diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java
index 1bb906fe6d..813aa566d6 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class FilterParser extends AbstractConsumerEndpointParser {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(
 				IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".filter.MessageFilter");
 		builder.addConstructorArgReference(this.parseSelector(element, parserContext));
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "discard-channel");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "throw-exception-on-rejection");
 		return builder;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
index b06018c1b8..04a4734069 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@
 		<xsd:complexType>
 			<xsd:complexContent>
 				<xsd:extension base="handlerEndpointType">
+					<xsd:attribute name="discard-channel" type="xsd:string"/>
 					<xsd:attribute name="throw-exception-on-rejection"
 						type="xsd:string" default="false" />
 				</xsd:extension>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests-context.xml b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests-context.xml
index 9bf02daac6..9a7caa48cb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 		<queue capacity="1"/>
 	</channel>
 
+	<channel id="discardOutput">
+		<queue capacity="1"/>
+	</channel>
+
+	<channel id="discardAndExceptionOutput">
+		<queue capacity="1"/>
+	</channel>
+
 	<filter ref="selectorBean" method="hasText" input-channel="adapterInput" output-channel="adapterOutput"/>
 
 	<beans:bean id="selectorBean"
@@ -27,4 +35,17 @@
 	<beans:bean id="selectorImpl"
 		class="org.springframework.integration.config.FilterParserTests$TestSelectorImpl"/>
 
+	<filter ref="selectorBean"
+			method="hasText"
+			input-channel="discardInput"
+			output-channel="adapterOutput"
+			discard-channel="discardOutput"/>
+
+	<filter ref="selectorBean"
+			method="hasText"
+			input-channel="discardAndExceptionInput"
+			output-channel="adapterOutput"
+			discard-channel="discardAndExceptionOutput"
+			throw-exception-on-rejection="true"/>
+
 </beans:beans>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests.java
index 7563b2986e..6b301e76dd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/config/FilterParserTests.java
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ public class FilterParserTests {
 	@Autowired @Qualifier("exceptionInput")
 	MessageChannel exceptionInput;
 
+	@Autowired @Qualifier("discardInput")
+	MessageChannel discardInput;
+
+	@Autowired @Qualifier("discardOutput")
+	PollableChannel discardOutput;
+
+	@Autowired @Qualifier("discardAndExceptionInput")
+	MessageChannel discardAndExceptionInput;
+
+	@Autowired @Qualifier("discardAndExceptionOutput")
+	PollableChannel discardAndExceptionOutput;
+
 
 	@Test
 	public void filterWithSelectorAdapterAccepts() {
@@ -100,6 +112,31 @@ public class FilterParserTests {
 		exceptionInput.send(new StringMessage(""));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void filterWithDiscardChannel() {
+		discardInput.send(new StringMessage(""));
+		Message<?> discard = discardOutput.receive(0);
+		assertNotNull(discard);
+		assertEquals("", discard.getPayload());
+		assertNull(adapterOutput.receive(0));
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = MessageRejectedException.class)
+	public void filterWithDiscardChannelAndException() throws Exception {
+		Exception exception = null;
+		try {
+			discardAndExceptionInput.send(new StringMessage(""));
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			exception = e;
+		}
+		Message<?> discard = discardAndExceptionOutput.receive(0);
+		assertNotNull(discard);
+		assertEquals("", discard.getPayload());
+		assertNull(adapterOutput.receive(0));
+		throw exception;
+	}
+
 
 	public static class TestSelectorBean {