diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-tests.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-tests.adoc
index 5c274d365d85..81f5f4391502 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-tests.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-tests.adoc
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ To make sure that the lifecycle of your Spring Boot application is properly mana
 
 Such setup can now use the https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin[failsafe-plugin] to run your integration tests as you would expect.
 
+NOTE: By default, the application is started in a separate process and JMX is used to communicate with the application.
+If you need to configure the JMX port, see <<integration-tests-example-jmx-port,the dedicated example>>.
+
 You could also configure a more advanced setup to skip the integration tests when a specific property has been set, see <<integration-tests-example-skip,the dedicated example>>.
 
 include::goals/start.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
@@ -119,6 +122,54 @@ You can now retrieve the `test.server.port` system property in any of your integ
 
 
 
+[[integration-tests-example-jmx-port]]
+==== Customize JMX port
+The `jmxPort` property allows to customize the port the plugin uses to communicate with the Spring Boot application.
+
+This example shows how you can customize the port in case `9001` is already used:
+
+[source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
+----
+	<project>
+		<build>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>{gradle-project-version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <jmxPort>9009</jmxPort>
+                    </configuration>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>pre-integration-test</id>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>start</goal>
+							</goals>
+							<configuration>
+								<skip>${skip.it}</skip>
+							</configuration>
+						</execution>
+						<execution>
+							<id>post-integration-test</id>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>stop</goal>
+							</goals>
+							<configuration>
+								<skip>${skip.it}</skip>
+							</configuration>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		</build>
+	</project>
+----
+
+TIP: If you need to configure the JMX port, make sure to do so in the global configuration as shown above so that it is shared by both goals.
+
+
+
 [[integration-tests-example-skip]]
 ==== Skip Integration Tests
 The `skip` property allows to skip the execution of the Spring Boot maven plugin altogether.