diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfiguration.java
index 2f47ea7f7c5..bacc5cef1e7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class CodecsAutoConfiguration {
 	static class JacksonCodecConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
+		@Order(0)
 		@ConditionalOnBean(ObjectMapper.class)
 		public CodecCustomizer jacksonCodecCustomizer(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
 			return (configurer) -> {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 1f813b80358..abe0bde6921 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/http/codec/CodecsAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.codec;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.codec.CodecCustomizer;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.http.codec.support.DefaultClientCodecConfigurer;
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link CodecsAutoConfiguration}.
  *
  * @author Madhura Bhave
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 public class CodecsAutoConfigurationTests {
 
@@ -76,6 +81,30 @@ public class CodecsAutoConfigurationTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void jacksonCodecCustomizerBacksOffWhenThereIsNoObjectMapper() {
+		this.contextRunner.run((context) -> assertThat(context)
+				.doesNotHaveBean("jacksonCodecCustomizer"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void jacksonCodecCustomizerIsAutoConfiguredWhenObjectMapperIsPresent() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(ObjectMapperConfiguration.class)
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasBean("jacksonCodecCustomizer"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void userProvidedCustomizerCanOverrideJacksonCodecCustomizer() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(ObjectMapperConfiguration.class,
+				CodecCustomizerConfiguration.class).run((context) -> {
+					List<CodecCustomizer> codecCustomizers = context
+							.getBean(CodecCustomizers.class).codecCustomizers;
+					assertThat(codecCustomizers).hasSize(3);
+					assertThat(codecCustomizers.get(2))
+							.isInstanceOf(TestCodecCustomizer.class);
+				});
+	}
+
 	static class TestAnnotationAwareOrderComparator
 			extends AnnotationAwareOrderComparator {
 
@@ -86,4 +115,47 @@ public class CodecsAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	static class ObjectMapperConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		ObjectMapper objectMapper() {
+			return new ObjectMapper();
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	static class CodecCustomizerConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		CodecCustomizer codecCustomizer() {
+			return new TestCodecCustomizer();
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		CodecCustomizers codecCustomizers(List<CodecCustomizer> customizers) {
+			return new CodecCustomizers(customizers);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private static final class TestCodecCustomizer implements CodecCustomizer {
+
+		@Override
+		public void customize(CodecConfigurer configurer) {
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private static final class CodecCustomizers {
+
+		private final List<CodecCustomizer> codecCustomizers;
+
+		private CodecCustomizers(List<CodecCustomizer> codecCustomizers) {
+			this.codecCustomizers = codecCustomizers;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }