diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/AsyncEventQueueParser.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/AsyncEventQueueParser.java
index 292396d5..81e6a664 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/AsyncEventQueueParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/AsyncEventQueueParser.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.gemfire.config;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ public class AsyncEventQueueParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser {
 
 		builder.addPropertyValue("asyncEventListener", asyncEventListener);
 
+		if (asyncEventListener instanceof RuntimeBeanReference) {
+			builder.addDependsOn(((RuntimeBeanReference) asyncEventListener).getBeanName());
+		}
+
 		String cacheRefAttribute = element.getAttribute("cache-ref");
 
 		String cacheName = (StringUtils.hasText(cacheRefAttribute) ? cacheRefAttribute
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ public class AsyncEventQueueParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser {
 
 				int i = 0;
 				String name = regionName + ".asyncEventQueue#" + i;
+
 				while (parserContext.getRegistry().isBeanNameInUse(name)) {
 					i++;
 					name = regionName + ".asyncEventQueue#" + i;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/wan/AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/wan/AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05bd7528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/wan/AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2013 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
+ *
+ *       http://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 org.springframework.data.gemfire.wan;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.annotation.Resource;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEvent;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEventListener;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEventQueue;
+
+/**
+ * The AsyncEvenntQueueWithListenerTest class is a test suite of test cases testing the circular references between
+ * an Async Event Queue and a registered AsyncEventListener that refers back to the Async Event Queue on which the
+ * listener registered.
+ * <p/>
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.junit.runner.RunWith
+ * @see org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration
+ * @see org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner
+ * @see com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEventQueue
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration("asyncEventQueueWithListener.xml")
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest {
+
+	@Resource(name = "Q1")
+	private AsyncEventQueue queueOne;
+
+	@Resource(name = "Q2")
+	private AsyncEventQueue queueTwo;
+
+	@Resource(name = "Q3")
+	private AsyncEventQueue queueThree;
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAsyncEventQueueOneAndListenerConfiguration() {
+		assertNotNull(queueOne);
+		assertEquals("QueueOne", queueOne.getId());
+		assertFalse(queueOne.isPersistent());
+		assertFalse(queueOne.isParallel());
+		assertEquals(50, queueOne.getMaximumQueueMemory());
+		assertEquals(4, queueOne.getDispatcherThreads());
+		assertTrue(queueOne.getAsyncEventListener() instanceof TestAsyncEventListener);
+		assertSame(queueOne, ((TestAsyncEventListener) queueOne.getAsyncEventListener()).getQueue());
+	}
+	@Test
+	public void testAsyncEventQueueTwoAndListenerConfiguration() {
+		assertNotNull(queueTwo);
+		assertEquals("QueueTwo", queueTwo.getId());
+		assertFalse(queueTwo.isPersistent());
+		assertTrue(queueTwo.isParallel());
+		assertEquals(150, queueTwo.getMaximumQueueMemory());
+		assertEquals(1, queueTwo.getDispatcherThreads());
+		assertTrue(queueTwo.getAsyncEventListener() instanceof TestAsyncEventListener);
+		assertEquals("ListenerTwo", ((TestAsyncEventListener) queueTwo.getAsyncEventListener()).getName());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAsyncEventQueueThreeAndListenerConfiguration() {
+		assertNotNull(queueThree);
+		assertEquals("QueueThree", queueThree.getId());
+		assertFalse(queueThree.isPersistent());
+		assertFalse(queueThree.isParallel());
+		assertEquals(25, queueThree.getMaximumQueueMemory());
+		assertEquals(2, queueThree.getDispatcherThreads());
+		assertTrue(queueThree.getAsyncEventListener() instanceof TestAsyncEventListener);
+		assertSame(queueThree, ((TestAsyncEventListener) queueThree.getAsyncEventListener()).getQueue());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The QueueAsyncEventListener class is an implementation of the AsyncEventListener interface that contains
+	 * a reference to the AsyncEventQueue upon which it is registered.
+	 * <p/>
+	 * @see com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEvent
+	 * @see com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEventListener
+	 * @see com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.asyncqueue.AsyncEventQueue
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+	public static class TestAsyncEventListener implements AsyncEventListener {
+
+		private AsyncEventQueue queue;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		public TestAsyncEventListener() {
+			this.queue = null;
+		}
+
+		public TestAsyncEventListener(final AsyncEventQueue queue) {
+			this.queue = queue;
+		}
+
+		public void init() {
+			getQueue();
+			System.out.printf("%1$s initialized!%n", this);
+		}
+
+		public AsyncEventQueue getQueue() {
+			Assert.state(queue != null, String.format("A reference to the Async Event Queue on which this listener"
+				+ " (%1$s) has been registered was not properly configured!", this));
+			return queue;
+		}
+
+		public String getName() {
+			return name;
+		}
+
+		public void setName(final String name) {
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+
+		public void setQueue(final AsyncEventQueue queue) {
+			this.queue = queue;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean processEvents(final List<AsyncEvent> events) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void close() {
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			return (StringUtils.hasText(getName()) ? getName() : getClass().getName());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/wan/asyncEventQueueWithListener.xml b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/wan/asyncEventQueueWithListener.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45184d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/wan/asyncEventQueueWithListener.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	   xmlns:gfe="http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire"
+	   xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p"
+	   xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
+	   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	   xsi:schemaLocation="
+	   	http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+        http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire/spring-gemfire.xsd
+        http://www.springframework.org/schema/util http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd
+">
+
+	<util:properties id="peerCacheConfigurationSettings">
+		<prop key="name">springGemFirePeerCache</prop>
+		<prop key="log-level">config</prop>
+		<prop key="mcast-port">0</prop>
+	</util:properties>
+
+	<gfe:cache properties-ref="peerCacheConfigurationSettings"/>
+
+	<gfe:async-event-queue id="Q1" name="QueueOne" persistent="false" parallel="false" maximum-queue-memory="50"
+						   dispatcher-threads="4">
+		<gfe:async-event-listener ref="asyncEventListener"/>
+	</gfe:async-event-queue>
+
+	<bean id="asyncEventListener" class="org.springframework.data.gemfire.wan.AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest$TestAsyncEventListener"
+		  init-method="init">
+		<property name="queue" ref="Q1"/>
+	</bean>
+
+	<gfe:async-event-queue id="Q2" name="QueueTwo" persistent="false" parallel="true" maximum-queue-memory="150">
+		<gfe:async-event-listener>
+			<bean class="org.springframework.data.gemfire.wan.AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest$TestAsyncEventListener"
+				  p:name="ListenerTwo"/>
+		</gfe:async-event-listener>
+	</gfe:async-event-queue>
+
+	<bean id="anotherAsyncEventListener" class="org.springframework.data.gemfire.wan.AsyncEventQueueWithListenerIntegrationTest$TestAsyncEventListener"
+		  init-method="init">
+		<property name="queue" ref="Q3"/>
+	</bean>
+
+	<gfe:async-event-queue id="Q3" name="QueueThree" persistent="false" parallel="false" maximum-queue-memory="25"
+						   dispatcher-threads="2">
+		<gfe:async-event-listener ref="anotherAsyncEventListener"/>
+	</gfe:async-event-queue>
+
+</beans>