diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml b/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5381afcfe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
+	xmlns:si="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration"
+	xmlns:jmx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jmx"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/spring-integration.xsd
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jmx
+			http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jmx/spring-integration-jmx.xsd">
+
+	<context:mbean-export/>
+	<context:mbean-server/>
+
+	<si:channel id="channel">
+		<si:queue/>
+	</si:channel>
+
+	<jmx:attribute-polling-channel-adapter id="adapter"
+			channel="channel"
+			object-name="org.springframework.integration.jmx.config:type=TestBean,name=testBean1"
+			attribute-name="FirstMessage"
+			auto-startup="false">
+		<si:poller max-messages-per-poll="1">
+			<si:interval-trigger interval="2000"/>
+		</si:poller>
+	</jmx:attribute-polling-channel-adapter>
+
+	<bean id="testBean1" class="org.springframework.integration.jmx.config.TestBean"/>
+
+</beans>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests.java b/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d28c0aea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * 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.jmx.config;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.integration.channel.PollableChannel;
+import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
+import org.springframework.integration.endpoint.SourcePollingChannelAdapter;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+/**
+ * @author Mark Fisher
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+public class AttributePollingChannelAdapterParserTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private PollableChannel channel;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private SourcePollingChannelAdapter adapter;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private TestBean testBean;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void pollForAttribute() throws Exception {
+		testBean.test("foo");
+		adapter.start();
+		Message<?> result = channel.receive(1000);
+		assertNotNull(result);
+		assertEquals("foo", result.getPayload());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/TestBean.java b/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/TestBean.java
index 676ef235ee..538f84c71d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/TestBean.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jmx/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jmx/config/TestBean.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.jmx.config;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedAttribute;
 import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedOperation;
 import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedResource;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ public class TestBean {
 
 	final List<String> messages = new ArrayList<String>();
 
+	@ManagedAttribute
+	public String getFirstMessage() {
+		return (messages.size() > 0) ? messages.get(0) : null;
+	}
+
 	@ManagedOperation
 	public void test(String text) {
 		this.messages.add(text);