diff --git a/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java b/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java
index 3b291243060..764657883d6 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.test.context;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -140,7 +141,14 @@ public class SpringBootContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader implements Ao
 			}
 			ContextLoaderHook hook = new ContextLoaderHook(mode, initializer,
 					(application) -> configure(mergedConfig, application));
-			return hook.runMain(() -> ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(mainMethod, null, new Object[] { args }));
+			return hook.runMain(() -> {
+				if (mainMethod.getParameterCount() == 0) {
+					ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(mainMethod, null);
+				}
+				else {
+					ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(mainMethod, null, new Object[] { args });
+				}
+			});
 		}
 		SpringApplication application = getSpringApplication();
 		configure(mergedConfig, application);
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@ public class SpringBootContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader implements Ao
 	}
 
 	private static @Nullable Method findMainMethod(@Nullable Class<?> type) {
-		Method mainMethod = (type != null) ? ReflectionUtils.findMethod(type, "main", String[].class) : null;
+		Method mainMethod = (type != null) ? findMainJavaMethod(type) : null;
 		if (mainMethod == null && KotlinDetector.isKotlinPresent()) {
 			try {
 				Assert.state(type != null, "'type' must not be null");
@@ -191,6 +199,30 @@ public class SpringBootContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader implements Ao
 		return mainMethod;
 	}
 
+	private static @Nullable Method findMainJavaMethod(Class<?> type) {
+		try {
+			Method method = getMainMethod(type);
+			if (Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers())) {
+				method.setAccessible(true);
+				return method;
+			}
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			// Ignore
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private static Method getMainMethod(Class<?> type) throws NoSuchMethodException {
+		try {
+			return type.getDeclaredMethod("main", String[].class);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+			return type.getDeclaredMethod("main");
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	private boolean isSpringBootConfiguration(Class<?> candidate) {
 		return MergedAnnotations.from(candidate, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY)
 			.isPresent(SpringBootConfiguration.class);
diff --git a/core/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoaderTests.java b/core/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoaderTests.java
index 36d93200e1c..c15967226ea 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoaderTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoaderTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.RuntimeHintsPredicates;
@@ -199,10 +201,13 @@ class SpringBootContextLoaderTests {
 		assertThat(applicationContext.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void whenUseMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod() {
-		TestContext testContext = new ExposedTestContextManager(UseMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class)
-			.getExposedTestContext();
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@ValueSource(classes = { UsePublicMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class,
+			UsePublicParameterlessMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class,
+			UsePackagePrivateMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class,
+			UsePackagePrivateParameterlessMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class })
+	void whenUseMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod(Class<?> testClass) {
+		TestContext testContext = new ExposedTestContextManager(testClass).getExposedTestContext();
 		ApplicationContext applicationContext = testContext.getApplicationContext();
 		assertThat(applicationContext.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles()).contains("frommain");
 	}
@@ -264,11 +269,11 @@ class SpringBootContextLoaderTests {
 	void whenMainMethodPresentRegisterReflectionHints() throws Exception {
 		SpringBootContextLoader contextLoader = new SpringBootContextLoader();
 		MergedContextConfiguration contextConfiguration = BootstrapUtils
-			.resolveTestContextBootstrapper(UseMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class)
+			.resolveTestContextBootstrapper(UsePublicMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod.class)
 			.buildMergedContextConfiguration();
 		RuntimeHints runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
 		contextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(contextConfiguration, runtimeHints);
-		assertThat(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onMethodInvocation(ConfigWithMain.class, "main"))
+		assertThat(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onMethodInvocation(ConfigWithPublicMain.class, "main"))
 			.accepts(runtimeHints);
 	}
 
@@ -371,12 +376,28 @@ class SpringBootContextLoaderTests {
 
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithMain.class, useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.WHEN_AVAILABLE)
-	static class UseMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod {
+	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithPublicMain.class, useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.WHEN_AVAILABLE)
+	static class UsePublicMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod {
+
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithPublicParameterlessMain.class, useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.WHEN_AVAILABLE)
+	static class UsePublicParameterlessMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod {
 
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithMain.class, useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.NEVER)
+	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithPackagePrivateMain.class, useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.WHEN_AVAILABLE)
+	static class UsePackagePrivateMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod {
+
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithPackagePrivateParameterlessMain.class,
+			useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.WHEN_AVAILABLE)
+	static class UsePackagePrivateParameterlessMainMethodWhenAvailableAndMainMethod {
+
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootTest(classes = ConfigWithPublicMain.class, useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.NEVER)
 	static class UseMainMethodNever {
 
 	}
@@ -392,7 +413,7 @@ class SpringBootContextLoaderTests {
 	}
 
 	@SpringBootTest(useMainMethod = UseMainMethod.ALWAYS)
-	@ContextHierarchy({ @ContextConfiguration(classes = ConfigWithMain.class),
+	@ContextHierarchy({ @ContextConfiguration(classes = ConfigWithPublicMain.class),
 			@ContextConfiguration(classes = AnotherConfigWithMain.class) })
 	static class UseMainMethodWithContextHierarchy {
 
@@ -423,10 +444,37 @@ class SpringBootContextLoaderTests {
 	}
 
 	@SpringBootConfiguration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
-	public static class ConfigWithMain {
+	public static class ConfigWithPublicMain {
 
 		public static void main(String[] args) {
-			new SpringApplication(ConfigWithMain.class).run("--spring.profiles.active=frommain");
+			new SpringApplication(ConfigWithPublicMain.class).run("--spring.profiles.active=frommain");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootConfiguration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	public static class ConfigWithPublicParameterlessMain {
+
+		public static void main() {
+			new SpringApplication(ConfigWithPublicMain.class).run("--spring.profiles.active=frommain");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootConfiguration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	public static class ConfigWithPackagePrivateMain {
+
+		static void main(String[] args) {
+			new SpringApplication(ConfigWithPublicMain.class).run("--spring.profiles.active=frommain");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootConfiguration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	public static class ConfigWithPackagePrivateParameterlessMain {
+
+		static void main() {
+			new SpringApplication(ConfigWithPublicMain.class).run("--spring.profiles.active=frommain");
 		}
 
 	}