diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ApplicationContextFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ApplicationContextFactory.java
index 9f9d08e71a..f640875335 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ApplicationContextFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ApplicationContextFactory.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.core.NativeDetector;
 import org.springframework.core.io.support.SpringFactoriesLoader;
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ public interface ApplicationContextFactory {
 					return context;
 				}
 			}
-			return new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+			return NativeDetector.inNativeImage() ? new GenericApplicationContext()
+					: new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Unable create a default ApplicationContext instance, "
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext.java
index 9c9e3b6974..b46bf7da33 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext.java
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanNameGenerator;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationContextFactory;
-import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
-import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigRegistry;
@@ -212,18 +209,4 @@ public class AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext extends Reactiv
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@link ApplicationContextFactory} registered in {@code spring.factories} to support
-	 * {@link AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext}.
-	 */
-	static class Factory implements ApplicationContextFactory {
-
-		@Override
-		public ConfigurableApplicationContext create(WebApplicationType webApplicationType) {
-			return (webApplicationType != WebApplicationType.REACTIVE) ? null
-					: new AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext();
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/ReactiveWebServerApplicationContextFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/ReactiveWebServerApplicationContextFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29d1de58a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/reactive/context/ReactiveWebServerApplicationContextFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.web.reactive.context;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationContextFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.core.NativeDetector;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ApplicationContextFactory} registered in {@code spring.factories} to support
+ * {@link AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext} and
+ * {@link ReactiveWebServerApplicationContext}.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+class ReactiveWebServerApplicationContextFactory implements ApplicationContextFactory {
+
+	@Override
+	public ConfigurableApplicationContext create(WebApplicationType webApplicationType) {
+		if (webApplicationType != WebApplicationType.REACTIVE) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return NativeDetector.inNativeImage() ? new ReactiveWebServerApplicationContext()
+				: new AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext.java
index 2513b0cf3f..cb0b4c29d1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext.java
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanNameGenerator;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationContextFactory;
-import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
-import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigRegistry;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigUtils;
@@ -209,18 +206,4 @@ public class AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext extends ServletW
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@link ApplicationContextFactory} registered in {@code spring.factories} to support
-	 * {@link AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext}.
-	 */
-	static class Factory implements ApplicationContextFactory {
-
-		@Override
-		public ConfigurableApplicationContext create(WebApplicationType webApplicationType) {
-			return (webApplicationType != WebApplicationType.SERVLET) ? null
-					: new AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext();
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/ServletWebServerApplicationContextFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/ServletWebServerApplicationContextFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52a3718001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/ServletWebServerApplicationContextFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationContextFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.core.NativeDetector;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ApplicationContextFactory} registered in {@code spring.factories} to support
+ * {@link AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext} and
+ * {@link ServletWebServerApplicationContext}.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+class ServletWebServerApplicationContextFactory implements ApplicationContextFactory {
+
+	@Override
+	public ConfigurableApplicationContext create(WebApplicationType webApplicationType) {
+		if (webApplicationType != WebApplicationType.SERVLET) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return NativeDetector.inNativeImage() ? new ServletWebServerApplicationContext()
+				: new AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.factories b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.factories
index b086675b10..4641c7b8dd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.factories
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.factories
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ org.springframework.boot.context.config.StandardConfigDataLoader
 
 # Application Context Factories
 org.springframework.boot.ApplicationContextFactory=\
-org.springframework.boot.web.reactive.context.AnnotationConfigReactiveWebServerApplicationContext.Factory,\
-org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext.Factory
+org.springframework.boot.web.reactive.context.ReactiveWebServerApplicationContextFactory,\
+org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContextFactory
 
 # Run Listeners
 org.springframework.boot.SpringApplicationRunListener=\