diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerBeanDefinitionBuilder.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerBeanDefinitionBuilder.java
index a609c2b496..01f46c30b5 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerBeanDefinitionBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerBeanDefinitionBuilder.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ abstract class FileWritingMessageHandlerBeanDefinitionBuilder {
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "flush-interval");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "flush-when-idle");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setReferenceIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "flush-predicate");
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(builder, element, "preserve-timestamp");
 		String remoteFileNameGenerator = element.getAttribute("filename-generator");
 		String remoteFileNameGeneratorExpression = element.getAttribute("filename-generator-expression");
 		boolean hasRemoteFileNameGenerator = StringUtils.hasText(remoteFileNameGenerator);
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java
index 81fd1bc1c2..cc6f43f587 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java
@@ -41,37 +41,39 @@ import org.springframework.integration.file.support.FileExistsMode;
 public class FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean
 		extends AbstractSimpleMessageHandlerFactoryBean<FileWritingMessageHandler> {
 
-	private volatile File directory;
+	private File directory;
 
-	private volatile Expression directoryExpression;
+	private Expression directoryExpression;
 
-	private volatile String charset;
+	private String charset;
 
-	private volatile FileNameGenerator fileNameGenerator;
+	private FileNameGenerator fileNameGenerator;
 
-	private volatile Boolean deleteSourceFiles;
+	private Boolean deleteSourceFiles;
 
-	private volatile Boolean autoCreateDirectory;
+	private Boolean autoCreateDirectory;
 
-	private volatile Boolean requiresReply;
+	private Boolean requiresReply;
 
-	private volatile Long sendTimeout;
+	private Long sendTimeout;
 
-	private volatile String temporaryFileSuffix;
+	private String temporaryFileSuffix;
 
-	private volatile FileExistsMode fileExistsMode;
+	private FileExistsMode fileExistsMode;
 
-	private volatile boolean expectReply = true;
+	private boolean expectReply = true;
 
 	private Integer bufferSize;
 
-	private volatile Boolean appendNewLine;
+	private Boolean appendNewLine;
 
-	private volatile Long flushInterval;
+	private Long flushInterval;
 
-	private volatile Boolean flushWhenIdle;
+	private Boolean flushWhenIdle;
 
-	private volatile MessageFlushPredicate flushPredicate;
+	private MessageFlushPredicate flushPredicate;
+
+	private Boolean preserveTimestamp;
 
 	public void setFileExistsMode(String fileExistsModeAsString) {
 		this.fileExistsMode = FileExistsMode.getForString(fileExistsModeAsString);
@@ -137,6 +139,10 @@ public class FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean
 		this.flushPredicate = flushPredicate;
 	}
 
+	public void setPreserveTimestamp(Boolean preserveTimestamp) {
+		this.preserveTimestamp = preserveTimestamp;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected FileWritingMessageHandler createHandler() {
 
@@ -195,6 +201,9 @@ public class FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean
 		if (this.flushPredicate != null) {
 			handler.setFlushPredicate(this.flushPredicate);
 		}
+		if (this.preserveTimestamp != null) {
+			handler.setPreserveTimestamp(this.preserveTimestamp);
+		}
 
 		return handler;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
index 4a5839b473..cda8f5310e 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 								   channel="testChannel"
 								   directory="${java.io.tmpdir}"
 								   temporary-file-suffix=".foo"
+								   preserve-timestamp="true"
 								   filename-generator-expression="'foo.txt'"/>
 
 	<file:outbound-channel-adapter id="adapterWithCustomNameGenerator"
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
index 03a763ea87..456caed38f 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public class FileOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests {
 		assertEquals("'foo.txt'", expression.getExpressionString());
 		assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE, handlerAccessor.getPropertyValue("deleteSourceFiles"));
 		assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, handlerAccessor.getPropertyValue("flushWhenIdle"));
+		assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, handlerAccessor.getPropertyValue("preserveTimestamp"));
 	}
 
 	@Test