diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
index 58b295503a..49ac7ab2c8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jersey</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<!-- Provided -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -43,6 +47,14 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>generate build info</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>build-info</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/src/test/java/sample/jersey/SampleJerseyApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/src/test/java/sample/jersey/SampleJerseyApplicationTests.java
index b140f14514..a1e655741d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/src/test/java/sample/jersey/SampleJerseyApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/src/test/java/sample/jersey/SampleJerseyApplicationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 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.
@@ -58,4 +58,12 @@ public class SampleJerseyApplicationTests {
 		assertThat(entity.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void actuatorStatus() {
+		ResponseEntity<String> entity = this.restTemplate
+				.getForEntity("/application/status", String.class);
+		assertThat(entity.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
+		assertThat(entity.getBody()).isEqualTo("{\"status\":\"UP\"}");
+	}
+
 }