diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingOperations.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingOperations.java
index fb9ffd773c..04ba16bf54 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingOperations.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingOperations.java
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ import org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel;
  */
 public interface AsyncMessagingOperations {
 
+	<P> Future<Message<P>> asyncReceive();
+
+	<P> Future<Message<P>> asyncReceive(PollableChannel channel);
+
+	<P> Future<Message<P>> asyncReceive(String channelName);
+
+	<R> Future<R> asyncReceiveAndConvert();
+
+	<R> Future<R> asyncReceiveAndConvert(PollableChannel channel);
+
+	<R> Future<R> asyncReceiveAndConvert(String channelName);
+
 	Future<Message<?>> asyncSendAndReceive(Message<?> requestMessage);
 
 	Future<Message<?>> asyncSendAndReceive(MessageChannel channel, Message<?> requestMessage);
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingTemplate.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingTemplate.java
index 28bf3df619..ec066ad5ae 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/core/AsyncMessagingTemplate.java
@@ -93,4 +93,55 @@ public class AsyncMessagingTemplate extends MessagingTemplate implements AsyncMe
 		});
 	}
 
+	public <P> Future<Message<P>> asyncReceive() {
+		return this.executor.submit(new Callable<Message<P>>() {
+			public Message<P> call() throws Exception {
+				return receive();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	public <P> Future<Message<P>> asyncReceive(final PollableChannel channel) {
+		return this.executor.submit(new Callable<Message<P>>() {
+			public Message<P> call() throws Exception {
+				return receive(channel);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	public <P> Future<Message<P>> asyncReceive(final String channelName) {
+		return this.executor.submit(new Callable<Message<P>>() {
+			public Message<P> call() throws Exception {
+				return receive(channelName);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <R> Future<R> asyncReceiveAndConvert() {
+		return this.executor.submit(new Callable<R>() {
+			public R call() throws Exception {
+				return (R) receiveAndConvert();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <R> Future<R> asyncReceiveAndConvert(final PollableChannel channel) {
+		return this.executor.submit(new Callable<R>() {
+			public R call() throws Exception {
+				return (R) receiveAndConvert(channel);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <R> Future<R> asyncReceiveAndConvert(final String channelName) {
+		return this.executor.submit(new Callable<R>() {
+			public R call() throws Exception {
+				return (R) receiveAndConvert(channelName);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 }