diff --git a/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/JmsGateway.java b/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/JmsGateway.java
index cd37b0582e..460836fea8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/JmsGateway.java
+++ b/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/JmsGateway.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class JmsGateway extends SimpleMessagingGateway implements Lifecycle, Dis
 		}
 		MessageListenerAdapter listener = new MessageListenerAdapter();
 		listener.setDelegate(this);
-		listener.setDefaultListenerMethod(this.expectReply ? "request" : "send");
+		listener.setDefaultListenerMethod(this.expectReply ? "sendAndReceive" : "send");
 		listener.setMessageConverter(this.messageConverter);
 		this.container.setMessageListener(listener);
 		if (!this.container.isActive()) {
diff --git a/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/config/JmsGatewayParser.java b/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/config/JmsGatewayParser.java
index de0e5bc449..3f925490d0 100644
--- a/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/config/JmsGatewayParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-adapters/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/jms/config/JmsGatewayParser.java
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public class JmsGatewayParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser {
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(replyTimeout)) {
 			builder.addPropertyValue("replyTimeout", Long.parseLong(replyTimeout));
 		}
+		if ("true".equals(element.getAttribute("expect-reply"))) {
+			builder.addPropertyValue("expectReply", Boolean.TRUE);
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/SimpleMessagingGateway.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/SimpleMessagingGateway.java
index 4f1d8b68b3..faadf100fc 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/SimpleMessagingGateway.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/SimpleMessagingGateway.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.integration.message.DefaultMessageCreator;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.DefaultMessageMapper;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageCreator;
+import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageDeliveryException;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageMapper;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -59,13 +60,14 @@ public class SimpleMessagingGateway extends MessagingGatewaySupport {
 		this.messageMapper = messageMapper;
 	}
 
-	public boolean send(Object object) {
+	public void send(Object object) {
 		Message<?> message = (object instanceof Message) ? (Message) object :
 				this.messageCreator.createMessage(object);
-		if (message == null) {
-			return false;
+		if (message != null) {
+			if (!this.getRequestReplyTemplate().send(message)) {
+				throw new MessageDeliveryException(message, "failed to send Message to channel");
+			}
 		}
-		return this.getRequestReplyTemplate().send(message);
 	}
 
 	public Object receive() {