diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 2fbf0939569..162e1669399 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("R2DBC Bom", "Arabba-SR9") {
+	library("R2DBC Bom", "Arabba-SR10") {
 		group("io.r2dbc") {
 			imports = [
 					"r2dbc-bom"
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java
index 125f0a3eb85..9ad371e883f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ public final class ConnectionFactoryBuilder {
 				ConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
 			ConnectionPoolConfiguration.Builder builder = ConnectionPoolConfiguration.builder(connectionFactory);
 			PropertyMapper map = PropertyMapper.get().alwaysApplyingWhenNonNull();
+			map.from((Object) options.getValue(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.BACKGROUND_EVICTION_INTERVAL))
+					.as(this::toDuration).to(builder::backgroundEvictionInterval);
 			map.from((Object) options.getValue(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.INITIAL_SIZE)).as(this::toInteger)
 					.to(builder::initialSize);
 			map.from((Object) options.getValue(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.MAX_SIZE)).as(this::toInteger)
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilderTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilderTests.java
index 06abd175a1e..78bdce0982c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilderTests.java
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ class ConnectionFactoryBuilderTests {
 
 		ACQUIRE_RETRY(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.ACQUIRE_RETRY, 4, "acquireRetry"),
 
+		BACKGROUND_EVICTION_INTERVAL(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.BACKGROUND_EVICTION_INTERVAL,
+				Duration.ofSeconds(120), "backgroundEvictionInterval"),
+
 		INITIAL_SIZE(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.INITIAL_SIZE, 2, "initialSize"),
 
 		MAX_SIZE(PoolingConnectionFactoryProvider.MAX_SIZE, 8, "maxSize"),