diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway.java b/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway.java
index 439c5a491d..fcc5f07eaf 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.integration.MessageDeliveryException;
 import org.springframework.integration.handler.AbstractReplyProducingMessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriUtils;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ import org.springframework.xml.transform.TransformerObjectSupport;
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author Jonas Partner
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
+ * @author Gary Russell
  */
 public abstract class AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway extends AbstractReplyProducingMessageHandler {
 
@@ -78,12 +80,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway extends AbstractReplyPro
 
 	protected volatile SoapHeaderMapper headerMapper = new DefaultSoapHeaderMapper();
 
-	public AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway(String uri, WebServiceMessageFactory messageFactory) {
+	public AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway(final String uri, WebServiceMessageFactory messageFactory) {
 		Assert.hasText(uri, "URI must not be empty");
 		this.webServiceTemplate = (messageFactory != null) ?
 				new WebServiceTemplate(messageFactory) : new WebServiceTemplate();
-		this.destinationProvider = null;
-		this.uriTemplate = new HttpUrlTemplate(uri);
+		if (uri.toLowerCase().startsWith("http")) {
+			this.uriTemplate = new HttpUrlTemplate(uri);
+			this.destinationProvider = null;
+		}
+		else {
+			this.uriTemplate = null;
+			this.destinationProvider = new DestinationProvider() {
+				private volatile URI cachedUri;
+				public URI getDestination() {
+					if (this.cachedUri == null) {
+						this.cachedUri = URI.create(uri);
+					}
+					return this.cachedUri;
+				}
+			};
+		}
 	}
 
 	public AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway(DestinationProvider destinationProvider, WebServiceMessageFactory messageFactory) {
@@ -161,6 +177,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebServiceOutboundGateway extends AbstractReplyPro
 			this.evaluationContext.setTypeConverter(new StandardTypeConverter(conversionService));
 		}
 		this.evaluationContext.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
+		Assert.state(this.destinationProvider != null ? CollectionUtils.isEmpty(this.uriVariableExpressions) : true,
+				"uri variables are not supported when a DestinationProvider is supplied, or the uri " +
+				"scheme is not http: or https:");
 	}
 
 	protected WebServiceTemplate getWebServiceTemplate() {
diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.java b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
index adce8d587d..a9262dd288 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/WebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package org.springframework.integration.ws.config;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessageFactory;
 import org.springframework.ws.client.core.FaultMessageResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.client.core.SourceExtractor;
 import org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceMessageCallback;
+import org.springframework.ws.client.support.destination.DestinationProvider;
 import org.springframework.ws.client.support.interceptor.ClientInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.ws.transport.WebServiceMessageSender;
 
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ public class WebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testInt2718AdvisedInsideTheChain() {
+	public void testInt2718AdvisedInsideAChain() {
 		adviceCalled = 0;
 		ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
 				"simpleWebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml", this.getClass());
@@ -389,6 +392,18 @@ public class WebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests {
 		assertEquals(1, adviceCalled);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void jmsUri() {
+		ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
+				"simpleWebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml", this.getClass());
+		AbstractEndpoint endpoint = (AbstractEndpoint) context.getBean("gatewayWithJmsUri");
+		assertEquals(EventDrivenConsumer.class, endpoint.getClass());
+		MessageHandler handler = TestUtils.getPropertyValue(endpoint, "handler", MessageHandler.class);
+		DestinationProvider destinationProvider = TestUtils.getPropertyValue(handler, "destinationProvider", DestinationProvider.class);
+		assertNotNull(destinationProvider);
+		assertEquals(URI.create("jms:wsQueue"), destinationProvider.getDestination());
+	}
+
     @Test(expected = BeanDefinitionParsingException.class)
     public void invalidGatewayWithBothUriAndDestinationProvider() {
     	new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("invalidGatewayWithBothUriAndDestinationProvider.xml", this.getClass());
diff --git a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/simpleWebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/simpleWebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml
index d28939bad0..80a615ded9 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/simpleWebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-ws/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ws/config/simpleWebServiceOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
 		</ws:request-handler-advice-chain>
 	</ws:outbound-gateway>
 
-
 	<si:chain input-channel="gatewayWithAdviceInsideAChain">
 		<ws:outbound-gateway destination-provider="destinationProvider">
 			<ws:request-handler-advice-chain>
@@ -121,6 +120,10 @@
 		</ws:outbound-gateway>
 	</si:chain>
 
+	<ws:outbound-gateway id="gatewayWithJmsUri"
+	                     request-channel="inputChannel"
+	                     uri="jms:wsQueue" />
+
 	<bean id="sourceExtractor" class="org.springframework.integration.ws.config.StubSourceExtractor"/>
 
 	<bean id="requestCallback" class="org.springframework.integration.ws.config.StubWebServiceMessageCallback"/>
diff --git a/src/reference/docbook/ws.xml b/src/reference/docbook/ws.xml
index 647ea29fa8..68f1fd8530 100644
--- a/src/reference/docbook/ws.xml
+++ b/src/reference/docbook/ws.xml
@@ -130,5 +130,20 @@ as per standard Spring Web Services configuration.
       when a custom Transformer works against the <interfacename>WebServiceMessage</interfacename> directly.
     </para>
   </section>
-
+  <section id="outbound-uri">
+    <title>Outbound URI Configuration</title>
+    <para>
+      For URIs with an <emphasis>http:</emphasis> (or <emphasis>https:</emphasis>) scheme,
+      &lt;uri-variable/&gt; substitution is supported:
+    </para>
+    <programlisting><![CDATA[<ws:outbound-gateway id="gateway" request-channel="input" uri="http://springsource.org/{foo}-{bar}">
+	<ws:uri-variable name="foo" expression="payload.substring(1,7)"/>
+	<ws:uri-variable name="bar" expression="headers.x"/>
+</ws:outbound-gateway>]]></programlisting>
+	<para>
+	  For other schemes, such as <emphasis>jms:</emphasis>, or if a <classname>DestinationProvider</classname>
+	  is supplied, variable substitution is not supported and a configuration error will result if variables
+	  are provided.
+	</para>
+  </section>
 </chapter>