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 f001db6b45..f4846b9c57 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
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessageRouter extends Abstract
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public final void onInit() {
+	public void onInit() {
 		Assert.notNull(this.getChannelResolver(),
 				"either a ChannelResolver or BeanFactory is required");
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageProcessingRouter.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageProcessingRouter.java
index b799e3891a..adb8291992 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageProcessingRouter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageProcessingRouter.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.
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
+import org.springframework.integration.handler.AbstractMessageProcessor;
 import org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageProcessor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ class AbstractMessageProcessingRouter extends AbstractChannelNameResolvingMessag
 		this.messageProcessor = messageProcessor;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public final void onInit() {
+		super.onInit();
+		if (this.messageProcessor instanceof AbstractMessageProcessor) {
+			((AbstractMessageProcessor) this.messageProcessor).setConversionService(this.getConversionService());
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected List<Object> getChannelIndicatorList(Message<?> message) {
 		Object result = this.messageProcessor.processMessage(message);