diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/build.gradle b/data/data-r2dbc/build.gradle
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+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/build.gradle
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+plugins {
+    id "java"
+    id "org.springframework.boot"
+    id "org.springframework.cr.smoke-test"
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(platform(org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES))
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-r2dbc")
+    implementation("org.postgresql:r2dbc-postgresql")
+
+    implementation("org.crac:crac:$cracVersion")
+    implementation(project(":cr-listener"))
+
+    testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
+
+    appTestImplementation(project(":cr-smoke-test-support"))
+    appTestImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.0")
+}
+
+crSmokeTest {
+    webApplication = false
+}
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/docker-compose.yml b/data/data-r2dbc/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: 'postgres:14'
+    environment:
+      - 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password'
+    ports:
+      - '5432:5432'
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/src/appTest/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcApplicationTests.java b/data/data-r2dbc/src/appTest/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcApplicationTests.java
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index 0000000..a9d062d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/src/appTest/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcApplicationTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.example.data.r2dbc;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.cr.smoketest.support.assertj.AssertableOutput;
+import org.springframework.cr.smoketest.support.junit.ApplicationTest;
+
+@ApplicationTest
+public class R2dbcApplicationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void connectionTest(AssertableOutput output) {
+		Awaitility.await().atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(10)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+			assertThat(output).hasLineMatching("Starting R2dbcReader: was (INITIALIZED|STOPPED)");
+			assertThat(output).hasLineMatching("count \\d+: Customer\\[id=\\d, firstname=.*, lastname=.*\\]");
+		});
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/Customer.java b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/Customer.java
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+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/Customer.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.example.data.r2dbc;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
+
+record Customer(@Id Integer id, String firstname, String lastname) {
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (this == o) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (!(o instanceof Customer customer)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return Objects.equals(firstname, customer.firstname) && Objects.equals(lastname, customer.lastname);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return Objects.hash(firstname, lastname);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/CustomerRepository.java b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/CustomerRepository.java
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index 0000000..d43bca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/CustomerRepository.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.example.data.r2dbc;
+
+import org.springframework.data.r2dbc.repository.Query;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.reactive.ReactiveCrudRepository;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+
+interface CustomerRepository extends ReactiveCrudRepository<Customer, Long> {
+
+	@Query("select id, firstname, lastname from customer c where c.lastname = :lastname")
+	Flux<Customer> findByLastname(String lastname);
+
+}
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcApplication.java b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcApplication.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcApplication.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.example.data.r2dbc;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.EnableTransactionManagement;
+
+/**
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @since 2023/09
+ */
+@SpringBootApplication
+@EnableTransactionManagement
+public class R2dbcApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
+		SpringApplication.run(R2dbcApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcReader.java b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcReader.java
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+++ b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/java/com/example/data/r2dbc/R2dbcReader.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.example.data.r2dbc;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle;
+import org.springframework.r2dbc.core.DatabaseClient;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableScheduling;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+
+@Component
+@EnableScheduling
+class R2dbcReader implements SmartLifecycle {
+
+	private final Object lifecycleMonitor = new Object();
+
+	private final AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
+	List<String> customerNames;
+
+	private State state = State.INITIALIZED;
+
+	@Autowired
+	CustomerRepository customers;
+
+	@Autowired
+	DatabaseClient database;
+
+	@Autowired
+	ConnectionFactory connectionFactory;
+
+	enum State {
+
+		INITIALIZED, STARTED, STOPPED
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void start() {
+
+		synchronized (lifecycleMonitor) {
+
+			System.out.printf("Starting R2dbcReader: was %s\n", state);
+
+			switch (state) {
+				case INITIALIZED -> {
+
+					var statements = Arrays.asList(//
+							"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS customer;",
+							"CREATE TABLE customer ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, firstname VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, lastname VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL);");
+
+					statements.forEach(it -> database.sql(it) //
+						.fetch() //
+						.rowsUpdated() //
+						.block());
+
+					if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(customerNames)) {
+
+						var dave = new Customer(null, "Dave", "Matthews");
+						var carter = new Customer(null, "Carter", "Beauford");
+						this.customerNames = insertCustomers(dave, carter);
+					}
+					state = State.STARTED;
+				}
+				case STOPPED -> {
+
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Scheduled(fixedDelay = 1000)
+	public void scheduled() {
+
+		if (isRunning()) {
+
+			customers.findByLastname(customerNames.get(counter.get() % customerNames.size())).doOnNext(customer -> {
+				int count = counter.incrementAndGet();
+				System.out.printf("count %03d: %s\n", count, customer);
+			}).blockFirst(Duration.ofMillis(500));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void stop() {
+
+		synchronized (lifecycleMonitor) {
+			switch (state) {
+				case INITIALIZED, STARTED -> {
+					System.out.printf("Stopping DataReader: was %s\n", state);
+					state = State.STOPPED;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isRunning() {
+		return State.STARTED.equals(state);
+	}
+
+	private List<String> insertCustomers(Customer... customers) {
+		return this.customers.saveAll(Arrays.asList(customers)).map(Customer::lastname).collectList().block();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/resources/application.properties b/data/data-r2dbc/src/main/resources/application.properties
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+spring.r2dbc.url=r2dbc:postgresql://${POSTGRES_HOST:localhost}:${POSTGRES_PORT_5432:5432}/postgres
+spring.r2dbc.username=postgres
+spring.r2dbc.password=password