diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/GenericMessage.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/GenericMessage.java
index de7a0dcdd3..8e2b1897b1 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/GenericMessage.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/GenericMessage.java
@@ -81,4 +81,8 @@ public class GenericMessage<T> implements Message<T> {
 		return (expiration != null) ? expiration.getTime() < System.currentTimeMillis() : false;
 	}
 
+	public String toString() {
+		return "[ID=" + this.id + "][Header=" + this.header + "][Payload='" + this.payload + "']";
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHeader.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHeader.java
index 47b366128f..05815dd68f 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHeader.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageHeader.java
@@ -134,4 +134,8 @@ public class MessageHeader {
 		return this.attributes.keySet();
 	}
 
+	public String toString() {
+		return "[Properties=" + this.properties + "][Attributes=" + this.attributes + "]";
+	}
+
 }