diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-commons.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-commons.adoc
index 193ae883..ac6232d9 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-commons.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-commons.adoc
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ TIP: The `HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier` relies on having updated insta
 `HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier` uses properties prefixed with
 `spring.cloud.loadbalancer.health-check`. You can set the `initialDelay` and `interval`
 for the scheduler. You can set the default path for the healthcheck URL by setting
-the value of the `spring.cloud.loadbalancer.health-check.path.default` property. You can also set a specific value for any given service by setting the value of the `spring.cloud.loadbalancer.health-check.path.[SERVICE_ID]` property, substituting `[SERVICE_ID]` with the correct ID of your service. If the path is not set, `/actuator/health` is used by default.
+the value of the `spring.cloud.loadbalancer.health-check.path.default` property. You can also set a specific value for any given service by setting the value of the `spring.cloud.loadbalancer.health-check.path.[SERVICE_ID]` property, substituting `[SERVICE_ID]` with the correct ID of your service. If the `[SERVICE_ID]` is not specified, `/actuator/health` is used by default.  If the `[SERVICE_ID]` is set to `null` or empty as a value, then the health check will not be executed.
 
 TIP: If you rely on the default path (`/actuator/health`), make sure you add `spring-boot-starter-actuator` to your collaborator's dependencies, unless you are planning to add such an endpoint on your own.
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier.java b/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier.java
index 55d3d455..0aa33849 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.ServiceInstance;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.loadbalancer.LoadBalancerProperties;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * A {@link ServiceInstanceListSupplier} implementation that verifies whether the
@@ -126,7 +127,11 @@ public class HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier extends DelegatingServiceIns
 	}
 
 	protected Mono<Boolean> isAlive(ServiceInstance serviceInstance) {
+		boolean containsService = healthCheck.getPath().containsKey(serviceInstance.getServiceId());
 		String healthCheckPropertyValue = healthCheck.getPath().get(serviceInstance.getServiceId());
+		if (containsService && !StringUtils.hasText(healthCheckPropertyValue)) {
+			return Mono.just(true);
+		}
 		String healthCheckPath = healthCheckPropertyValue != null ? healthCheckPropertyValue : defaultHealthCheckPath;
 		return aliveFunction.apply(serviceInstance, healthCheckPath);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplierTests.java b/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplierTests.java
index ffc54acc..2dc62798 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplierTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/loadbalancer/core/HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplierTests.java
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.loadbalancer.core.ServiceInstanceListSuppliersTestUtils.healthCheckFunction;
 
@@ -113,6 +116,38 @@ class HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplierTests {
 		assertThat(alive).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldNotCheckInstanceWithNullHealthCheckPath() {
+		BiFunction<ServiceInstance, String, Mono<Boolean>> mockAliveFunction = mock(BiFunction.class);
+		String serviceId = "no-health-check-service";
+		healthCheck.getPath().put("no-health-check-service", null);
+		ServiceInstance serviceInstance = new DefaultServiceInstance("no-health-check-service-1", serviceId,
+				"127.0.0.1", port, false);
+		listSupplier = new HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier(
+				ServiceInstanceListSuppliers.from(serviceId, serviceInstance), healthCheck, mockAliveFunction);
+
+		boolean alive = listSupplier.isAlive(serviceInstance).block();
+
+		verify(mockAliveFunction, never()).apply(any(), any());
+		assertThat(alive).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldNotCheckInstanceWithEmptyHealthCheckPath() {
+		BiFunction<ServiceInstance, String, Mono<Boolean>> mockAliveFunction = mock(BiFunction.class);
+		String serviceId = "no-health-check-service";
+		healthCheck.getPath().put("no-health-check-service", "");
+		ServiceInstance serviceInstance = new DefaultServiceInstance("no-health-check-service-1", serviceId,
+				"127.0.0.1", port, false);
+		listSupplier = new HealthCheckServiceInstanceListSupplier(
+				ServiceInstanceListSuppliers.from(serviceId, serviceInstance), healthCheck, mockAliveFunction);
+
+		boolean alive = listSupplier.isAlive(serviceInstance).block();
+
+		verify(mockAliveFunction, never()).apply(any(), any());
+		assertThat(alive).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
 	@Test
 	void shouldCheckInstanceWithProvidedHealthCheckPathWithRestTemplate() {