diff --git a/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfiguration.java b/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
index e759dd505d75..a8fad3d1e509 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ GraphQlWebSocketHandler graphQlWebSocketHandler(WebGraphQlHandler webGraphQlHand
 		private HttpMessageConverter<Object> getJsonConverter(
 				ObjectProvider<ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer> customizers) {
 			ServerBuilder serverBuilder = HttpMessageConverters.forServer().registerDefaults();
-			customizers.forEach((customizer) -> customizer.customize(serverBuilder));
+			customizers.orderedStream().forEach((customizer) -> customizer.customize(serverBuilder));
 			for (HttpMessageConverter<?> converter : serverBuilder.build()) {
 				if (canReadJsonMap(converter)) {
 					return asObjectHttpMessageConverter(converter);
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java b/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
index cf042134ca3d..37e32547b12d 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/graphql/autoconfigure/servlet/GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories;
 import org.assertj.core.api.ThrowingConsumer;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.mockito.InOrder;
 
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.RuntimeHintsPredicates;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.graphql.autoconfigure.GraphQlAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.graphql.autoconfigure.GraphQlTestDataFetchers;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.converter.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.converter.autoconfigure.ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.classpath.resources.WithResource;
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@
 import org.springframework.web.socket.server.support.WebSocketHandlerMapping;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post;
 
 /**
@@ -240,6 +245,22 @@ void shouldConfigureWebSocketBeans() {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldApplyJsonCustomizersInOrderB() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.graphql.websocket.path=/ws")
+			.withUserConfiguration(CustomJsonConverterConfiguration.class)
+			.run((context) -> {
+				assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(GraphQlWebSocketHandler.class);
+				ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer before = context.getBean("before",
+						ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer.class);
+				ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer after = context.getBean("after",
+						ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer.class);
+				InOrder ordered = inOrder(before, after);
+				ordered.verify(before).customize(any());
+				ordered.verify(after).customize(any());
+			});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void shouldConfigureWebSocketProperties() {
 		this.contextRunner
@@ -314,6 +335,23 @@ WebGraphQlInterceptor customWebGraphQlInterceptor() {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	static class CustomJsonConverterConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		@Order(1)
+		ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer after() {
+			return mock();
+		}
+
+		@Bean
+		@Order(-1)
+		ServerHttpMessageConvertersCustomizer before() {
+			return mock();
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	static class CustomRouterFunctions {