diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractPollingInboundChannelAdapterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractPollingInboundChannelAdapterParser.java
index 19c1b573a4..e859331171 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractPollingInboundChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractPollingInboundChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -53,11 +53,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractPollingInboundChannelAdapterParser extends Abstrac
 			}
 		}
 		else {
-			adapterBuilder.addPropertyValue("schedule", new PollingSchedule(0));
+			adapterBuilder.addPropertyValue("schedule", new PollingSchedule(this.getDefaultPollInterval()));
 		}
 		return adapterBuilder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Subclasses may override this to provide the default poll interval (when
+	 * no 'schedule' is configured). Otherwise, the value will be 1 second.
+	 */
+	protected int getDefaultPollInterval() {
+		return 1000;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Subclasses must implement this method to parse the PollableSource instance
 	 * which the created Channel Adapter will poll.