diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java
index 4a5b7b9a7f4..02a2489513f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class HypermediaAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Configuration
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(LinkDiscoverers.class)
+	@ConditionalOnClass(ObjectMapper.class)
 	@EnableHypermediaSupport(type = HypermediaType.HAL)
 	protected static class HypermediaConfiguration {
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConverters.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConverters.java
index 2a7ec72cee1..7d46823c3b1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConverters.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConverters.java
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ public class HttpMessageConverters implements Iterable<HttpMessageConverter<?>>
 		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
 			// Ignore
 		}
+		catch (NoClassDefFoundError ex) {
+			// Ignore
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d723bbc8a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.hateoas;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.junit.runner.classpath.ClassPathExclusions;
+import org.springframework.boot.junit.runner.classpath.ModifiedClassPathRunner;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext;
+import org.springframework.web.context.support.AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link HypermediaAutoConfiguration} when Jackson is not on the classpath.
+ *
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+@RunWith(ModifiedClassPathRunner.class)
+@ClassPathExclusions("jackson-*.jar")
+public class HypermediaAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests {
+
+	private AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext context;
+
+	@Test
+	public void jacksonRelatedConfigurationBacksOff() {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
+		this.context.register(BaseConfig.class);
+		this.context.setServletContext(new MockServletContext());
+		this.context.refresh();
+	}
+
+	@ImportAutoConfiguration({ HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class,
+			WebMvcAutoConfiguration.class, HypermediaAutoConfiguration.class })
+	static class BaseConfig {
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5e31fafedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.junit.runner.classpath.ClassPathExclusions;
+import org.springframework.boot.junit.runner.classpath.ModifiedClassPathRunner;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration} without Jackson on the
+ * classpath.
+ *
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+@RunWith(ModifiedClassPathRunner.class)
+@ClassPathExclusions("jackson-*.jar")
+public class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationWithoutJacksonTests {
+
+	private AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+
+	@After
+	public void close() {
+		if (this.context != null) {
+			this.context.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void autoConfigurationWorksWithSpringHateosButWithoutJackson()
+			throws Exception {
+		this.context.register(HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class);
+		this.context.refresh();
+		assertThat(this.context.getBeansOfType(HttpMessageConverters.class)).hasSize(1);
+	}
+
+}