diff --git a/security/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase.java b/security/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase.java
index ee6ade1a..9c387226 100644
--- a/security/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase.java
+++ b/security/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase.java
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ import org.springframework.ws.context.DefaultMessageContext;
 import org.springframework.ws.context.MessageContext;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapMessage;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.security.wss4j.callback.SimplePasswordValidationCallbackHandler;
+import org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessageFactory;
 
 public abstract class Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase extends Wss4jTestCase {
 
     private static final String SOAP_ACTION = "\"http://test\"";
 
-    private Properties users = new Properties();
+    private Properties users;
 
     private Wss4jSecurityInterceptor interceptor;
 
     protected void onSetup() throws Exception {
+        users = new Properties();
         users.setProperty("Bert", "Ernie");
         interceptor = new Wss4jSecurityInterceptor();
         interceptor.setValidationActions("UsernameToken");
@@ -47,9 +49,20 @@ public abstract class Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase extends Wss4jTes
     }
 
     public void testPreserveSoapActionOnValidation() throws Exception {
-        SoapMessage message = loadMessage("usernameTokenPlainText-soap.xml");
+        SoapMessage message = loadSoap11Message("usernameTokenPlainText-soap.xml");
         message.setSoapAction(SOAP_ACTION);
-        MessageContext messageContext = new DefaultMessageContext(message, getMessageFactory());
+        MessageContext messageContext = new DefaultMessageContext(message, getSoap11MessageFactory());
+        interceptor.validateMessage(message, messageContext);
+
+        assertNotNull("Soap Action must not be null", message.getSoapAction());
+        assertEquals("Soap Action is different from expected", SOAP_ACTION, message.getSoapAction());
+    }
+
+    public void testPreserveSoap12ActionOnValidation() throws Exception {
+        SoapMessage message = loadSoap12Message("usernameTokenPlainText-soap12.xml");
+        message.setSoapAction(SOAP_ACTION);
+        WebServiceMessageFactory messageFactory = getSoap12MessageFactory();
+        MessageContext messageContext = new DefaultMessageContext(message, messageFactory);
         interceptor.validateMessage(message, messageContext);
 
         assertNotNull("Soap Action must not be null", message.getSoapAction());
@@ -57,15 +70,30 @@ public abstract class Wss4jMessageInterceptorSoapActionTestCase extends Wss4jTes
     }
 
     public void testPreserveSoapActionOnSecurement() throws Exception {
-        SoapMessage message = loadMessage("empty-soap.xml");
+        SoapMessage message = loadSoap11Message("empty-soap.xml");
         message.setSoapAction(SOAP_ACTION);
         interceptor.setSecurementUsername("Bert");
         interceptor.setSecurementPassword("Ernie");
-        MessageContext messageContext = getMessageContext(message);
+        MessageContext messageContext = getSoap11MessageContext(message);
         interceptor.secureMessage(message, messageContext);
 
         assertNotNull("Soap Action must not be null", message.getSoapAction());
         assertEquals("Soap Action is different from expected", SOAP_ACTION, message.getSoapAction());
 
     }
+
+    public void testPreserveSoap12ActionOnSecurement() throws Exception {
+        SoapMessage message = loadSoap12Message("empty-soap12.xml");
+        message.setSoapAction(SOAP_ACTION);
+        interceptor.setSecurementUsername("Bert");
+        interceptor.setSecurementPassword("Ernie");
+        MessageContext messageContext = getSoap12MessageContext(message);
+        interceptor.secureMessage(message, messageContext);
+
+        assertNotNull("Soap Action must not be null", message.getSoapAction());
+        assertEquals("Soap Action is different from expected", SOAP_ACTION, message.getSoapAction());
+
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/security/src/test/resources/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/empty-soap12.xml b/security/src/test/resources/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/empty-soap12.xml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3805b39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/src/test/resources/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/empty-soap12.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<env:Envelope xmlns:env="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
+    <env:Body>
+        <tru:StockSymbol xmlns:tru="http://fabrikam123.com/payloads">QQQ</tru:StockSymbol>
+    </env:Body>
+</env:Envelope>
diff --git a/security/src/test/resources/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/usernameTokenPlainText-soap12.xml b/security/src/test/resources/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/usernameTokenPlainText-soap12.xml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b0d687c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/src/test/resources/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/wss4j/usernameTokenPlainText-soap12.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
+    <SOAP-ENV:Header>
+        <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"
+                       SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1">
+            <wsse:UsernameToken
+                    xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
+                    wsu:Id="XWSSGID-1149200055993710197275"
+                    xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
+                <wsse:Username>Bert</wsse:Username>
+                <wsse:Password
+                        Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText"
+                        >Ernie</wsse:Password>
+            </wsse:UsernameToken>
+        </wsse:Security>
+    </SOAP-ENV:Header>
+    <SOAP-ENV:Body>
+        <tru:StockSymbol xmlns:tru="http://fabrikam123.com/payloads">QQQ</tru:StockSymbol>
+    </SOAP-ENV:Body>
+</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
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