diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfiguration.java
index 936d665f6..810959960 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ public class TraceWebClientAutoConfiguration {
 			@Autowired
 			private TracingClientHttpRequestInterceptor clientInterceptor;
 
+			@Bean
+			@Order
+			RestTemplateCustomizer traceRestTemplateCustomizer() {
+				return new TraceRestTemplateCustomizer(this.clientInterceptor);
+			}
+
 			@PostConstruct
 			public void init() {
 				Map<String, RestTemplate> restTemplates = BeanFactoryUtils
@@ -80,17 +86,6 @@ public class TraceWebClientAutoConfiguration {
 							this.clientInterceptor).inject(restTemplate);
 				}
 			}
-
-			@Bean
-			@Order
-			RestTemplateCustomizer traceRestTemplateCustomizer() {
-				return new RestTemplateCustomizer() {
-					@Override public void customize(RestTemplate restTemplate) {
-						new RestTemplateInterceptorInjector(TraceInterceptorConfiguration.this.clientInterceptor)
-								.inject(restTemplate);
-					}
-				};
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -130,4 +125,18 @@ class RestTemplateInterceptorInjector {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+}
+
+class TraceRestTemplateCustomizer implements RestTemplateCustomizer {
+
+	private final TracingClientHttpRequestInterceptor interceptor;
+
+	TraceRestTemplateCustomizer(TracingClientHttpRequestInterceptor interceptor) {
+		this.interceptor = interceptor;
+	}
+
+	@Override public void customize(RestTemplate restTemplate) {
+		new RestTemplateInterceptorInjector(this.interceptor)
+				.inject(restTemplate);
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 5b86b68a8..13c7ca6e4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ public class TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	@Autowired @Qualifier("firstRestTemplate") RestTemplate restTemplate;
 	@Autowired @Qualifier("secondRestTemplate") RestTemplate secondRestTemplate;
+	@Autowired RestTemplateBuilder builder;
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_add_rest_template_interceptors() {
-		assertInterceptorsOrder(assertInterceptorsNotEmpty(this.restTemplate));
+ 		assertInterceptorsOrder(assertInterceptorsNotEmpty(this.restTemplate));
 		assertInterceptorsOrder(assertInterceptorsNotEmpty(this.secondRestTemplate));
+		assertInterceptorsOrder(assertInterceptorsNotEmpty(this.builder.build()));
 	}
 
 	private List<ClientHttpRequestInterceptor> assertInterceptorsNotEmpty(RestTemplate restTemplate) {
@@ -88,14 +90,23 @@ public class TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests {
 	@EnableAutoConfiguration
 	static class Config {
 
+		// custom builder
+		@Bean
+		RestTemplateBuilder myRestTemplateBuilder(List<RestTemplateCustomizer> customizers) {
+			return new RestTemplateBuilder()
+					.additionalCustomizers(customizers)
+					.additionalInterceptors(new MyClientHttpRequestInterceptor());
+		}
+
+		// rest template from builder
 		@Bean
 		@Qualifier("firstRestTemplate")
 		RestTemplate restTemplate(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
 			return restTemplateBuilder
-					.additionalInterceptors(new MyClientHttpRequestInterceptor())
 					.build();
 		}
 
+		// manual rest template
 		@Bean
 		@Qualifier("secondRestTemplate")
 		RestTemplate secondRestTemplate() {
@@ -106,6 +117,7 @@ public class TraceWebClientAutoConfigurationTests {
 			return restTemplate;
 		}
 
+		// custom customizer
 		@Bean
 		RestTemplateCustomizer myRestTemplateCustomizer() {
 			return restTemplate -> {