diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBean.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBean.java
index 34a22d9727..b1238cc99a 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBean.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.internals.DefaultKafkaClientSupplier;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle;
 import org.springframework.core.log.LogAccessor;
@@ -56,11 +57,12 @@
  * @author Denis Washington
  * @author Gary Russell
  * @author Julien Wittouck
+ * @author Sanghyeok An
  *
  * @since 1.1.4
  */
 public class StreamsBuilderFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBean<StreamsBuilder>
-		implements SmartLifecycle, BeanNameAware {
+		implements SmartLifecycle, BeanNameAware, SmartInitializingSingleton {
 
 	/**
 	 * The default {@link Duration} of {@code 10 seconds} for close timeout.
@@ -356,11 +358,7 @@ public void start() {
 				try {
 					Assert.state(this.properties != null,
 							"streams configuration properties must not be null");
-					Topology topol = getObject().build(this.properties); // NOSONAR: getObject() cannot return null
-					this.infrastructureCustomizer.configureTopology(topol);
-					this.topology = topol;
-					LOGGER.debug(() -> topol.describe().toString());
-					this.kafkaStreams = new KafkaStreams(topol, this.properties, this.clientSupplier);
+					this.kafkaStreams = new KafkaStreams(this.topology, this.properties, this.clientSupplier);
 					this.kafkaStreams.setStateListener(this.stateListener);
 					this.kafkaStreams.setGlobalStateRestoreListener(this.stateRestoreListener);
 					if (this.streamsUncaughtExceptionHandler != null) {
@@ -432,6 +430,18 @@ public boolean isRunning() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void afterSingletonsInstantiated() {
+		try {
+			this.topology = getObject().build(this.properties);
+			this.infrastructureCustomizer.configureTopology(this.topology);
+			LOGGER.debug(() -> this.topology.describe().toString());
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Called whenever a {@link KafkaStreams} is added or removed.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBeanTests.java b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBeanTests.java
index 9da17583e5..dd0f66efb1 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2018-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2018-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
  * @author Gary Russell
  * @author Denis Washington
  * @author Soby Chacko
+ * @author Sanghyeok An
  */
 @SpringJUnitConfig
 @DirtiesContext
@@ -102,12 +103,34 @@ protected StreamsBuilder createInstance() {
 		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet();
 		StreamsBuilder builder = streamsBuilderFactoryBean.getObject();
 		builder.stream(Pattern.compile("foo"));
+		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.afterSingletonsInstantiated();
 		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.start();
 		StreamsBuilder streamsBuilder = streamsBuilderFactoryBean.getObject();
 		verify(streamsBuilder).build(kafkaStreamsConfiguration.asProperties());
 		assertThat(streamsBuilderFactoryBean.getTopology()).isNotNull();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetTopologyBeforeKafkaStreamsStart() throws Exception {
+		// Given
+		streamsBuilderFactoryBean = new StreamsBuilderFactoryBean(kafkaStreamsConfiguration) {
+			@Override
+			protected StreamsBuilder createInstance() {
+				return spy(super.createInstance());
+			}
+		};
+		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet();
+		StreamsBuilder builder = streamsBuilderFactoryBean.getObject();
+		builder.stream(Pattern.compile("test-topic"));
+
+		// When
+		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.afterSingletonsInstantiated();
+
+		// Then
+		assertThat(streamsBuilderFactoryBean.getTopology()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(streamsBuilderFactoryBean.isRunning()).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableKafkaStreams
 	public static class KafkaStreamsConfig {
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryLateConfigTests.java b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryLateConfigTests.java
index 9abc3f3321..c412f155d9 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryLateConfigTests.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/config/StreamsBuilderFactoryLateConfigTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2018-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2018-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
 
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.StreamsBuilder;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.StreamsConfig;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  * @author Soby Chacko
  * @author Artem Bilan
  * @author Gary Russell
+ * @author Sanghyeok An
  */
 @SpringJUnitConfig
 @DirtiesContext
@@ -72,11 +73,12 @@ public void testStreamBuilderFactoryCannotBeInstantiatedWhenAutoStart() {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testStreamsBuilderFactoryWithConfigProvidedLater() throws Exception {
+		boolean isAutoStartUp = true;
 		Properties props = new Properties();
 		props.put(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, APPLICATION_ID);
 		props.put(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, this.brokerAddresses);
 		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.setStreamsConfiguration(props);
-		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.getObject().stream(Pattern.compile("foo"));
+		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.setAutoStartup(isAutoStartUp);
 
 		assertThat(streamsBuilderFactoryBean.isRunning()).isFalse();
 		streamsBuilderFactoryBean.start();
@@ -95,6 +97,23 @@ public StreamsBuilderFactoryBean defaultKafkaStreamsBuilder() {
 			return streamsBuilderFactoryBean;
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		public KafkaStreamsService kafkaStreamsService(StreamsBuilder streamsBuilder) {
+			return new KafkaStreamsService(streamsBuilder);
+		}
+
 	}
 
+	static class KafkaStreamsService {
+		private final StreamsBuilder streamsBuilder;
+
+		KafkaStreamsService(StreamsBuilder streamsBuilder) {
+			this.streamsBuilder = streamsBuilder;
+			buildPipeline();
+		}
+
+		void buildPipeline() {
+			this.streamsBuilder.stream("test-topic");
+		}
+	}
 }