diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java
index c48075db..1e89057a 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/adapter/DelegatingInvocableHandler.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.common.TemplateParserContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
+import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.Header;
 import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.Payload;
 import org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.SendTo;
 import org.springframework.messaging.handler.invocation.InvocableHandlerMethod;
@@ -189,11 +190,11 @@ public class DelegatingInvocableHandler {
 	protected boolean matchHandlerMethod(Class<? extends Object> payloadClass, InvocableHandlerMethod handler) {
 		Method method = handler.getMethod();
 		Annotation[][] parameterAnnotations = method.getParameterAnnotations();
-		// Single param; no annotation or @Payload
+		// Single param; no annotation or not @Header
 		if (parameterAnnotations.length == 1) {
 			MethodParameter methodParameter = new MethodParameter(method, 0);
 			if (methodParameter.getParameterAnnotations().length == 0
-					|| methodParameter.hasParameterAnnotation(Payload.class)) {
+					|| !methodParameter.hasParameterAnnotation(Header.class)) {
 				if (methodParameter.getParameterType().isAssignableFrom(payloadClass)) {
 					return true;
 				}
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ public class DelegatingInvocableHandler {
 		for (int i = 0; i < parameterAnnotations.length; i++) {
 			MethodParameter methodParameter = new MethodParameter(method, i);
 			if (methodParameter.getParameterAnnotations().length == 0
-					|| methodParameter.hasParameterAnnotation(Payload.class)) {
+					|| !methodParameter.hasParameterAnnotation(Header.class)) {
 				if (methodParameter.getParameterType().isAssignableFrom(payloadClass)) {
 					if (foundCandidate) {
 						throw new AmqpException("Ambiguous payload parameter for " + method.toGenericString());
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/annotation/EnableRabbitIntegrationTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/annotation/EnableRabbitIntegrationTests.java
index d3043b2d..ae705657 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/annotation/EnableRabbitIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/annotation/EnableRabbitIntegrationTests.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.EnableTransactionManagement;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import org.springframework.util.ErrorHandler;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
 
 import com.rabbitmq.client.Channel;
 
@@ -1172,7 +1173,7 @@ public class EnableRabbitIntegrationTests {
 
 		@RabbitHandler
 		@SendTo("#{sendToRepliesBean}")
-		public String bar(Bar bar) {
+		public String bar(@Validated Bar bar) {
 			return "BAR: " + bar.field;
 		}
 
@@ -1182,7 +1183,7 @@ public class EnableRabbitIntegrationTests {
 		}
 
 		@RabbitHandler
-		public String qux(@Header("amqp_receivedRoutingKey") String rk, @Payload Qux qux) {
+		public String qux(@Header("amqp_receivedRoutingKey") String rk, @Validated @Payload Qux qux) {
 			return "QUX: " + qux.field + ": " + rk;
 		}