diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
index 94e0b53228f..f937926b689 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Strategy for handling X-Forwarded-* headers.
 	 */
-	private ForwardHeadersStrategy forwardHeadersStrategy = ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE;
+	private ForwardHeadersStrategy forwardHeadersStrategy;
 
 	/**
 	 * Value to use for the Server response header (if empty, no header is sent).
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
index e0047352802..5221c6d0844 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer
 	}
 
 	private boolean getOrDeduceUseForwardHeaders() {
-		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy().equals(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE)) {
+		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy() == null) {
 			CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(this.environment);
 			return platform != null && platform.isUsingForwardHeaders();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
index 607f2ce1bc2..f05cf8ac2de 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer
 	}
 
 	private boolean getOrDeduceUseForwardHeaders() {
-		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy().equals(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE)) {
+		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy() == null) {
 			CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(this.environment);
 			return platform != null && platform.isUsingForwardHeaders();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
index d7e6701adbd..1fbdb79df09 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizer
 	}
 
 	private boolean getOrDeduceUseForwardHeaders() {
-		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy().equals(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE)) {
+		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy() == null) {
 			CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(this.environment);
 			return platform != null && platform.isUsingForwardHeaders();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
index c5626845782..abbf84f7c8a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizer
 	}
 
 	private boolean getOrDeduceUseForwardHeaders() {
-		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy().equals(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE)) {
+		if (this.serverProperties.getForwardHeadersStrategy() == null) {
 			CloudPlatform platform = CloudPlatform.getActive(this.environment);
 			return platform != null && platform.isUsingForwardHeaders();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
index 118dd8bf3c2..f7243e402bc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ class JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests {
 		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(false);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNativeShouldConfigureValve() {
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NATIVE);
+		ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory factory = mock(ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory.class);
+		this.customizer.customize(factory);
+		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(true);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNoneShouldNotConfigureValve() {
+		this.environment.setProperty("DYNO", "-");
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE);
+		ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory factory = mock(ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory.class);
+		this.customizer.customize(factory);
+		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(false);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void accessLogCanBeCustomized() throws IOException {
 		File logFile = File.createTempFile("jetty_log", ".log");
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
index 36a5a5b0cbe..888e13b9374 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
@@ -92,6 +92,23 @@ class NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests {
 		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(true);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNativeShouldConfigureValve() {
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NATIVE);
+		NettyReactiveWebServerFactory factory = mock(NettyReactiveWebServerFactory.class);
+		this.customizer.customize(factory);
+		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(true);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNoneShouldNotConfigureValve() {
+		this.environment.setProperty("DYNO", "-");
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE);
+		NettyReactiveWebServerFactory factory = mock(NettyReactiveWebServerFactory.class);
+		this.customizer.customize(factory);
+		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(false);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void setServerConnectionTimeoutAsZero() {
 		setupServerConnectionTimeout(Duration.ZERO);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
index bde0378c9cd..f2a22ca5df8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
@@ -234,6 +234,26 @@ class TomcatWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests {
 		testRemoteIpValveConfigured();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void defaultUseForwardHeaders() {
+		TomcatServletWebServerFactory factory = customizeAndGetFactory();
+		assertThat(factory.getEngineValves()).hasSize(0);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNativeShouldConfigureValve() {
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NATIVE);
+		testRemoteIpValveConfigured();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNoneShouldNotConfigureValve() {
+		this.environment.setProperty("DYNO", "-");
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE);
+		TomcatServletWebServerFactory factory = customizeAndGetFactory();
+		assertThat(factory.getEngineValves()).hasSize(0);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void defaultRemoteIpValve() {
 		// Since 1.1.7 you need to specify at least the protocol
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
index 5fe8abc3ddc..42bcde8417c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
@@ -202,6 +202,23 @@ class UndertowWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests {
 		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(true);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNativeShouldConfigureValve() {
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NATIVE);
+		ConfigurableUndertowWebServerFactory factory = mock(ConfigurableUndertowWebServerFactory.class);
+		this.customizer.customize(factory);
+		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(true);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void forwardHeadersWhenStrategyIsNoneShouldNotConfigureValve() {
+		this.environment.setProperty("DYNO", "-");
+		this.serverProperties.setForwardHeadersStrategy(ServerProperties.ForwardHeadersStrategy.NONE);
+		ConfigurableUndertowWebServerFactory factory = mock(ConfigurableUndertowWebServerFactory.class);
+		this.customizer.customize(factory);
+		verify(factory).setUseForwardHeaders(false);
+	}
+
 	private <T> T boundServerOption(Option<T> option) {
 		Builder builder = Undertow.builder();
 		ConfigurableUndertowWebServerFactory factory = mockFactory(builder);