diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
index 70adb900..c8ba1c76 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.mapping.PayloadRootAnnotationMetho
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.addressing.server.AnnotationActionEndpointMapping;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.SimpleSoapExceptionResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.SoapFaultAnnotationExceptionResolver;
+import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.adapter.method.SoapHeaderElementMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.adapter.method.SoapMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.mapping.SoapActionAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping;
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
         argumentResolvers.add(createBeanDefinition(MessageContextMethodArgumentResolver.class, source));
         argumentResolvers.add(createBeanDefinition(XPathParamMethodArgumentResolver.class, source));
         argumentResolvers.add(createBeanDefinition(SoapMethodArgumentResolver.class, source));
+        argumentResolvers.add(createBeanDefinition(SoapHeaderElementMethodArgumentResolver.class, source));
 
         RuntimeBeanReference domProcessor = createBeanReference(DomPayloadMethodProcessor.class, source, parserContext);
         argumentResolvers.add(domProcessor);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/adapter/DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/adapter/DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter.java
index a75cea35..319961d2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/adapter/DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/adapter/DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter.java
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public class DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter extends AbstractMethodEndpointAdapter
     private static final String SOAP_METHOD_ARGUMENT_RESOLVER_CLASS_NAME =
             "org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.adapter.method.SoapMethodArgumentResolver";
 
+    private static final String SOAP_HEADER_ELEMENT_ARGUMENT_RESOLVER_CLASS_NAME =
+            "org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.adapter.method.SoapHeaderElementMethodArgumentResolver";
+
     private List<MethodArgumentResolver> methodArgumentResolvers;
 
     private List<MethodReturnValueHandler> methodReturnValueHandlers;
@@ -108,7 +111,6 @@ public class DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter extends AbstractMethodEndpointAdapter
         initMethodReturnValueHandlers();
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private void initMethodArgumentResolvers() {
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(methodArgumentResolvers)) {
             List<MethodArgumentResolver> methodArgumentResolvers = new ArrayList<MethodArgumentResolver>();
@@ -116,15 +118,8 @@ public class DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter extends AbstractMethodEndpointAdapter
             methodArgumentResolvers.add(new MessageContextMethodArgumentResolver());
             methodArgumentResolvers.add(new SourcePayloadMethodProcessor());
             methodArgumentResolvers.add(new XPathParamMethodArgumentResolver());
-            try {
-                Class<MethodArgumentResolver> soapMethodArgumentResolverClass =
-                        (Class<MethodArgumentResolver>) ClassUtils
-                                .forName(SOAP_METHOD_ARGUMENT_RESOLVER_CLASS_NAME, getClassLoader());
-                methodArgumentResolvers.add(BeanUtils.instantiate(soapMethodArgumentResolverClass));
-            }
-            catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-                logger.warn("Could not find \"" + SOAP_METHOD_ARGUMENT_RESOLVER_CLASS_NAME + "\" on the classpath");
-            }
+            addMethodArgumentResolver(SOAP_METHOD_ARGUMENT_RESOLVER_CLASS_NAME, methodArgumentResolvers);
+            addMethodArgumentResolver(SOAP_HEADER_ELEMENT_ARGUMENT_RESOLVER_CLASS_NAME, methodArgumentResolvers);
             if (isPresent(DOM4J_CLASS_NAME)) {
                 methodArgumentResolvers.add(new Dom4jPayloadMethodProcessor());
             }
@@ -148,6 +143,22 @@ public class DefaultMethodEndpointAdapter extends AbstractMethodEndpointAdapter
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Certain (SOAP-specific) {@code MethodArgumentResolver}s have to be instantiated by class name, in order to not
+     * introduce a cyclic dependency.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private void addMethodArgumentResolver(String className, List<MethodArgumentResolver> methodArgumentResolvers) {
+        try {
+            Class<MethodArgumentResolver> methodArgumentResolverClass =
+                    (Class<MethodArgumentResolver>) ClassUtils.forName(className, getClassLoader());
+            methodArgumentResolvers.add(BeanUtils.instantiate(methodArgumentResolverClass));
+        }
+        catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            logger.warn("Could not find \"" + className + "\" on the classpath");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void initMethodReturnValueHandlers() {
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(methodReturnValueHandlers)) {
             List<MethodReturnValueHandler> methodReturnValueHandlers = new ArrayList<MethodReturnValueHandler>();
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTest.java
index 4b4eb618..12a50111 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.mapping.PayloadRootAnnotationMetho
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.addressing.server.AnnotationActionEndpointMapping;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.SimpleSoapExceptionResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.SoapFaultAnnotationExceptionResolver;
+import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.adapter.method.SoapHeaderElementMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.adapter.method.SoapMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.endpoint.mapping.SoapActionAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping;
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTest {
         assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, MessageContextMethodArgumentResolver.class);
         assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, XPathParamMethodArgumentResolver.class);
         assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, SoapMethodArgumentResolver.class);
+        assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, SoapHeaderElementMethodArgumentResolver.class);
         assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, DomPayloadMethodProcessor.class);
         assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, SourcePayloadMethodProcessor.class);
         assertContainsInstanceOf(argumentResolvers, Dom4jPayloadMethodProcessor.class);