diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java
index 27f1bc188d..857407e027 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.config.EnableHypermediaSupport;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.config.EnableHypermediaSupport.HypermediaType;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.Plugin;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter;
 
 /**
  * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for Spring HATEOAS's
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
-@ConditionalOnClass({ EntityModel.class, RequestMapping.class, Plugin.class })
+@ConditionalOnClass({ EntityModel.class, RequestMapping.class, RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.class, Plugin.class })
 @ConditionalOnWebApplication
 @AutoConfigureAfter({ WebMvcAutoConfiguration.class, JacksonAutoConfiguration.class,
 		HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class, RepositoryRestMvcAutoConfiguration.class })
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 198e6c263e..c9045e22b0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.hateoas.HypermediaAutoConfiguratio
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jackson.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.FilteredClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.MediaTypes;
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ class HypermediaAutoConfigurationTests {
 	private WebApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new WebApplicationContextRunner()
 			.withUserConfiguration(BaseConfig.class);
 
+	@Test
+	void autoConfigurationWhenSpringMvcNotOnClasspathShouldBackOff() {
+		this.contextRunner.withClassLoader(new FilteredClassLoader(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.class))
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context.getBeansOfType(HypermediaConfiguration.class)).isEmpty());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void linkDiscoverersCreated() {
 		this.contextRunner.run((context) -> {