diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java
index 69eb44b0f4..c5dec02b61 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware
 
 	private volatile SimpleTypeConverter delegate = new SimpleTypeConverter();
 
+	private volatile boolean haveCalledDelegateGetDefaultEditor;
+
 	private volatile ConversionService conversionService;
 
 
@@ -80,9 +82,9 @@ public class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware
 			return false;
 		}
 		if (!String.class.isAssignableFrom(sourceType)) {
-			return delegate.findCustomEditor(sourceType, null) != null || delegate.getDefaultEditor(sourceType) != null;
+			return delegate.findCustomEditor(sourceType, null) != null || this.getDefaultEditor(sourceType) != null;
 		}
-		return delegate.findCustomEditor(targetType, null) != null || delegate.getDefaultEditor(targetType) != null;
+		return delegate.findCustomEditor(targetType, null) != null || this.getDefaultEditor(targetType) != null;
 	}
 
 	public boolean canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceTypeDescriptor, TypeDescriptor targetTypeDescriptor) {
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ public class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware
 		if (!String.class.isAssignableFrom(sourceType.getType())) {
 			PropertyEditor editor = delegate.findCustomEditor(sourceType.getType(), null);
 			if (editor==null) {
-				editor = delegate.getDefaultEditor(sourceType.getType());
+				editor = this.getDefaultEditor(sourceType.getType());
 			}
 			if (editor != null) { // INT-1441
 				String text = null;
@@ -132,4 +134,19 @@ public class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware
 		return delegate.convertIfNecessary(value, targetType.getType());
 	}
 
+	private PropertyEditor getDefaultEditor(Class<?> sourceType) {
+		PropertyEditor defaultEditor;
+		if (this.haveCalledDelegateGetDefaultEditor) {
+			defaultEditor= delegate.getDefaultEditor(sourceType);
+		}
+		else {
+			synchronized(this) {
+				// not thread-safe - it builds the defaultEditors field in-place (SPR-10191)
+				defaultEditor= delegate.getDefaultEditor(sourceType);
+			}
+			this.haveCalledDelegateGetDefaultEditor = true;
+		}
+		return defaultEditor;
+	}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverterTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverterTests.java
index a67f80db8e..d60f0b175a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverterTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverterTests.java
@@ -1,20 +1,46 @@
-/**
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
  */
 package org.springframework.integration.util;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
+import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
+import org.springframework.beans.SimpleTypeConverter;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
@@ -26,6 +52,7 @@ import org.springframework.integration.message.GenericMessage;
 
 /**
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
+ * @author Gary Russell
  *
  */
 public class BeanFactoryTypeConverterTests {
@@ -111,4 +138,42 @@ public class BeanFactoryTypeConverterTests {
 		Object object = new Object();
 		assertEquals("foo", typeConverter.convertValue(object, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(Object.class), TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class)));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void initialConcurrency() throws Exception {
+		ConversionService conversionService = mock(ConversionService.class); // can convert nothing so we drop down to P.E.s
+		final BeanFactoryTypeConverter beanFactoryTypeConverter = new BeanFactoryTypeConverter(conversionService);
+		ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory = mock(ConfigurableBeanFactory.class);
+		SimpleTypeConverter typeConverter = spy(new SimpleTypeConverter());
+		when(beanFactory.getTypeConverter()).thenReturn(typeConverter);
+		final AtomicBoolean inGetDefaultEditor = new AtomicBoolean();
+		final AtomicBoolean concurrentlyInGetDefaultEditor = new AtomicBoolean();
+		final AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger();
+		doAnswer(new Answer<Object>() {
+			public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+				count.incrementAndGet();
+				Thread.sleep(500);
+				concurrentlyInGetDefaultEditor.set(inGetDefaultEditor.getAndSet(true));
+				Thread.sleep(500);
+				inGetDefaultEditor.set(false);
+				return invocation.callRealMethod();
+			}
+		}).when(typeConverter).getDefaultEditor(UUID.class);
+		beanFactoryTypeConverter.setBeanFactory(beanFactory);
+		final TypeDescriptor sourceType = TypeDescriptor.valueOf(UUID.class);
+		final TypeDescriptor targetType = TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class);
+		ExecutorService exec = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2);
+		Runnable test = new Runnable() {
+			public void run() {
+				beanFactoryTypeConverter.canConvert(sourceType, targetType);
+				beanFactoryTypeConverter.convertValue(UUID.randomUUID(), sourceType, targetType);
+			}
+		};
+		exec.execute(test);
+		exec.execute(test);
+		exec.shutdown();
+		assertTrue(exec.awaitTermination(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+		assertEquals(4, count.get());
+		assertFalse(concurrentlyInGetDefaultEditor.get());
+	}
 }