diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java
index 53e2bc01d39..7ce78e2d31f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthProperties.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthEndpoint;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.NestedConfigurationProperty;
 
 /**
  * Properties used to configure the health endpoint and endpoint groups.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthEndpoint;
  */
 public abstract class HealthProperties {
 
+	@NestedConfigurationProperty
 	private final Status status = new Status();
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index b991dbf9d90..e63814aac58 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
       "name": "management.endpoint.health.show-details",
       "defaultValue": "never"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "management.endpoint.health.status.order",
+      "defaultValue": [
+        "DOWN",
+        "OUT_OF_SERVICE",
+        "UP",
+        "UNKNOWN"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "name": "management.endpoints.enabled-by-default",
       "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
@@ -162,7 +171,10 @@
         "OUT_OF_SERVICE",
         "UP",
         "UNKNOWN"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "deprecation": {
+        "replacement": "management.endpoint.health.status.order"
+      }
     },
     {
       "name": "management.health.mail.enabled",