diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9263cc773e..574a293444 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ project('spring-integration-rmi') {
         compile project(":spring-integration-core")
         compile "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
+        testCompile project(":spring-integration-test")
     }
 
     // suppress deprecation warnings (@SuppressWarnings("deprecation") is not enough for javac)
diff --git a/spring-integration-rmi/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/spring-integration-rmi-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-rmi/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/spring-integration-rmi-2.0.xsd
index ec7848ff6a..7610abaf04 100644
--- a/spring-integration-rmi/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/spring-integration-rmi-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-rmi/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/spring-integration-rmi-2.0.xsd
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@
 					<xsd:attribute name="host" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
 					<xsd:attribute name="port" type="xsd:string"/>
 					<xsd:attribute name="remote-channel" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
+					<xsd:attribute name="order">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation>
+								Specifies the order for invocation when this endpoint is connected as a
+								subscriber to a SubscribableChannel.
+							</xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 				</xsd:extension>
 			</xsd:complexContent>
 		</xsd:complexType>
diff --git a/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/RmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.java b/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/RmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
index ceaa3c77dd..479e6387f2 100644
--- a/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/RmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/RmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 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.
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.integration.Message;
@@ -29,15 +28,17 @@ import org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.QueueChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.GenericMessage;
 import org.springframework.integration.rmi.RmiInboundGateway;
+import org.springframework.integration.rmi.RmiOutboundGateway;
+import org.springframework.integration.test.util.TestUtils;
 
 /**
  * @author Mark Fisher
+ * @author Gary Russell
  */
 public class RmiOutboundGatewayParserTests {
 
 	private final QueueChannel testChannel = new QueueChannel();
 
-
 	@Before
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public void setupTestInboundGateway() throws Exception {
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ public class RmiOutboundGatewayParserTests {
 		gateway.afterPropertiesSet();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testOrder() {
+		ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
+				"rmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml", this.getClass());
+		RmiOutboundGateway gateway = context.getBean(RmiOutboundGateway.class);
+		assertEquals(23, TestUtils.getPropertyValue(gateway, "order"));
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void directInvocation() {
diff --git a/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/rmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml b/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/rmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml
index 1db2c7b291..78bbbe6cb0 100644
--- a/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/rmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-rmi/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/rmi/config/rmiOutboundGatewayParserTests.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 	<channel id="localChannel"/>
 
-	<rmi:outbound-gateway id="gateway" request-channel="localChannel" remote-channel="testChannel" host="localhost"/>
+	<rmi:outbound-gateway id="gateway"
+		order="23" 
+		request-channel="localChannel" 
+		remote-channel="testChannel" 
+		host="localhost"/>
 
 </beans:beans>
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