diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java
index 5512f68f..b1a34556 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateMachineFactory<S, E> extends LifecycleObjectS
 				if (beanFactory != null) {
 					t.setBeanFactory(beanFactory);
 				}
+                                if( taskScheduler != null )
+                                {
+                                        t.setTaskScheduler(taskScheduler);
+                                }
 				trigger = t;
 			}