diff --git a/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration.java b/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration.java
index 6aaf9b301b..aea99bb116 100644
--- a/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import io.camunda.client.jobhandling.CamundaClientExecutorService;
 import io.camunda.client.metrics.MeteredCamundaClientExecutorService;
+import io.camunda.client.spring.configuration.CamundaAutoConfiguration;
+import io.camunda.client.spring.configuration.ExecutorServiceConfiguration;
 import io.camunda.connector.runtime.instances.InstanceForwardingConfiguration;
 import io.camunda.connector.runtime.outbound.OutboundConnectorRuntimeConfiguration;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
@@ -25,22 +27,24 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 
 @AutoConfiguration
+@AutoConfigureBefore({CamundaAutoConfiguration.class, ExecutorServiceConfiguration.class})
 @Import({OutboundConnectorRuntimeConfiguration.class, InstanceForwardingConfiguration.class})
 public class OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration {
 
-  @Bean
+  @Bean(name = {"connectorCamundaClientExecutorService", "camundaClientExecutorService"})
   @ConditionalOnMissingBean
   @ConditionalOnProperty(
       name = "camunda.connector.virtual-threads.enabled",
       havingValue = "true",
       matchIfMissing = true)
-  public CamundaClientExecutorService camundaClientExecutorService(
+  public CamundaClientExecutorService connectorCamundaClientExecutorService(
       @Autowired(required = false) MeterRegistry meterRegistry) {
     ThreadFactory factory = Thread.ofVirtual().name("job-worker-virtual-", 0).factory();
     var vThreadExecutor = Executors.newThreadPerTaskExecutor(factory);
diff --git a/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/test/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfigurationTest.java b/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/test/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfigurationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da5fbc9480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector-runtime/spring-boot-starter-camunda-connectors/src/test/java/io/camunda/connector/runtime/OutboundConnectorsAutoConfigurationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Camunda Services GmbH and/or licensed to Camunda Services GmbH
+ * under one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Camunda licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * Version 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.camunda.connector.runtime;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import io.camunda.client.CamundaClient;
+import io.camunda.client.jobhandling.CamundaClientExecutorService;
+import io.camunda.client.jobhandling.JobCallbackCommandWrapperFactory;
+import io.camunda.client.jobhandling.JobWorkerManager;
+import io.camunda.client.metrics.MeteredCamundaClientExecutorService;
+import io.camunda.client.metrics.MetricsRecorder;
+import io.camunda.client.spring.configuration.CamundaAutoConfiguration;
+import io.camunda.client.spring.configuration.ExecutorServiceConfiguration;
+import io.camunda.client.spring.properties.CamundaClientProperties;
+import io.camunda.connector.jackson.ConnectorsObjectMapperSupplier;
+import io.camunda.connector.runtime.annotation.ConnectorsObjectMapper;
+import io.camunda.connector.runtime.annotation.OutboundConnectorObjectMapper;
+import io.camunda.connector.runtime.core.secret.SecretProviderAggregator;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureBefore;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotations;
+
+class OutboundConnectorsAutoConfigurationTest {
+
+  private static final String CONNECTOR_EXECUTOR_BEAN_NAME =
+      "connectorCamundaClientExecutorService";
+
+  private final ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner =
+      new ApplicationContextRunner()
+          .withConfiguration(
+              AutoConfigurations.of(
+                  ExecutorServiceConfiguration.class, OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration.class))
+          .withUserConfiguration(RequiredOutboundRuntimeBeans.class);
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldCreateConnectorExecutorServiceByDefault() {
+    contextRunner.run(
+        context -> {
+          assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(CamundaClientExecutorService.class);
+          assertThat(context).hasBean(CONNECTOR_EXECUTOR_BEAN_NAME);
+          assertThat(context.getBean(CamundaClientExecutorService.class))
+              .isSameAs(context.getBean(CONNECTOR_EXECUTOR_BEAN_NAME))
+              .isInstanceOf(MeteredCamundaClientExecutorService.class);
+        });
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldBeConfiguredBeforeCamundaClientAutoConfiguration() {
+    var autoConfigureBefore =
+        MergedAnnotations.from(OutboundConnectorsAutoConfiguration.class)
+            .get(AutoConfigureBefore.class);
+
+    assertThat(autoConfigureBefore.getClassArray("value"))
+        .contains(CamundaAutoConfiguration.class, ExecutorServiceConfiguration.class);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotCreateConnectorExecutorServiceWhenVirtualThreadsAreDisabled() {
+    contextRunner
+        .withPropertyValues("camunda.connector.virtual-threads.enabled=false")
+        .run(
+            context -> {
+              assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(CONNECTOR_EXECUTOR_BEAN_NAME);
+              assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(CamundaClientExecutorService.class);
+            });
+  }
+
+  static class RequiredOutboundRuntimeBeans {
+
+    @Bean
+    CamundaClient camundaClient() {
+      return mock(CamundaClient.class);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    JobWorkerManager jobWorkerManager() {
+      return mock(JobWorkerManager.class);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    JobCallbackCommandWrapperFactory jobCallbackCommandWrapperFactory() {
+      return mock(JobCallbackCommandWrapperFactory.class);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    SecretProviderAggregator secretProviderAggregator() {
+      return new SecretProviderAggregator(List.of());
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    MetricsRecorder metricsRecorder() {
+      return mock(MetricsRecorder.class);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    CamundaClientProperties camundaClientProperties() {
+      var properties = new CamundaClientProperties();
+      properties.setExecutionThreads(1);
+      return properties;
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    @ConnectorsObjectMapper
+    ObjectMapper connectorObjectMapper() {
+      return ConnectorsObjectMapperSupplier.getCopy();
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    @OutboundConnectorObjectMapper
+    ObjectMapper outboundConnectorObjectMapper() {
+      return ConnectorsObjectMapperSupplier.getCopy();
+    }
+  }
+}