diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessage.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessage.java
index 1554b5e5..6a403c61 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessage.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessage.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public class AxiomSoapMessage extends AbstractSoapMessage {
                 transportOutputStream.addHeader("SOAPAction", soapAction);
             }
             axiomMessage.serializeAndConsume(outputStream, format);
+            outputStream.flush();
         }
         catch (XMLStreamException ex) {
             throw new AxiomSoapMessageException("Could not write message to OutputStream: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);