diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java
index fbe2b3ce0b6..cabb7ace0d9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ public class JerseyAutoConfiguration implements WebApplicationInitializer {
 
 	@PostConstruct
 	public void path() {
-		if (StringUtils.hasLength(this.jersey.getPath())) {
-			this.path = parsePath(this.jersey.getPath());
+		if (StringUtils.hasLength(this.jersey.getApplicationPath())) {
+			this.path = parseApplicationPath(this.jersey.getApplicationPath());
 		}
 		else {
-			this.path = findPath(AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(this.config.getClass(),
+			this.path = findApplicationPath(AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(this.config.getClass(),
 					ApplicationPath.class));
 		}
 	}
@@ -145,17 +145,15 @@ public class JerseyAutoConfiguration implements WebApplicationInitializer {
 		servletContext.setInitParameter("contextConfigLocation", "<NONE>");
 	}
 
-	private static String findPath(ApplicationPath annotation) {
+	private static String findApplicationPath(ApplicationPath annotation) {
 		// Jersey doesn't like to be the default servlet, so map to /* as a fallback
 		if (annotation == null) {
 			return "/*";
 		}
-		String path = annotation.value();
-
-		return parsePath(path);
+		return parseApplicationPath(annotation.value());
 	}
 
-	private static String parsePath(String applicationPath) {
+	private static String parseApplicationPath(String applicationPath) {
 		if (!applicationPath.startsWith("/")) {
 			applicationPath = "/" + applicationPath;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyProperties.java
index 1a81cfcf477..1bfcf2f0266 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyProperties.java
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ public class JerseyProperties {
 	private Filter filter = new Filter();
 
 	/**
-	 * Path at which the application will be available.
+	 * Path that serves as the base URI for the application. Overrides
+	 * the value of "@ApplicationPath" if specified.
 	 */
-	private String path;
+	private String applicationPath;
 
 	public Filter getFilter() {
 		return this.filter;
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ public class JerseyProperties {
 		this.init = init;
 	}
 
-	public String getPath() {
-		return this.path;
+	public String getApplicationPath() {
+		return this.applicationPath;
 	}
 
-	public void setPath(String path) {
-		this.path = path;
+	public void setApplicationPath(String applicationPath) {
+		this.applicationPath = applicationPath;
 	}
 
 	public enum Type {
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationWithoutApplicationPathTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationWithoutApplicationPathTests.java
index 17f449960ff..f28645ba343 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationWithoutApplicationPathTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jersey/JerseyAutoConfigurationWithoutApplicationPathTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @SpringApplicationConfiguration(Application.class)
-@IntegrationTest({ "server.port=0", "spring.jersey.path=/rest" })
+@IntegrationTest({ "server.port=0", "spring.jersey.application-path=/api" })
 @WebAppConfiguration
 public class JerseyAutoConfigurationWithoutApplicationPathTests {
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public class JerseyAutoConfigurationWithoutApplicationPathTests {
 	@Test
 	public void contextLoads() {
 		ResponseEntity<String> entity = this.restTemplate.getForEntity(
-				"http://localhost:" + this.port + "/rest/hello", String.class);
+				"http://localhost:" + this.port + "/api/hello", String.class);
 		assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, entity.getStatusCode());
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index c64e6c69386..bee30dea653 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 	spring.mustache.view-names= # whitelist of view names that can be resolved
 
 	# JERSEY ({sc-spring-boot-autoconfigure}}/jersey/JerseyProperties.{sc-ext}[JerseyProperties])
+	spring.jersey.application-path # path that serves as the base URI for the application
 	spring.jersey.type=servlet # servlet or filter
 	spring.jersey.init= # init params
 	spring.jersey.filter.order=