diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/LoggingChannelAdapterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/LoggingChannelAdapterParser.java
index a4188f896a..9113abce09 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/LoggingChannelAdapterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/LoggingChannelAdapterParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Parser for the 'logging-channel-adapter' element.
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ public class LoggingChannelAdapterParser extends AbstractOutboundChannelAdapterP
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(
 				IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".handler.LoggingHandler");
 		builder.addConstructorArgValue(element.getAttribute("level"));
+		String logFullMessage = element.getAttribute("log-full-message");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(logFullMessage)) {
+			builder.addPropertyValue("shouldLogFullMessage", logFullMessage);
+		}
 		return builder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
index a7367127fa..63746bcdb2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/spring-integration-1.0.xsd
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@
 			<xsd:complexContent>
 				<xsd:extension base="channelAdapterType">
 					<xsd:attribute name="level" default="INFO">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+	Specify the log level.
+							]]></xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:simpleType>
 							<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
 								<xsd:enumeration value="FATAL" />
@@ -299,6 +304,14 @@
 							</xsd:restriction>
 						</xsd:simpleType>
 					</xsd:attribute>
+					<xsd:attribute name="log-full-message">
+						<xsd:annotation>
+							<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+	Specify whether to log the full message. If false, only the payload will be logged.
+	This value will be false by default.
+							]]></xsd:documentation>
+						</xsd:annotation>
+					</xsd:attribute>
 				</xsd:extension>
 			</xsd:complexContent>
 		</xsd:complexType>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/LoggingHandler.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/LoggingHandler.java
index bccdae4add..19c17dc7fa 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/LoggingHandler.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/LoggingHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * MessageHandler implementation that logs the Message payload. If the payload
- * is assignable to Throwable, it will log the stack trace.
+ * MessageHandler implementation that simply logs the Message or its payload
+ * depending on the value of the 'shouldLogFullMessage' property. If logging
+ * the payload, and it is assignable to Throwable, it will log the stack trace.
+ * By default, it will log the payload only.
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @since 1.0.1
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ public class LoggingHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 	private static enum Level { FATAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE };
 
 
+	private boolean shouldLogFullMessage;
+
 	private final Level level;
 
 
@@ -52,9 +56,17 @@ public class LoggingHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Specify whether to log the full Message. Otherwise, only the payload
+	 * will be logged. This value is <code>false</code> by default.
+	 */
+	public void setShouldLogFullMessage(boolean shouldLogFullMessage) {
+		this.shouldLogFullMessage = shouldLogFullMessage;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void handleMessageInternal(Message<?> message) throws Exception {
-		Object logMessage = message.getPayload();
+		Object logMessage = (this.shouldLogFullMessage) ? message : message.getPayload();
 		if (logMessage instanceof Throwable) {
 			StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
 			((Throwable) logMessage).printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(stringWriter, true));