diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index fd79cca3ce6..91604511662 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testImplementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-tools:spring-boot-test-support"))
 	testImplementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-tools:spring-boot-gradle-test-support"))
+	testImplementation("com.tngtech.archunit:archunit-junit5:0.22.0")
 	testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 	testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
 	testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core")
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/TaskConfigurationAvoidanceTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/TaskConfigurationAvoidanceTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8c779803bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/TaskConfigurationAvoidanceTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.gradle;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import com.tngtech.archunit.base.DescribedPredicate;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.base.Predicate;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaClasses;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaMethodCall;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaType;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.ImportOption;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.Location;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.junit.AnalyzeClasses;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.junit.ArchTest;
+import com.tngtech.archunit.lang.syntax.ArchRuleDefinition;
+import org.gradle.api.Action;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskCollection;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskContainer;
+
+/**
+ * Tests that verify the plugin's compliance with task configuration avoidance.
+ *
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+@AnalyzeClasses(packages = "org.springframework.boot.gradle",
+		importOptions = TaskConfigurationAvoidanceTests.DoNotIncludeTests.class)
+class TaskConfigurationAvoidanceTests {
+
+	@ArchTest
+	void noApisThatCauseEagerTaskConfigurationShouldBeCalled(JavaClasses classes) {
+		ProhibitedMethods prohibited = new ProhibitedMethods();
+		prohibited.on(TaskContainer.class).methodsNamed("create", "findByPath, getByPath").method("withType",
+				Class.class, Action.class);
+		prohibited.on(TaskCollection.class).methodsNamed("findByName", "getByName");
+		ArchRuleDefinition.noClasses().should()
+				.callMethodWhere(DescribedPredicate.describe("it would cause eager task configuration", prohibited))
+				.check(classes);
+	}
+
+	static class DoNotIncludeTests implements ImportOption {
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean includes(Location location) {
+			return !location.matches(Pattern.compile(".*Tests\\.class"));
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private static final class ProhibitedMethods implements Predicate<JavaMethodCall> {
+
+		private final List<Predicate<JavaMethodCall>> prohibited = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		private ProhibitedConfigurer on(Class<?> type) {
+			return new ProhibitedConfigurer(type);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean apply(JavaMethodCall methodCall) {
+			for (Predicate<JavaMethodCall> spec : this.prohibited) {
+				if (spec.apply(methodCall)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		private final class ProhibitedConfigurer {
+
+			private final Class<?> type;
+
+			private ProhibitedConfigurer(Class<?> type) {
+				this.type = type;
+			}
+
+			private ProhibitedConfigurer methodsNamed(String... names) {
+				for (String name : names) {
+					ProhibitedMethods.this.prohibited.add(new ProhibitMethodsNamed(this.type, name));
+				}
+				return this;
+			}
+
+			private ProhibitedConfigurer method(String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes) {
+				ProhibitedMethods.this.prohibited
+						.add(new ProhibitMethod(this.type, name, Arrays.asList(parameterTypes)));
+				return this;
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		static class ProhibitMethodsNamed implements Predicate<JavaMethodCall> {
+
+			private final Class<?> owner;
+
+			private final String name;
+
+			ProhibitMethodsNamed(Class<?> owner, String name) {
+				this.owner = owner;
+				this.name = name;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public boolean apply(JavaMethodCall methodCall) {
+				return methodCall.getTargetOwner().isEquivalentTo(this.owner) && methodCall.getName().equals(this.name);
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		private static final class ProhibitMethod extends ProhibitMethodsNamed {
+
+			private final List<Class<?>> parameterTypes;
+
+			private ProhibitMethod(Class<?> owner, String name, List<Class<?>> parameterTypes) {
+				super(owner, name);
+				this.parameterTypes = parameterTypes;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public boolean apply(JavaMethodCall methodCall) {
+				return super.apply(methodCall) && match(methodCall.getTarget().getParameterTypes());
+			}
+
+			private boolean match(List<JavaType> callParameterTypes) {
+				if (this.parameterTypes.size() != callParameterTypes.size()) {
+					return false;
+				}
+				for (int i = 0; i < this.parameterTypes.size(); i++) {
+					if (!callParameterTypes.get(i).toErasure().isEquivalentTo(this.parameterTypes.get(i))) {
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}