diff --git a/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelFactoryBean.java b/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelFactoryBean.java
index ddf9642473..8a5af71421 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelFactoryBean.java
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ public class JmsChannelFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBean<AbstractJmsChanne
 
 	public void setReceiveTimeout(long receiveTimeout) {
 		this.receiveTimeout = receiveTimeout;
+		this.jmsTemplate.setReceiveTimeout(receiveTimeout);
 	}
 
 	public void setRecoveryInterval(long recoveryInterval) {
diff --git a/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelParser.java b/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelParser.java
index 74b730db8e..da92f5b2fb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/JmsChannelParser.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class JmsChannelParser extends AbstractChannelParser {
 				containerType = "default"; 
 			}
 		}
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "receive-timeout");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "task-executor");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "transaction-manager");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "message-converter");
diff --git a/spring-integration-jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd
index 2fcb665cc4..fa12d56026 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@
 				</xsd:appinfo>
 			</xsd:annotation>
 		</xsd:attribute>
+		<xsd:attribute name="receive-timeout" type="xsd:string">
+			<xsd:annotation>
+				<xsd:documentation>
+	Timeout for the container's consumers if messsage-driven is TRUE, or
+	timeout for receive calls on the template if message-driven is FALSE.
+				</xsd:documentation>
+			</xsd:annotation>
+		</xsd:attribute>
 		<xsd:attribute name="task-executor" type="xsd:string">
 			<xsd:annotation>
 				<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[