diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/config/ImapIdleChannelAdapterParser.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/config/ImapIdleChannelAdapterParser.java
index 1662c91b19..ce39cfc58a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/config/ImapIdleChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/config/ImapIdleChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class ImapIdleChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionPa
 		Assert.hasText(channel, "the 'channel' attribute is required");
 		builder.addConstructorArgValue(this.parseImapMailReceiver(element, parserContext));
 		builder.addPropertyReference("outputChannel", channel);
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "error-channel", "errorChannel");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "task-executor");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "auto-startup");
 	}