diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
index e866a634f1..2ff7c34bd9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractChann
 			IntegrationNamespaceUtils.configurePollerMetadata(pollerElement, builder, parserContext);
 		}
 		builder.addPropertyValue("inputChannelName", channelName);
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "auto-startup");
 		return builder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractChann
 			parserContext.getReaderContext().error(
 					"Consumer parsing must return a BeanDefinition.", element);
 		}
+		String order = element.getAttribute("order");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(order)) {
+			definition.getPropertyValues().addPropertyValue("order", order);
+		}
 		return BeanDefinitionReaderUtils.registerWithGeneratedName(
 				definition, parserContext.getRegistry());
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
index 29809e7909..7790249e5e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public class MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractOutbound
 				IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".handler.MethodInvokingMessageHandler");
 		invokerBuilder.addConstructorArgReference(element.getAttribute("ref"));
 		invokerBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(element.getAttribute("method"));
+		String order = element.getAttribute("order");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(order)) {
+			invokerBuilder.addPropertyValue("order", order);
+		}
 		return invokerBuilder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java
index 85cedddc71..a72ac07aa0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.handler;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageHandler;
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
  */
-public class MethodInvokingMessageHandler extends MessageMappingMethodInvoker implements MessageHandler {
+public class MethodInvokingMessageHandler extends MessageMappingMethodInvoker implements MessageHandler, Ordered {
+
+	private volatile int order = Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
+
 
 	public MethodInvokingMessageHandler(Object object, Method method) {
 		super(object, method);
@@ -41,6 +45,14 @@ public class MethodInvokingMessageHandler extends MessageMappingMethodInvoker im
 	}
 
 
+	public void setOrder(int order) {
+		this.order = order;
+	}
+
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return this.order;
+	}
+
 	public void handleMessage(Message<?> message) {
 		Object result = this.invokeMethod(message);
 		if (result != null) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
index 53eba8384c..e9d7b87e33 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@
 		<xsd:complexType>
 			<xsd:annotation>
 				<xsd:documentation>
-					Defines the ApplicationEventMulticaster to use
-					for this
-					ApplicationContext. The "task-executor" reference is
-					optional.
-					If not provided, an instance of ThreadPoolTaskExecutor
-					will be
-					created by default.
+	Defines the ApplicationEventMulticaster to use for this ApplicationContext.
+	The "task-executor" reference is optional. If not provided, an instance of
+	ThreadPoolTaskExecutor will be created by default.
 				</xsd:documentation>
 			</xsd:annotation>
 			<xsd:attribute name="task-executor" type="xsd:string">
@@ -273,14 +269,27 @@
 		</xsd:annotation>
 	</xsd:element>
 
-	<xsd:element name="outbound-channel-adapter" type="methodInvokingChannelAdapterType">
+	<xsd:element name="outbound-channel-adapter">
 		<xsd:annotation>
 			<xsd:documentation>
-				Defines a Channel Adapter that receives from a
-				MessageChannel and sends to
-				a MessageConsumer.
+	Defines a Channel Adapter that receives from a MessageChannel and sends to
+	a method-invoking MessageHandler.
 			</xsd:documentation>
 		</xsd:annotation>
+		<xsd:complexType>
+			<xsd:complexContent>
+				<xsd:extension base="methodInvokingChannelAdapterType">
+					<xsd:attribute name="order">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation>
+	Specifies the order for invocation when this endpoint is connected as a
+	subscriber to a SubscribableChannel.
+							</xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
+				</xsd:extension>
+			</xsd:complexContent>
+		</xsd:complexType>
 	</xsd:element>
 
 	<xsd:element name="logging-channel-adapter">
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85998bb675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans:beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:beans="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.5.xsd
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/spring-integration-1.0.xsd">
+
+	<channel id="channel"/>
+
+	<outbound-channel-adapter id="adapter" channel="channel" ref="bean" method="out" order="99" auto-startup="false"/>
+
+	<beans:bean id="bean"
+		class="org.springframework.integration.config.xml.MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests$TestBean"/>
+
+</beans:beans>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e06a4240c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.integration.config.xml;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.integration.handler.MethodInvokingMessageHandler;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+/**
+ * @author Mark Fisher
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration
+public class MethodInvokingOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private ApplicationContext context;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void checkConfig() {
+		Object adapter = context.getBean("adapter");
+		DirectFieldAccessor adapterAccessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(adapter);
+		Object handler = adapterAccessor.getPropertyValue("handler");
+		assertEquals(MethodInvokingMessageHandler.class, handler.getClass());
+		DirectFieldAccessor handlerAccessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(handler);
+		assertEquals(99, handlerAccessor.getPropertyValue("order"));
+		assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE, adapterAccessor.getPropertyValue("autoStartup"));
+	}
+
+
+	static class TestBean {
+
+		public void out(Object o) {
+		}
+
+	}
+}