diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
index da92666cc7c..0ab9c8490d7 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -407,6 +407,16 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 		assertThat(logger.getLevel()).isEqualTo(Level.FINE);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void cleanUpCleansBridgeHandlerInstalledByTheLoggingSystem() {
+		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
+		java.util.logging.Logger rootLogger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("");
+		assertThat(rootLogger.getHandlers()).hasAtLeastOneElementOfType(Log4jBridgeHandler.class);
+		this.loggingSystem.cleanUp();
+		java.util.logging.Logger rootLoggerAfterCleanUp = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("");
+		assertThat(rootLoggerAfterCleanUp.getHandlers()).doesNotHaveAnyElementsOfTypes(Log4jBridgeHandler.class);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void cleanUpLeavesBridgeHandlerInstalledByTheApplicationInPlace() {
 		java.util.logging.Logger rootLogger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("");