diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/DefaultRouterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/DefaultRouterParser.java
index f1dae0f802..a88530a652 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/DefaultRouterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/DefaultRouterParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public class DefaultRouterParser extends AbstractDelegatingConsumerEndpointParse
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "timeout");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "resolution-required");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "ignore-channel-name-resolution-failures");
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "apply-sequence");
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "ignore-send-failures");
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessageRouter.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessageRouter.java
index f4846b9c57..a807f44f86 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessageRouter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessageRouter.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * A base class for router implementations that return only the channel name(s)
@@ -135,6 +136,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessageRouter extends Abstract
 	}
 
 	protected void addChannelFromString(Collection<MessageChannel> channels, String channelName, Message<?> message) {
+		if (channelName.indexOf(',') != -1) {
+			for (String name : StringUtils.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(channelName)) {
+				addChannelFromString(channels, name, message);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
 		if (this.prefix != null) {
 			channelName = this.prefix + channelName;
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/RouterParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/RouterParserTests.java
index dca97c94c3..7876cd4451 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/RouterParserTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/RouterParserTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -149,6 +149,29 @@ public class RouterParserTests {
 		assertSame(channelResolverBean, channelResolver);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void sequence() {
+		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
+				"routerParserTests.xml", this.getClass());
+		MessageChannel input = context.getBean("sequenceRouter", MessageChannel.class);
+		PollableChannel out1 = context.getBean("sequenceOut1", PollableChannel.class);
+		PollableChannel out2 = context.getBean("sequenceOut2", PollableChannel.class);
+		PollableChannel out3 = context.getBean("sequenceOut3", PollableChannel.class);
+		Message<?> originalMessage = new StringMessage("test");
+		input.send(originalMessage);
+		Message<?> message1 = out1.receive(0);
+		Message<?> message2 = out2.receive(0);
+		Message<?> message3 = out3.receive(0);
+		assertEquals(originalMessage.getHeaders().getId(), message1.getHeaders().getCorrelationId());
+		assertEquals(originalMessage.getHeaders().getId(), message2.getHeaders().getCorrelationId());
+		assertEquals(originalMessage.getHeaders().getId(), message3.getHeaders().getCorrelationId());
+		assertEquals(new Integer(1), message1.getHeaders().getSequenceNumber());
+		assertEquals(new Integer(3), message1.getHeaders().getSequenceSize());
+		assertEquals(new Integer(2), message2.getHeaders().getSequenceNumber());
+		assertEquals(new Integer(3), message2.getHeaders().getSequenceSize());
+		assertEquals(new Integer(3), message3.getHeaders().getSequenceNumber());
+		assertEquals(new Integer(3), message3.getHeaders().getSequenceSize());
+	}
 
 	public static class TestRouterImplementation extends AbstractMessageRouter {
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/routerParserTests.xml b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/routerParserTests.xml
index 5d9334a51f..869fef041b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/routerParserTests.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/router/config/routerParserTests.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@
 
 	<router input-channel="inputForAnnotatedRouter" ref="annotated"/>
 
+	<router input-channel="sequenceRouter" apply-sequence="true" expression="'sequenceOut1,sequenceOut2,sequenceOut3'"/>
+
+	<channel id="sequenceOut1">
+		<queue/>
+	</channel>
+
+	<channel id="sequenceOut2">
+		<queue/>
+	</channel>
+
+	<channel id="sequenceOut3">
+		<queue/>
+	</channel>
+
 	<beans:bean id="annotated" class="org.springframework.integration.router.config.RouterParserTests$AnnotatedTestRouterBean">
 		<beans:constructor-arg ref="output4"/>
 	</beans:bean>