diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/MarshallingWebServiceInboundGateway.java b/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/MarshallingWebServiceInboundGateway.java
index b058662872..10603fc442 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/MarshallingWebServiceInboundGateway.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/MarshallingWebServiceInboundGateway.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.AbstractMarshallingPayloadEndpoint
 
 /**
  * @author Mark Fisher
+ * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  * @since 1.0.2
  */
 public class MarshallingWebServiceInboundGateway extends AbstractMarshallingPayloadEndpoint
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ public class MarshallingWebServiceInboundGateway extends AbstractMarshallingPayl
 	public void setRequestTimeout(long requestTimeout) {
 		this.gatewayDelegate.setRequestTimeout(requestTimeout);
 	}
+	
+	public void setErrorChannel(MessageChannel errorChannel) {
+		this.gatewayDelegate.setErrorChannel(errorChannel);
+	}
 
 	public void setReplyChannel(MessageChannel replyChannel) {
 		this.gatewayDelegate.setReplyChannel(replyChannel);
diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/spring-integration-ws-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-ws/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/spring-integration-ws-2.0.xsd
index 51338510df..0ce610c4b8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/spring-integration-ws-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/spring-integration-ws-2.0.xsd
@@ -229,6 +229,19 @@
 					</xsd:appinfo>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="error-channel" type="xsd:string">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:appinfo>
+						<tool:annotation kind="ref">
+							<tool:expected-type type="org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel"/>
+						</tool:annotation>
+					</xsd:appinfo>
+					<xsd:documentation>
+						If a (synchronous) downstream exception is thrown and an error-channel is specified,
+						the MessagingException will be sent to this channel. 
+					</xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
 			<xsd:attribute name="marshaller" type="xsd:string">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:appinfo>
diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests-context.xml
index a8f01e2a78..02f4b53f71 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests-context.xml
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
 			
 	<si:message-history/>
 
-	<ws:inbound-gateway id="simple" request-channel="requestsVerySimple" />
+	<ws:inbound-gateway id="simple" request-channel="requestsVerySimple" error-channel="customErrorChannel"/>
+	
+	<si:channel id="customErrorChannel"/>
 	
 	<si:channel id="requestsVerySimple"></si:channel>
 	
 	<ws:inbound-gateway id="extractsPayload" request-channel="requestsSimple" extract-payload="false"/>
 	
-	<ws:inbound-gateway id="marshalling" request-channel="requestsMarshalling"
+	<ws:inbound-gateway id="marshalling" request-channel="requestsMarshalling" error-channel="customErrorChannel"
 		marshaller="marshaller" unmarshaller="marshaller" />
 
 	<si:channel id="requestsMarshalling">
diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests.java b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests.java
index 5756a00a70..ee51dd554c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.integration.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessageHeaders;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.PollableChannel;
+import org.springframework.integration.gateway.MessagingGatewaySupport;
 import org.springframework.integration.history.MessageHistory;
 import org.springframework.integration.mapping.HeaderMapper;
 import org.springframework.integration.test.util.TestUtils;
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ public class WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests {
 	@Qualifier("requestsSimple")
 	PollableChannel requestsSimple;
 	
+	@Autowired
+	@Qualifier("customErrorChannel")
+	MessageChannel customErrorChannel;
+	
 	@Autowired
 	@Qualifier("requestsVerySimple")
 	MessageChannel requestsVerySimple;
@@ -91,6 +96,10 @@ public class WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests {
 		assertThat(
 				(MessageChannel) accessor.getPropertyValue("requestChannel"),
 				is(requestsVerySimple));
+		
+		assertThat(
+				(MessageChannel) accessor.getPropertyValue("errorChannel"),
+				is(customErrorChannel));
 	}
 
 	//extractPayload = false
@@ -121,6 +130,12 @@ public class WebServiceInboundGatewayParserTests {
 		assertThat((AbstractMarshaller) accessor.getPropertyValue("unmarshaller"),
 				is(marshaller));
 		assertTrue("messaging gateway is not running", marshallingGateway.isRunning());
+		
+		MessagingGatewaySupport mgs = (MessagingGatewaySupport) accessor.getPropertyValue("gatewayDelegate");
+		DirectFieldAccessor mgsAccessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(mgs);
+		assertThat(
+				(MessageChannel) mgsAccessor.getPropertyValue("errorChannel"),
+				is(customErrorChannel));
 	}
 
 	@Test