diff --git a/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/user-federation/ldap.adoc b/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/user-federation/ldap.adoc
index 7467d095bdf..ab0ddb91b6c 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/user-federation/ldap.adoc
+++ b/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/user-federation/ldap.adoc
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ The LDAP connection pool configuration is configured using the following system
 | `com.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.debug` | A string that indicates the level of debug output to produce. Valid values are "fine" (trace connection creation and removal) and "all" (all debugging information)
 |===
 
+By default, connection pooling is enabled for both `plain` and `ssl` protocols.
+
 For more details, see the link:https://docs.oracle.com/javase/jndi/tutorial/ldap/connect/config.html[Java LDAP Connection Pooling Configuration] documentation.
 
 To set any of these properties, you can set the `JAVA_OPTS_APPEND` environment variable:
diff --git a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/KeycloakMain.java b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/KeycloakMain.java
index 76d301fd052..95774395f22 100644
--- a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/KeycloakMain.java
+++ b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/KeycloakMain.java
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.QuarkusMain;
 public class KeycloakMain implements QuarkusApplication {
 
     private static final String INFINISPAN_VIRTUAL_THREADS_PROP = "org.infinispan.threads.virtual";
+    private static final String LDAP_CONNECTION_POOL_PROTOCOL = "com.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.protocol";
 
     static {
         // enable Infinispan and JGroups virtual threads by default
         if (System.getProperty(INFINISPAN_VIRTUAL_THREADS_PROP) == null) {
             System.setProperty(INFINISPAN_VIRTUAL_THREADS_PROP, "true");
         }
+        // set connection pooling for plain and tls protocols by default
+        if (System.getProperty(LDAP_CONNECTION_POOL_PROTOCOL) == null) {
+            System.setProperty(LDAP_CONNECTION_POOL_PROTOCOL, "plain ssl");
+        }
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {