diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 7c59675879..a7348d9600 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.ReactiveHealthIndicator;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Status;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.StatusEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -81,6 +82,19 @@ public class HealthEndpointAutoConfigurationTests {
 				});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void runShouldHaveStatusEndpointBeanEvenIfDefaultIsDisabled() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("endpoints.default.enabled:false")
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(StatusEndpoint.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void runWhenEnabledPropertyIsFalseShouldNotHaveEndpointBean()
+			throws Exception {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("endpoints.status.enabled:false").run(
+				(context) -> assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(StatusEndpoint.class));
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	static class HealthIndicatorConfiguration {
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/info/InfoEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/info/InfoEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java
index d626a5beae..809f0bf235 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/info/InfoEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/info/InfoEndpointAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ public class InfoEndpointAutoConfigurationTests {
 				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(InfoEndpoint.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void runShouldHaveEndpointBeanEvenIfDefaultIsDisabled() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("endpoints.default.enabled:false")
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(InfoEndpoint.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void runWhenEnabledPropertyIsFalseShouldNotHaveEndpointBean()
 			throws Exception {
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/JmxEndpointIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/JmxEndpointIntegrationTests.java
index 77c0921ccb..83524a0d59 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/JmxEndpointIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/JmxEndpointIntegrationTests.java
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ public class JmxEndpointIntegrationTests {
 			MBeanServer mBeanServer = context.getBean(MBeanServer.class);
 			checkEndpointMBeans(mBeanServer,
 					new String[] { "autoconfig", "beans", "configprops", "env", "health",
-							"info", "mappings", "metrics", "threaddump", "trace" },
+							"info", "mappings", "metrics", "status", "threaddump",
+							"trace" },
 					new String[] { "shutdown" });
 		});
 	}
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public class JmxEndpointIntegrationTests {
 					MBeanServer mBeanServer = context.getBean(MBeanServer.class);
 					checkEndpointMBeans(mBeanServer, new String[0],
 							new String[] { "autoconfig", "beans", "configprops", "env",
-									"health", "info", "mappings", "metrics", "shutdown",
+									"health", "mappings", "metrics", "shutdown",
 									"threaddump", "trace" });
 
 				});
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class JmxEndpointIntegrationTests {
 					MBeanServer mBeanServer = context.getBean(MBeanServer.class);
 					checkEndpointMBeans(mBeanServer, new String[] { "beans" },
 							new String[] { "autoconfig", "configprops", "env", "health",
-									"info", "mappings", "metrics", "shutdown",
+									"mappings", "metrics", "shutdown",
 									"threaddump", "trace" });
 				});
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests.java
index ec97f7b94c..49ba15ab60 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/integrationtest/WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests.java
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ public class WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests {
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "configprops")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "env")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "health")).isFalse();
-			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "info")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "info")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "mappings")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "metrics")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.POST, "shutdown")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "status")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "threaddump")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "trace")).isFalse();
 		});
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public class WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests {
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "mappings")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "metrics")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.POST, "shutdown")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "status")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "threaddump")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "trace")).isTrue();
 		});
@@ -110,10 +112,11 @@ public class WebMvcEndpointExposureIntegrationTests {
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "configprops")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "env")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "health")).isFalse();
-			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "info")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "info")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "mappings")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "metrics")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.POST, "shutdown")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "status")).isTrue();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "threaddump")).isFalse();
 			assertThat(isExposed(mvc, HttpMethod.GET, "trace")).isFalse();
 		});
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/StatusEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/StatusEndpoint.java
index b7245761ac..e28715e432 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/StatusEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/StatusEndpoint.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.actuate.health;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.DefaultEnablement;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.Endpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.ReadOperation;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.ReadOperation;
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-@Endpoint(id = "status")
+@Endpoint(id = "status", defaultEnablement = DefaultEnablement.ENABLED)
 public class StatusEndpoint {
 
 	private final HealthIndicator healthIndicator;
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/info/InfoEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/info/InfoEndpoint.java
index cacbacc15b..7a1aab8c4f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/info/InfoEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/info/InfoEndpoint.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.actuate.info;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.DefaultEnablement;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.Endpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.ReadOperation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-@Endpoint(id = "info")
+@Endpoint(id = "info", defaultEnablement = DefaultEnablement.ENABLED)
 public class InfoEndpoint {
 
 	private final List<InfoContributor> infoContributors;
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index 6ad1a1556f..e23b80f4e7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -1128,9 +1128,9 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 
 	# INFO ENDPOINT ({sc-spring-boot-actuator}/endpoint/InfoEndpoint.{sc-ext}[InfoEndpoint])
 	endpoints.info.cache.time-to-live=0 # Maximum time in milliseconds that a response can be cached.
-	endpoints.info.enabled= # Enable the info endpoint.
-	endpoints.info.jmx.enabled= # Expose the info endpoint as a JMX MBean.
-	endpoints.info.web.enabled= # Expose the info endpoint as a Web endpoint.
+	endpoints.info.enabled=true # Enable the info endpoint.
+	endpoints.info.jmx.enabled=true # Expose the info endpoint as a JMX MBean.
+	endpoints.info.web.enabled=true # Expose the info endpoint as a Web endpoint.
 
 	# LIQUIBASE ENDPOINT ({sc-spring-boot-actuator}/endpoint/LiquibaseEndpoint.{sc-ext}[LiquibaseEndpoint])
 	endpoints.liquibase.cache.time-to-live=0 # Maximum time in milliseconds that a response can be cached.
@@ -1170,9 +1170,9 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 
 	# STATUS ENDPOINT ({sc-spring-boot-actuator}/endpoint/StatusEndpoint.{sc-ext}[StatusEndpoint])
 	endpoints.status.cache.time-to-live=0 # Maximum time in milliseconds that a response can be cached.
-	endpoints.status.enabled= # Enable the status endpoint.
-	endpoints.status.jmx.enabled= # Expose the status endpoint as a JMX MBean.
-	endpoints.status.web.enabled= # Expose the status endpoint as a Web endpoint.
+	endpoints.status.enabled=true # Enable the status endpoint.
+	endpoints.status.jmx.enabled=true # Expose the status endpoint as a JMX MBean.
+	endpoints.status.web.enabled=true # Expose the status endpoint as a Web endpoint.
 
 	# THREAD DUMP ENDPOINT ({sc-spring-boot-actuator}/endpoint/ThreadDumpEndpoint.{sc-ext}[ThreadDumpEndpoint])
 	endpoints.threaddump.cache.time-to-live=0 # Maximum time in milliseconds that a response can be cached.