diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/JmsSendingMessageHandler.java b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/JmsSendingMessageHandler.java
index bb1ed14524..cb0f45f901 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/JmsSendingMessageHandler.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/JmsSendingMessageHandler.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.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.integration.jms;
 
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.jms.core.JmsTemplate;
@@ -27,10 +28,12 @@ import org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MessageConverter;
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
  */
-public class JmsSendingMessageHandler extends AbstractJmsTemplateBasedAdapter implements MessageHandler {
+public class JmsSendingMessageHandler extends AbstractJmsTemplateBasedAdapter implements MessageHandler, Ordered {
 
 	private volatile boolean extractPayload = true;
 
+	private volatile int order = Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Specify whether the payload should be extracted from each Spring
@@ -44,6 +47,14 @@ public class JmsSendingMessageHandler extends AbstractJmsTemplateBasedAdapter im
 		this.extractPayload = extractPayload;
 	}
 
+	public void setOrder(int order) {
+		this.order = order;
+	}
+
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return this.order;
+	}
+
 	public final void handleMessage(final Message<?> message) {
 		if (message == null) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("message must not be null");
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-1.0.xsd
index b835aefe6a..f1b45b2a86 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-1.0.xsd
@@ -314,6 +314,14 @@
 			<xsd:attribute name="delivery-mode" type="xsd:string"/>
 			<xsd:attribute name="time-to-live" type="xsd:string"/>
 			<xsd:attribute name="priority" type="xsd:string"/>
+			<xsd:attribute name="order" type="xsd:string">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+	Specifies the order for invocation when this gateway is connected as a
+	subscriber to a SubscribableChannel.
+					]]></xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
 		</xsd:complexType>
 	</xsd:element>
 
@@ -367,6 +375,14 @@
 							</xsd:appinfo>
 						</xsd:annotation>
 					</xsd:attribute>
+					<xsd:attribute name="order" type="xsd:string">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+	Specifies the order for invocation when this adapter is connected as a
+	subscriber to a SubscribableChannel.
+							]]></xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 				</xsd:extension>
 			</xsd:complexContent>
 		</xsd:complexType>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
index faee14af00..11900e3f9d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.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.
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ public class JmsOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests {
 		assertNotNull(accessor.getPropertyValue("jmsTemplate"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void adapterWithOrder() {
+		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
+				"jmsOutboundWithOrder.xml", this.getClass());
+		EventDrivenConsumer endpoint = (EventDrivenConsumer) context.getBean("adapter");
+		DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(
+				new DirectFieldAccessor(endpoint).getPropertyValue("handler"));
+		Object order = accessor.getPropertyValue("order");
+		assertEquals(123, order);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void adapterWithHeaderMapper() {
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundGatewayParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
index 075e1c08ae..c19755b0cf 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsOutboundGatewayParserTests.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.
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.integration.jms.config;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.integration.endpoint.EventDrivenConsumer;
 import org.springframework.integration.endpoint.PollingConsumer;
 import org.springframework.integration.jms.JmsOutboundGateway;
 import org.springframework.integration.jms.StubMessageConverter;
@@ -42,4 +44,15 @@ public class JmsOutboundGatewayParserTests {
 		assertTrue("Wrong message converter", converter instanceof StubMessageConverter);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void gatewayWithOrder() {
+		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
+				"jmsOutboundGatewayWithOrder.xml", this.getClass());
+		EventDrivenConsumer endpoint = (EventDrivenConsumer) context.getBean("jmsGateway");
+		DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(
+				new DirectFieldAccessor(endpoint).getPropertyValue("handler"));
+		Object order = accessor.getPropertyValue("order");
+		assertEquals(99, order);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/jmsOutboundGatewayWithOrder.xml b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/jmsOutboundGatewayWithOrder.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6763466a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/jmsOutboundGatewayWithOrder.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xmlns:si="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration"
+	xmlns:jms="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jms"
+	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
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jms
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jms/spring-integration-jms-1.0.xsd">
+
+	<si:channel id="requestChannel"/>
+
+	<jms:outbound-gateway id="jmsGateway"
+	                      request-destination="requestQueue"
+	                      request-channel="requestChannel"
+	                      order="99"/>
+
+	<bean id="connectionFactory" class="org.springframework.jms.connection.SingleConnectionFactory">
+		<constructor-arg>
+			<bean class="org.springframework.integration.jms.StubConnection">
+				<constructor-arg value="test-message"/>
+			</bean>
+		</constructor-arg>
+	</bean>
+
+	<bean id="requestQueue" class="org.springframework.integration.jms.StubQueue"/>
+
+</beans>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/jmsOutboundWithOrder.xml b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/jmsOutboundWithOrder.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cab3f2dd32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/jmsOutboundWithOrder.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xmlns:integration="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration"
+	xmlns:jms="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jms"
+	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
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jms
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jms/spring-integration-jms-1.0.xsd">
+
+	<integration:channel id="input"/>
+
+	<jms:outbound-channel-adapter id="adapter"
+			channel="input" destination="testDestination" order="123"/>
+
+	<bean id="connectionFactory" class="org.springframework.jms.connection.SingleConnectionFactory">
+		<constructor-arg>
+			<bean class="org.springframework.integration.jms.StubConnection">
+				<constructor-arg value="target-test"/>
+			</bean>
+		</constructor-arg>
+	</bean>
+
+	<bean id="testDestination" class="org.springframework.integration.jms.StubDestination"/>
+
+</beans>