diff --git a/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/eai/MessageDeliveryException.java b/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/eai/MessageDeliveryException.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 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.eai;
+
+/**
+ * @author Mark Fisher
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class MessageDeliveryException extends MessagingException {
+
+	public MessageDeliveryException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+	public MessageDeliveryException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+		super(message, cause);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/eai/MessageHandlingException.java b/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/eai/MessageHandlingException.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 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.eai;
+
+/**
+ * @author Mark Fisher
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class MessageHandlingException extends MessagingException {
+
+	public MessageHandlingException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+	public MessageHandlingException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+		super(message, cause);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/eai/MessagingException.java b/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/eai/MessagingException.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 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.eai;
+
+/**
+ * @author Mark Fisher
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class MessagingException extends RuntimeException {
+
+	public MessagingException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+	public MessagingException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+		super(message, cause);
+	}
+
+}