diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocConfiguration.java b/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocConfiguration.java
index 9bdbd742d..74fa39347 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocConfiguration.java
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocConfiguration.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.OpenAPI;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media.ObjectSchema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media.Schema;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springdoc.api.ErrorMessage;
 import org.springdoc.api.OpenApiResourceNotFoundException;
 import org.springdoc.core.conditions.CacheOrGroupedOpenApiCondition;
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@
 import org.springdoc.core.utils.PropertyResolverUtils;
 import org.springdoc.core.utils.SchemaUtils;
 import org.springdoc.core.utils.SpringDocKotlinUtils;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent;
+import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanFactoryPostProcessor;
@@ -152,6 +156,13 @@
 @ConditionalOnWebApplication
 public class SpringDocConfiguration {
 
+	protected static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringDocConfiguration.class);
+
+	@EventListener(ApplicationReadyEvent.class)
+	public void init() {
+		LOGGER.warn("SpringDoc /api-docs endpoint is enabled by default. To disable it in production, set the property '{}=false' in your production profile configuration.", SPRINGDOC_ENABLED);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The constant BINDRESULT_CLASS.
 	 */
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webflux-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webflux/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webflux-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webflux/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java
index 95b1f0264..fe0689521 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webflux-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webflux/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webflux-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webflux/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 package org.springdoc.webflux.scalar;
 
 import com.scalar.maven.webjar.ScalarProperties;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springdoc.core.configuration.SpringDocConfiguration;
 import org.springdoc.core.properties.SpringDocConfigProperties;
 
@@ -40,10 +42,12 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
+import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
 import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.ForwardedHeaderTransformer;
 
 import static org.springdoc.core.utils.Constants.SPRINGDOC_SWAGGER_UI_ENABLED;
@@ -63,6 +67,14 @@
 @ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "scalar", name = "enabled", havingValue = "true", matchIfMissing = true)
 public class ScalarConfiguration {
 
+	protected static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ScalarConfiguration.class);
+
+	@EventListener(ApplicationReadyEvent.class)
+	public void init() {
+		LOGGER.warn("SpringDoc Scalar is enabled by default. To disable it in production, set the property 'scalar.enabled=false' in your production profile configuration.");
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Scalar web mvc controller scalar web mvc controller.
 	 *
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webmvc/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webmvc/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java
index 938a2ba58..ef6ae5608 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webmvc/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-scalar/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webmvc/scalar/ScalarConfiguration.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 package org.springdoc.webmvc.scalar;
 
 import com.scalar.maven.webjar.ScalarProperties;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springdoc.core.configuration.SpringDocConfiguration;
 import org.springdoc.core.properties.SpringDocConfigProperties;
 
@@ -40,11 +42,13 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
+import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
 import org.springframework.web.filter.ForwardedHeaderFilter;
 
 import static org.springdoc.core.utils.Constants.SPRINGDOC_SWAGGER_UI_ENABLED;
@@ -64,6 +68,14 @@
 @ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "scalar", name = "enabled", havingValue = "true", matchIfMissing = true)
 public class ScalarConfiguration {
 
+
+	protected static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ScalarConfiguration.class);
+
+	@EventListener(ApplicationReadyEvent.class)
+	public void init() {
+		 LOGGER.warn("SpringDoc Scalar is enabled by default. To disable it in production, set the property 'scalar.enabled=false' in your production profile configuration.");
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Scalar web mvc controller scalar web mvc controller.
 	 *