diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
index 43c4c624fad6..9c3a4081b92c 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ public void setSecurityContextProvider(SecurityContextProvider securityProvider)
 
 	@Override
 	public void setApplicationStartup(ApplicationStartup applicationStartup) {
-		Assert.notNull(applicationStartup, "applicationStartup should not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(applicationStartup, "ApplicationStartup must not be null");
 		this.applicationStartup = applicationStartup;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java
index 9c87844e9d71..5b2e5288678e 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ protected final void refreshBeanFactory() throws BeansException {
 		try {
 			DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory = createBeanFactory();
 			beanFactory.setSerializationId(getId());
+			beanFactory.setApplicationStartup(getApplicationStartup());
 			customizeBeanFactory(beanFactory);
 			loadBeanDefinitions(beanFactory);
 			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;