diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java
index 53e2bc01d39..7ce78e2d31f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthEndpoint;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.NestedConfigurationProperty;
 
 /**
  * Properties used to configure the health endpoint and endpoint groups.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthEndpoint;
  */
 public abstract class HealthProperties {
 
+	@NestedConfigurationProperty
 	private final Status status = new Status();
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index b991dbf9d90..a63498afea0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
       "name": "management.endpoint.health.show-details",
       "defaultValue": "never"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "management.endpoint.health.status.order",
+      "defaultValue": [
+        "DOWN",
+        "OUT_OF_SERVICE",
+        "UP",
+        "UNKNOWN"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "name": "management.endpoints.enabled-by-default",
       "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc
index a823f2fb30c..75dfd7c9e47 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ NOTE: The identifier for a given `HealthIndicator` is the name of the bean witho
 In the preceding example, the health information is available in an entry named `my`.
 
 In addition to Spring Boot's predefined {spring-boot-actuator-module-code}/health/Status.java[`Status`] types, it is also possible for `Health` to return a custom `Status` that represents a new system state.
-In such cases, a custom implementation of the{spring-boot-actuator-module-code}/health/StatusAggregator.java[`StatusAggregator`] interface also needs to be provided, or the default implementation has to be configured by using the `management.endpoint.health.status.order` configuration property.
+In such cases, a custom implementation of the {spring-boot-actuator-module-code}/health/StatusAggregator.java[`StatusAggregator`] interface also needs to be provided, or the default implementation has to be configured by using the `management.endpoint.health.status.order` configuration property.
 
 For example, assume a new `Status` with code `FATAL` is being used in one of your `HealthIndicator` implementations.
 To configure the severity order, add the following property to your application properties: