diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
index 168021cea3..af790cb19b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ public final class ClientHttpRequestFactories {
 	private <P, T> T getProperty(Function<AbstractHttpRequestFactoryProperties, P> accessor, Function<P, T> extractor,
 			Predicate<T> predicate) {
 		for (AbstractHttpRequestFactoryProperties properties : this.orderedProperties) {
-			P value = accessor.apply(properties);
-			T extracted = (value != null) ? extractor.apply(value) : null;
-			if (predicate.test(extracted)) {
-				return extracted;
+			if (properties != null) {
+				P value = accessor.apply(properties);
+				T extracted = (value != null) ? extractor.apply(value) : null;
+				if (predicate.test(extracted)) {
+					return extracted;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/ClientHttpConnectors.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/ClientHttpConnectors.java
index ff962c30ee..9ad9400a95 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/ClientHttpConnectors.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/ClientHttpConnectors.java
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ public final class ClientHttpConnectors {
 	private <P, T> T getProperty(Function<AbstractClientHttpConnectorProperties, P> accessor, Function<P, T> extractor,
 			Predicate<T> predicate) {
 		for (AbstractClientHttpConnectorProperties properties : this.orderedProperties) {
-			P value = accessor.apply(properties);
-			T extracted = (value != null) ? extractor.apply(value) : null;
-			if (predicate.test(extracted)) {
-				return extracted;
+			if (properties != null) {
+				P value = accessor.apply(properties);
+				T extracted = (value != null) ? extractor.apply(value) : null;
+				if (predicate.test(extracted)) {
+					return extracted;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.java
index 431e48f5eb..6ca0b74e8e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings;
 import org.springframework.boot.ssl.SslBundles;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestClientCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Conditional;
 import org.springframework.web.client.support.RestClientAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.service.registry.HttpServiceProxyRegistry;
 import org.springframework.web.service.registry.ImportHttpServices;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.service.registry.ImportHttpServices;
 @AutoConfiguration(after = { HttpClientAutoConfiguration.class, RestClientAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(RestClientAdapter.class)
 @ConditionalOnBean(HttpServiceProxyRegistry.class)
+@Conditional(NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(HttpClientServiceProperties.class)
 public class HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration implements BeanClassLoaderAware {
 
@@ -63,12 +65,13 @@ public class HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration implements BeanClassLoaderAware
 
 	@Bean
 	RestClientPropertiesHttpServiceGroupConfigurer restClientPropertiesHttpServiceGroupConfigurer(
-			ObjectProvider<SslBundles> sslBundles, HttpClientProperties httpClientProperties,
+			ObjectProvider<SslBundles> sslBundles, ObjectProvider<HttpClientProperties> httpClientProperties,
 			HttpClientServiceProperties serviceProperties,
 			ObjectProvider<ClientHttpRequestFactoryBuilder<?>> clientFactoryBuilder,
 			ObjectProvider<ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings> clientHttpRequestFactorySettings) {
 		return new RestClientPropertiesHttpServiceGroupConfigurer(this.beanClassLoader, sslBundles,
-				httpClientProperties, serviceProperties, clientFactoryBuilder, clientHttpRequestFactorySettings);
+				httpClientProperties.getIfAvailable(), serviceProperties, clientFactoryBuilder,
+				clientHttpRequestFactorySettings);
 	}
 
 	@Bean
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12be9ee534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/service/NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.service;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.NoneNestedConditions;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.SpringBootCondition;
+
+/**
+ * {@link SpringBootCondition} that applies only when running in a non-reactive web
+ * application.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ */
+class NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition extends NoneNestedConditions {
+
+	NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition() {
+		super(ConfigurationPhase.PARSE_CONFIGURATION);
+	}
+
+	@ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type.REACTIVE)
+	private static final class ReactiveWebApplication {
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/service/ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/service/ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 155eefaa51..c2cc722eaa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/service/ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/client/reactive/service/ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.aop.Advisor;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.reactive.ClientHttpConnectorAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.service.HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.function.client.WebClientAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.HttpRedirects;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.reactive.ClientHttpConnectorBuilder;
@@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 class ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	private final ReactiveWebApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ReactiveWebApplicationContextRunner()
-		.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.class,
-				ClientHttpConnectorAutoConfiguration.class, WebClientAutoConfiguration.class));
+		.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.class,
+				ReactiveHttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration.class, ClientHttpConnectorAutoConfiguration.class,
+				WebClientAutoConfiguration.class));
 
 	@Test
 	void configuresClientFromProperties() {