diff --git a/spring-cloud-bus-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-bus-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonIntegrationTests.java
index cbec5b7..e3f2679 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-bus-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-bus-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonIntegrationTests.java
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.bus.jackson;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
-@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = RANDOM_PORT)
+@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = RANDOM_PORT,
+        properties = "spring.jackson.serialization.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS:true")
 public class BusJacksonIntegrationTests {
 
 	@LocalServerPort
@@ -59,9 +64,18 @@ public class BusJacksonIntegrationTests {
 	private BusJacksonMessageConverter converter;
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public void testCustomEventSerializes() {
 		assertThat(this.converter.isMapperCreated()).isFalse();
 
+        // set by configuration
+        assertThat(this.converter.getMapper().getSerializationConfig()
+                .isEnabled(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)).isTrue();
+
+        Map map = this.rest.getForObject("http://localhost:" + this.port + "/date", Map.class);
+        assertThat(map).containsOnlyKeys("date");
+        assertThat(map.get("date")).isInstanceOf(Long.class);
+
 		this.rest.put("http://localhost:" + this.port + "/names" + "/foo", null);
 		this.rest.put("http://localhost:" + this.port + "/names" + "/bar", null);
 
@@ -119,6 +133,13 @@ public class BusJacksonIntegrationTests {
 					new NameEvent(this, this.busServiceMatcher.getServiceId(), name));
 		}
 
+        @GetMapping("/date")
+        public Map<String, Object> testTimeJsonSerialization(){
+            Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+            map.put("date", new Date());
+            return map;
+        }
+
 		@EventListener
 		public void handleNameSaid(NameEvent event) {
 			this.names.add(event.getName());
diff --git a/spring-cloud-bus/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-bus/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonAutoConfiguration.java
index b77ea1c..f0545eb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-bus/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-bus/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bus/jackson/BusJacksonAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -105,10 +105,14 @@ class BusJacksonMessageConverter extends AbstractMessageConverter
 		}
 	}
 
-	public boolean isMapperCreated() {
+	/* for testing */ boolean isMapperCreated() {
 		return this.mapperCreated;
 	}
 
+	/* for testing */ ObjectMapper getMapper() {
+		return this.mapper;
+	}
+
 	public void setPackagesToScan(String[] packagesToScan) {
 		List<String> packages = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(packagesToScan));
 		if (!packages.contains(DEFAULT_PACKAGE)) {
@@ -190,7 +194,6 @@ class BusJacksonMessageConverter extends AbstractMessageConverter
 
 	@Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
-		this.mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS, false);
 		this.mapper.registerModule(new SubtypeModule(findSubTypes()));
 	}