diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaSupportBeanDefinitionRegistrar.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaSupportBeanDefinitionRegistrar.java
index 6bcc960b..b4f85a8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaSupportBeanDefinitionRegistrar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HypermediaSupportBeanDefinitionRegistrar.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConvert
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.PluginRegistry;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.support.PluginRegistryFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter;
 
@@ -249,6 +250,12 @@ class HypermediaSupportBeanDefinitionRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRe
 						.setMessageConverters(augmentedConverters.toArray(new HttpMessageConverter<?>[augmentedConverters.size()]));
 			}
 
+			if (bean instanceof RestTemplate) {
+
+				RestTemplate template = (RestTemplate) bean;
+				template.setMessageConverters(potentiallyRegisterModule(template.getMessageConverters()));
+			}
+
 			return bean;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EnableHypermediaSupportIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EnableHypermediaSupportIntegrationTest.java
index 2d9cda98..5c31efc4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EnableHypermediaSupportIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EnableHypermediaSupportIntegrationTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.mvc.TypeConstrainedMappingJackson2HttpMessage
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver;
@@ -118,6 +119,19 @@ public class EnableHypermediaSupportIntegrationTest {
 		assertThat(found, is(true));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see #293
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void registersHttpMessageConvertersForRestTemplate() {
+
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(HalConfig.class);
+		RestTemplate template = context.getBean(RestTemplate.class);
+
+		assertThat(template.getMessageConverters().get(0).getSupportedMediaTypes(), hasItem(MediaTypes.HAL_JSON));
+		context.close();
+	}
+
 	private static void assertEntityLinksSetUp(ApplicationContext context) {
 
 		Map<String, EntityLinks> discoverers = context.getBeansOfType(EntityLinks.class);
@@ -167,6 +181,11 @@ public class EnableHypermediaSupportIntegrationTest {
 			numberOfMessageConvertersLegacy = adapter.getMessageConverters().length;
 			return adapter;
 		}
+
+		@Bean
+		public RestTemplate restTemplate() {
+			return new RestTemplate();
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Configuration