diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-2.1.xsd b/spring-integration-file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-2.1.xsd
index 7d6bcbe6de..5defb93671 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-2.1.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/file/config/spring-integration-file-2.1.xsd
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ Only files matching this regular expression will be picked up by this adapter.
 					]]></xsd:documentation>
                 </xsd:annotation>
             </xsd:attribute>
-            <xsd:attribute name="auto-startup" type="xsd:string" default="true"/>
+            <xsd:attribute name="auto-startup" type="xsd:string" default="true">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+	                <xsd:documentation>
+	                    Lifecycle attribute signaling if this component should be started during Application Context startup.
+	                </xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>            
+            </xsd:attribute>
             <xsd:attribute name="auto-create-directory" type="xsd:string" default="true">
                 <xsd:annotation>
                     <xsd:documentation>