diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigApplicationContextExtension.kt b/spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigApplicationContextExtension.kt
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+package org.springframework.context.annotation
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [AnnotationConfigApplicationContext] providing
+ * `AnnotationConfigApplicationContext { }` style initialization.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+object AnnotationConfigApplicationContextExtension {
+
+    fun AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(configure: AnnotationConfigApplicationContext.()->Unit) =
+            AnnotationConfigApplicationContext().apply(configure)
+}