diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.java
index 7058a8172b..c79c58a060 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint implements ApplicationContext
 
 	private Map<String, Object> getInput(String property, ConfigurationProperty candidate) {
 		Map<String, Object> input = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-		Object value = candidate.getValue();
+		Object value = stringifyIfNecessary(candidate.getValue());
 		Origin origin = Origin.from(candidate);
 		List<Origin> originParents = Origin.parentsFrom(candidate);
 		input.put("value", this.sanitizer.sanitize(property, value));
@@ -324,6 +324,16 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint implements ApplicationContext
 		return input;
 	}
 
+	private Object stringifyIfNecessary(Object value) {
+		if (value == null || value.getClass().isPrimitive()) {
+			return value;
+		}
+		if (CharSequence.class.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
+			return value.toString();
+		}
+		return "Complex property value " + value.getClass().getName();
+	}
+
 	private String getQualifiedKey(String prefix, String key) {
 		return (prefix.isEmpty() ? prefix : prefix + ".") + key;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpointSerializationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpointSerializationTests.java
index 531bfa2eb3..8dcb6b49e1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpointSerializationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpointSerializationTests.java
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.actuate.context.properties;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -28,11 +32,16 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.context.properties.ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.ApplicationConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.context.properties.ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.ConfigurationPropertiesBeanDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationPropertiesBinding;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
+import org.springframework.core.env.MapPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.InputStreamSource;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.entry;
@@ -238,6 +247,43 @@ class ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpointSerializationTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	void endpointResponseUsesToStringOfCharSequenceAsPropertyValue() throws IOException {
+		ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ApplicationContextRunner().withInitializer((context) -> {
+			ConfigurableEnvironment environment = context.getEnvironment();
+			environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MapPropertySource("test",
+					Collections.singletonMap("foo.name", new CharSequenceProperty("Spring Boot"))));
+		}).withUserConfiguration(FooConfig.class);
+		contextRunner.run((context) -> {
+			ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint endpoint = context
+					.getBean(ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.class);
+			ApplicationConfigurationProperties applicationProperties = endpoint.configurationProperties();
+			ConfigurationPropertiesBeanDescriptor descriptor = applicationProperties.getContexts().get(context.getId())
+					.getBeans().get("foo");
+			assertThat((Map<String, Object>) descriptor.getInputs().get("name")).containsEntry("value", "Spring Boot");
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	void endpointResponseUsesPlaceholderForComplexValueAsPropertyValue() throws IOException {
+		ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ApplicationContextRunner().withInitializer((context) -> {
+			ConfigurableEnvironment environment = context.getEnvironment();
+			environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MapPropertySource("test",
+					Collections.singletonMap("foo.name", new ComplexProperty("Spring Boot"))));
+		}).withUserConfiguration(ComplexPropertyToStringConverter.class, FooConfig.class);
+		contextRunner.run((context) -> {
+			ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint endpoint = context
+					.getBean(ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpoint.class);
+			ApplicationConfigurationProperties applicationProperties = endpoint.configurationProperties();
+			ConfigurationPropertiesBeanDescriptor descriptor = applicationProperties.getContexts().get(context.getId())
+					.getBeans().get("foo");
+			assertThat((Map<String, Object>) descriptor.getInputs().get("name")).containsEntry("value",
+					"Complex property value " + ComplexProperty.class.getName());
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 	@EnableConfigurationProperties
 	static class Base {
@@ -518,4 +564,59 @@ class ConfigurationPropertiesReportEndpointSerializationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	static class CharSequenceProperty implements CharSequence, InputStreamSource {
+
+		private final String value;
+
+		CharSequenceProperty(String value) {
+			this.value = value;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public int length() {
+			return this.value.length();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public char charAt(int index) {
+			return this.value.charAt(index);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
+			return this.value.subSequence(start, end);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			return this.value;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+			return new ByteArrayInputStream(this.value.getBytes());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	static class ComplexProperty {
+
+		private final String value;
+
+		ComplexProperty(String value) {
+			this.value = value;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@ConfigurationPropertiesBinding
+	static class ComplexPropertyToStringConverter implements Converter<ComplexProperty, String> {
+
+		@Override
+		public String convert(ComplexProperty source) {
+			return source.value;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }