diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java
index 8bf33b7e7c..112627afe5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/DevToolsProperties.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public class DevToolsProperties {
 	public static class Restart {
 
 		private static final String DEFAULT_RESTART_EXCLUDES = "META-INF/maven/**,"
-				+ "META-INF/resources/**,resources/**,static/**,public/**,templates/**";
+				+ "META-INF/resources/**,resources/**,static/**,public/**,templates/**,"
+				+ "**/*Test.class,**/*Tests.class";
 
 		private static final long DEFAULT_RESTART_POLL_INTERVAL = 1000;
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/PatternClassPathRestartStrategyTests.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/PatternClassPathRestartStrategyTests.java
index 3617c2ea52..a9c308d4a4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/PatternClassPathRestartStrategyTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/PatternClassPathRestartStrategyTests.java
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ public class PatternClassPathRestartStrategyTests {
 		assertRestartRequired(strategy, mavenFolder + "/pom.properties", false);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testChange() {
+		ClassPathRestartStrategy strategy = createStrategy("**/*Test.class,**/*Tests.class");
+		assertRestartRequired(strategy, "com/example/ExampleTests.class", false);
+		assertRestartRequired(strategy, "com/example/ExampleTest.class", false);
+		assertRestartRequired(strategy, "com/example/Example.class", true);
+	}
+
 	private ClassPathRestartStrategy createStrategy(String pattern) {
 		return new PatternClassPathRestartStrategy(pattern);
 	}