diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpoint.java
index 2b78563cf5..b300944226 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpoint.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Christian Dupuis
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "endpoints.shutdown")
 public class ShutdownEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Map<String, Object>>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ public class ShutdownEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Map<String, Object>>
 		}
 		finally {
 
-			new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
 				@Override
 				public void run() {
 					try {
@@ -69,8 +70,9 @@ public class ShutdownEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint<Map<String, Object>>
 					}
 					ShutdownEndpoint.this.context.close();
 				}
-			}).start();
-
+			});
+			thread.setContextClassLoader(getClass().getClassLoader());
+			thread.start();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpointTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpointTests.java
index a4de92086c..b6385ae941 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpointTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/ShutdownEndpointTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint;
 
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLClassLoader;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.event.ContextClosedEvent;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.startsWith;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 public class ShutdownEndpointTests extends AbstractEndpointTests<ShutdownEndpoint> {
 
@@ -53,18 +58,30 @@ public class ShutdownEndpointTests extends AbstractEndpointTests<ShutdownEndpoin
 
 	@Test
 	public void invoke() throws Exception {
-		CountDownLatch latch = this.context.getBean(Config.class).latch;
-		assertThat((String) getEndpointBean().invoke().get("message"),
-				startsWith("Shutting down"));
+		Config config = this.context.getBean(Config.class);
+		ClassLoader previousTccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+		Map<String, Object> result;
+		Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(
+				new URLClassLoader(new URL[0], getClass().getClassLoader()));
+		try {
+			result = getEndpointBean().invoke();
+		}
+		finally {
+			Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(previousTccl);
+		}
+		assertThat((String) result.get("message"), startsWith("Shutting down"));
 		assertTrue(this.context.isActive());
-		assertTrue(latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+		assertTrue(config.latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+		assertThat(config.threadContextClassLoader, is(getClass().getClassLoader()));
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableConfigurationProperties
 	public static class Config {
 
-		private CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+		private final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+
+		private volatile ClassLoader threadContextClassLoader;
 
 		@Bean
 		public ShutdownEndpoint endpoint() {
@@ -77,6 +94,8 @@ public class ShutdownEndpointTests extends AbstractEndpointTests<ShutdownEndpoin
 			return new ApplicationListener<ContextClosedEvent>() {
 				@Override
 				public void onApplicationEvent(ContextClosedEvent event) {
+					Config.this.threadContextClassLoader = Thread.currentThread()
+							.getContextClassLoader();
 					Config.this.latch.countDown();
 				}
 			};