diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.java
index 1e83741e67..cc0ff5fafc 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.java
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAutoDetect;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFilter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.PropertyAccessor;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.xml.StaxUtils;
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Tadaya Tsuyukubo
+ * @author Eddú Meléndez
  * @since 4.1.1
  * @see #build()
  * @see #configure(ObjectMapper)
@@ -108,6 +111,8 @@ public class Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder {
 
 	private final Map<Class<?>, JsonDeserializer<?>> deserializers = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+	private final Map<PropertyAccessor, JsonAutoDetect.Visibility> visibilities = new HashMap<>();
+
 	private final Map<Object, Boolean> features = new HashMap<>();
 
 	private boolean createXmlMapper = false;
@@ -447,6 +452,18 @@ public class Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Specify visibility to limit what kind of properties are auto-detected.
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.PropertyAccessor
+	 * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAutoDetect.Visibility
+	 */
+	public Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder visibility(PropertyAccessor accessor,
+			JsonAutoDetect.Visibility visibility) {
+		this.visibilities.put(accessor, visibility);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Specify features to enable.
 	 * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser.Feature
@@ -669,6 +686,8 @@ public class Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder {
 			objectMapper.registerModule(module);
 		}
 
+		this.visibilities.forEach(objectMapper::setVisibility);
+
 		customizeDefaultFeatures(objectMapper);
 		this.features.forEach((feature, enabled) -> configureFeature(objectMapper, feature, enabled));
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests.java
index 10991c7939..2452c8ac27 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 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.
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAutoDetect.Visibility;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFilter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.PropertyAccessor;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
  * Test class for {@link Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder}.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @author Eddú Meléndez
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests {
@@ -499,6 +502,19 @@ public class Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests {
 	}
 
 
+	@Test
+	public void visibility() throws JsonProcessingException {
+		ObjectMapper objectMapper = Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.json()
+				.visibility(PropertyAccessor.GETTER, Visibility.NONE)
+				.visibility(PropertyAccessor.FIELD, Visibility.ANY)
+				.build();
+
+		String json = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(new JacksonVisibilityBean());
+		assertThat(json, containsString("property1"));
+		assertThat(json, containsString("property2"));
+		assertThat(json, not(containsString("property3")));
+	}
+
 	public static class CustomIntegerModule extends Module {
 
 		@Override
@@ -585,4 +601,16 @@ public class Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static class JacksonVisibilityBean {
+
+		private String property1;
+
+		public String property2;
+
+		public String getProperty3() {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }