diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerAdapter.java
index 55d8385e0..041a1eff1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerAdapter.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * 
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Costin Leau
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
  * @see org.springframework.jms.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter
  */
 public class MessageListenerAdapter implements InitializingBean, MessageListener {
@@ -206,6 +207,19 @@ public class MessageListenerAdapter implements InitializingBean, MessageListener
 		initDefaultStrategies();
 		setDelegate(delegate);
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link MessageListenerAdapter} for the given delegate.
+	 * 
+	 * @param delegate the delegate object
+	 * @param defaultListenerMethod method to call when a message comes
+	 * 
+	 * @see #getListenerMethodName
+	 */
+	public MessageListenerAdapter(Object delegate, String defaultListenerMethod) {
+		this(delegate);
+		setDefaultListenerMethod(defaultListenerMethod);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Set a target object to delegate message listening to. Specified listener
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerTest.java
index 2b0d96918..19ef0cb76 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerTest.java
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.DefaultMessage;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.Message;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.MessageListener;
-import org.springframework.data.redis.serializer.RedisSerializer;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.serializer.StringRedisSerializer;
 
 /**
  * Unit test for MessageListenerAdapter.
  * 
  * @author Costin Leau
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
  */
 public class MessageListenerTest {
 
-	private static final RedisSerializer serializer = new StringRedisSerializer();
+	private static final StringRedisSerializer serializer = new StringRedisSerializer();
 	private static final String CHANNEL = "some::test:";
 	private static final byte[] RAW_CHANNEL = serializer.serialize(CHANNEL);
 	private static final String PAYLOAD = "do re mi";
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ public class MessageListenerTest {
 		verify(target).customMethod(PAYLOAD);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCustomMethodWithAlternateConstructor() throws Exception {
+		MessageListenerAdapter adapter = new MessageListenerAdapter(target, "customMethod");
+		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
+
+		adapter.onMessage(STRING_MSG, null);
+
+		verify(target).customMethod(PAYLOAD);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testCustomMethodWithChannel() throws Exception {
 		MessageListenerAdapter adapter = new MessageListenerAdapter(target);
@@ -118,6 +128,16 @@ public class MessageListenerTest {
 		verify(target).customMethodWithChannel(PAYLOAD, CHANNEL);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCustomMethodWithChannelAndAlternateConstructor() throws Exception {
+		MessageListenerAdapter adapter = new MessageListenerAdapter(target, "customMethodWithChannel");
+		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
+
+		adapter.onMessage(STRING_MSG, RAW_CHANNEL);
+
+		verify(target).customMethodWithChannel(PAYLOAD, CHANNEL);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAREDIS-92
 	 */