diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java
index 874b3c8d0d..bb3959f850 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.util;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -277,6 +278,9 @@ public class MessagingMethodInvokerHelper<T> extends AbstractExpressionEvaluator
 				if (isMethodDefinedOnObjectClass(method)) {
 					return;
 				}
+				if (method.getDeclaringClass().equals(Proxy.class)) { 
+					return;
+				}
 				if (!Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
 					return;
 				}