diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/handlers/SpelExpressionReconciler.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/handlers/SpelExpressionReconciler.java
index debf0aa4e..bd18116e8 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/handlers/SpelExpressionReconciler.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/handlers/SpelExpressionReconciler.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.languageserver.reconcile.ProblemSe
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.languageserver.reconcile.ProblemTypes;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.languageserver.reconcile.ReconcileProblem;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.languageserver.reconcile.ReconcileProblemImpl;
+import org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils;
 
 /**
  * @author Martin Lippert
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public class SpelExpressionReconciler implements Reconciler {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		if (spelExpression.length() > 0) {
+		if (spelExpression.length() > 0 && spelExpression.indexOf(SystemPropertyUtils.PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX) == -1) {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 			try {
 				parser.parseExpression(spelExpression);
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/value/test/ValueSpelExpressionValidationTest.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/value/test/ValueSpelExpressionValidationTest.java
index 129a3c029..257b85c3f 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/value/test/ValueSpelExpressionValidationTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/value/test/ValueSpelExpressionValidationTest.java
@@ -297,7 +297,16 @@ public class ValueSpelExpressionValidationTest {
 		assertEquals(1, problems.size());
 	}
 	
-
+	@Test
+	public void testIgnoreSpelExpressionsWithPropertyPlaceholder() throws Exception {
+		TextDocument doc = prepareDocument("@Value(\"onField\")", "@Value(value=\"#{${property.hello:false}}\")");
+		assertNotNull(doc);
+		
+		reconcileEngine.reconcile(doc, problemCollector);
+		
+		List<ReconcileProblem> problems = problemCollector.getCollectedProblems();
+		assertEquals(0, problems.size());
+	}
 	
 	private TextDocument prepareDocument(String selectedAnnotation, String annotationStatementBeforeTest) throws Exception {
 		String content = IOUtils.toString(new URI(docUri));