diff --git a/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunner.java b/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunner.java
index d437ed4d62..39d6dff98d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunner.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunner.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.
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class ModifiedClassPathRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
 
 		@Override
 		public Class<?> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-			if (name.startsWith("org.junit")) {
+			if (name.startsWith("org.junit") || name.startsWith("org.hamcrest")) {
 				return this.junitLoader.loadClass(name);
 			}
 			return super.loadClass(name);
diff --git a/spring-boot-test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunnerExclusionsTests.java b/spring-boot-test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunnerExclusionsTests.java
index 5628cb8046..eb52410a11 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunnerExclusionsTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/junit/runner/classpath/ModifiedClassPathRunnerExclusionsTests.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.
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.junit.runner.classpath;
 
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.isA;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link ModifiedClassPathRunner} excluding entries from the class path.
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ public class ModifiedClassPathRunnerExclusionsTests {
 	private static final String EXCLUDED_RESOURCE = "META-INF/services/"
 			+ "javax.validation.spi.ValidationProvider";
 
+	@Rule
+	public ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();
+
 	@Test
 	public void entriesAreFilteredFromTestClassClassLoader() {
 		assertThat(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource(EXCLUDED_RESOURCE)).isNull();
@@ -44,4 +50,10 @@ public class ModifiedClassPathRunnerExclusionsTests {
 				.getResource(EXCLUDED_RESOURCE)).isNull();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testsThatUseHamcrestWorkCorrectly() {
+		this.thrown.expect(isA(IllegalStateException.class));
+		throw new IllegalStateException();
+	}
+
 }