diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatform.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatform.java
index 2db1b48e56..c7f124bfae 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatform.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatform.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 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.
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public enum CloudPlatform {
 	 */
 	KUBERNETES {
 
+		private static final String KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST = "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST";
+
+		private static final String KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT = "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT";
+
 		private static final String SERVICE_HOST_SUFFIX = "_SERVICE_HOST";
 
 		private static final String SERVICE_PORT_SUFFIX = "_SERVICE_PORT";
@@ -88,8 +92,14 @@ public enum CloudPlatform {
 		private boolean isActive(ConfigurableEnvironment environment) {
 			PropertySource<?> environmentPropertySource = environment.getPropertySources()
 					.get(StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME);
-			if (environmentPropertySource instanceof EnumerablePropertySource) {
-				return isActive((EnumerablePropertySource<?>) environmentPropertySource);
+			if (environmentPropertySource != null) {
+				if (environmentPropertySource.containsProperty(KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST)
+						&& environmentPropertySource.containsProperty(KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				if (environmentPropertySource instanceof EnumerablePropertySource) {
+					return isActive((EnumerablePropertySource<?>) environmentPropertySource);
+				}
 			}
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatformTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatformTests.java
index 1eb711b981..9787259337 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatformTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudPlatformTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 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.
@@ -83,15 +83,39 @@ class CloudPlatformTests {
 		assertThat(platform.isActive(environment)).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getActiveWhenHasKubernetesServiceHostAndPortShouldReturnKubernetes() {
+		Map<String, Object> envVars = new HashMap<>();
+		envVars.put("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST", "---");
+		envVars.put("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT", "8080");
+		Environment environment = getEnvironmentWithEnvVariables(envVars);
+		CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(environment);
+		assertThat(platform).isEqualTo(CloudPlatform.KUBERNETES);
+		assertThat(platform.isActive(environment)).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void getActiveWhenHasKubernetesServiceHostAndNoKubernetesServicePortShouldNotReturnKubernetes() {
+		Environment environment = getEnvironmentWithEnvVariables(
+				Collections.singletonMap("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST", "---"));
+		CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(environment);
+		assertThat(platform).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void getActiveWhenHasKubernetesServicePortAndNoKubernetesServiceHostShouldNotReturnKubernetes() {
+		Environment environment = getEnvironmentWithEnvVariables(
+				Collections.singletonMap("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT", "8080"));
+		CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(environment);
+		assertThat(platform).isNull();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void getActiveWhenHasServiceHostAndServicePortShouldReturnKubernetes() {
-		MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment();
-		Map<String, Object> source = new HashMap<>();
-		source.put("EXAMPLE_SERVICE_HOST", "---");
-		source.put("EXAMPLE_SERVICE_PORT", "8080");
-		PropertySource<?> propertySource = new SystemEnvironmentPropertySource(
-				StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, source);
-		environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(propertySource);
+		Map<String, Object> envVars = new HashMap<>();
+		envVars.put("EXAMPLE_SERVICE_HOST", "---");
+		envVars.put("EXAMPLE_SERVICE_PORT", "8080");
+		Environment environment = getEnvironmentWithEnvVariables(envVars);
 		CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(environment);
 		assertThat(platform).isEqualTo(CloudPlatform.KUBERNETES);
 		assertThat(platform.isActive(environment)).isTrue();
@@ -99,13 +123,18 @@ class CloudPlatformTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void getActiveWhenHasServiceHostAndNoServicePortShouldNotReturnKubernetes() {
-		MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment();
-		PropertySource<?> propertySource = new SystemEnvironmentPropertySource(
-				StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME,
+		Environment environment = getEnvironmentWithEnvVariables(
 				Collections.singletonMap("EXAMPLE_SERVICE_HOST", "---"));
-		environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(propertySource);
 		CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(environment);
 		assertThat(platform).isNull();
 	}
 
+	private Environment getEnvironmentWithEnvVariables(Map<String, Object> environmentVariables) {
+		MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment();
+		PropertySource<?> propertySource = new SystemEnvironmentPropertySource(
+				StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, environmentVariables);
+		environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(propertySource);
+		return environment;
+	}
+
 }