diff --git a/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/MBeanTreePollingChannelAdapterParser.java b/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/MBeanTreePollingChannelAdapterParser.java
index 305da25ed2..e75783458e 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/MBeanTreePollingChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/MBeanTreePollingChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ public class MBeanTreePollingChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractPollingInbound
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "query-name", "queryName");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "query-expression", "queryExpression");
 
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(element.getAttribute("query-name"))
+				&& StringUtils.hasText(element.getAttribute("query-name-ref"))) {
+			parserContext.getReaderContext().error("Cannot have both `query-name' and 'query-name-ref'", element);
+		}
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(element.getAttribute("query-expression"))
+				&& StringUtils.hasText(element.getAttribute("query-expression-ref"))) {
+			parserContext.getReaderContext().error("Cannot have both `query-expression' and 'query-expression-ref'", element);
+		}
 		BeanComponentDefinition innerBeanDef = IntegrationNamespaceUtils.parseInnerHandlerDefinition(element, parserContext);
 		String beanName = element.getAttribute("converter");
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/spring-integration-jmx-3.0.xsd b/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/spring-integration-jmx-3.0.xsd
index 65b2ff0920..cbe7ed26a2 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/spring-integration-jmx-3.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-jmx/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/spring-integration-jmx-3.0.xsd
@@ -223,14 +223,16 @@
 				<xsd:attribute name="query-name" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation>
-							A string to be parsed into an ObjectName object
+							A string to be parsed into an ObjectName object. If this
+							attribute is specified you cannot specify `query-name-ref`.
 						</xsd:documentation>
 					</xsd:annotation>
 				</xsd:attribute>
 				<xsd:attribute name="query-name-ref" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation>
-							A reference to an ObjectName instance
+							A reference to an ObjectName instance.  If this
+							attribute is specified you cannot specify `query-name`.
 						</xsd:documentation>
 						<xsd:appinfo>
 							<tool:annotation>
@@ -242,14 +244,16 @@
 				<xsd:attribute name="query-expression" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation>
-							A string to be parsed into a QueryExp object
+							A string to be parsed into a QueryExp object.  If this
+							attribute is specified you cannot specify `query-expression-ref`.
 						</xsd:documentation>
 					</xsd:annotation>
 				</xsd:attribute>
 				<xsd:attribute name="query-expression-ref" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation>
-							A reference to a QueryExp instance
+							A reference to a QueryExp instance.  If this
+							attribute is specified you cannot specify `query-expression`.
 						</xsd:documentation>
 						<xsd:appinfo>
 							<tool:annotation>