diff --git a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationsAotProcessorTests.java b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationsAotProcessorTests.java
index 471e006a88..e716067f53 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationsAotProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationsAotProcessorTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 class BeanRegistrationsAotProcessorTests {
 
+	@Test
+	void beanRegistrationsAotProcessorIsRegistered() {
+		assertThat(new AotFactoriesLoader(new DefaultListableBeanFactory())
+				.load(BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.class))
+				.anyMatch(BeanRegistrationsAotProcessor.class::isInstance);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void processAheadOfTimeReturnsBeanRegistrationsAotContributionWithRegistrations() {
 		BeanRegistrationsAotProcessor processor = new BeanRegistrationsAotProcessor();