diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd
index 4715bb9010..eadf80d7f7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ endpoint itself is a Polling Consumer for a channel with a queue.
 			            	</xsd:documentation>
 						</xsd:annotation>
 					</xsd:attribute>
+					<xsd:attribute name="auto-startup" type="xsd:string" default="true">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation>
+								Lifecycle attribute signaling if this component should be started during Application Context startup.
+								Default is 'true'.
+							</xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 					<xsd:attribute name="comparator" type="xsd:string">
 		                <xsd:annotation>
 		                    <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[