diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration.java
index ece100ddea3..32084cb0da8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.boot.bind.RelaxedPropertyResolver;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor;
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostPro
  * translation.
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 1.2.0
  */
 @ConditionalOnClass(PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.class)
@@ -36,10 +39,18 @@ public class PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.class)
 	@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "spring.dao.exceptiontranslation", name = "enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
-	public static PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor persistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor() {
+	public static PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor persistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor(
+			Environment environment) {
 		PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor postProcessor = new PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor();
-		postProcessor.setProxyTargetClass(true);
+		postProcessor.setProxyTargetClass(determineProxyTargetClass(environment));
 		return postProcessor;
 	}
 
+	private static boolean determineProxyTargetClass(Environment environment) {
+		RelaxedPropertyResolver resolver = new RelaxedPropertyResolver(environment,
+				"spring.aop.");
+		Boolean value = resolver.getProperty("proxyTargetClass", Boolean.class);
+		return (value != null ? value : true);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests.java
index a8f9065bc46..495797452bb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/dao/PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
- *
  * Tests for {@link PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration}
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  */
 public class PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests {
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void exceptionTranslationPostProcessorBeanIsCreated() {
+	public void exceptionTranslationPostProcessorUsesCglibByDefault() {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
 				PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration.class);
 		Map<String, PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor> beans = this.context
@@ -64,7 +64,20 @@ public class PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void exceptionTranslationPostProcessorBeanIsDisabled() {
+	public void exceptionTranslationPostProcessorCanBeConfiguredToUseJdkProxy() {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.context,
+				"spring.aop.proxyTargetClass=false");
+		this.context.register(PersistenceExceptionTranslationAutoConfiguration.class);
+		this.context.refresh();
+		Map<String, PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor> beans = this.context
+				.getBeansOfType(PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.class);
+		assertThat(beans).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(beans.values().iterator().next().isProxyTargetClass()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void exceptionTranslationPostProcessorCanBeDisabled() {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.context,
 				"spring.dao.exceptiontranslation.enabled=false");