diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-sentinel/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/cloud/sentinel/config/SentinelAspectConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-sentinel/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/cloud/sentinel/config/SentinelAspectConfiguration.java
index 8ddceaa58f..4dfacef999 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-sentinel/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/cloud/sentinel/config/SentinelAspectConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-sentinel/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/cloud/sentinel/config/SentinelAspectConfiguration.java
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ package com.baeldung.spring.cloud.sentinel.config;
 
 import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.annotation.aspectj.SentinelResourceAspect;
 import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.RuleConstant;
+import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.degrade.DegradeRule;
+import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.degrade.DegradeRuleManager;
 import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.flow.FlowRule;
 import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.block.flow.FlowRuleManager;
+import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.system.SystemRule;
+import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.slots.system.SystemRuleManager;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
@@ -14,17 +18,25 @@ import java.util.List;
 @Configuration
 public class SentinelAspectConfiguration {
 
+    public static final String RESOURCE_NAME = "greeting";
+
     @Bean
     public SentinelResourceAspect sentinelResourceAspect() {
         return new SentinelResourceAspect();
     }
 
     @PostConstruct
-    public void initFlowRules() {
+    public void init() {
+        initFlowRules();
+        initDegradeRules();
+        initSystemProtectionRules();
+    }
+
+    private void initFlowRules() {
         List<FlowRule> flowRules = new ArrayList<>();
         FlowRule flowRule = new FlowRule();
         // Defined resource
-        flowRule.setResource("greeting");
+        flowRule.setResource(RESOURCE_NAME);
         flowRule.setGrade(RuleConstant.FLOW_GRADE_QPS);
         // number of requests that QPS can pass in a second
         flowRule.setCount(1);
@@ -32,4 +44,22 @@ public class SentinelAspectConfiguration {
         FlowRuleManager.loadRules(flowRules);
     }
 
+    private void initDegradeRules() {
+        List<DegradeRule> rules = new ArrayList<DegradeRule>();
+        DegradeRule rule = new DegradeRule();
+        rule.setResource(RESOURCE_NAME);
+        rule.setCount(10);
+        rule.setTimeWindow(10);
+        rules.add(rule);
+        DegradeRuleManager.loadRules(rules);
+    }
+
+    private void initSystemProtectionRules() {
+        List<SystemRule> rules = new ArrayList<>();
+        SystemRule rule = new SystemRule();
+        rule.setHighestSystemLoad(10);
+        rules.add(rule);
+        SystemRuleManager.loadRules(rules);
+    }
+
 }