diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/PoolConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/PoolConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5f7550bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/PoolConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 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.redis.connection;
+
+import org.apache.commons.pool.impl.GenericObjectPool.Config;
+
+/**
+ * Subclass of {@link Config} that includes setters for instantiation in Spring
+ * 
+ * @author Jennifer Hickey
+ */
+public class PoolConfig extends Config {
+
+	public PoolConfig() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+	public void setMaxIdle(int maxIdle) {
+		this.maxIdle = maxIdle;
+	}
+
+	public void setMinIdle(int minIdle) {
+		this.minIdle = minIdle;
+	}
+
+	public void setMaxActive(int maxActive) {
+		this.maxActive = maxActive;
+	}
+
+	public void setMaxWait(long maxWait) {
+		this.maxWait = maxWait;
+	}
+
+	public void setWhenExhaustedAction(byte whenExhaustedAction) {
+		this.whenExhaustedAction = whenExhaustedAction;
+	}
+
+	public void setTestOnBorrow(boolean testOnBorrow) {
+		this.testOnBorrow = testOnBorrow;
+	}
+
+	public void setTestOnReturn(boolean testOnReturn) {
+		this.testOnReturn = testOnReturn;
+	}
+
+	public void setTestWhileIdle(boolean testWhileIdle) {
+		this.testWhileIdle = testWhileIdle;
+	}
+
+	public void setTimeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis(long timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis) {
+		this.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis = timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis;
+	}
+
+	public void setNumTestsPerEvictionRun(int numTestsPerEvictionRun) {
+		this.numTestsPerEvictionRun = numTestsPerEvictionRun;
+	}
+
+	public void setMinEvictableIdleTimeMillis(long minEvictableIdleTimeMillis) {
+		this.minEvictableIdleTimeMillis = minEvictableIdleTimeMillis;
+	}
+
+	public void setSoftMinEvictableIdleTimeMillis(long softMinEvictableIdleTimeMillis) {
+		this.softMinEvictableIdleTimeMillis = softMinEvictableIdleTimeMillis;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettucePoolTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettucePoolTests.java
index b9abb64b6..b7d94b5c9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettucePoolTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettucePoolTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.SettingsUtils;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.PoolConfig;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.PoolException;
 
 import com.lambdaworks.redis.RedisAsyncConnection;
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ public class LettucePoolTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testGetResourceValidate() {
-		Config poolConfig = new Config();
-		poolConfig.testOnBorrow = true;
+		PoolConfig poolConfig = new PoolConfig();
+		poolConfig.setTestOnBorrow(true);
 		this.pool = new LettucePool(client, poolConfig, 0);
 		RedisAsyncConnection<byte[], byte[]> client = pool.getResource();
 		assertNotNull(client);