diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/service/connection/ConnectionDetailsFactories.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/service/connection/ConnectionDetailsFactories.java
index d348238f5115..2bbaaec1195b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/service/connection/ConnectionDetailsFactories.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/service/connection/ConnectionDetailsFactories.java
@@ -47,8 +47,26 @@ public class ConnectionDetailsFactories {
 
 	private final List<Registration<?, ?>> registrations = new ArrayList<>();
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link ConnectionDetailsFactories} instance. This constructor uses the
+	 * class loader of {@link ConnectionDetailsFactory} class to load the factories.
+	 */
 	public ConnectionDetailsFactories() {
-		this(SpringFactoriesLoader.forDefaultResourceLocation(ConnectionDetailsFactory.class.getClassLoader()));
+		this(false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link ConnectionDetailsFactories} instance. This constructor takes a
+	 * boolean argument to determine whether the context class loader should be used to
+	 * load the factories. If {@code true} and the context class loader is available it
+	 * will be used otherwise the class loader of {@link ConnectionDetailsFactory} class
+	 * will be used.
+	 * @param useContextClassLoader if {@code true} and the context class loader is
+	 * available it will be used otherwise the class loader of
+	 * {@link ConnectionDetailsFactory} class will be used.
+	 */
+	public ConnectionDetailsFactories(boolean useContextClassLoader) {
+		this(SpringFactoriesLoader.forDefaultResourceLocation(getClassLoader(useContextClassLoader)));
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
@@ -107,6 +125,24 @@ public <S> Map<Class<?>, ConnectionDetails> getConnectionDetails(S source, boole
 		return List.copyOf(result);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the {@link ClassLoader} to use for loading factories.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the context class loader of the current thread
+	 * or the class loader of this class if the context class loader is {@code null}.
+	 * @param useContextClassLoader if {@code true} and the context class loader is
+	 * available it will be used otherwise the class loader of
+	 * {@link ConnectionDetailsFactory} class will be used
+	 * @return the class loader to use for loading factories
+	 */
+	private static ClassLoader getClassLoader(boolean useContextClassLoader) {
+		if (!useContextClassLoader) {
+			return ConnectionDetailsFactory.class.getClassLoader();
+		}
+		final ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+		return (classLoader != null) ? classLoader : getClassLoader(false);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A {@link ConnectionDetailsFactory} registration.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/lifecycle/DockerComposeProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/lifecycle/DockerComposeProperties.java
index d6e98ec0f0e2..3cdf4d793da1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/lifecycle/DockerComposeProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/lifecycle/DockerComposeProperties.java
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ public class DockerComposeProperties {
 	 */
 	private boolean enabled = true;
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether to try to use the context class loader for connection details factories.
+	 */
+	private boolean useContextClassLoader = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Arguments to pass to the Docker Compose command.
 	 */
@@ -89,10 +94,18 @@ public boolean isEnabled() {
 		return this.enabled;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isUseContextClassLoader() {
+		return this.useContextClassLoader;
+	}
+
 	public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
 		this.enabled = enabled;
 	}
 
+	public void setUseContextClassLoader(boolean useContextClassLoader) {
+		this.useContextClassLoader = useContextClassLoader;
+	}
+
 	public List<String> getArguments() {
 		return this.arguments;
 	}
@@ -137,7 +150,7 @@ public Readiness getReadiness() {
 		return this.readiness;
 	}
 
-	static DockerComposeProperties get(Binder binder) {
+	public static DockerComposeProperties get(Binder binder) {
 		return binder.bind(NAME, DockerComposeProperties.class).orElseGet(DockerComposeProperties::new);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/service/connection/DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/service/connection/DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener.java
index 61acfcf99052..ba1390d96f52 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/service/connection/DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docker-compose/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/docker/compose/service/connection/DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.container.ContainerImageMetadata;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.service.connection.ConnectionDetails;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.service.connection.ConnectionDetailsFactories;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.Binder;
 import org.springframework.boot.docker.compose.core.RunningService;
+import org.springframework.boot.docker.compose.lifecycle.DockerComposeProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.docker.compose.lifecycle.DockerComposeServicesReadyEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
@@ -46,32 +48,30 @@
 class DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener
 		implements ApplicationListener<DockerComposeServicesReadyEvent> {
 
-	private final ConnectionDetailsFactories factories;
-
 	DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener() {
-		this(new ConnectionDetailsFactories());
-	}
 
-	DockerComposeServiceConnectionsApplicationListener(ConnectionDetailsFactories factories) {
-		this.factories = factories;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onApplicationEvent(DockerComposeServicesReadyEvent event) {
 		ApplicationContext applicationContext = event.getSource();
 		if (applicationContext instanceof BeanDefinitionRegistry registry) {
+			Binder binder = Binder.get(applicationContext.getEnvironment());
+			DockerComposeProperties properties = DockerComposeProperties.get(binder);
+			boolean useContextClassLoader = properties.isUseContextClassLoader();
+			ConnectionDetailsFactories factories = new ConnectionDetailsFactories(useContextClassLoader);
 			Environment environment = applicationContext.getEnvironment();
-			registerConnectionDetails(registry, environment, event.getRunningServices());
+			registerConnectionDetails(registry, environment, event.getRunningServices(), factories);
 		}
 	}
 
 	private void registerConnectionDetails(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry, Environment environment,
-			List<RunningService> runningServices) {
+			List<RunningService> runningServices, ConnectionDetailsFactories factories) {
 		for (RunningService runningService : runningServices) {
 			DockerComposeConnectionSource source = new DockerComposeConnectionSource(runningService, environment);
-			this.factories.getConnectionDetails(source, false).forEach((connectionDetailsType, connectionDetails) -> {
+			factories.getConnectionDetails(source, false).forEach((connectionDetailsType, connectionDetails) -> {
 				register(registry, runningService, connectionDetailsType, connectionDetails);
-				this.factories.getConnectionDetails(connectionDetails, false)
+				factories.getConnectionDetails(connectionDetails, false)
 					.forEach((adaptedType, adaptedDetails) -> register(registry, runningService, adaptedType,
 							adaptedDetails));
 			});