diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfiguration.java
index 362245c6ec..a70a4df177 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -53,29 +53,15 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
  * @author Vince Bickers
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Kazuki Shimizu
+ * @author Michael Simons
  * @since 1.4.0
  */
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnClass({ SessionFactory.class, Neo4jTransactionManager.class, PlatformTransactionManager.class })
-@ConditionalOnMissingBean(SessionFactory.class)
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(Neo4jProperties.class)
 @Import(Neo4jBookmarkManagementConfiguration.class)
 public class Neo4jDataAutoConfiguration {
 
-	@Bean
-	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-	public org.neo4j.ogm.config.Configuration configuration(Neo4jProperties properties) {
-		return properties.createConfiguration();
-	}
-
-	@Bean
-	public SessionFactory sessionFactory(org.neo4j.ogm.config.Configuration configuration,
-			ApplicationContext applicationContext, ObjectProvider<EventListener> eventListeners) {
-		SessionFactory sessionFactory = new SessionFactory(configuration, getPackagesToScan(applicationContext));
-		eventListeners.stream().forEach(sessionFactory::register);
-		return sessionFactory;
-	}
-
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(PlatformTransactionManager.class)
 	public Neo4jTransactionManager transactionManager(SessionFactory sessionFactory, Neo4jProperties properties,
@@ -91,12 +77,32 @@ public class Neo4jDataAutoConfiguration {
 		return transactionManager;
 	}
 
-	private String[] getPackagesToScan(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
-		List<String> packages = EntityScanPackages.get(applicationContext).getPackageNames();
-		if (packages.isEmpty() && AutoConfigurationPackages.has(applicationContext)) {
-			packages = AutoConfigurationPackages.get(applicationContext);
+	@Configuration
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(SessionFactory.class)
+	protected static class Neo4jOgmSessionFactoryConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+		public org.neo4j.ogm.config.Configuration configuration(Neo4jProperties properties) {
+			return properties.createConfiguration();
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		public SessionFactory sessionFactory(org.neo4j.ogm.config.Configuration configuration,
+				ApplicationContext applicationContext, ObjectProvider<EventListener> eventListeners) {
+			SessionFactory sessionFactory = new SessionFactory(configuration, getPackagesToScan(applicationContext));
+			eventListeners.stream().forEach(sessionFactory::register);
+			return sessionFactory;
 		}
-		return StringUtils.toStringArray(packages);
+
+		private String[] getPackagesToScan(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
+			List<String> packages = EntityScanPackages.get(applicationContext).getPackageNames();
+			if (packages.isEmpty() && AutoConfigurationPackages.has(applicationContext)) {
+				packages = AutoConfigurationPackages.get(applicationContext);
+			}
+			return StringUtils.toStringArray(packages);
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 260aa841fc..d2ee45e57c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/Neo4jDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ public class Neo4jDataAutoConfigurationTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void customSessionFactoryShouldNotDisableOtherDefaults() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(CustomSessionFactory.class).run((context) -> {
+			assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(Neo4jTransactionManager.class);
+			assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(OpenSessionInViewInterceptor.class);
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void customConfiguration() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(CustomConfiguration.class).run((context) -> {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
index 938b5cf74b..1d778b1f7a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
@@ -4385,9 +4385,9 @@ properties, as shown in the following example:
 	spring.data.neo4j.password=secret
 ----
 
-You can take full control over the session creation by adding a
-`org.neo4j.ogm.config.Configuration` `@Bean`. Also, adding a `@Bean` of type
-`SessionFactory` disables the auto-configuration and gives you full control.
+You can take full control over the session creation by either adding a
+`org.neo4j.ogm.config.Configuration` bean or a `org.neo4j.ogm.session.SessionFactory`
+bean.