diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/AbstractMessageChannel.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/AbstractMessageChannel.java
index 98931c7a5b..4b44299a1b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/AbstractMessageChannel.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/AbstractMessageChannel.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannel extends IntegrationObjectSupport
 
 	private final Comparator<Object> orderComparator = new OrderComparator();
 
+	private final ManagementOverrides managementOverrides = new ManagementOverrides();
+
 	private volatile boolean shouldTrack = false;
 
 	private volatile Class<?>[] datatypes = new Class<?>[0];
@@ -101,8 +103,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannel extends IntegrationObjectSupport
 	@Override
 	public void setCountsEnabled(boolean countsEnabled) {
 		this.countsEnabled = countsEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 		if (!countsEnabled) {
 			this.statsEnabled = false;
+			this.managementOverrides.statsConfigured = true;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -115,9 +119,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannel extends IntegrationObjectSupport
 	public void setStatsEnabled(boolean statsEnabled) {
 		if (statsEnabled) {
 			this.countsEnabled = true;
+			this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 		}
 		this.statsEnabled = statsEnabled;
 		this.channelMetrics.setFullStatsEnabled(statsEnabled);
+		this.managementOverrides.statsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannel extends IntegrationObjectSupport
 	@Override
 	public void setLoggingEnabled(boolean loggingEnabled) {
 		this.loggingEnabled = loggingEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.loggingConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	protected AbstractMessageChannelMetrics getMetrics() {
@@ -143,6 +150,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannel extends IntegrationObjectSupport
 	public void configureMetrics(AbstractMessageChannelMetrics metrics) {
 		Assert.notNull(metrics, "'metrics' must not be null");
 		this.channelMetrics = metrics;
+		this.managementOverrides.metricsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -323,6 +331,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannel extends IntegrationObjectSupport
 		return this.channelMetrics.getErrorRate();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.managementOverrides;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onInit() throws Exception {
 		super.onInit();
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/NullChannel.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/NullChannel.java
index 2414cc76ed..d83e86138a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/NullChannel.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/NullChannel.java
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 public class NullChannel implements PollableChannel, MessageChannelMetrics,
 		ConfigurableMetricsAware<AbstractMessageChannelMetrics>, BeanNameAware, NamedComponent {
 
-	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(this.getClass());
+	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+
+	private final ManagementOverrides managementOverrides = new ManagementOverrides();
 
 	private volatile AbstractMessageChannelMetrics channelMetrics = new DefaultMessageChannelMetrics("nullChannel");
 
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ public class NullChannel implements PollableChannel, MessageChannelMetrics,
 	@Override
 	public void setLoggingEnabled(boolean loggingEnabled) {
 		this.loggingEnabled = loggingEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.loggingConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ public class NullChannel implements PollableChannel, MessageChannelMetrics,
 	public void configureMetrics(AbstractMessageChannelMetrics metrics) {
 		Assert.notNull(metrics, "'metrics' must not be null");
 		this.channelMetrics = metrics;
+		this.managementOverrides.metricsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -97,8 +101,10 @@ public class NullChannel implements PollableChannel, MessageChannelMetrics,
 	@Override
 	public void setCountsEnabled(boolean countsEnabled) {
 		this.countsEnabled = countsEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 		if (!countsEnabled) {
 			this.statsEnabled = false;
+			this.managementOverrides.statsConfigured = true;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -111,9 +117,11 @@ public class NullChannel implements PollableChannel, MessageChannelMetrics,
 	public void setStatsEnabled(boolean statsEnabled) {
 		if (statsEnabled) {
 			this.countsEnabled = true;
+			this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 		}
 		this.statsEnabled = statsEnabled;
 		this.channelMetrics.setFullStatsEnabled(statsEnabled);
+		this.managementOverrides.statsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -196,6 +204,11 @@ public class NullChannel implements PollableChannel, MessageChannelMetrics,
 		return this.channelMetrics.getErrorRate();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.managementOverrides;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean send(Message<?> message) {
 		if (this.loggingEnabled && this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dsl/IntegrationFlows.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dsl/IntegrationFlows.java
index bde4c5eade..1e5bc41f6f 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dsl/IntegrationFlows.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/dsl/IntegrationFlows.java
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public final class IntegrationFlows {
 	 * Provides {@link Supplier} as source of messages to the integration flow which will
 	 * be triggered by the application context's default poller (which must be declared).
 	 * @param messageSource the {@link Supplier} to populate.
+	 * @param <T> the supplier type.
 	 * @return new {@link IntegrationFlowBuilder}.
 	 * @see Supplier
 	 */
@@ -166,10 +167,12 @@ public final class IntegrationFlows {
 	 * @param messageSource the {@link Supplier} to populate.
 	 * @param endpointConfigurer the {@link Consumer} to provide more options for the
 	 * {@link org.springframework.integration.config.SourcePollingChannelAdapterFactoryBean}.
+	 * @param <T> the supplier type.
 	 * @return new {@link IntegrationFlowBuilder}.
 	 * @see Supplier
 	 */
-	public static <T> IntegrationFlowBuilder from(Supplier<T> messageSource, Consumer<SourcePollingChannelAdapterSpec> endpointConfigurer) {
+	public static <T> IntegrationFlowBuilder from(Supplier<T> messageSource,
+			Consumer<SourcePollingChannelAdapterSpec> endpointConfigurer) {
 		return from(messageSource, "get", endpointConfigurer);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageSource.java
index 699b98564b..8cabc1e968 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageSource.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageSource<T> extends AbstractExpressionEvaluat
 
 	private final AtomicLong messageCount = new AtomicLong();
 
+	private final ManagementOverrides managementOverrides = new ManagementOverrides();
+
 	private volatile Map<String, Expression> headerExpressions = Collections.emptyMap();
 
 	private volatile String beanName;
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageSource<T> extends AbstractExpressionEvaluat
 	@Override
 	public void setCountsEnabled(boolean countsEnabled) {
 		this.countsEnabled = countsEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageSource<T> extends AbstractExpressionEvaluat
 	@Override
 	public void setLoggingEnabled(boolean loggingEnabled) {
 		this.loggingEnabled = loggingEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.loggingConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -127,6 +131,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageSource<T> extends AbstractExpressionEvaluat
 		return this.messageCount.get();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.managementOverrides;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public final Message<T> receive() {
 		return buildMessage(doReceive());
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/MessagingGatewaySupport.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/MessagingGatewaySupport.java
index 2fba505acb..015928f3cb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/MessagingGatewaySupport.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/MessagingGatewaySupport.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public abstract class MessagingGatewaySupport extends AbstractEndpoint
 
 	private final AtomicLong messageCount = new AtomicLong();
 
+	private final ManagementOverrides managementOverrides = new ManagementOverrides();
+
 	private ErrorMessageStrategy errorMessageStrategy = new DefaultErrorMessageStrategy();
 
 	private volatile MessageChannel requestChannel;
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ public abstract class MessagingGatewaySupport extends AbstractEndpoint
 	@Override
 	public void setLoggingEnabled(boolean enabled) {
 		this.loggingEnabled = enabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.loggingConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -301,6 +304,7 @@ public abstract class MessagingGatewaySupport extends AbstractEndpoint
 	@Override
 	public void setCountsEnabled(boolean countsEnabled) {
 		this.countsEnabled = countsEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -319,6 +323,11 @@ public abstract class MessagingGatewaySupport extends AbstractEndpoint
 		this.errorMessageStrategy = errorMessageStrategy;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.managementOverrides;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onInit() throws Exception {
 		Assert.state(!(this.requestChannelName != null && this.requestChannel != null),
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/AbstractMessageHandler.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/AbstractMessageHandler.java
index cf577671e7..fb864b520a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/AbstractMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/AbstractMessageHandler.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageHandler extends IntegrationObjectSupport im
 		MessageHandlerMetrics, ConfigurableMetricsAware<AbstractMessageHandlerMetrics>, TrackableComponent, Orderable,
 		CoreSubscriber<Message<?>> {
 
+	private final ManagementOverrides managementOverrides = new ManagementOverrides();
+
 	private volatile boolean shouldTrack = false;
 
 	private volatile int order = Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageHandler extends IntegrationObjectSupport im
 	@Override
 	public void setLoggingEnabled(boolean loggingEnabled) {
 		this.loggingEnabled = loggingEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.loggingConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -103,6 +106,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageHandler extends IntegrationObjectSupport im
 	public void configureMetrics(AbstractMessageHandlerMetrics metrics) {
 		Assert.notNull(metrics, "'metrics' must not be null");
 		this.handlerMetrics = metrics;
+		this.managementOverrides.metricsConfigured = true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.managementOverrides;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -232,11 +241,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageHandler extends IntegrationObjectSupport im
 	public void setStatsEnabled(boolean statsEnabled) {
 		if (statsEnabled) {
 			this.countsEnabled = true;
+			this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 		}
 		this.statsEnabled = statsEnabled;
 		if (this.handlerMetrics != null) {
 			this.handlerMetrics.setFullStatsEnabled(statsEnabled);
 		}
+		this.managementOverrides.statsConfigured = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -247,8 +258,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageHandler extends IntegrationObjectSupport im
 	@Override
 	public void setCountsEnabled(boolean countsEnabled) {
 		this.countsEnabled = countsEnabled;
+		this.managementOverrides.countsConfigured = true;
 		if (!countsEnabled) {
 			this.statsEnabled = false;
+			this.managementOverrides.statsConfigured = true;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagement.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagement.java
index 07d16d3d3d..cd57c11459 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagement.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagement.java
@@ -43,4 +43,30 @@ public interface IntegrationManagement {
 	@ManagedAttribute
 	boolean isCountsEnabled();
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the overrides.
+	 * @return the overrides.
+	 * @since 5.0
+	 */
+	ManagementOverrides getOverrides();
+
+	/**
+	 * Toggles to inform the management configurer to not set these properties since
+	 * the user has manually configured them in a bean definition. If true, the
+	 * corresponding property will not be set by the configurer.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.0
+	 */
+	class ManagementOverrides {
+
+		public boolean loggingConfigured;
+
+		public boolean countsConfigured;
+
+		public boolean statsConfigured;
+
+		public boolean metricsConfigured;
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurer.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurer.java
index be14166f79..21ad9d79f9 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurer.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
+import org.springframework.integration.support.management.IntegrationManagement.ManagementOverrides;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.PatternMatchUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -206,7 +207,9 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSinglet
 		Map<String, IntegrationManagement> managed = this.applicationContext.getBeansOfType(IntegrationManagement.class);
 		for (Entry<String, IntegrationManagement> entry : managed.entrySet()) {
 			IntegrationManagement bean = entry.getValue();
-			bean.setLoggingEnabled(this.defaultLoggingEnabled);
+			if (!bean.getOverrides().loggingConfigured) {
+				bean.setLoggingEnabled(this.defaultLoggingEnabled);
+			}
 			if (bean instanceof MessageChannelMetrics) {
 				configureChannelMetrics(entry.getKey(), (MessageChannelMetrics) bean);
 			}
@@ -223,12 +226,15 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSinglet
 	private void configureChannelMetrics(String name, MessageChannelMetrics bean) {
 		AbstractMessageChannelMetrics metrics = this.metricsFactory.createChannelMetrics(name);
 		Assert.state(metrics != null, "'metrics' must not be null");
+		ManagementOverrides overrides = bean.getOverrides();
 		Boolean enabled = smartMatch(this.enabledCountsPatterns, name);
 		if (enabled != null) {
 			bean.setCountsEnabled(enabled);
 		}
 		else {
-			bean.setCountsEnabled(this.defaultCountsEnabled);
+			if (!overrides.countsConfigured) {
+				bean.setCountsEnabled(this.defaultCountsEnabled);
+			}
 		}
 		enabled = smartMatch(this.enabledStatsPatterns, name);
 		if (enabled != null) {
@@ -236,10 +242,12 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSinglet
 			metrics.setFullStatsEnabled(enabled);
 		}
 		else {
-			bean.setStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
-			metrics.setFullStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
+			if (!overrides.statsConfigured) {
+				bean.setStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
+				metrics.setFullStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
+			}
 		}
-		if (bean instanceof ConfigurableMetricsAware) {
+		if (bean instanceof ConfigurableMetricsAware && !overrides.metricsConfigured) {
 			((ConfigurableMetricsAware<AbstractMessageChannelMetrics>) bean).configureMetrics(metrics);
 		}
 		this.channelsByName.put(name, bean);
@@ -249,12 +257,15 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSinglet
 	private void configureHandlerMetrics(String name, MessageHandlerMetrics bean) {
 		AbstractMessageHandlerMetrics metrics = this.metricsFactory.createHandlerMetrics(name);
 		Assert.state(metrics != null, "'metrics' must not be null");
+		ManagementOverrides overrides = bean.getOverrides();
 		Boolean enabled = smartMatch(this.enabledCountsPatterns, name);
 		if (enabled != null) {
 			bean.setCountsEnabled(enabled);
 		}
 		else {
-			bean.setCountsEnabled(this.defaultCountsEnabled);
+			if (!overrides.countsConfigured) {
+				bean.setCountsEnabled(this.defaultCountsEnabled);
+			}
 		}
 		enabled = smartMatch(this.enabledStatsPatterns, name);
 		if (enabled != null) {
@@ -262,10 +273,12 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSinglet
 			metrics.setFullStatsEnabled(enabled);
 		}
 		else {
-			bean.setStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
-			metrics.setFullStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
+			if (!overrides.statsConfigured) {
+				bean.setStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
+				metrics.setFullStatsEnabled(this.defaultStatsEnabled);
+			}
 		}
-		if (bean instanceof ConfigurableMetricsAware) {
+		if (bean instanceof ConfigurableMetricsAware && !overrides.metricsConfigured) {
 			((ConfigurableMetricsAware<AbstractMessageHandlerMetrics>) bean).configureMetrics(metrics);
 		}
 
@@ -278,7 +291,9 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurer implements SmartInitializingSinglet
 			bean.setCountsEnabled(enabled);
 		}
 		else {
-			bean.setCountsEnabled(this.defaultCountsEnabled);
+			if (!bean.getOverrides().countsConfigured) {
+				bean.setCountsEnabled(this.defaultCountsEnabled);
+			}
 		}
 		this.sourcesByName.put(bean.getManagedName() != null ? bean.getManagedName() : name, bean);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageHandlerMetrics.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageHandlerMetrics.java
index f23922e667..990b0574b5 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageHandlerMetrics.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageHandlerMetrics.java
@@ -182,4 +182,9 @@ public class LifecycleMessageHandlerMetrics implements MessageHandlerMetrics, Li
 		this.delegate.setManagedType(source);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.delegate.getOverrides();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageSourceMetrics.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageSourceMetrics.java
index bab8141c8e..79aef073d5 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageSourceMetrics.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/LifecycleMessageSourceMetrics.java
@@ -119,4 +119,9 @@ public class LifecycleMessageSourceMetrics implements MessageSourceMetrics, Life
 		this.delegate.setManagedType(source);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ManagementOverrides getOverrides() {
+		return this.delegate.getOverrides();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests.java
index cbd7ad7c59..620e6317b1 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2015-2017 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.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
 public class IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests {
 
 	@Test
-	public void testLogging() {
+	public void testDefaults() {
 		DirectChannel channel = new DirectChannel();
 		AbstractMessageHandler handler = new RecipientListRouter();
 		AbstractMessageSource<?> source = new AbstractMessageSource<Object>() {
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests {
 		assertTrue(channel.isLoggingEnabled());
 		assertTrue(handler.isLoggingEnabled());
 		assertTrue(source.isLoggingEnabled());
+		channel.setCountsEnabled(true);
+		channel.setStatsEnabled(true);
 		ApplicationContext ctx = mock(ApplicationContext.class);
 		Map<String, IntegrationManagement> beans = new HashMap<String, IntegrationManagement>();
 		beans.put("foo", channel);
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests {
 		assertFalse(channel.isLoggingEnabled());
 		assertFalse(handler.isLoggingEnabled());
 		assertFalse(source.isLoggingEnabled());
+		assertTrue(channel.isCountsEnabled());
+		assertTrue(channel.isStatsEnabled());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests {
 		assertTrue(channel.isStatsEnabled());
 		assertThat(TestUtils.getPropertyValue(channel, "channelMetrics"),
 				instanceOf(DefaultMessageChannelMetrics.class));
+		channel = ctx.getBean("loggingOffChannel", AbstractMessageChannel.class);
+		assertFalse(channel.isLoggingEnabled());
 		ctx.close();
 	}
 
@@ -106,6 +112,12 @@ public class IntegrationManagementConfigurerTests {
 			return new DirectChannel();
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		public MessageChannel loggingOffChannel() {
+			DirectChannel directChannel = new DirectChannel();
+			directChannel.setLoggingEnabled(false);
+			return directChannel;
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/reference/asciidoc/metrics.adoc b/src/reference/asciidoc/metrics.adoc
index 110a55a54d..c7e4c12691 100644
--- a/src/reference/asciidoc/metrics.adoc
+++ b/src/reference/asciidoc/metrics.adoc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ See <<mgmt-channel-features>> and <<mgmt-handler-features>> below.
 This causes the automatic registration of the `IntegrationManagementConfigurer` bean in the application context.
 Only one such bean can exist in the context and it must have the bean name `integrationManagementConfigurer`
 if registered manually via a `<bean/>` definition.
+This bean applies it's configuration to beans after all beans in the context have been instantiated.
 
 In addition to metrics, you can control *debug* logging in the main message flow.
 It has been found that in very high volume applications, even calls to `isDebugEnabled()` can be quite expensive with
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ A number of options are available:
 [source, xml]
 ----
 <int:management
-    default-logging-enabled="false" <1>
+    default-logging-enabled="true" <1>
     default-counts-enabled="false" <2>
     default-stats-enabled="false" <3>
     counts-enabled-patterns="foo, !baz, ba*" <4>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ A number of options are available:
 @Configuration
 @EnableIntegration
 @EnableIntegrationManagement(
-    defaultLoggingEnabled = "false", <1>
+    defaultLoggingEnabled = "true", <1>
     defaultCountsEnabled = "false", <2>
     defaultStatsEnabled = "false", <3>
     countsEnabled = { "foo", "${count.patterns}" }, <4>
@@ -53,10 +54,16 @@ public static class ContextConfiguration {
 
 <1> Set to `false` to disable all logging in the main message flow, regardless of the log system category settings.
 Set to 'true' to enable debug logging (if also enabled by the logging subsystem).
+Only applied if you have not explicitly configured the setting in a bean definition.
+Default `true`.
 
 <2> Enable or disable count metrics for components not matching one of the patterns in <4>.
+Only applied if you have not explicitly configured the setting in a bean definition.
+Default `false`.
 
 <3> Enable or disable statistical metrics for components not matching one of the patterns in <5>.
+Only applied if you have not explicitly configured the setting in a bean definition.
+Default 'false'.
 
 <4> A comma-delimited list of patterns for beans for which counts should be enabled; negate the pattern with `!`.
 First match wins (positive or negative).
@@ -81,6 +88,11 @@ See the javadocs for complete information about these classes.
 
 When JMX is enabled (see <<jmx>>), these metrics are also exposed by the `IntegrationMBeanExporter`.
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+`defaultLoggingEnabled`, `defaultCountsEnabled`, and `defaultStatsEnabled` are only applied if you have not explicitly configured the corresponding setting in a bean definition.
+====
+
 [[mgmt-channel-features]]
 ==== MessageChannel Metric Features