diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfiguration.java
index 9ac3908ebc5..048ff4be1c7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 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.
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public class ElasticsearchDataAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+	@ConditionalOnBean(Client.class)
 	public ElasticsearchTemplate elasticsearchTemplate(Client client,
 			ElasticsearchConverter converter) {
 		try {
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 48ee3833a79..10eb81b8565 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ public class ElasticsearchDataAutoConfigurationTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void templateBackOffWithNoClient() {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				ElasticsearchDataAutoConfiguration.class);
+		assertThat(this.context.getBeansOfType(ElasticsearchTemplate.class)).isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void templateExists() {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();