diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd
index 7628a54d26..7456e97f93 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.jms/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/jms/config/spring-integration-jms-2.0.xsd
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@
 					</xsd:appinfo>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="message-converter" type="xsd:string">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:appinfo>
+						<tool:annotation kind="ref">
+							<tool:expected-type type="org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MessageConverter"/>
+						</tool:annotation>
+					</xsd:appinfo>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
 			<xsd:attribute name="header-mapper" type="xsd:string">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:appinfo>