourceHandlerRegistrationCustomizer> resourceHandlerRegistrationCustomizerProvider) {
 			this.resourceProperties = resourceProperties;
 			this.mvcProperties = mvcProperties;
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
index e6a8f2cf21..ebe127dc4f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.server.ServletWebServerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionService;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
@@ -762,6 +764,11 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests {
 				.isSameAs(this.context.getBean("customJsr303Validator"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void httpMessageConverterThatUsesConversionServiceDoesNotCreateACycle() {
+		load(CustomHttpMessageConverter.class);
+	}
+
 	private void load(Class<?> config, String... environment) {
 		load(config, null, environment);
 	}
@@ -992,4 +999,15 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	static class CustomHttpMessageConverter {
+
+		@Bean
+		public HttpMessageConverter<?> customHttpMessageConverter(
+				ConversionService conversionService) {
+			return mock(HttpMessageConverter.class);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }