diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AnnotationConfigParser.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AnnotationConfigParser.java
index bb65c12ce1..7d5a2b7ced 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AnnotationConfigParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AnnotationConfigParser.java
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ package org.springframework.integration.config.xml;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Parser for the <annotation-config> element of the integration namespace.
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ public class AnnotationConfigParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 		RootBeanDefinition publisherAnnotationPostProcessorDef = new RootBeanDefinition(
 				IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".aop.PublisherAnnotationBeanPostProcessor");
 		publisherAnnotationPostProcessorDef.setRole(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+		String defaultPublisherChannel = element.getAttribute("default-publisher-channel");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(defaultPublisherChannel)) {
+			publisherAnnotationPostProcessorDef.getPropertyValues().add("defaultChannel", new RuntimeBeanReference(defaultPublisherChannel));
+		}
 		String publisherAnnotationPostProcessorName = IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".internalPublisherAnnotationBeanPostProcessor";
 		parserContext.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(publisherAnnotationPostProcessorName, publisherAnnotationPostProcessorDef);
 		return null;
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-2.0.xsd
index 7422cd8bde..e30d5e945b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-2.0.xsd
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@
 				Enables annotation support for Message Endpoints.
 			</xsd:documentation>
 		</xsd:annotation>
+		<xsd:complexType>
+			<xsd:attribute name="default-publisher-channel" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation>
+	Default output channel for the @Publisher annotation support.
+					</xsd:documentation>
+					<xsd:appinfo>
+						<tool:annotation kind="ref">
+							<tool:expected-type type="org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel"/>
+						</tool:annotation>
+					</xsd:appinfo>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
+		</xsd:complexType>
 	</xsd:element>
 
 	<xsd:element name="application-event-multicaster">
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests-context.xml
index dee54a59d6..f930fa1335 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests-context.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 		<si:queue />
 	</si:channel>
 
-	<si:annotation-config/>
+	<si:channel id="defaultChannel">
+		<si:queue />
+	</si:channel>
+
+	<si:annotation-config default-publisher-channel="defaultChannel"/>
 
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests.java
index d47c966292..af069fe8cb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/aop/AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests.java
@@ -39,26 +39,44 @@ public class AnnotationConfigRegistrationTests {
 	private TestBean testBean;
 
 	@Autowired
-	private QueueChannel channel;
+	private QueueChannel testChannel;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private QueueChannel defaultChannel;
 
 
 	@Test // INT-1200
 	public void verifyInterception() {
 		String name = testBean.setName("John", "Doe");
 		Assert.assertNotNull(name);
-		Message<?> message = channel.receive(0);
+		Message<?> message = testChannel.receive(0);
 		Assert.assertNotNull(message);
-		Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", message.getPayload());
+		Assert.assertEquals("John DoeDoe", message.getPayload());
 		Assert.assertEquals("123", message.getHeaders().get("x"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void defaultChannel() {
+		String result = testBean.exclaim("hello");
+		Assert.assertNotNull(result);
+		Assert.assertEquals("HELLO!!!", result);
+		Message<?> message = defaultChannel.receive(0);
+		Assert.assertNotNull(message);
+		Assert.assertEquals("HELLO!!!", message.getPayload());
+	}
+
 
 	public static class TestBean {
 
-		@Publisher(channel="testChannel", payload="#return", headers="x='123'")
+		@Publisher(channel="testChannel", payload="#return + #args.lname", headers="x='123'")
 		public String setName(String fname, String lname){
 			return fname + " " + lname;
 		}
+
+		@Publisher
+		public String exclaim(String s) {
+			return s.toUpperCase() + "!!!";
+		}
 	}
 
 }