diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunner.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunner.java
index b677787584..5350a00731 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunner.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunner.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanNameGenerator;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.annotation.Configurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.annotation.UserConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.FilteredClassLoader;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigRegistry;
+import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader;
@@ -156,8 +158,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContextRunner<SELF extends AbstractAppl
 	 * @param initializer the initializer to add
 	 * @return a new instance with the updated initializers
 	 */
-	public SELF withInitializer(
-			ApplicationContextInitializer<? super ConfigurableApplicationContext> initializer) {
+	public SELF withInitializer(ApplicationContextInitializer<? super C> initializer) {
 		Assert.notNull(initializer, "Initializer must not be null");
 		return newInstance(this.contextFactory, add(this.initializers, initializer),
 				this.environmentProperties, this.systemProperties, this.classLoader,
@@ -221,6 +222,84 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContextRunner<SELF extends AbstractAppl
 				parent, this.configurations);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Register the specified user bean with the {@link ApplicationContext}. The bean name
+	 * is generated from the configured {@link BeanNameGenerator} on the underlying
+	 * context.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Such beans are registered after regular {@linkplain #withUserConfiguration(Class[])
+	 * user configurations} in the order of registration.
+	 * @param beanType the type of the bean
+	 * @param beanDefinition a supplier for the bean
+	 * @param <T> the type of the bean
+	 * @return a new instance with the updated bean
+	 */
+	public <T> SELF withBean(Class<T> beanType, Supplier<T> beanDefinition) {
+		return withBean(null, beanType, beanDefinition);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register the specified user bean with the {@link ApplicationContext}. The bean name
+	 * is generated from the configured {@link BeanNameGenerator} on the underlying
+	 * context.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Such beans are registered after regular {@linkplain #withUserConfiguration(Class[])
+	 * user configurations} in the order of registration.
+	 * @param beanType the type of the bean
+	 * @param beanDefinition a function that accepts the context and return the bean
+	 * @param <T> the type of the bean
+	 * @return a new instance with the updated bean
+	 */
+	public <T> SELF withBean(Class<T> beanType, Function<? super C, T> beanDefinition) {
+		return withBean(null, beanType, beanDefinition);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register the specified user bean with the {@link ApplicationContext}. If no bean
+	 * name is provided, a default one is generated from the configured
+	 * {@link BeanNameGenerator} on the underlying context.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Such beans are registered after regular {@linkplain #withUserConfiguration(Class[])
+	 * user configurations} in the order of registration.
+	 * @param beanName the name of the bean (may be {@code null})
+	 * @param beanType the type of the bean
+	 * @param beanDefinition a supplier for the bean
+	 * @param <T> the type of the bean
+	 * @return a new instance with the updated bean
+	 */
+	public <T> SELF withBean(String beanName, Class<T> beanType,
+			Supplier<T> beanDefinition) {
+		return withBean(beanName, beanType, (context) -> beanDefinition.get());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register the specified user bean with the {@link ApplicationContext}. If no bean
+	 * name is provided, a default one is generated from the configured
+	 * {@link BeanNameGenerator} on the underlying context.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Such beans are registered after regular {@linkplain #withUserConfiguration(Class[])
+	 * user configurations} in the order of registration.
+	 * @param beanName the name of the bean (may be {@code null})
+	 * @param beanType the type of the bean
+	 * @param beanDefinition a function that accepts the context and return the bean
+	 * @param <T> the type of the bean
+	 * @return a new instance with the updated bean
+	 */
+	public <T> SELF withBean(String beanName, Class<T> beanType,
+			Function<? super C, T> beanDefinition) {
+		return withInitializer(
+				beanDefinitionRegistrar(beanName, beanType, beanDefinition));
+	}
+
+	private <T> ApplicationContextInitializer<? super C> beanDefinitionRegistrar(
+			String beanName, Class<T> beanType, Function<? super C, T> beanDefinition) {
+		return (context) -> {
+			Assert.isInstanceOf(GenericApplicationContext.class, context);
+			((GenericApplicationContext) context).registerBean(beanName, beanType,
+					() -> beanDefinition.apply(context));
+		};
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Register the specified user configuration classes with the
 	 * {@link ApplicationContext}.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunnerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunnerTests.java
index 5124189044..520f95f970 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunnerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/runner/AbstractApplicationContextRunnerTests.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIOException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.entry;
 
 /**
  * Abstract tests for {@link AbstractApplicationContextRunner} implementations.
@@ -136,6 +137,45 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContextRunnerTests<T extends AbstractAp
 				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasBean("foo"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void runWithUserNamedBeanShouldRegisterBean() {
+		get().withBean("foo", String.class, () -> "foo")
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasBean("foo"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void runWithUserBeanShouldRegisterBeanWithDefaultName() {
+		get().withBean(String.class, () -> "foo")
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasBean("string"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void runWithUserBeanShouldBeRegisteredInOrder() {
+		get().withBean(String.class, () -> "one").withBean(String.class, () -> "two")
+				.withBean(String.class, () -> "three").run((context) -> {
+					assertThat(context).hasBean("string");
+					assertThat(context.getBean("string")).isEqualTo("three");
+				});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void runWithConfigurationsAndUserBeanShouldRegisterUserBeanLast() {
+		get().withUserConfiguration(FooConfig.class)
+				.withBean("foo", String.class, () -> "overridden").run((context) -> {
+					assertThat(context).hasBean("foo");
+					assertThat(context.getBean("foo")).isEqualTo("overridden");
+				});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void runWithUserBeanShouldHaveAccessToContext() {
+		get().withUserConfiguration(FooConfig.class)
+				.withBean(String.class, (context) -> "Result: " + context.getBean("foo"))
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context.getBeansOfType(String.class))
+						.containsOnly(entry("foo", "foo"),
+								entry("string", "Result: foo")));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void runWithMultipleConfigurationsShouldRegisterAllConfigurations() {
 		get().withUserConfiguration(FooConfig.class)