diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor.java
index ca4b1b18f6a..2179f0ba97b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 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.
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ class HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor extends JdbcConnectionDetails
 		dataSource.setJdbcUrl(connectionDetails.getJdbcUrl());
 		dataSource.setUsername(connectionDetails.getUsername());
 		dataSource.setPassword(connectionDetails.getPassword());
-		dataSource.setDriverClassName(connectionDetails.getDriverClassName());
+		String driverClassName = connectionDetails.getDriverClassName();
+		if (driverClassName != null) {
+			dataSource.setDriverClassName(connectionDetails.getDriverClassName());
+		}
 		return dataSource;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index 3172a1b5bbf..5bd84e10cad 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 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.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.boot.jdbc.DatabaseDriver;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor}.
@@ -47,4 +48,13 @@ class HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(dataSource.getDriverClassName()).isEqualTo(DatabaseDriver.POSTGRESQL.getDriverClassName());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void toleratesConnectionDetailsWithNullDriverClassName() {
+		HikariDataSource dataSource = new HikariDataSource();
+		dataSource.setDriverClassName(DatabaseDriver.H2.getDriverClassName());
+		JdbcConnectionDetails connectionDetails = mock(JdbcConnectionDetails.class);
+		new HikariJdbcConnectionDetailsBeanPostProcessor(null).processDataSource(dataSource, connectionDetails);
+		assertThat(dataSource.getDriverClassName()).isEqualTo(DatabaseDriver.H2.getDriverClassName());
+	}
+
 }