diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryException.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryException.java
index 72348acaa4..e98dead3a5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryException.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryException.java
@@ -16,35 +16,53 @@
 
 package org.springframework.integration.dispatcher;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageDeliveryException;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
- * An Exception that encapsulates an aggregated group of Exceptions for use by
- * dispatchers that may try multiple handler invocations within a single dispatch
- * operation.
- * 
+ * An Exception that encapsulates an aggregated group of Exceptions for use by dispatchers that may try multiple handler
+ * invocations within a single dispatch operation.
+ *
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @since 1.0.3
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class AggregateMessageDeliveryException extends MessageDeliveryException {
 
-	private final List<? extends Exception> aggregatedExceptions;
+    private final List<? extends Exception> aggregatedExceptions;
 
 
-	public AggregateMessageDeliveryException(Message<?> undeliveredMessage,
-			String description, List<? extends Exception> aggregatedExceptions) {
-		super(undeliveredMessage, description);
-		this.aggregatedExceptions = aggregatedExceptions;
-	}
+    public AggregateMessageDeliveryException(Message<?> undeliveredMessage,
+                                             String description, List<? extends Exception> aggregatedExceptions) {
+        super(undeliveredMessage, description);
+        this.initCause(aggregatedExceptions.get(0));
+        this.aggregatedExceptions = aggregatedExceptions;
+    }
 
 
-	public List<? extends Exception> getAggregatedExceptions() {
-		return Collections.unmodifiableList(this.aggregatedExceptions);
-	}
+    public List<? extends Exception> getAggregatedExceptions() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(this.aggregatedExceptions);
+    }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getMessage() {
+        String baseMessage = super.getMessage();
+        StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder(endingWithPeriod(baseMessage) + " Multiple causes are:\n");
+        for (Exception exception : aggregatedExceptions) {
+            message.append("    " + exception.getMessage() + "\n");
+        }
+        message.append("See below for the stacktrace of the first cause.");
+        return message.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String endingWithPeriod(String baseMessage) {
+        if (baseMessage.endsWith(".")) {
+            return baseMessage;
+        } else {
+            return baseMessage + ".";
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryExceptionTest.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryExceptionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e49744fe63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/AggregateMessageDeliveryExceptionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ * 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.integration.dispatcher;
+
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.matchers.JUnitMatchers;
+import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
+import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageDeliveryException;
+import org.springframework.integration.message.StringMessage;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Iwein Fuld
+ */
+public class AggregateMessageDeliveryExceptionTest {
+
+    private Message<?> message = new StringMessage("foo");
+    private AggregateMessageDeliveryException exception = new AggregateMessageDeliveryException(message, "something went wrong", exceptionsList());
+    private MessageDeliveryException firstProblem;
+
+    private List<? extends Exception> exceptionsList() {
+        firstProblem = new MessageDeliveryException(message, "first problem");
+        return Arrays.asList(
+                firstProblem,
+                new MessageDeliveryException(message,"second problem"),
+                new MessageDeliveryException(message, "third problem")
+        );
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore //turn this on if you want to read the message and stacktrace in the console
+    public void shouldThrow(){
+        throw exception;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldShowOriginalExceptionsInMessage() {
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), JUnitMatchers.containsString("first problem"));
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), JUnitMatchers.containsString("second problem"));
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), JUnitMatchers.containsString("third problem"));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void shouldShowFirstOriginalExceptionInCause() {
+        assertThat((MessageDeliveryException) exception.getCause(), is(firstProblem));
+    }
+}