diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/recursive/FileInboundChannelAdapterWithRecursiveDirectoryTests.java b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/recursive/FileInboundChannelAdapterWithRecursiveDirectoryTests.java
index 247c189654..2673fbaf8b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/recursive/FileInboundChannelAdapterWithRecursiveDirectoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/recursive/FileInboundChannelAdapterWithRecursiveDirectoryTests.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class FileInboundChannelAdapterWithRecursiveDirectoryTests {
 		File childFile = new File(folder, "baz");
 		assertTrue(childFile.createNewFile());
 
-		List<Message<?>> received = Arrays.asList(files.receive(), files.receive());
+		List<Message> received = Arrays.asList((Message) files.receive(), files.receive());
 		//verify
 		assertThat(received, hasItems(hasPayload(siblingFile), hasPayload(childFile)));
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcher.java b/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcher.java
index 4a19ffccc8..d385a4da00 100644
--- a/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcher.java
+++ b/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcher.java
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ import org.springframework.integration.Message;
  * @author Iwein Fuld
  * 
  */
-public class PayloadMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<Message<?>> {
+public class PayloadMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<Message> {
 
-	private final Matcher<?> matcher;
+	private final Matcher matcher;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param matcher
+	 * Create a PayloadMatcher that matches the payload of messages against the given matcher
 	 */
-	PayloadMatcher(Matcher<?> matcher) {
+	PayloadMatcher(Matcher matcher) {
 		super();
 		this.matcher = matcher;
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class PayloadMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<Message<?>> {
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean matchesSafely(Message<?> message) {
+	public boolean matchesSafely(Message message) {
 		return matcher.matches(message.getPayload());
 	}
 
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ public class PayloadMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<Message<?>> {
 	}
 
 	@Factory
-	public static <T> Matcher<Message<?>> hasPayload(T payload) {
+	public static <T> Matcher<Message> hasPayload(T payload) {
 		return new PayloadMatcher(IsEqual.equalTo(payload));
 	}
 
 	@Factory
-	public static <T> Matcher<Message<?>> hasPayload(Matcher<T> payloadMatcher) {
+	public static <T> Matcher<Message> hasPayload(Matcher<? super T> payloadMatcher) {
 		return new PayloadMatcher(payloadMatcher);
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/spring-integration-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcherTests.java b/spring-integration-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcherTests.java
index 3b5181fb53..05c2e5503c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcherTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/matcher/PayloadMatcherTests.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class PayloadMatcherTests {
 
 	static final BigDecimal ANY_PAYLOAD = new BigDecimal("1.123");
 
-	Message<BigDecimal> message =MessageBuilder.withPayload(ANY_PAYLOAD).build();;
+	Message<BigDecimal> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload(ANY_PAYLOAD).build();
 
 	@Test
 	public void hasPayload_withEqualValue_matches() throws Exception {
@@ -69,4 +69,11 @@ public class PayloadMatcherTests {
 			assertTrue(ae.getMessage().contains("Expected: a Message with payload: "));
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldMatchNonParametrizedMessage() throws Exception {
+		Message message = this.message;
+		assertThat(message, hasPayload(new BigDecimal("1.123")));
+	}
+
 }