diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemProperties.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemProperties.java
index 4be71e3f622c..980b2ca774c8 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemProperties.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemProperties.java
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ protected void apply(@Nullable LogFile logFile, PropertyResolver resolver) {
 
 	private void applyRollingPolicyProperties(PropertyResolver resolver) {
 		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.FILE_NAME_PATTERN, resolver);
+		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.CLEAN_HISTORY_ON_START, resolver);
 		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.MAX_FILE_SIZE, resolver, DataSize.class);
+		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.TOTAL_SIZE_CAP, resolver, DataSize.class);
 		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.MAX_HISTORY, resolver);
 		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.STRATEGY, resolver);
 		applyRollingPolicy(RollingPolicySystemProperty.TIME_INTERVAL, resolver, Integer.class);
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/RollingPolicySystemProperty.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/RollingPolicySystemProperty.java
index f5524cf4d3ca..6f890dc8a7ae 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/RollingPolicySystemProperty.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/RollingPolicySystemProperty.java
@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@ public enum RollingPolicySystemProperty {
 	/**
 	 * Logging system property for the cron based schedule.
 	 */
-	CRON("cron");
+	CRON("cron"),
+
+	/**
+	 * Logging system property for the clean history on start flag.
+	 */
+	CLEAN_HISTORY_ON_START("clean-history-on-start"),
+
+	/**
+	 * Logging system property for the file total size cap.
+	 */
+	TOTAL_SIZE_CAP("total-size-cap");
 
 	private final String environmentVariableName;
 
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
index c9c64e60f597..be0f7134698e 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -817,6 +817,8 @@ void rollingPolicySystemPropertiesAreApplied() {
 		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.max-history", "30");
 		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.file-name-pattern",
 				"${LOG_FILE}.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.%i.log");
+		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.clean-history-on-start", "true");
+		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.total-size-cap", "1GB");
 		File file = new File(tmpDir(), "log4j2-test.log");
 		LogFile logFile = getLogFile(file.getPath(), null);
 		this.loggingSystem.getSystemProperties(this.environment).apply(logFile);
@@ -825,9 +827,14 @@ void rollingPolicySystemPropertiesAreApplied() {
 		String maxFileSize = System.getProperty("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_MAX_FILE_SIZE");
 		String maxHistory = System.getProperty("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_MAX_HISTORY");
 		String fileNamePattern = System.getProperty("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_FILE_NAME_PATTERN");
+		String cleanHistoryOnStart = System.getProperty("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_CLEAN_HISTORY_ON_START");
+		String totalSizeCap = System.getProperty("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_TOTAL_SIZE_CAP");
 		assertThat(maxFileSize).isEqualTo(String.valueOf(50 * 1024 * 1024));
 		assertThat(maxHistory).isEqualTo("30");
 		assertThat(fileNamePattern).isEqualTo("${LOG_FILE}.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.%i.log");
+		assertThat(cleanHistoryOnStart).isEqualTo("true");
+		assertThat(totalSizeCap).isEqualTo(String.valueOf(DataSize.ofGigabytes(1).toBytes()));
+
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemPropertiesTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemPropertiesTests.java
index a15703d5b5fa..ec8b80625d2a 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4j2LoggingSystemPropertiesTests.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void appliesLog4j2RollingPolicyProperties() {
 		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.time-interval", "2");
 		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.time-modulate", "true");
 		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.cron", "0 0 1 * * ?");
+		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.clean-history-on-start", "true");
+		this.environment.setProperty("logging.log4j2.rollingpolicy.total-size-cap", "1GB");
 
 		new Log4j2LoggingSystemProperties(this.environment).apply(null);
 
@@ -78,7 +80,9 @@ void appliesLog4j2RollingPolicyProperties() {
 			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_STRATEGY", "time")
 			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_TIME_INTERVAL", "2")
 			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_TIME_MODULATE", "true")
-			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_CRON", "0 0 1 * * ?");
+			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_CRON", "0 0 1 * * ?")
+			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_CLEAN_HISTORY_ON_START", "true")
+			.containsEntry("LOG4J2_ROLLINGPOLICY_TOTAL_SIZE_CAP", String.valueOf(DataSize.ofGigabytes(1).toBytes()));
 	}
 
 	@Test