diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EntityLinksConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EntityLinksConfiguration.java
index e31777c5..af4c05ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EntityLinksConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/EntityLinksConfiguration.java
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas.config;
 
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.server.EntityLinks;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.DelegatingEntityLinks;
+import org.springframework.plugin.core.OrderAwarePluginRegistry;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.PluginRegistry;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.support.PluginRegistryFactoryBean;
 
@@ -33,13 +35,15 @@ import org.springframework.plugin.core.support.PluginRegistryFactoryBean;
 class EntityLinksConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
-	PluginRegistryFactoryBean<EntityLinks, Class<?>> entityLinksPluginRegistry() {
+	OrderAwarePluginRegistry<EntityLinks, Class<?>> entityLinksPluginRegistry(ApplicationContext context) {
 
 		PluginRegistryFactoryBean<EntityLinks, Class<?>> registry = new PluginRegistryFactoryBean<>();
+		registry.setApplicationContext(context);
 		registry.setType(EntityLinks.class);
 		registry.setExclusions(new Class[] { DelegatingEntityLinks.class });
+		registry.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		return registry;
+		return registry.getObject();
 	}
 
 	@Primary
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java
index 46cb6d58..a66eae26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/config/HateoasConfiguration.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.DelegatingLinkRelationProvider;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.EvoInflectorLinkRelationProvider;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.plugin.core.OrderAwarePluginRegistry;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.PluginRegistry;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.config.EnablePluginRegistries;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.support.PluginRegistryFactoryBean;
@@ -106,14 +107,15 @@ public class HateoasConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	PluginRegistryFactoryBean<LinkRelationProvider, LookupContext> relProviderPluginRegistry() {
+	OrderAwarePluginRegistry<LinkRelationProvider, LookupContext> relProviderPluginRegistry(ApplicationContext context) {
 
 		PluginRegistryFactoryBean<LinkRelationProvider, LookupContext> factory = new PluginRegistryFactoryBean<>();
-
+		factory.setApplicationContext(context);
 		factory.setType(LinkRelationProvider.class);
 		factory.setExclusions(new Class[] { DelegatingLinkRelationProvider.class });
+		factory.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		return factory;
+		return factory.getObject();
 	}
 
 	// LinkDiscoverers