diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java
index acf24c6e83..eab4b50921 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.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.
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ public class Repackager {
 			if (entry.getName().equals("META-INF/INDEX.LIST")) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			if (entry.getName().startsWith("META-INF/")
+			if ((entry.getName().startsWith("META-INF/")
+					&& !entry.getName().equals("META-INF/aop.xml"))
 					|| entry.getName().startsWith("BOOT-INF/")) {
 				return entry;
 			}
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/RepackagerTests.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/RepackagerTests.java
index 56e24c5b2e..91a2b88ced 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/RepackagerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/RepackagerTests.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.
@@ -593,6 +593,26 @@ public class RepackagerTests {
 		jarFile.close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void metaInfAopXmlIsMovedBeneathBootInfClassesWhenRepackaged()
+			throws Exception {
+		this.testJarFile.addClass("A.class", ClassWithMainMethod.class);
+		this.testJarFile.addFile("META-INF/aop.xml",
+				this.temporaryFolder.newFile("aop.xml"));
+		File source = this.testJarFile.getFile();
+		File dest = this.temporaryFolder.newFile("dest.jar");
+		Repackager repackager = new Repackager(source);
+		repackager.repackage(dest, NO_LIBRARIES);
+		JarFile jarFile = new JarFile(dest);
+		try {
+			assertThat(jarFile.getEntry("META-INF/aop.xml")).isNull();
+			assertThat(jarFile.getEntry("BOOT-INF/classes/META-INF/aop.xml")).isNotNull();
+		}
+		finally {
+			jarFile.close();
+		}
+	}
+
 	private boolean hasLauncherClasses(File file) throws IOException {
 		return hasEntry(file, "org/springframework/boot/")
 				&& hasEntry(file, "org/springframework/boot/loader/JarLauncher.class");