diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/AbstractRemoteFileInboundChannelAdapterParser.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/AbstractRemoteFileInboundChannelAdapterParser.java
index 4ae92babc9..d5be0dde38 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/AbstractRemoteFileInboundChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/AbstractRemoteFileInboundChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRemoteFileInboundChannelAdapterParser extends Abst
 		synchronizerBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(sessionFactoryBuilder.getBeanDefinition());
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(synchronizerBuilder, element, "remote-directory");
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(synchronizerBuilder, element, "delete-remote-files");
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(synchronizerBuilder, element, "remote-file-separator");
 		this.configureFilter(synchronizerBuilder, element, parserContext);
 
 		// build the MessageSource
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/RemoteFileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/RemoteFileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
index d89cc8b817..65430fd95d 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/RemoteFileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/RemoteFileOutboundChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class RemoteFileOutboundChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractOutboundChan
 			}
 		}
 		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(handlerBuilder, element, "charset");
+		IntegrationNamespaceUtils.setValueIfAttributeDefined(handlerBuilder, element, "remote-file-separator");
 		return handlerBuilder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java
index ad5fb99c75..e34b118da9 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public class FileTransferringMessageHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 		this.sessionFactory = sessionFactory;
 	}
 
+	public void setRemoteFileSeparator(String remoteFileSeparator) {
+		Assert.hasText(remoteFileSeparator, "'remoteFileSeparator' must not be null");
+		this.remoteFileSeparator = remoteFileSeparator;
+	}
 
 	public void setRemoteDirectoryExpression(Expression remoteDirectoryExpression) {
 		this.directoryExpressionProcessor = new ExpressionEvaluatingMessageProcessor<String>(remoteDirectoryExpression, String.class);
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index 5513a6c43a..00597b618b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer<F> implements InboundFileS
 		this.sessionFactory = sessionFactory;
 	}
 
+	public void setRemoteFileSeparator(String remoteFileSeparator) {
+		Assert.hasText(remoteFileSeparator, "'remoteFileSeparator' must not be null");
+		this.remoteFileSeparator = remoteFileSeparator;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Specify the full path to the remote directory.
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd
index 7ae538b81a..7ca7e358da 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/spring-integration-ftp-2.0.xsd
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
 							</xsd:documentation>
 						</xsd:annotation>
 					</xsd:attribute>
+					<xsd:attribute name="remote-file-separator" type="xsd:string">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation>
+							Allows you to provide remote file/directory separator character. DEFAULT: '/' 
+							</xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 					<xsd:attribute name="remote-filename-generator" type="xsd:string">
 	            		<xsd:annotation>
 	            			<xsd:documentation>
@@ -111,6 +118,13 @@
 							</xsd:documentation>
 						</xsd:annotation>
 					</xsd:attribute>
+					<xsd:attribute name="remote-file-separator" type="xsd:string">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation>
+							Allows you to provide remote file/directory separator character. DEFAULT: '/' 
+							</xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 					<xsd:attribute name="local-directory" type="xsd:string" use="required">
 						<xsd:annotation>
 							<xsd:documentation>
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpInboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpInboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
index 2d9ee18aca..2211ca8b86 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpInboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpInboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 				delete-remote-files="true"
 				filename-pattern="*.txt"
 				local-directory="."
+				remote-file-separator="/"
 				remote-directory="foo/bar">
 			<int:poller fixed-rate="1000"/>
 	</int-ftp:inbound-channel-adapter>
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
index 298fd00160..bd843205e7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/config/FtpOutboundChannelAdapterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 				session-factory="ftpSessionFactory"
 				remote-directory="foo/bar"
 				charset="UTF-8"
+				remote-file-separator="/"
 				remote-filename-generator="fileNameGenerator"/>
 				
 	<int:channel id="ftpChannel"/>
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/spring-integration-sftp-2.0.xsd b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/spring-integration-sftp-2.0.xsd
index 616d2895ea..cf1ecf5eae 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/spring-integration-sftp-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/resources/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/spring-integration-sftp-2.0.xsd
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="remote-file-separator" type="xsd:string">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation>
+							Allows you to provide remote file/directory separator character. DEFAULT: '/' 
+							</xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 			<xsd:attribute name="remote-directory-expression" type="xsd:string">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
@@ -168,6 +175,13 @@
 	            	</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="remote-file-separator" type="xsd:string">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation>
+					Allows you to provide remote file/directory separator character. DEFAULT: '/' 
+					</xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
 			<xsd:attribute name="remote-directory" type="xsd:string" use="required">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 				    <xsd:documentation>
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/InboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/InboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml
index 8603a55d89..d059794af8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/InboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/InboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 			remote-directory="/foo"
 			local-directory="file:local-test-dir"
 			auto-create-local-directory="false"
+			remote-file-separator="/"
 			delete-remote-files="false">
 		<poller fixed-rate="1000"/>
 	</sftp:inbound-channel-adapter>
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/OutboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/OutboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml
index 05029e1af3..152f15ac9b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/OutboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/OutboundChannelAdapaterParserTests-context.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 				channel="inputChannel"
 				charset="UTF-8"
 				remote-filename-generator="fileNameGenerator"
+				remote-file-separator="/"
 				remote-directory="foo/bar"/>
 				
 	<int-sftp:outbound-channel-adapter id="sftpOutboundAdapterWithExpression"