diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/IntegrationNamespaceUtils.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/IntegrationNamespaceUtils.java
index 4517ad8862..81a36a7033 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/IntegrationNamespaceUtils.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/IntegrationNamespaceUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReaderUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate;
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ public abstract class IntegrationNamespaceUtils {
 			BeanDefinitionHolder bdHolder = delegate.parseBeanDefinitionElement(beanElement);
 			bdHolder = delegate.decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired(beanElement, bdHolder);
 			innerDefinition = bdHolder.getBeanDefinition();
+			BeanDefinitionReaderUtils.registerWithGeneratedName((AbstractBeanDefinition) innerDefinition, parserContext.getRegistry());
 		}
 		
 		String ref = element.getAttribute(REF_ATTRIBUTE);