diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/README.md b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/README.md
index 882e2be766..9bbaf337d7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/README.md
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/README.md
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ The "REST With Spring" Classes: http://bit.ly/restwithspring
 - [Setting the Log Level in Spring Boot when Testing](https://www.baeldung.com/spring-boot-testing-log-level)
 - [Embedded Redis Server with Spring Boot Test](https://www.baeldung.com/spring-embedded-redis)
 - [Testing Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperties](https://www.baeldung.com/spring-boot-testing-configurationproperties)
+- [Prevent ApplicationRunner or CommandLineRunner Beans From Executing During Junit Testing]()
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76e18dfd2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp.class, args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bf08491bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationArguments;
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationRunner;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Profile("!test")
+@ConditionalOnProperty(
+  prefix = "application.runner", 
+  value = "enabled", 
+  havingValue = "true", 
+  matchIfMissing = true)
+@Component
+public class ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor implements ApplicationRunner {
+    private TaskService taskService;
+
+    public ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor(TaskService taskService) {
+        this.taskService = taskService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(ApplicationArguments args) throws Exception {
+        taskService.execute("application runner task");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/CommandLineTaskExecutor.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/CommandLineTaskExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38fd3b9c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/CommandLineTaskExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Profile("!test")
+@ConditionalOnProperty(
+  prefix = "command.line.runner", 
+  value = "enabled", 
+  havingValue = "true", 
+  matchIfMissing = true)
+@Component
+public class CommandLineTaskExecutor implements CommandLineRunner {
+    private TaskService taskService;
+
+    public CommandLineTaskExecutor(TaskService taskService) {
+        this.taskService = taskService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(String... args) throws Exception {
+        taskService.execute("command line runner task");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/TaskService.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/TaskService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dac437e72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/TaskService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class TaskService {
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TaskService.class);
+
+    public void execute(String task) {
+        logger.info("do " + task);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/LoadSpringContextIntegrationTest.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/LoadSpringContextIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6698094550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/LoadSpringContextIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationRunner;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.SpyBean;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
+
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp;
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.TaskService;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = { ApplicationCommandLineRunnerApp.class }, 
+  initializers = ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.class)
+public class LoadSpringContextIntegrationTest {
+    @SpyBean
+    TaskService taskService;
+
+    @SpyBean
+    CommandLineRunner commandLineRunner;
+
+    @SpyBean
+    ApplicationRunner applicationRunner;
+
+    @Test
+    void whenContextLoads_thenRunnersDoNotRun() throws Exception {
+        assertNotNull(taskService);
+        assertNotNull(commandLineRunner);
+        assertNotNull(applicationRunner);
+
+        verify(taskService, times(0)).execute(any());
+        verify(commandLineRunner, times(0)).run(any());
+        verify(applicationRunner, times(0)).run(any());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationIntegrationTest.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26a7339f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.SpyBean;
+
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor;
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.CommandLineTaskExecutor;
+
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class RunApplicationIntegrationTest {
+    @SpyBean
+    ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor applicationRunnerTaskExecutor;
+    @SpyBean
+    CommandLineTaskExecutor commandLineTaskExecutor;
+
+    @Test
+    void whenContextLoads_thenRunnersRun() throws Exception {
+        verify(applicationRunnerTaskExecutor, times(1)).run(any());
+        verify(commandLineTaskExecutor, times(1)).run(any());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationWithTestProfileIntegrationTest.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationWithTestProfileIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..333cd2ab91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationWithTestProfileIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor;
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.CommandLineTaskExecutor;
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.TaskService;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
+@SpringBootTest
+class RunApplicationWithTestProfileIntegrationTest {
+    @Autowired
+    private ApplicationContext context;
+
+    @Test
+    void whenContextLoads_thenRunnersAreNotLoaded() {
+        assertNotNull(context.getBean(TaskService.class));
+        assertThrows(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class, 
+          () -> context.getBean(CommandLineTaskExecutor.class), 
+          "CommandLineRunner should not be loaded during this integration test");
+        assertThrows(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class, 
+          () -> context.getBean(ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor.class), 
+          "ApplicationRunner should not be loaded during this integration test");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationWithTestPropertiesIntegrationTest.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationWithTestPropertiesIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..264a06a41e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/java/com/baeldung/prevent/commandline/application/runner/execution/RunApplicationWithTestPropertiesIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor;
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.CommandLineTaskExecutor;
+import com.baeldung.prevent.commandline.application.runner.execution.TaskService;
+
+@SpringBootTest(properties = { 
+  "command.line.runner.enabled=false", 
+  "application.runner.enabled=false" })
+class RunApplicationWithTestPropertiesIntegrationTest {
+    @Autowired
+    private ApplicationContext context;
+
+    @Test
+    void whenContextLoads_thenRunnersAreNotLoaded() {
+        assertNotNull(context.getBean(TaskService.class));
+        assertThrows(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class, 
+          () -> context.getBean(CommandLineTaskExecutor.class), 
+          "CommandLineRunner should not be loaded during this integration test");
+        assertThrows(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class, 
+          () -> context.getBean(ApplicationRunnerTaskExecutor.class), 
+          "ApplicationRunner should not be loaded during this integration test");
+    }
+}