diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/GenericMessageEndpoint.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/GenericMessageEndpoint.java
index 2a738fcdef..cff57abed8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/GenericMessageEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/GenericMessageEndpoint.java
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public class GenericMessageEndpoint implements MessageEndpoint {
 		this.defaultOutputChannelName = defaultOutputChannelName;
 	}
 
+	public String getDefaultOutputChannelName() {
+		return this.defaultOutputChannelName;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set a handler to be invoked for each consumed message.
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/MessageEndpoint.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/MessageEndpoint.java
index a3afe2dc42..838600b595 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/MessageEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/MessageEndpoint.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public interface MessageEndpoint {
 
 	void setDefaultOutputChannelName(String defaultOutputChannelName);
 
+	String getDefaultOutputChannelName();
+
 	ConsumerPolicy getConsumerPolicy();
 
 	void setChannelRegistry(ChannelRegistry channelRegistry);