diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/splitter/AbstractMessageProcessingSplitter.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/splitter/AbstractMessageProcessingSplitter.java
index a7681a94db..e77310c006 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/splitter/AbstractMessageProcessingSplitter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/splitter/AbstractMessageProcessingSplitter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.integration.splitter;
 
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
+import org.springframework.integration.handler.AbstractMessageProcessor;
 import org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageProcessor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -37,6 +39,14 @@ abstract class AbstractMessageProcessingSplitter extends AbstractMessageSplitter
 		this.messageProcessor = messageProcessor;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onInit() {
+		ConversionService conversionService = this.getConversionService();
+		if (conversionService != null && this.messageProcessor instanceof AbstractMessageProcessor) {
+			((AbstractMessageProcessor) this.messageProcessor).setConversionService(conversionService);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected final Object splitMessage(Message<?> message) {
 		return this.messageProcessor.processMessage(message);