diff --git a/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListenerTests.java b/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListenerTests.java
index 61dc8d7011..bb3c8cfd0c 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListenerTests.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/test/context/support/WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListenerTests.java
@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@ public class WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListenerTests {
 		assertThat(supplierCaptor.getValue().get().getAuthentication()).isNotNull();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	// gh-6591
+	public void beforeTestMethodWhenTestExecutionThenDelayFactoryCreate() throws Exception {
+		Method testMethod = TheTest.class.getMethod("withUserDetails");
+		when(this.testContext.getApplicationContext()).thenReturn(this.applicationContext);
+		// do not set a UserDetailsService Bean so it would fail if looked up
+		when(this.testContext.getTestMethod()).thenReturn(testMethod);
+
+		this.listener.beforeTestMethod(this.testContext);
+		// bean lookup of UserDetailsService would fail if it has already been looked up
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void beforeTestExecutionWhenTestContextNullThenSecurityContextNotSet() {
 		this.listener.beforeTestExecution(this.testContext);
@@ -158,7 +170,10 @@ public class WithSecurityContextTestExecutionListenerTests {
 		@WithMockUser
 		public void withMockUserDefault() {
 		}
+
+		@WithUserDetails(setupBefore = TestExecutionEvent.TEST_EXECUTION)
+		public void withUserDetails() {
+		}
 	}
 
-
 }