diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/architecture/ArchitectureRules.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/architecture/ArchitectureRules.java
index b96a600e43f..22e1533c3a3 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/architecture/ArchitectureRules.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/architecture/ArchitectureRules.java
@@ -61,8 +61,15 @@ import com.tngtech.archunit.lang.syntax.elements.ClassesShould;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.lang.syntax.elements.GivenMethodsConjunction;
 import com.tngtech.archunit.library.dependencies.SlicesRuleDefinition;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware;
+import org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportSelector;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Role;
+import org.springframework.core.type.filter.TypeFilter;
 import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ final class ArchitectureRules {
 		rules.add(autoConfigurationClassesShouldBePublicAndFinal());
 		rules.add(autoConfigurationClassesShouldHaveNoPublicMembers());
 		rules.add(testAutoConfigurationClassesShouldBePackagePrivateAndFinal());
+		rules.add(importParticipantsShouldOnlyImplementAwareInterfacesIfTheyArePublic());
 		return List.copyOf(rules);
 	}
 
@@ -277,6 +285,36 @@ final class ArchitectureRules {
 			.because(shouldUse("String.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)"));
 	}
 
+	private static ArchRule importParticipantsShouldOnlyImplementAwareInterfacesIfTheyArePublic() {
+		return ArchRuleDefinition.classes()
+			.that(areImportParticipants())
+			.and()
+			.areNotPublic()
+			.should(notDirectlyImplementAwareInterfaces())
+			.allowEmptyShould(true);
+	}
+
+	private static DescribedPredicate<JavaClass> areImportParticipants() {
+		return JavaClass.Predicates.implement(ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar.class)
+			.or(JavaClass.Predicates.implement(ImportSelector.class))
+			.or(JavaClass.Predicates.implement(TypeFilter.class));
+	}
+
+	private static ArchCondition<JavaClass> notDirectlyImplementAwareInterfaces() {
+		Set<String> awareNames = Set.of(BeanClassLoaderAware.class.getName(), BeanFactoryAware.class.getName(),
+				EnvironmentAware.class.getName(), ResourceLoaderAware.class.getName());
+		return ArchCondition
+			.from(DescribedPredicate.describe("not directly implement BeanClassLoaderAware, BeanFactoryAware,"
+					+ " EnvironmentAware, or ResourceLoaderAware", (javaClass) -> {
+						for (JavaClass rawInterface : javaClass.getRawInterfaces()) {
+							if (awareNames.contains(rawInterface.getFullName())) {
+								return false;
+							}
+						}
+						return true;
+					}));
+	}
+
 	private static ArchRule conditionalOnMissingBeanShouldNotSpecifyOnlyATypeThatIsTheSameAsMethodReturnType(
 			String annotation) {
 		return methodsThatAreAnnotatedWith(annotation)
diff --git a/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ImportsContextCustomizer.java b/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ImportsContextCustomizer.java
index 70645fa416f..de07c1cd627 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ImportsContextCustomizer.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ImportsContextCustomizer.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
@@ -170,15 +169,13 @@ class ImportsContextCustomizer implements ContextCustomizer {
 	 * {@link ImportSelector} that returns the original test class so that direct
 	 * {@code @Import} annotations are processed.
 	 */
-	static class ImportsSelector implements ImportSelector, BeanFactoryAware {
+	static class ImportsSelector implements ImportSelector {
 
 		private static final String[] NO_IMPORTS = {};
 
-		@SuppressWarnings("NullAway.Init")
-		private ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory;
+		private final ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory;
 
-		@Override
-		public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
+		ImportsSelector(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
 			this.beanFactory = (ConfigurableListableBeanFactory) beanFactory;
 		}
 
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector.java b/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector.java
index c20b77e2ea7..416ff3612e9 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.ManagementContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.ManagementContextType;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.annotation.ImportCandidates;
@@ -51,9 +50,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @see ImportCandidates
  */
 @Order(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE)
-class ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector implements DeferredImportSelector, BeanClassLoaderAware {
+class ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector implements DeferredImportSelector {
 
-	private @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader;
+	private final ClassLoader classLoader;
+
+	ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		this.classLoader = classLoader;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String[] selectImports(AnnotationMetadata metadata) {
@@ -98,11 +101,6 @@ class ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector implements DeferredImportSele
 		return ImportCandidates.load(ManagementContextConfiguration.class, this.classLoader).getCandidates();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
-		this.classLoader = classLoader;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * A management configuration class which can be sorted according to {@code @Order}.
 	 */
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelectorTests.java b/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelectorTests.java
index 0faed22268f..3261530123d 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelectorTests.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelectorTests.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelectorTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void selectImportsLoadsFromResources() {
-		String[] imports = new ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector()
+		String[] imports = new ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector(
+				ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector.class.getClassLoader())
 			.selectImports(AnnotationMetadata.introspect(EnableChildContext.class));
 		Set<String> expected = new HashSet<>();
 		ImportCandidates
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelectorTests {
 		private final List<String> factoryNames;
 
 		private TestManagementContextConfigurationsImportSelector(Class<?>... classes) {
+			super(ManagementContextConfigurationImportSelector.class.getClassLoader());
 			this.factoryNames = Stream.of(classes).map(Class::getName).toList();
 		}