diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java
index 7808d8ec04..844429fb08 100644
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ abstract class HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport extends MessagingGatewaySuppor
 			MessageBuilder<?> messageBuilder = null;
 
 			if (payload instanceof Message<?>){
-				messageBuilder = MessageBuilder.fromMessage((Message<?>) payload);
+				messageBuilder = MessageBuilder.fromMessage((Message<?>) payload).copyHeadersIfAbsent(headers);
 			}
 			else {
 				messageBuilder = MessageBuilder.withPayload(payload).copyHeaders(headers);