diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java
index 915eb534c9f..a1318c45191 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public class JacksonAutoConfiguration {
 				configurePropertyNamingStrategy(builder);
 				configureModules(builder);
 				configureLocale(builder);
+				configureDefaultLeniency(builder);
 			}
 
 			private void configureFeatures(Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder builder, Map<?, Boolean> features) {
@@ -289,6 +290,13 @@ public class JacksonAutoConfiguration {
 				}
 			}
 
+			private void configureDefaultLeniency(Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder builder) {
+				Boolean defaultLeniency = this.jacksonProperties.getDefaultLeniency();
+				if (defaultLeniency != null) {
+					builder.postConfigurer((objectMapper) -> objectMapper.setDefaultLeniency(defaultLeniency));
+				}
+			}
+
 			private static <T> Collection<T> getBeans(ListableBeanFactory beanFactory, Class<T> type) {
 				return BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(beanFactory, type).values();
 			}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonProperties.java
index f11baa6f485..fa9e17e9124 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public class JacksonProperties {
 	 */
 	private JsonInclude.Include defaultPropertyInclusion;
 
+	/**
+	 * Global default setting (if any) for leniency.
+	 */
+	private Boolean defaultLeniency;
+
 	/**
 	 * Time zone used when formatting dates. For instance, "America/Los_Angeles" or
 	 * "GMT+10".
@@ -151,6 +156,14 @@ public class JacksonProperties {
 		this.defaultPropertyInclusion = defaultPropertyInclusion;
 	}
 
+	public Boolean getDefaultLeniency() {
+		return this.defaultLeniency;
+	}
+
+	public void setDefaultLeniency(Boolean defaultLeniency) {
+		this.defaultLeniency = defaultLeniency;
+	}
+
 	public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
 		return this.timeZone;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 6c770b02988..3d2856d576f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator.Mode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.PropertyNamingStrategies.SnakeCaseStrategy;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidFormatException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.StdDateFormat;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.paramnames.ParameterNamesModule;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 /**
@@ -301,6 +304,25 @@ class JacksonAutoConfigurationTests {
 				});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void enableDefaultLeniency() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.jackson.default-leniency:true").run((context) -> {
+			ObjectMapper mapper = context.getBean(ObjectMapper.class);
+			Person person = mapper.readValue("{\"birthDate\": \"2010-12-30\"}", Person.class);
+			assertThat(person.getBirthDate()).isNotNull();
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void disableDefaultLeniency() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.jackson.default-leniency:false").run((context) -> {
+			ObjectMapper mapper = context.getBean(ObjectMapper.class);
+			assertThatThrownBy(() -> mapper.readValue("{\"birthDate\": \"2010-12-30\"}", Person.class))
+					.isInstanceOf(InvalidFormatException.class).hasMessageContaining("expected format")
+					.hasMessageContaining("yyyyMMdd");
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void additionalJacksonBuilderCustomization() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(ObjectMapperBuilderCustomConfig.class).run((context) -> {
@@ -537,4 +559,19 @@ class JacksonAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	static class Person {
+
+		@JsonFormat(pattern = "yyyyMMdd")
+		private Date birthDate;
+
+		Date getBirthDate() {
+			return this.birthDate;
+		}
+
+		void setBirthDate(Date birthDate) {
+			this.birthDate = birthDate;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }