diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
index d546feb577a..6043c965f91 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 		if (this.logStartupInfo) {
 			logStartupInfo(context.getParent() == null);
 			logStartupProfileInfo(context);
+			logStartupAotMode();
 		}
 		// Add boot specific singleton beans
 		ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory = context.getBeanFactory();
@@ -640,6 +641,15 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Called to log the AOT mode.
+	 */
+	protected void logStartupAotMode() {
+		if (AotDetector.useGeneratedArtifacts()) {
+			logger.info("AOT mode enabled");
+		}
+	}
+
 	private List<String> quoteProfiles(String[] profiles) {
 		return Arrays.stream(profiles).map((profile) -> "\"" + profile + "\"").toList();
 	}