diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
index da9799b95c..831da29d37 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.integration.config.xml.AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterParser;
+import org.springframework.integration.config.xml.IntegrationNamespaceUtils;
 import org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationContextUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public class FileOutboundChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractOutboundChannelAda
 				.genericBeanDefinition("org.springframework.integration.file.FileWritingMessageHandler");
 		builder.addConstructorArgValue(directory);
 		builder.addPropertyReference("outputChannel", IntegrationContextUtils.NULL_CHANNEL_BEAN_NAME);
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "delete-source-files");
 		String fileNameGenerator = element.getAttribute("filename-generator");
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(fileNameGenerator)) {
 			builder.addPropertyReference("fileNameGenerator", fileNameGenerator);
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-1.0.xsd
index dfd58f548a..f887d184fb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-1.0.xsd
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@
 					</xsd:appinfo>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="delete-source-files" type="xsd:string">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+	Specify whether to delete source files after writing to the destination directory.
+	This will take effect if the Message payload is the actual source File instance
+	or if the original File instance (or its path) is available in the header value
+	associated with the FileHeaders.ORIGINAL_FILE constant. The default value is false.
+					]]></xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
 		</xsd:complexType>
 	</xsd:element>