diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/DispatcherHandler.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/DispatcherHandler.java
index 0e1e1d2f7e3..ef2e55079d6 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/DispatcherHandler.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/DispatcherHandler.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 import org.springframework.web.server.WebHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.HttpWebHandlerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.WebHttpHandlerBuilder;
 
 /**
  * Central dispatcher for HTTP request handlers/controllers. Dispatches to registered
@@ -170,7 +171,14 @@ public class DispatcherHandler implements WebHandler, ApplicationContextAware {
 	 * Expose a dispatcher-based {@link HttpHandler} for the given application context,
 	 * typically for direct registration with an engine adapter such as
 	 * {@link org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServletHttpHandlerAdapter}.
-	 * @param applicationContext the application context to find the handler beans in
+	 *
+	 * <p>Delegates to {@link WebHttpHandlerBuilder#applicationContext} that
+	 * detects the target {@link DispatcherHandler} along with
+	 * {@link org.springframework.web.server.WebFilter}s, and
+	 * {@link org.springframework.web.server.WebExceptionHandler}s in the given
+	 * ApplicationContext.
+	 *
+	 * @param context the application context to find the handler beans in
 	 * @see #DispatcherHandler(ApplicationContext)
 	 * @see HttpWebHandlerAdapter
 	 * @see org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServletHttpHandlerAdapter
@@ -178,8 +186,8 @@ public class DispatcherHandler implements WebHandler, ApplicationContextAware {
 	 * @see org.springframework.http.server.reactive.RxNettyHttpHandlerAdapter
 	 * @see org.springframework.http.server.reactive.UndertowHttpHandlerAdapter
 	 */
-	public static HttpHandler toHttpHandler(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
-		return new HttpWebHandlerAdapter(new DispatcherHandler(applicationContext));
+	public static HttpHandler toHttpHandler(ApplicationContext context) {
+		return WebHttpHandlerBuilder.applicationContext(context).build();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/config/WebReactiveConfigurationSupport.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/config/WebReactiveConfigurationSupport.java
index 28e72758959..342109f7fdc 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/config/WebReactiveConfigurationSupport.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/config/WebReactiveConfigurationSupport.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.ConfigurableWebBindingInitializer;
 import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.DispatcherHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.accept.CompositeContentTypeResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.accept.RequestedContentTypeResolverBuilder;
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.annotation.ResponseEntityR
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.ViewResolutionResultHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.ViewResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.WebExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.server.handler.ResponseStatusExceptionHandler;
 
 /**
  * The main class for Spring Web Reactive configuration.
@@ -116,6 +119,16 @@ public class WebReactiveConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware
 	}
 
 
+	@Bean
+	public DispatcherHandler webHandler() {
+		return new DispatcherHandler();
+	}
+
+	@Bean
+	public WebExceptionHandler responseStatusExceptionHandler() {
+		return new ResponseStatusExceptionHandler();
+	}
+
 	@Bean
 	public RequestMappingHandlerMapping requestMappingHandlerMapping() {
 		RequestMappingHandlerMapping mapping = createRequestMappingHandlerMapping();
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests.java
index e6f373a9de2..9ee0e3ab56f 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests.java
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractHttpHandlerIntegrationTests;
 import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.HttpHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
-import org.springframework.web.reactive.DispatcherHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.WebHttpHandlerBuilder;
-import org.springframework.web.server.handler.ResponseStatusExceptionHandler;
 
 import static org.springframework.http.RequestEntity.get;
 import static org.springframework.http.RequestEntity.options;
@@ -53,10 +51,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRequestMappingIntegrationTests extends AbstractHtt
 	protected HttpHandler createHttpHandler() {
 		this.restTemplate = initRestTemplate();
 		this.applicationContext = initApplicationContext();
-		return WebHttpHandlerBuilder
-				.webHandler(new DispatcherHandler(this.applicationContext))
-				.exceptionHandlers(new ResponseStatusExceptionHandler())
-				.build();
+		return WebHttpHandlerBuilder.applicationContext(this.applicationContext).build();
 	}
 
 	protected abstract ApplicationContext initApplicationContext();
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java
index 70bf4305192..6be91d79f15 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ package org.springframework.web.server.adapter;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.HttpHandler;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.WebFilter;
 import org.springframework.web.server.WebHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.server.handler.ExceptionHandlingWebHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.server.handler.FilteringWebHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.server.session.DefaultWebSessionManager;
 import org.springframework.web.server.session.WebSessionManager;
 
 /**
@@ -52,6 +58,13 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.session.WebSessionManager;
  */
 public class WebHttpHandlerBuilder {
 
+	/** Well-known name for the target WebHandler in the bean factory. */
+	public static final String WEB_HANDLER_BEAN_NAME = "webHandler";
+
+	/** Well-known name for the WebSessionManager in the bean factory. */
+	public static final String WEB_SESSION_MANAGER_BEAN_NAME = "webSessionManager";
+
+
 	private final WebHandler targetHandler;
 
 	private final List<WebFilter> filters = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -74,11 +87,66 @@ public class WebHttpHandlerBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Factory method to create a new builder instance.
 	 * @param webHandler the target handler for the request
+	 * @return the prepared builder
 	 */
 	public static WebHttpHandlerBuilder webHandler(WebHandler webHandler) {
 		return new WebHttpHandlerBuilder(webHandler);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Factory method to create a new builder instance by detecting beans in an
+	 * {@link ApplicationContext}. The following are detected:
+	 * <ul>
+	 *	<li>{@link WebHandler} [1] -- looked up by the name
+	 *	{@link #WEB_HANDLER_BEAN_NAME}.
+	 *	<li>{@link WebFilter} [0..N] -- detected by type and ordered,
+	 *	see {@link AnnotationAwareOrderComparator}.
+	 *	<li>{@link WebExceptionHandler} [0..N] -- detected by type and
+	 *	ordered.
+	 *	<li>{@link WebSessionManager} [0..1] -- looked up by the name
+	 *	{@link #WEB_SESSION_MANAGER_BEAN_NAME}.
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param context the application context to use for the lookup
+	 * @return the prepared builder
+	 */
+	public static WebHttpHandlerBuilder applicationContext(ApplicationContext context) {
+
+		// Target WebHandler
+
+		WebHttpHandlerBuilder builder = new WebHttpHandlerBuilder(
+				context.getBean(WEB_HANDLER_BEAN_NAME, WebHandler.class));
+
+		// WebFilter...
+
+		Collection<WebFilter> filters = BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(
+				context, WebFilter.class, true, false).values();
+
+		WebFilter[] sortedFilters = filters.toArray(new WebFilter[filters.size()]);
+		AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.sort(sortedFilters);
+		builder.filters(sortedFilters);
+
+		// WebExceptionHandler...
+
+		Collection<WebExceptionHandler> handlers = BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(
+				context, WebExceptionHandler.class, true, false).values();
+
+		WebExceptionHandler[] sortedHandlers = handlers.toArray(new WebExceptionHandler[handlers.size()]);
+		AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.sort(sortedHandlers);
+		builder.exceptionHandlers(sortedHandlers);
+
+		// WebSessionManager
+
+		try {
+			builder.sessionManager(
+					context.getBean(WEB_SESSION_MANAGER_BEAN_NAME, WebSessionManager.class));
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			// Fall back on default
+		}
+
+		return builder;
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Add the given filters to use for processing requests.
@@ -104,8 +172,8 @@ public class WebHttpHandlerBuilder {
 
 	/**
 	 * Configure the {@link WebSessionManager} to set on the
-	 * {@link ServerWebExchange WebServerExchange}
-	 * created for each HTTP request.
+	 * {@link ServerWebExchange WebServerExchange}.
+	 * <p>By default {@link DefaultWebSessionManager} is used.
 	 * @param sessionManager the session manager
 	 * @see HttpWebHandlerAdapter#setSessionManager(WebSessionManager)
 	 */