diff --git a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/spring-integration-xmpp-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/spring-integration-xmpp-2.0.xsd
index 0046db2aa3..c316c620d1 100644
--- a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/spring-integration-xmpp-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/spring-integration-xmpp-2.0.xsd
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="order">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation>
+						Specifies the order for invocation when this endpoint is connected as a
+						subscriber to a SubscribableChannel.
+					</xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
 		</xsd:complexType>
 
 	<xsd:element name="header-enricher">
diff --git a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
index b136a37862..09549bdd9c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 	
 	<int-xmpp:presence-outbound-channel-adapter id="pollingOutboundRosterAdapter" 
 					xmpp-connection="testConnection" 
-					channel="pollingChannel">
+					channel="pollingChannel"
+					order="23">
 			<int:poller fixed-rate="1000" max-messages-per-poll="1"/>
 	</int-xmpp:presence-outbound-channel-adapter>
 	
@@ -26,10 +27,12 @@
 	
 	<int-xmpp:presence-outbound-channel-adapter id="eventOutboundRosterAdapter" 
 					xmpp-connection="testConnection" 
-					channel="eventChannel"/>
+					channel="eventChannel"
+					order="34"/>
 					
 	<int-xmpp:presence-outbound-channel-adapter id="eventOutboundRosterChannel" 
-					xmpp-connection="testConnection"/>
+					xmpp-connection="testConnection"
+					order="45"/>
 					
 	
 </beans>
diff --git a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
index 11c5e0aab7..54fc656be7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/config/PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 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.
@@ -17,21 +17,29 @@
 package org.springframework.integration.xmpp.config;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.SubscribableChannel;
+import org.springframework.integration.dispatcher.UnicastingDispatcher;
 import org.springframework.integration.endpoint.EventDrivenConsumer;
 import org.springframework.integration.endpoint.PollingConsumer;
+import org.springframework.integration.test.util.TestUtils;
+import org.springframework.integration.xmpp.core.AbstractXmppConnectionAwareMessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
 /**
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  * @author Mark Fisher
+ * @author Gary Russell
  */
 @ContextConfiguration
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@@ -44,18 +52,30 @@ public class PresenceOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests {
 	public void testRosterEventOutboundChannelAdapterParserAsPollingConsumer(){
 		Object pollingConsumer = context.getBean("pollingOutboundRosterAdapter");
 		assertTrue(pollingConsumer instanceof PollingConsumer);
+		AbstractXmppConnectionAwareMessageHandler handler = (AbstractXmppConnectionAwareMessageHandler) TestUtils
+				.getPropertyValue(pollingConsumer, "handler");
+		assertEquals(23, TestUtils.getPropertyValue(handler, "order"));
 	}
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testRosterEventOutboundChannelAdapterParserEventConsumer(){
 		Object eventConsumer = context.getBean("eventOutboundRosterAdapter");
 		assertTrue(eventConsumer instanceof EventDrivenConsumer);
+		AbstractXmppConnectionAwareMessageHandler handler = (AbstractXmppConnectionAwareMessageHandler) TestUtils
+				.getPropertyValue(eventConsumer, "handler");
+		assertEquals(34, TestUtils.getPropertyValue(handler, "order"));
 	}
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testRosterEventOutboundChannel(){
 		Object channel = context.getBean("eventOutboundRosterChannel");
 		assertTrue(channel instanceof SubscribableChannel);
+		UnicastingDispatcher dispatcher = (UnicastingDispatcher) TestUtils
+				.getPropertyValue(channel, "dispatcher");
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		Set<MessageHandler> handlers = (Set<MessageHandler>) TestUtils
+				.getPropertyValue(dispatcher, "handlers");
+		assertEquals(45, TestUtils.getPropertyValue(handlers.toArray()[0], "order"));
 	}
 
 }