diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
index 582669d0be..97e26dc8e8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint extends AbstractReplyProducin
 		return this.exchangeNameGenerator;
 	}
 
-	protected AmqpHeaderMapper getHeaderMapper() {
+	public AmqpHeaderMapper getHeaderMapper() {
 		return this.headerMapper;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpoint.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
index b51ea63345..3b819b8915 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class AmqpOutboundEndpoint extends AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint
 
 
 	@Override
-	protected RabbitTemplate getRabbitTemplate() {
+	public RabbitTemplate getRabbitTemplate() {
 		return this.rabbitTemplate;
 	}