diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java
index b916ffb55a0..defe0704e00 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ConverterKeys;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ExtendedThrowablePatternConverter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -35,25 +36,33 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
  */
 @Plugin(name = "ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter", category = PatternConverter.CATEGORY)
 @ConverterKeys({ "xwEx", "xwThrowable", "xwException" })
-public final class ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter extends ThrowablePatternConverter {
+public final class ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter extends LogEventPatternConverter {
 
 	private final ExtendedThrowablePatternConverter delegate;
 
+	private final String separator;
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/issues/3809
 	private ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter(Configuration configuration, @Nullable String[] options) {
-		super("WhitespaceExtendedThrowable", "throwable", options, configuration);
+		super("WhitespaceExtendedThrowable", "throwable");
 		this.delegate = ExtendedThrowablePatternConverter.newInstance(configuration, options);
+		this.separator = this.delegate.getOptions().getSeparator();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void format(LogEvent event, StringBuilder buffer) {
 		if (event.getThrown() != null) {
-			buffer.append(this.options.getSeparator());
+			buffer.append(this.separator);
 			this.delegate.format(event, buffer);
-			buffer.append(this.options.getSeparator());
+			buffer.append(this.separator);
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean handlesThrowable() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance of the class. Required by Log4J2.
 	 * @param configuration current configuration
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java
index 37201f36fef..136d9bd348e 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ConverterKeys;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ExtendedThrowablePatternConverter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -33,22 +35,33 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
  */
 @Plugin(name = "WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter", category = PatternConverter.CATEGORY)
 @ConverterKeys({ "wEx", "wThrowable", "wException" })
-public final class WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter extends ThrowablePatternConverter {
+public final class WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter extends LogEventPatternConverter {
+
+	private final ExtendedThrowablePatternConverter delegate;
+
+	private final String separator;
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/issues/3809
 	private WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter(Configuration configuration, @Nullable String[] options) {
-		super("WhitespaceThrowable", "throwable", options, configuration);
+		super("WhitespaceThrowable", "throwable");
+		this.delegate = ExtendedThrowablePatternConverter.newInstance(configuration, options);
+		this.separator = this.delegate.getOptions().getSeparator();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void format(LogEvent event, StringBuilder buffer) {
 		if (event.getThrown() != null) {
-			buffer.append(this.options.getSeparator());
-			super.format(event, buffer);
-			buffer.append(this.options.getSeparator());
+			buffer.append(this.separator);
+			this.delegate.format(event, buffer);
+			buffer.append(this.separator);
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean handlesThrowable() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance of the class. Required by Log4J2.
 	 * @param configuration current configuration
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java
index c316e96b0a1..b99a96e79d1 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.logging.log4j2;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.DefaultConfiguration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 class ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests {
 
-	private final ThrowablePatternConverter converter = ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter
+	private final LogEventPatternConverter converter = ExtendedWhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter
 		.newInstance(new DefaultConfiguration(), new String[] {});
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java
index 970176a04b2..782cbeae15e 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.logging.log4j2;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.DefaultConfiguration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 class WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverterTests {
 
-	private final ThrowablePatternConverter converter = WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter
+	private final LogEventPatternConverter converter = WhitespaceThrowablePatternConverter
 		.newInstance(new DefaultConfiguration(), new String[] {});
 
 	@Test