diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java
index 1ad876886ef..348e09e822a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.ServletRegistration;
 import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
 import javax.ws.rs.ext.ContextResolver;
-import javax.ws.rs.ext.Provider;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jaxb.JaxbAnnotationIntrospector;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.CommonProperties;
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ import org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletProperties;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureOrder;
@@ -234,23 +235,57 @@ public class JerseyAutoConfiguration implements ServletContextAware {
 	@Configuration
 	static class JacksonResourceConfigCustomizer {
 
+		private static final String JAXB_ANNOTATION_INTROSPECTOR_CLASS_NAME = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jaxb.JaxbAnnotationIntrospector";
+
 		@Bean
-		public ResourceConfigCustomizer resourceConfigCustomizer() {
+		public ResourceConfigCustomizer resourceConfigCustomizer(
+				final ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+			addJaxbAnnotationIntrospectorIfPresent(objectMapper);
 			return new ResourceConfigCustomizer() {
 				@Override
 				public void customize(ResourceConfig config) {
 					config.register(JacksonFeature.class);
-					config.register(ObjectMapperContextResolver.class);
+					config.register(new ObjectMapperContextResolver(objectMapper),
+							ContextResolver.class);
 				}
 			};
 		}
 
-		@Provider
-		static class ObjectMapperContextResolver
+		private void addJaxbAnnotationIntrospectorIfPresent(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+			if (ClassUtils.isPresent(JAXB_ANNOTATION_INTROSPECTOR_CLASS_NAME,
+					getClass().getClassLoader())) {
+				new ObjectMapperCustomizer().addJaxbAnnotationIntrospector(objectMapper);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static final class ObjectMapperCustomizer {
+
+			private void addJaxbAnnotationIntrospector(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+				JaxbAnnotationIntrospector jaxbAnnotationIntrospector = new JaxbAnnotationIntrospector(
+						objectMapper.getTypeFactory());
+				objectMapper.setAnnotationIntrospectors(
+						createPair(objectMapper.getSerializationConfig(),
+								jaxbAnnotationIntrospector),
+						createPair(objectMapper.getDeserializationConfig(),
+								jaxbAnnotationIntrospector));
+			}
+
+			private AnnotationIntrospector createPair(MapperConfig<?> config,
+					JaxbAnnotationIntrospector jaxbAnnotationIntrospector) {
+				return AnnotationIntrospector.pair(config.getAnnotationIntrospector(),
+						jaxbAnnotationIntrospector);
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		private static final class ObjectMapperContextResolver
 				implements ContextResolver<ObjectMapper> {
 
-			@Autowired
-			private ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+			private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+
+			private ObjectMapperContextResolver(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+				this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
+			}
 
 			@Override
 			public ObjectMapper getContext(Class<?> type) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests.java
index 9531a989760..2fa84566201 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -52,9 +53,10 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link JerseyAutoConfiguration} with a ObjectMapper.
  *
  * @author Eddú Meléndez
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
-@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
+@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT, properties = "spring.jackson.serialization-inclusion:non-null")
 @DirtiesContext
 public class JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests {
 
@@ -62,12 +64,12 @@ public class JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests {
 	private TestRestTemplate restTemplate;
 
 	@Test
-	public void contextLoads() {
+	public void responseIsSerializedUsingAutoConfiguredObjectMapper() {
 		ResponseEntity<String> response = this.restTemplate.getForEntity("/rest/message",
 				String.class);
 		assertThat(HttpStatus.OK).isEqualTo(response.getStatusCode());
-		assertThat("{\"subject\":\"Jersey\",\"body\":null}")
-				.isEqualTo(response.getBody());
+		assertThat(response.getBody())
+				.isEqualTo(String.format("{\"subject\":\"Jersey\"}"));
 	}
 
 	@MinimalWebConfiguration
@@ -121,6 +123,11 @@ public class JerseyAutoConfigurationObjectMapperProviderTests {
 			this.body = body;
 		}
 
+		@XmlTransient
+		public String getFoo() {
+			return "foo";
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Target(ElementType.TYPE)