diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/ScatterGatherHandler.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/ScatterGatherHandler.java
index 96d0d92f74..87853491bd 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/ScatterGatherHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/ScatterGatherHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2018 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.
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ public class ScatterGatherHandler extends AbstractReplyProducingMessageHandler i
 
 		Message<?> gatherResult = gatherResultChannel.receive(this.gatherTimeout);
 		if (gatherResult != null) {
-			return gatherResult;
+			return getMessageBuilderFactory()
+					.fromMessage(gatherResult)
+					.removeHeader(GATHER_RESULT_CHANNEL)
+					.setHeader(MessageHeaders.REPLY_CHANNEL, requestMessage.getHeaders().getReplyChannel())
+					.build();
 		}
 
 		return null;
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests-context.xml
index e50f4df0c1..8dfeca0b08 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests-context.xml
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@
 
 	<!--Sync scenario-->
 
-	<gateway id="gateway" default-request-channel="gatewayAuction"/>
+	<gateway id="gateway" default-request-channel="gatewayAuction" default-reply-timeout="10000" />
 
-	<scatter-gather input-channel="gatewayAuction" scatter-channel="auctionChannel">
+	<scatter-gather input-channel="gatewayAuction" output-channel="bridgeChannel" scatter-channel="auctionChannel">
 		<gatherer release-strategy-expression="messages.^[payload gt 5] != null or size() == 3"/>
 	</scatter-gather>
 
+	<bridge input-channel="bridgeChannel"/>
+
 	<chain input-channel="scatterGatherWithinChain" output-channel="output">
 		<scatter-gather scatter-channel="auctionChannel"/>
 		<splitter/>
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests.java
index 75b4991660..50d22a7f24 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/scattergather/config/ScatterGatherTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2018 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.
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
 /**
  * @author Artem Bilan
+ * @author Gary Russell
  * @since 4.1
  */
 @ContextConfiguration
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ public class ScatterGatherTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testGatewayScatterGather() {
 		Message<?> bestQuoteMessage = this.gateway.exchange(new GenericMessage<String>("foo"));
+		assertNotNull(bestQuoteMessage);
 		Object payload = bestQuoteMessage.getPayload();
 		assertThat(payload, instanceOf(List.class));
 		assertThat(((List<?>) payload).size(), greaterThanOrEqualTo(1));