diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtils.java
index 78f65a60..f2767b82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtils.java
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped;
  */
 public class PropertyUtils {
 
-	static final String NOT_BLANK_REGEX = "^\\s*(\\S+\\s*)+$";
-
 	private static final Map<ResolvableType, ResolvableType> DOMAIN_TYPE_CACHE = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
 	private static final Map<ResolvableType, InputPayloadMetadata> METADATA_CACHE = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
 	private static final Set<String> FIELDS_TO_IGNORE = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList("class", "links"));
@@ -80,6 +78,8 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
 			Arrays.asList(EntityModel.class, CollectionModel.class, HttpEntity.class));
 	private static final ResolvableType OBJECT_TYPE = ResolvableType.forClass(Object.class);
 
+	static final String NOT_BLANK_REGEX = "^(?=\\s*\\S).*$";
+
 	static {
 		if (ClassUtils.isPresent("org.reactivestreams.Publisher", PropertyUtils.class.getClassLoader())) {
 			TYPES_TO_UNWRAP.addAll(ReactiveWrappers.getTypesToUnwrap());
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
 
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
-		 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.PropertyUtils.PropertyMetadata#isRequired()
+		 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.PropertyUtils.DefaultPropertyMetadata#isRequired()
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public boolean isRequired() {
@@ -612,18 +612,23 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
 
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
-		 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.PropertyUtils.PropertyMetadata#getRegex()
+		 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.PropertyUtils.DefaultPropertyMetadata#getPattern()
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public Optional<String> getPattern() {
 
 			Optional<String> attribute = getAnnotationAttribute(Pattern.class, "regexp", String.class);
 
-			if (!attribute.isPresent() && property.getAnnotation(NotBlank.class).isPresent()) {
-				attribute = Optional.of(NOT_BLANK_REGEX);
+			if (attribute.isPresent()) {
+				return attribute;
 			}
 
-			return attribute;
+			// Default pattern if @NonBlank is present
+			if (property.getAnnotation(NotBlank.class).isPresent()) {
+				return Optional.of(NOT_BLANK_REGEX);
+			}
+
+			return Optional.empty();
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtilsTest.java
index d0c15942..011dd40b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/PropertyUtilsTest.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class PropertyUtilsTest {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void considersJsr303Annotations() {
+	void considersBasicJsr303Annotations() {
 
 		InputPayloadMetadata metadata = PropertyUtils.getExposedProperties(Jsr303SamplePayload.class);
 
@@ -159,20 +159,10 @@ class PropertyUtilsTest {
 			assertThat(it.isRequired()).isTrue();
 		});
 
-        assertThat(getProperty(metadata, "nonBlank")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
-            assertThat(it.isRequired()).isTrue();
-            assertThat(it.getPattern()).hasValue(PropertyUtils.NOT_BLANK_REGEX);
-        });
-
 		assertThat(getProperty(metadata, "pattern")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
 			assertThat(it.getPattern()).hasValue("\\w");
 		});
 
-        assertThat(getProperty(metadata, "nonBlankPattern")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
-            assertThat(it.isRequired()).isTrue();
-            assertThat(it.getPattern()).hasValue("\\w");
-        });
-
 		assertThat(getProperty(metadata, "annotated")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
 			assertThat(it.getPattern()).hasValue("regex");
 		});
@@ -219,6 +209,22 @@ class PropertyUtilsTest {
 				.isThrownBy(() -> PropertyUtils.getExposedProperties(TypeWithRecordStyleAccessors.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1753
+	void considersJsr303NotBlankAnnotation() {
+
+		InputPayloadMetadata metadata = PropertyUtils.getExposedProperties(Jsr303SamplePayload.class);
+
+		assertThat(getProperty(metadata, "nonBlank")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
+			assertThat(it.isRequired()).isTrue();
+			assertThat(it.getPattern()).hasValue(PropertyUtils.NOT_BLANK_REGEX);
+		});
+
+		assertThat(getProperty(metadata, "nonBlankPattern")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
+			assertThat(it.isRequired()).isTrue();
+			assertThat(it.getPattern()).hasValue("\\w");
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Data
 	@AllArgsConstructor
 	@JsonIgnoreProperties({ "ignoreThisProperty" })
@@ -263,7 +269,7 @@ class PropertyUtilsTest {
 		@NotNull String nonNull;
 		@NotBlank String nonBlank;
 		@Pattern(regexp = "\\w") String pattern;
-        @NotBlank @Pattern(regexp = "\\w") String nonBlankPattern;
+		@NotBlank @Pattern(regexp = "\\w") String nonBlankPattern;
 		TypeAnnotated annotated;
 	}