diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfiguration.java
index 541a3371c..e24c81141 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfiguration.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerInterceptorAdapter;
 
 /**
  * {@link org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @ConditionalOnSleuthWeb
 @ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type.SERVLET)
+@ConditionalOnClass(HandlerInterceptorAdapter.class)
 @Import(SpanCustomizingAsyncHandlerInterceptor.class)
 class TraceWebServletConfiguration {
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfigurationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f1e0ba01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/autoconfig/instrument/web/TraceWebServletConfigurationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.autoconfig.instrument.web;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.BDDMockito;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.FilteredClassLoader;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.CurrentTraceContext;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.SpanNamer;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.Tracer;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.http.HttpServerHandler;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.instrument.web.TraceWebAspect;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.internal.DefaultSpanNamer;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerInterceptorAdapter;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michał Ziemba
+ */
+public class TraceWebServletConfigurationTests {
+
+	private final WebApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new WebApplicationContextRunner()
+			.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(TraceWebAutoConfiguration.class)).withUserConfiguration(TestConfig.class);
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldNotCreateTracedWebBeansWhenServletClassMissing() {
+		this.contextRunner.withClassLoader(new FilteredClassLoader(HandlerInterceptorAdapter.class)).run((context) -> {
+			assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(TraceWebAspect.class);
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldCreateTracedWebBeansWhenServletClassNotMissing() {
+		this.contextRunner.run((context) -> {
+			assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(TraceWebAspect.class);
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	static class TestConfig {
+
+		@Bean
+		Tracer tracer() {
+			return BDDMockito.mock(Tracer.class);
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		CurrentTraceContext currentTraceContext() {
+			return BDDMockito.mock(CurrentTraceContext.class);
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		SpanNamer spanNamer() {
+			return new DefaultSpanNamer();
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		HttpServerHandler httpServerHandler() {
+			return BDDMockito.mock(HttpServerHandler.class);
+		}
+	}
+
+}