diff --git a/microprofile/cdi/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/cdi/HelidonContainerImpl.java b/microprofile/cdi/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/cdi/HelidonContainerImpl.java
index 03670cd4dd4..363ccfae70c 100644
--- a/microprofile/cdi/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/cdi/HelidonContainerImpl.java
+++ b/microprofile/cdi/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/cdi/HelidonContainerImpl.java
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ private HelidonContainerImpl init() {
LOGGER.fine(() -> "Initializing CDI container " + id);
addHelidonBeanDefiningAnnotations("jakarta.ws.rs.Path",
+ "jakarta.ws.rs.ApplicationPath",
"jakarta.ws.rs.ext.Provider",
"jakarta.websocket.server.ServerEndpoint",
"org.eclipse.microprofile.graphql.GraphQLApi",
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/pom.xml b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4546af68ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+
+
+ 4.0.0
+
+ io.helidon.tests
+ helidon-tests-project
+ 4.2.0-SNAPSHOT
+ ../../pom.xml
+
+
+ io.helidon.webserver.tests
+ helidon-tests-functional-jax-rs-bda
+
+
+
+ io.helidon.microprofile.bundles
+ helidon-microprofile-core
+
+
+ org.junit.jupiter
+ junit-jupiter-api
+ test
+
+
+ org.hamcrest
+ hamcrest-all
+ test
+
+
+ io.helidon.microprofile.testing
+ helidon-microprofile-testing-junit5
+ test
+
+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld1.java b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99703c594ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * 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.helidon.tests.functional.bda;
+
+import jakarta.ws.rs.GET;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.Path;
+
+@Path("/greet1")
+public class HelloWorld1 {
+
+ @GET
+ public String hello() {
+ return "hello1";
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld2.java b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld2.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a878292dec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * 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.helidon.tests.functional.bda;
+
+import jakarta.ws.rs.GET;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.Path;
+
+@Path("/greet2")
+public class HelloWorld2 {
+
+ @GET
+ public String hello() {
+ return "hello2";
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld3.java b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld3.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..996730fa0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorld3.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * 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.helidon.tests.functional.bda;
+
+import jakarta.ws.rs.GET;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.Path;
+
+/**
+ * This resource will not be available given that a synthetic app is not
+ * created when other apps exist. Note that {@link Path} is also a BDA.
+ */
+@Path("/greet3")
+public class HelloWorld3 {
+
+ @GET
+ public String hello() {
+ return "hello3";
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorldApp1.java b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorldApp1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41645ee9442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorldApp1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * 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.helidon.tests.functional.bda;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import jakarta.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
+
+/**
+ * Use {@link ApplicationPath} as a bean-defining annotation (BDA). Note that
+ * there is no CDI scope annotation on the class.
+ */
+@ApplicationPath("app1")
+public class HelloWorldApp1 extends Application {
+
+ @Override
+ public Set> getClasses() {
+ return Set.of(HelloWorld1.class);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorldApp2.java b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorldApp2.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..766835d87cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/HelloWorldApp2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * 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.helidon.tests.functional.bda;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
+
+/**
+ * Even though {@link ApplicationPath} is a bean-defining annotation, this
+ * class is also given an explicit application scope.
+ */
+@ApplicationScoped
+@ApplicationPath("app2")
+public class HelloWorldApp2 extends Application {
+
+ @Override
+ public Set> getClasses() {
+ return Set.of(HelloWorld2.class);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/resources/META-INF/beans.xml b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/resources/META-INF/beans.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52f89a20d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/resources/META-INF/beans.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/resources/META-INF/microprofile-config.properties b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/resources/META-INF/microprofile-config.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b100c594e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/main/resources/META-INF/microprofile-config.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# 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.
+#
+
+server.host=0.0.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/test/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/ResourcesTest.java b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/test/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/ResourcesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62fc33f9b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/jax-rs-bda/src/test/java/io/helidon/tests/functional/bda/ResourcesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * 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.helidon.tests.functional.bda;
+
+import io.helidon.microprofile.testing.junit5.HelidonTest;
+
+import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+
+@HelidonTest
+class ResourcesTest {
+
+ @Inject
+ private WebTarget target;
+
+ /**
+ * Test that resource {@code "app1/greet1"} exists as part of
+ * {@link io.helidon.tests.functional.bda.HelloWorld1}.
+ */
+ @Test
+ void testHelloWorld1() {
+ Response response = target.path("app1")
+ .path("greet1")
+ .request()
+ .get();
+ assertThat(response.getStatus(), is(200));
+ assertThat(response.readEntity(String.class), is("hello1"));
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Test that resource {@code "app2/greet2"} exists as part of
+ * {@link io.helidon.tests.functional.bda.HelloWorld2}.
+ */
+ @Test
+ void testHelloWorld2() {
+ Response response = target.path("app2")
+ .path("greet2")
+ .request()
+ .get();
+ assertThat(response.getStatus(), is(200));
+ assertThat(response.readEntity(String.class), is("hello2"));
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Test that resource {@code "app3/greet3"} does not exist since no
+ * synthetic app shall be created in this case.
+ */
+ @Test
+ void testHelloWorld3() {
+ Response response = target.path("/")
+ .path("greet3")
+ .request()
+ .get();
+ assertThat(response.getStatus(), is(404));
+ }
+}