diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/tomcat/TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/tomcat/TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
index dec9443e55..b93207efc5 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/tomcat/TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/tomcat/TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ public class TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory extends
 				.getClassLoader() : ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
 		WebappLoader loader = new WebappLoader(context.getParentClassLoader());
 		loader.setLoaderClass(TomcatEmbeddedWebappClassLoader.class.getName());
+		loader.setDelegate(true);
 		context.setLoader(loader);
 		if (isRegisterDefaultServlet()) {
 			addDefaultServlet(context);