diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/atlas/AtlasMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/atlas/AtlasMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 1ced72749a..9964ae69f8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/atlas/AtlasMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/atlas/AtlasMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import io.micrometer.atlas.AtlasMeterRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Clock;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(AtlasMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(AtlasProperties.class)
 public class AtlasMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/datadog/DatadogMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/datadog/DatadogMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 7fd0b28818..c55b847e6d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/datadog/DatadogMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/datadog/DatadogMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import io.micrometer.datadog.DatadogConfig;
 import io.micrometer.datadog.DatadogMeterRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(DatadogMeterRegistry.class)
 @ConditionalOnProperty("management.metrics.export.datadog.api-key")
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(DatadogProperties.class)
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/ganglia/GangliaMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/ganglia/GangliaMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 17db9aac0a..d68d53041e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/ganglia/GangliaMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/ganglia/GangliaMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.micrometer.ganglia.GangliaConfig;
 import io.micrometer.ganglia.GangliaMeterRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(GangliaMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(GangliaProperties.class)
 public class GangliaMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/graphite/GraphiteMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/graphite/GraphiteMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 860a47b7e3..4652145e9c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/graphite/GraphiteMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/graphite/GraphiteMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.micrometer.graphite.GraphiteConfig;
 import io.micrometer.graphite.GraphiteMeterRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(GraphiteMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(GraphiteProperties.class)
 public class GraphiteMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/influx/InfluxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/influx/InfluxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index c298662f3a..cccbebb3aa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/influx/InfluxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/influx/InfluxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import io.micrometer.influx.InfluxConfig;
 import io.micrometer.influx.InfluxMeterRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(InfluxMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(InfluxProperties.class)
 public class InfluxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/jmx/JmxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/jmx/JmxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index e80f84f8ec..29b45d1bad 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/jmx/JmxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/jmx/JmxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.micrometer.jmx.JmxConfig;
 import io.micrometer.jmx.JmxMeterRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(JmxMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(JmxProperties.class)
 public class JmxMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/prometheus/PrometheusMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/prometheus/PrometheusMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 8f9689dbc2..6a5b0eabea 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/prometheus/PrometheusMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/prometheus/PrometheusMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.micrometer.prometheus.PrometheusMeterRegistry;
 import io.prometheus.client.CollectorRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.ManagementContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.export.prometheus.PrometheusScrapeEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @author Jon Schneider
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(PrometheusMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(PrometheusProperties.class)
 public class PrometheusMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/simple/SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/simple/SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 08dd39ba3a..e991bc7b2e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/simple/SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/simple/SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
 /**
  * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for exporting metrics to a
- * {@link SimpleMeterRegistry}.
+ * {@link SimpleMeterRegistry}. Auto-configured after all other {@link MeterRegistry}
+ * beans and only used as a fallback.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @since 2.0.0
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public class SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(MeterRegistry.class)
 	public SimpleMeterRegistry simpleMeterRegistry(SimpleConfig config, Clock clock) {
 		return new SimpleMeterRegistry(config, clock);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 38065ffb3e..274a16568c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdConfig;
 import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdMeterRegistry;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.simple.SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Configuration
-@AutoConfigureBefore(MetricsAutoConfiguration.class)
+@AutoConfigureBefore({ MetricsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		SimpleMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnClass(StatsdMeterRegistry.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(StatsdProperties.class)
 public class StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {