diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
index 8290bbadfc35..f1b08d6294e2 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
  * <em>are</em> annotated with {@code @Transactional} but have the
  * {@link Transactional#propagation propagation} type set to
  * {@link org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation#NOT_SUPPORTED NOT_SUPPORTED}
+ * or {@link org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation#NEVER NEVER}
  * will not be run within a transaction.
  *
  * <h3>Declarative Rollback and Commit Behavior</h3>
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@
  * <tr><th>Attribute</th><th>Supported for test-managed transactions</th></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link Transactional#value value} and {@link Transactional#transactionManager transactionManager}</td><td>yes</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link Transactional#propagation propagation}</td>
- * <td>only {@link org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation#NOT_SUPPORTED NOT_SUPPORTED} is supported</td></tr>
+ * <td>only {@link org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation#NOT_SUPPORTED NOT_SUPPORTED}
+ * and {@link org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation#NEVER NEVER} are supported</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link Transactional#isolation isolation}</td><td>no</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link Transactional#timeout timeout}</td><td>no</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link Transactional#readOnly readOnly}</td><td>no</td></tr>
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@ public void beforeTestMethod(final TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
 						"] found for test context " + testContext);
 			}
 
-			if (transactionAttribute.getPropagationBehavior() == TransactionDefinition.PROPAGATION_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+			if (transactionAttribute.getPropagationBehavior() == TransactionDefinition.PROPAGATION_NOT_SUPPORTED ||
+					transactionAttribute.getPropagationBehavior() == TransactionDefinition.PROPAGATION_NEVER) {
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/programmatic/ProgrammaticTxMgmtTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/programmatic/ProgrammaticTxMgmtTests.java
index fb3cc33f20b9..db72c16ed2d7 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/programmatic/ProgrammaticTxMgmtTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/programmatic/ProgrammaticTxMgmtTests.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void isFlaggedForRollbackWithNonExistentTransactionContext() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NEVER)
 	void startTxWithNonExistentTransactionContext() {
 		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(TestTransaction::start);
 	}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void startTxWithExistingTransaction() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NEVER)
 	void endTxWithNonExistentTransactionContext() {
 		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(TestTransaction::end);
 	}
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
index 567961bf1f08..c5f4aae0807c 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
@@ -5056,7 +5056,7 @@ hierarchy runs within a transaction. Test methods that are not annotated with
 that `@Transactional` is not supported on test lifecycle methods — for example, methods
 annotated with JUnit Jupiter's `@BeforeAll`, `@BeforeEach`, etc. Furthermore, tests that
 are annotated with `@Transactional` but have the `propagation` attribute set to
-`NOT_SUPPORTED` are not run within a transaction.
+`NOT_SUPPORTED` or `NEVER` are not run within a transaction.
 
 [[testcontext-tx-attribute-support]]
 .`@Transactional` attribute support
@@ -5065,7 +5065,7 @@ are annotated with `@Transactional` but have the `propagation` attribute set to
 
 |`value` and `transactionManager` |yes
 
-|`propagation` |only `Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED` is supported
+|`propagation` |only `Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED` and `Propagation.NEVER` are supported
 
 |`isolation` |no