diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
index e4e156742f..ff5c8ac008 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.event.ContextRefreshedEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
-import org.springframework.session.ExpiringSession;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Vladimir Tsanev
  * @since 1.3.0
  */
 @Configuration
@@ -164,12 +165,14 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration {
 		}
 
 		@Configuration
-		@ConditionalOnBean(name = "sessionRedisTemplate")
+		@ConditionalOnBean(name = RedisRestartConfiguration.SESSION_REDIS_TEMPLATE_BEAN_NAME)
 		static class RedisRestartConfiguration {
 
+			static final String SESSION_REDIS_TEMPLATE_BEAN_NAME = "sessionRedisTemplate";
+
 			@Bean
 			public RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer restartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer(
-					RedisTemplate<String, ExpiringSession> sessionRedisTemplate) {
+					@Qualifier(SESSION_REDIS_TEMPLATE_BEAN_NAME) RedisTemplate<?, ?> sessionRedisTemplate) {
 				return new RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer(
 						sessionRedisTemplate);
 			}
diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer.java
index c45172f7b1..6b4b0914fa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import org.springframework.core.serializer.support.SerializingConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.serializer.RedisSerializer;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.serializer.SerializationException;
-import org.springframework.session.ExpiringSession;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -42,12 +41,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  */
 class RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer implements BeanClassLoaderAware {
 
-	private final RedisTemplate<String, ExpiringSession> redisTemplate;
+	private final RedisTemplate<?, ?> redisTemplate;
 
 	private volatile ClassLoader classLoader;
 
-	RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer(
-			RedisTemplate<String, ExpiringSession> redisTemplate) {
+	RestartCompatibleRedisSerializerConfigurer(RedisTemplate<?, ?> redisTemplate) {
 		this.redisTemplate = redisTemplate;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests.java
index f3b5a1ee8b..7f2c0ed9d5 100755
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Vladimir Tsanev
  */
 public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests {
 
@@ -241,13 +242,27 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void sessionRedisTemplateIsConfiguredWithCustomDeserializers()
+	public void sessionRedisTemplateIsConfiguredWithCustomDeserializers10()
 			throws Exception {
-		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(
-				SessionRedisTemplateConfig.class, LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.class);
+		sessionRedisTemplateIsConfiguredWithCustomDeserializers(
+				Session10RedisTemplateConfig.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void sessionRedisTemplateIsConfiguredWithCustomDeserializers11()
+			throws Exception {
+		sessionRedisTemplateIsConfiguredWithCustomDeserializers(
+				Session11RedisTemplateConfig.class);
+	}
+
+	private void sessionRedisTemplateIsConfiguredWithCustomDeserializers(
+			Object sessionConfig) throws Exception {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(sessionConfig,
+				LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.class);
 		application.setWebEnvironment(false);
 		this.context = application.run();
-		RedisTemplate<?, ?> redisTemplate = this.context.getBean(RedisTemplate.class);
+		RedisTemplate<?, ?> redisTemplate = this.context.getBean("sessionRedisTemplate",
+				RedisTemplate.class);
 		assertThat(redisTemplate.getHashKeySerializer(),
 				is(instanceOf(RestartCompatibleRedisSerializer.class)));
 		assertThat(redisTemplate.getHashValueSerializer(),
@@ -306,7 +321,7 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
-	public static class SessionRedisTemplateConfig {
+	public static class Session10RedisTemplateConfig {
 
 		@Bean
 		public RedisTemplate<String, ExpiringSession> sessionRedisTemplate() {
@@ -317,4 +332,16 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	public static class Session11RedisTemplateConfig {
+
+		@Bean
+		public RedisTemplate<Object, Object> sessionRedisTemplate() {
+			RedisTemplate<Object, Object> redisTemplate = new RedisTemplate<Object, Object>();
+			redisTemplate.setConnectionFactory(mock(RedisConnectionFactory.class));
+			return redisTemplate;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }