diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/pom.xml b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/pom.xml
index 4d4f085a35..232697ce09 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>multipart-http</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Integration HTTP Multipart Demo</name>
+	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/readme.txt b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..235eb5c4b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+To run this sample
+   1) deploy project 
+   			- If you are using STS and project is imported as Eclipse project in your workspace you can just execute 'Run on Server'
+   			- You can also run 'mvn clean install' and generate the WAR file that you can deploy the conventional way
+   2) run the simple test client program: org.springframework.integration.samples.multipart.MultipartClient
+   
+   You should see the following output from the server:
+   
+   ### Successfully recieved multipart request ###
+	company - SpringSource
+	company-logo - as UploadedMultipartFile: spring09_logo.png
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diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/WebContent/WEB-INF/servlet-config.xml b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/servlet-config.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/WebContent/WEB-INF/servlet-config.xml
rename to spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/servlet-config.xml
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/WebContent/WEB-INF/web.xml b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/WebContent/WEB-INF/web.xml
rename to spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/index.html b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f60b3bbef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/multipart-http/src/main/webapp/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+You have successfully deployed HTTP Multipart Sample.
+
+Now you ready to execute org.springframework.integration.samples.multipart.MultipartClient
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