diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerYamlProfileNegationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerYamlProfileNegationTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.boot.context.config;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link ConfigFileApplicationListener} handling of negated profiles in yaml
+ * configuration files.
+ *
+ * @author Madhura Bhave
+ */
+public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerYamlProfileNegationTests {
+
+	private ConfigurableApplicationContext context;
+
+	@After
+	public void cleanUp() {
+		if (this.context != null) {
+			this.context.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void yamlProfileNegationDefaultProfile() {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
+		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
+		String configName = "--spring.config.name=profilenegation";
+		this.context = application.run(configName);
+		assertVersionProperty(this.context, "NOT A");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void yamlProfileNegationWithActiveProfile() {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
+		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
+		String configName = "--spring.config.name=profilenegation";
+		this.context = application.run(configName, "--spring.profiles.active=C,A");
+		assertVersionProperty(this.context, null, "C", "A");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void yamlProfileNegationLocalActiveProfiles() {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
+		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
+		String configName = "--spring.config.name=profilenegation-local-active-profiles";
+		this.context = application.run(configName);
+		assertVersionProperty(this.context, "NOT A", "B");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void yamlProfileNegationOverrideLocalActiveProfiles() {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
+		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
+		String configName = "--spring.config.name=profilenegation-local-active-profiles";
+		this.context = application.run(configName, "--spring.profiles.active=C,A");
+		assertVersionProperty(this.context, null, "C", "A");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void yamlProfileNegationWithProfileSpecificFile() {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
+		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
+		String configName = "--spring.config.name=profilenegation";
+		this.context = application.run(configName, "--spring.profiles.active=C,B");
+		assertVersionProperty(this.context, "NOT A", "C", "B");
+	}
+
+	private void assertVersionProperty(ConfigurableApplicationContext context,
+			String expectedVersion, String... expectedActiveProfiles) {
+		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles())
+				.isEqualTo(expectedActiveProfiles);
+		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getProperty("version")).as("version mismatch")
+				.isEqualTo(expectedVersion);
+		context.close();
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	public static class Config {
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation-b.yml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation-b.yml
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+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation-b.yml
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+version: NOT A
+
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation-local-active-profiles.yml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation-local-active-profiles.yml
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+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation-local-active-profiles.yml
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+spring:
+  profiles:
+    active:
+      - B
+---
+
+spring.profiles: "!A"
+
+version: NOT A
+
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation.yml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation.yml
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+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/profilenegation.yml
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+---
+spring.profiles: "!A"
+
+version: NOT A