diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c3dd5919ed..e1f549835c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 		tomcatVersion = "8.0.30"
 		smack3Version = '3.2.1'
 		smackVersion = '4.1.5'
-		springAmqpVersion = project.hasProperty('springAmqpVersion') ? project.springAmqpVersion : '1.5.2.RELEASE'
+		springAmqpVersion = project.hasProperty('springAmqpVersion') ? project.springAmqpVersion : '1.6.0.M1'
 //		springCloudClusterVersion = '1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
 		springDataJpaVersion = '1.8.2.RELEASE'
 		springDataMongoVersion = '1.7.2.RELEASE'
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper.java
index 2c4c797d8b..0fa2b34d7b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper.java
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper extends AbstractHeaderMapper<MessagePropert
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.CORRELATION_ID);
+		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.DELAY);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.DELIVERY_MODE);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.DELIVERY_TAG);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.EXPIRATION);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.MESSAGE_COUNT);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.MESSAGE_ID);
+		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_DELAY);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_EXCHANGE);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_ROUTING_KEY);
 		STANDARD_HEADER_NAMES.add(AmqpHeaders.REDELIVERED);
@@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper extends AbstractHeaderMapper<MessagePropert
 			if (priority != null && priority > 0) {
 				headers.put(IntegrationMessageHeaderAccessor.PRIORITY, priority);
 			}
+			Integer receivedDelay = amqpMessageProperties.getReceivedDelay();
+			if (receivedDelay != null) {
+				headers.put(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_DELAY, receivedDelay);
+			}
 			String receivedExchange = amqpMessageProperties.getReceivedExchange();
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(receivedExchange)) {
 				headers.put(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_EXCHANGE, receivedExchange);
@@ -253,6 +259,10 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapper extends AbstractHeaderMapper<MessagePropert
 		if (correlationId instanceof byte[]) {
 			amqpMessageProperties.setCorrelationId((byte[]) correlationId);
 		}
+		Integer delay = getHeaderIfAvailable(headers, AmqpHeaders.DELAY, Integer.class);
+		if (delay != null) {
+			amqpMessageProperties.setDelay(delay);
+		}
 		MessageDeliveryMode deliveryMode = getHeaderIfAvailable(headers, AmqpHeaders.DELIVERY_MODE, MessageDeliveryMode.class);
 		if (deliveryMode != null) {
 			amqpMessageProperties.setDeliveryMode(deliveryMode);
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/StubRabbitConnectionFactory.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/StubRabbitConnectionFactory.java
index 76ed768a1d..a3282173bf 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/StubRabbitConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/StubRabbitConnectionFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.
@@ -570,6 +570,16 @@ public class StubRabbitConnectionFactory implements ConnectionFactory {
 				throws IOException {
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public long messageCount(String queue) throws IOException {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public long consumerCount(String queue) throws IOException {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests.java
index c45d8f188c..d0b7a6006a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/support/DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests {
 		headerMap.put(AmqpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, "test.contentType");
 		byte[] testCorrelationId = new byte[] {1, 2, 3};
 		headerMap.put(AmqpHeaders.CORRELATION_ID, testCorrelationId);
+		headerMap.put(AmqpHeaders.DELAY, 1234);
 		headerMap.put(AmqpHeaders.DELIVERY_MODE, MessageDeliveryMode.NON_PERSISTENT);
 		headerMap.put(AmqpHeaders.DELIVERY_TAG, 1234L);
 		headerMap.put(AmqpHeaders.EXPIRATION, "test.expiration");
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests {
 		assertEquals(99L, amqpProperties.getContentLength());
 		assertEquals("test.contentType", amqpProperties.getContentType());
 		assertEquals(testCorrelationId, amqpProperties.getCorrelationId());
+		assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1234), amqpProperties.getDelay());
 		assertEquals(MessageDeliveryMode.NON_PERSISTENT, amqpProperties.getDeliveryMode());
 		assertEquals(1234L, amqpProperties.getDeliveryTag());
 		assertEquals("test.expiration", amqpProperties.getExpiration());
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests {
 		amqpProperties.setMessageCount(42);
 		amqpProperties.setMessageId("test.messageId");
 		amqpProperties.setPriority(22);
+		amqpProperties.setReceivedDelay(4567);
 		amqpProperties.setReceivedExchange("test.receivedExchange");
 		amqpProperties.setReceivedRoutingKey("test.receivedRoutingKey");
 		amqpProperties.setRedelivered(true);
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ public class DefaultAmqpHeaderMapperTests {
 		assertEquals("test.expiration", headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.EXPIRATION));
 		assertEquals(42, headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.MESSAGE_COUNT));
 		assertEquals("test.messageId", headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.MESSAGE_ID));
+		assertEquals(4567, headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_DELAY));
 		assertEquals("test.receivedExchange", headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_EXCHANGE));
 		assertEquals("test.receivedRoutingKey", headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.RECEIVED_ROUTING_KEY));
 		assertEquals("test.replyTo", headerMap.get(AmqpHeaders.REPLY_TO));
diff --git a/src/reference/asciidoc/amqp.adoc b/src/reference/asciidoc/amqp.adoc
index f235f2aa5f..d862f2f786 100644
--- a/src/reference/asciidoc/amqp.adoc
+++ b/src/reference/asciidoc/amqp.adoc
@@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ Class `org.springframework.amqp.support.AmqpHeaders` identifies the default head
 
 * amqp_correlationId
 
+* amqp_delay
+
 * amqp_deliveryMode
 
 * amqp_deliveryTag
@@ -1095,6 +1097,8 @@ Class `org.springframework.amqp.support.AmqpHeaders` identifies the default head
 
 * amqp_messageId
 
+* amqp_receivedDelay
+
 * amqp_receivedExchange
 
 * amqp_receivedRoutingKey
diff --git a/src/reference/asciidoc/whats-new.adoc b/src/reference/asciidoc/whats-new.adoc
index d1bf6ed7b9..9aca185639 100644
--- a/src/reference/asciidoc/whats-new.adoc
+++ b/src/reference/asciidoc/whats-new.adoc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ There is a change in behavior when a POJO aggregator releases a collection of `M
 your application does that, you will need to make a small change to your POJO. See this <<agg-message-collection>> note
 for more information.
 
-==== TCP Changes
+==== TCP/UDP Changes
 
 A new `TcpConnectionServerListeningEvent` is emitted when a server connection factory is started.
 See <<tcp-events>> for more information.
@@ -74,10 +74,18 @@ See <<file-flushing>> for more information.
 
 ==== AMQP Changes
 
+===== Content Type Message Converter
+
 The outbound endpoints now support a `RabbitTemplate` configured with a `ContentTypeDelegatingMessageConverter` such
 that the converter can be chosen based on the message content type.
 See <<content-type-conversion-outbound>> for more information.
 
+===== Headers for Delayed Message Handling
+
+Spring AMQP 1.6 adds support for
+https://www.rabbitmq.com/blog/2015/04/16/scheduling-messages-with-rabbitmq/[Delayed Message Exchanges].
+Header mapping now supports the headers (`amqp_delay` and `amqp_receivedDelay`) used by this feature.
+
 ==== Redis Changes
 
 ===== List Push/Pop Direction