diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedMessageConsumer .cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedMessageConsumer .cs
index d61c598f..4ba9ad88 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedMessageConsumer .cs	
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedMessageConsumer .cs	
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Connections
             this.target = target;
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the target MessageConsumer, the consumer we are 'wrapping'
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The target MessageConsumer.</value>
+        public IMessageConsumer Target
+        {
+            get { return target; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Register for message events. 
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedSession.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedSession.cs
index a7f5fa0f..52744545 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedSession.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachedSession.cs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Connections
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    return target.CreateConsumer(destination, selector);
+                    consumer = target.CreateConsumer(destination, selector);
                 }
                 if (LOG.IsDebugEnabled)
                 {
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.cs
index 7c87ae87..a3e0b4e1 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #region Imports
 
 using Apache.NMS;
+using Apache.NMS.ActiveMQ.Commands;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Rhino.Mocks;
 
@@ -208,6 +209,53 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Connections
             mocks.VerifyAll();
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests that the same underlying instance of the message consumer is returned after
+        /// creating a session, creating the consumer (A), closing the session, and creating another
+        /// consumer (B).  Assert that (A)=(B).
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void CachedMessageConsumer()
+        {
+            IConnectionFactory connectionFactory = (IConnectionFactory)mocks.CreateMock(typeof(IConnectionFactory));
+            IConnection connection = new TestConnection();
+            
+
+            Expect.Call(connectionFactory.CreateConnection()).Return(connection).Repeat.Once();
+
+            mocks.ReplayAll();
+
+
+            CachingConnectionFactory cachingConnectionFactory = new CachingConnectionFactory();
+            cachingConnectionFactory.TargetConnectionFactory = connectionFactory;
+            IConnection con1 = cachingConnectionFactory.CreateConnection();
+
+            ISession sessionA = con1.CreateSession(AcknowledgementMode.Transactional);
+            IDestination destination = new ActiveMQQueue("test.dest");
+            IMessageConsumer consumerA = sessionA.CreateConsumer(destination);
+            TestMessageConsumer tmpA = GetTestMessageConsumer(consumerA);
+
+            sessionA.Close();
+
+            ISession sessionB = con1.CreateSession(AcknowledgementMode.Transactional);
+            IMessageConsumer consumerB = sessionB.CreateConsumer(destination);
+            TestMessageConsumer tmpB = GetTestMessageConsumer(consumerB);
+
+            Assert.AreSame(tmpA, tmpB);
+
+            mocks.VerifyAll();
+        }
+
+        private static TestMessageConsumer GetTestMessageConsumer(IMessageConsumer consumer)
+        {
+            CachedMessageConsumer cmp1 = consumer as CachedMessageConsumer;
+            Assert.IsNotNull(cmp1);
+            TestMessageConsumer tmp1 = cmp1.Target as TestMessageConsumer;
+            Assert.IsNotNull(tmp1);
+            return tmp1;
+        }
+
         private static TestMessageProducer GetTestMessageProducer(IMessageProducer producer1)
         {
             CachedMessageProducer cmp1 = producer1 as CachedMessageProducer;
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestMessageConsumer.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestMessageConsumer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ea57b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestMessageConsumer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+
+
+using System;
+using Apache.NMS;
+
+namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Connections
+{
+    public class TestMessageConsumer : IMessageConsumer
+    {
+
+        public event MessageListener Listener;
+
+        public IMessage Receive()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public IMessage Receive(TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public IMessage ReceiveNoWait()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void Close()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestSession.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestSession.cs
index 06775263..a0ef8c37 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestSession.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Messaging/Nms/Connections/TestSession.cs
@@ -66,46 +66,47 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Connections
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateConsumer(IDestination destination)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateConsumer(IDestination destination, TimeSpan requestTimeout)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateConsumer(IDestination destination, string selector)
         {
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
             //IConnectionFactory connectionFactory = (IConnectionFactory)mocks.CreateMock(typeof(IConnectionFactory));
-            IMessageConsumer msgConsumer = (IMessageConsumer) mocks.CreateMock(typeof (IMessageConsumer));
-            return msgConsumer;
+            //IMessageConsumer msgConsumer = (IMessageConsumer) mocks.CreateMock(typeof (IMessageConsumer));
+            //return msgConsumer;
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateConsumer(IDestination destination, string selector, TimeSpan requestTimeout)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateConsumer(IDestination destination, string selector, bool noLocal)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateConsumer(IDestination destination, string selector, bool noLocal,
                                                TimeSpan requestTimeout)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateDurableConsumer(ITopic destination, string name, string selector, bool noLocal)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public IMessageConsumer CreateDurableConsumer(ITopic destination, string name, string selector, bool noLocal,
                                                       TimeSpan requestTimeout)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new TestMessageConsumer();
         }
 
         public void DeleteDurableConsumer(string name)
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests.2005.csproj b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests.2005.csproj
index fcecb4bb..279ac3b6 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests.2005.csproj
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Nms.Tests.2005.csproj
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\SingleConnectionFactoryTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\TestConnection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\TestExceptionListener.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\TestMessageConsumer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\TestMessageListener.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\TestMessageProducer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Connections\TestSession.cs" />