diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
index 33efab12c531..550e3f424dff 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ private void configureContainer(ContainerProperties container) {
 		PropertyMapper map = PropertyMapper.get().alwaysApplyingWhenNonNull();
 		Listener properties = this.properties.getListener();
 		map.from(properties::getAckMode).to(container::setAckMode);
+		map.from(properties::getAsyncAcks).to(container::setAsyncAcks);
 		map.from(properties::getClientId).to(container::setClientId);
 		map.from(properties::getAckCount).to(container::setAckCount);
 		map.from(properties::getAckTime).as(Duration::toMillis).to(container::setAckTime);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaProperties.java
index adc9991c272d..9845110a82d5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaProperties.java
@@ -881,6 +881,13 @@ public enum Type {
 		 */
 		private AckMode ackMode;
 
+		/**
+		 * Support for asynchronous record acknowledgments. Only applies with
+		 * ContainerProperties.AckMode.MANUAL or
+		 * ContainerProperties.AckMode.MANUAL_IMMEDIATE.
+		 */
+		private Boolean asyncAcks;
+
 		/**
 		 * Prefix for the listener's consumer client.id property.
 		 */
@@ -969,6 +976,14 @@ public void setAckMode(AckMode ackMode) {
 			this.ackMode = ackMode;
 		}
 
+		public Boolean getAsyncAcks() {
+			return this.asyncAcks;
+		}
+
+		public void setAsyncAcks(Boolean asyncAcks) {
+			this.asyncAcks = asyncAcks;
+		}
+
 		public String getClientId() {
 			return this.clientId;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 913c39025258..b61bc1528ebe 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/kafka/KafkaAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -450,18 +450,20 @@ void streamsApplicationIdIsNotMandatoryIfEnableKafkaStreamsIsNotSet() {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Test
 	void listenerProperties() {
-		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.kafka.template.default-topic=testTopic",
-				"spring.kafka.template.transaction-id-prefix=txOverride", "spring.kafka.listener.ack-mode=MANUAL",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.client-id=client", "spring.kafka.listener.ack-count=123",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.ack-time=456", "spring.kafka.listener.concurrency=3",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.poll-timeout=2000", "spring.kafka.listener.no-poll-threshold=2.5",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.type=batch", "spring.kafka.listener.idle-between-polls=1s",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.idle-event-interval=1s",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.idle-partition-event-interval=1s", "spring.kafka.listener.monitor-interval=45",
-				"spring.kafka.listener.log-container-config=true", "spring.kafka.listener.missing-topics-fatal=true",
-				"spring.kafka.jaas.enabled=true", "spring.kafka.listener.immediate-stop=true",
-				"spring.kafka.producer.transaction-id-prefix=foo", "spring.kafka.jaas.login-module=foo",
-				"spring.kafka.jaas.control-flag=REQUISITE", "spring.kafka.jaas.options.useKeyTab=true")
+		this.contextRunner
+				.withPropertyValues("spring.kafka.template.default-topic=testTopic",
+						"spring.kafka.template.transaction-id-prefix=txOverride",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.ack-mode=MANUAL", "spring.kafka.listener.client-id=client",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.ack-count=123", "spring.kafka.listener.ack-time=456",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.concurrency=3", "spring.kafka.listener.poll-timeout=2000",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.no-poll-threshold=2.5", "spring.kafka.listener.type=batch",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.idle-between-polls=1s", "spring.kafka.listener.idle-event-interval=1s",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.idle-partition-event-interval=1s",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.monitor-interval=45", "spring.kafka.listener.log-container-config=true",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.missing-topics-fatal=true", "spring.kafka.jaas.enabled=true",
+						"spring.kafka.listener.immediate-stop=true", "spring.kafka.producer.transaction-id-prefix=foo",
+						"spring.kafka.jaas.login-module=foo", "spring.kafka.jaas.control-flag=REQUISITE",
+						"spring.kafka.jaas.options.useKeyTab=true", "spring.kafka.listener.async-acks=true")
 				.run((context) -> {
 					DefaultKafkaProducerFactory<?, ?> producerFactory = context
 							.getBean(DefaultKafkaProducerFactory.class);
@@ -477,6 +479,7 @@ void listenerProperties() {
 					assertThat(kafkaListenerContainerFactory.getConsumerFactory()).isEqualTo(consumerFactory);
 					ContainerProperties containerProperties = kafkaListenerContainerFactory.getContainerProperties();
 					assertThat(containerProperties.getAckMode()).isEqualTo(AckMode.MANUAL);
+					assertThat(containerProperties.isAsyncAcks()).isEqualTo(true);
 					assertThat(containerProperties.getClientId()).isEqualTo("client");
 					assertThat(containerProperties.getAckCount()).isEqualTo(123);
 					assertThat(containerProperties.getAckTime()).isEqualTo(456L);