diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-classified-records-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-classified-records-context.xml
index e42ba76443..6ed0851f8a 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-classified-records-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-classified-records-context.xml
@@ -49,4 +49,11 @@
          </value>
       </property>
    </bean>
+
+   <bean id="classificationServiceBootstrap"
+         class="org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification.ClassificationServiceBootstrap">
+       <constructor-arg ref="rm.authenticationUtil"/>
+       <constructor-arg ref="classificationService"/> <!-- Intentionally using the small 'c' here -->
+       <constructor-arg ref="TransactionService"/>
+   </bean>
 </beans>
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceBootstrap.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceBootstrap.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a5c712471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceBootstrap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification;
+
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback;
+import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
+import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.AbstractLifecycleBean;
+
+/**
+ * This class is responsible for initialising any Classification-specific data on server bootstrap.
+ *
+ * @author Neil Mc Erlean
+ * @since 3.0
+ */
+public class ClassificationServiceBootstrap extends AbstractLifecycleBean
+{
+    private final AuthenticationUtil        authenticationUtil;
+    private final ClassificationServiceImpl classificationService;
+    private final TransactionService        transactionService;
+
+    public ClassificationServiceBootstrap(AuthenticationUtil authUtil,
+                                          ClassificationServiceImpl cService,
+                                          TransactionService txService)
+    {
+        this.authenticationUtil    = authUtil;
+        this.classificationService = cService;
+        this.transactionService    = txService;
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void onBootstrap(ApplicationEvent event)
+    {
+        authenticationUtil.runAsSystem(new org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork<Void>()
+        {
+            public Void doWork()
+            {
+                RetryingTransactionCallback<Void> callback = new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
+                {
+                    public Void execute()
+                    {
+                        classificationService.initConfiguredClassificationLevels();
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                };
+                transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(callback);
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void onShutdown(ApplicationEvent event)
+    {
+        // Intentionally empty.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java
index bb744d2a5e..affc7b89cc 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ClassificationServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
 
     public void setAttributeService(AttributeService service) { this.attributeService = service; }
 
-    public void initConfiguredClassificationLevels()
+    void initConfiguredClassificationLevels()
     {
         final List<ClassificationLevel> allPersistedLevels = getPersistedLevels();
         final List<ClassificationLevel> configuredLevels   = getConfiguredLevels();
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ClassificationServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
         {
             // Note! We cannot log the level names or even the size of these lists for security reasons.
-            logger.debug("Persisted classification levels: "  + loggableStatusOf(allPersistedLevels));
+            logger.debug("Persisted classification levels: " + loggableStatusOf(allPersistedLevels));
             logger.debug("Configured classification levels: " + loggableStatusOf(configuredLevels));
         }