diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
index 8a385dbf2c..85699bef30 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 public class LogbackLoggingSystem extends AbstractLoggingSystem {
 
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystem extends AbstractLoggingSystem {
 	@Override
 	public void beforeInitialize() {
 		super.beforeInitialize();
+		configureJdkLoggingBridgeHandler();
+		configureJBossLoggingToUseSlf4j();
+	}
+
+	private void configureJdkLoggingBridgeHandler() {
 		try {
 			if (ClassUtils.isPresent("org.slf4j.bridge.SLF4JBridgeHandler",
 					getClassLoader())) {
@@ -85,6 +91,10 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystem extends AbstractLoggingSystem {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void configureJBossLoggingToUseSlf4j() {
+		System.setProperty("org.jboss.logging.provider", "slf4j");
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void initialize(String configLocation) {
 		Assert.notNull(configLocation, "ConfigLocation must not be null");
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
index 8a7aacd323..331dacf985 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
  * Tests for {@link LogbackLoggingSystem}.
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 public class LogbackLoggingSystemTests {
 
@@ -119,4 +121,10 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystemTests {
 				equalTo(1));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void jbossLoggingIsConfiguredToUseSlf4j() {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
+		assertEquals("slf4j", System.getProperty("org.jboss.logging.provider"));
+	}
+
 }