diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java
index 77762417c64..7237afb6e50 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ public class SecurityProperties implements SecurityPrerequisite {
 	/**
 	 * Security filter chain dispatcher types.
 	 */
-	private Set<String> filterDispatcherTypes;
+	private Set<String> filterDispatcherTypes = new HashSet<String>(
+			Arrays.asList("ASYNC", "ERROR", "REQUEST"));
 
 	public Headers getHeaders() {
 		return this.headers;
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 13d4cd9e926..2d8a63315a1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ public class SecurityAutoConfigurationTests {
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 		EnumSet<DispatcherType> dispatcherTypes = (EnumSet<DispatcherType>) ReflectionTestUtils
 				.getField(bean, "dispatcherTypes");
-		assertThat(dispatcherTypes).isNull();
+		assertThat(dispatcherTypes).containsOnly(DispatcherType.ASYNC,
+				DispatcherType.ERROR, DispatcherType.REQUEST);
 	}
 
 	@Test