diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory.java
index 47f47aeca31..e09544be976 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.catalina.Context;
 import org.apache.catalina.Host;
+import org.apache.catalina.LifecycleListener;
 import org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener;
 import org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappLoader;
 import org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat;
 import org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol;
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ public class TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory extends AbstractReactiveWebServerFac
 
 	private String protocol = DEFAULT_PROTOCOL;
 
+	private List<LifecycleListener> contextLifecycleListeners = Arrays.asList(new AprLifecycleListener());
+
 	private List<TomcatContextCustomizer> tomcatContextCustomizers = new ArrayList<>();
 
 	private List<TomcatConnectorCustomizer> tomcatConnectorCustomizers = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -115,6 +119,9 @@ public class TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory extends AbstractReactiveWebServerFac
 	 * @param context the Tomcat context
 	 */
 	protected void configureContext(Context context) {
+		for (LifecycleListener lifecycleListener : this.contextLifecycleListeners) {
+			context.addLifecycleListener(lifecycleListener);
+		}
 		for (TomcatContextCustomizer customizer : this.tomcatContextCustomizers) {
 			customizer.customize(context);
 		}
@@ -211,6 +218,39 @@ public class TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory extends AbstractReactiveWebServerFac
 		return this.tomcatConnectorCustomizers;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set {@link LifecycleListener}s that should be applied to the Tomcat {@link Context}
+	 * . Calling this method will replace any existing listeners.
+	 * @param contextLifecycleListeners the listeners to set
+	 */
+	public void setContextLifecycleListeners(
+			Collection<? extends LifecycleListener> contextLifecycleListeners) {
+		Assert.notNull(contextLifecycleListeners,
+				"ContextLifecycleListeners must not be null");
+		this.contextLifecycleListeners = new ArrayList<>(contextLifecycleListeners);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a mutable collection of the {@link LifecycleListener}s that will be applied
+	 * to the Tomcat {@link Context} .
+	 * @return the context lifecycle listeners that will be applied
+	 */
+	public Collection<LifecycleListener> getContextLifecycleListeners() {
+		return this.contextLifecycleListeners;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add {@link LifecycleListener}s that should be added to the Tomcat {@link Context}.
+	 * @param contextLifecycleListeners the listeners to add
+	 */
+	public void addContextLifecycleListeners(
+			LifecycleListener... contextLifecycleListeners) {
+		Assert.notNull(contextLifecycleListeners,
+				"ContextLifecycleListeners must not be null");
+		this.contextLifecycleListeners.addAll(Arrays.asList(contextLifecycleListeners));
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Factory method called to create the {@link TomcatWebServer}. Subclasses can
 	 * override this method to return a different {@link TomcatWebServer} or apply
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java
index 6ea4fa90f7e..3805340e2d7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.apache.catalina.WebResourceRoot.ResourceSetType;
 import org.apache.catalina.WebResourceSet;
 import org.apache.catalina.Wrapper;
 import org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener;
 import org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappLoader;
 import org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager;
 import org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat;
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ public class TomcatServletWebServerFactory extends AbstractServletWebServerFacto
 
 	private List<Valve> contextValves = new ArrayList<>();
 
-	private List<LifecycleListener> contextLifecycleListeners = new ArrayList<>();
+	private List<LifecycleListener> contextLifecycleListeners = Arrays.asList(new AprLifecycleListener());
 
 	private List<TomcatContextCustomizer> tomcatContextCustomizers = new ArrayList<>();
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactoryTests.java
index bbff214c0ff..25a33607846 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatReactiveWebServerFactoryTests.java
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ package org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.apache.catalina.Context;
+import org.apache.catalina.LifecycleEvent;
+import org.apache.catalina.LifecycleListener;
 import org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.InOrder;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.web.reactive.server.AbstractReactiveWebServerFactoryTests;
 import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.HttpHandler;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -60,6 +64,30 @@ public class TomcatReactiveWebServerFactoryTests
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void defaultTomcatListeners() throws Exception {
+		TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory factory = getFactory();
+		assertThat(factory.getContextLifecycleListeners())
+				.hasSize(1)
+				.first().isInstanceOf(AprLifecycleListener.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void tomcatListeners() throws Exception {
+		TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory factory = getFactory();
+		LifecycleListener[] listeners = new LifecycleListener[4];
+		for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
+			listeners[i] = mock(LifecycleListener.class);
+		}
+		factory.setContextLifecycleListeners(Arrays.asList(listeners[0], listeners[1]));
+		factory.addContextLifecycleListeners(listeners[2], listeners[3]);
+		this.webServer = factory.getWebServer(mock(HttpHandler.class));
+		InOrder ordered = inOrder((Object[]) listeners);
+		for (LifecycleListener listener : listeners) {
+			ordered.verify(listener).lifecycleEvent(any(LifecycleEvent.class));
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void setNullConnectorCustomizersShouldThrowException() {
 		TomcatReactiveWebServerFactory factory = getFactory();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java
index 917bbe2cf72..d1fdb475577 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.catalina.Service;
 import org.apache.catalina.SessionIdGenerator;
 import org.apache.catalina.Valve;
 import org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener;
 import org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper;
 import org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat;
 import org.apache.catalina.util.CharsetMapper;
@@ -102,6 +103,14 @@ public class TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests
 		tomcatWebServer.stop();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void defaultTomcatListeners() throws Exception {
+		TomcatServletWebServerFactory factory = getFactory();
+		assertThat(factory.getContextLifecycleListeners())
+				.hasSize(1)
+				.first().isInstanceOf(AprLifecycleListener.class);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void tomcatListeners() throws Exception {
 		TomcatServletWebServerFactory factory = getFactory();