diff --git a/spring-ws-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java b/spring-ws-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java
index 5d931492..501214d0 100644
--- a/spring-ws-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-ws-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java
@@ -590,16 +590,19 @@ public class WebServiceTemplate extends WebServiceAccessor implements WebService
                 requestCallback.doWithMessage(messageContext.getRequest());
             }
             // Apply handleRequest of registered interceptors
+	        boolean intercepted = false;
             if (interceptors != null) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < interceptors.length; i++) {
                     interceptorIndex = i;
                     if (!interceptors[i].handleRequest(messageContext)) {
+	                    intercepted = true;
                         break;
                     }
                 }
             }
-            // if an interceptor has set a response, we don't send/receive
-            if (!messageContext.hasResponse()) {
+            // no send/receive if an interceptor has set a response or if the chain
+            // has been interrupted
+            if (!messageContext.hasResponse() && !intercepted) {
                 sendRequest(connection, messageContext.getRequest());
                 if (hasError(connection, messageContext.getRequest())) {
                     triggerAfterCompletion(interceptorIndex, messageContext, null);
@@ -622,6 +625,7 @@ public class WebServiceTemplate extends WebServiceAccessor implements WebService
                 }
             }
             else {
+	            triggerAfterCompletion(interceptorIndex, messageContext, null);
                 return null;
             }
         }
@@ -793,8 +797,8 @@ public class WebServiceTemplate extends WebServiceAccessor implements WebService
 	 * invoke afterCompletion for all interceptors whose handleRequest invocation has
 	 * successfully completed and returned true, in addition to the last interceptor who
 	 * returned {@code false}.
-	 * @param mappedEndpoint the mapped EndpointInvocationChain
 	 * @param interceptorIndex index of last interceptor that successfully completed
+	 * @param messageContext the message context
 	 * @param ex Exception thrown on handler execution, or {@code null} if none
 	 * @see ClientInterceptor#afterCompletion
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplateTest.java b/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplateTest.java
index 7a34ea90..62143065 100644
--- a/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplateTest.java
+++ b/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplateTest.java
@@ -407,32 +407,24 @@ public class WebServiceTemplateTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testInterceptorsIntercepted() throws Exception {
+    public void testInterceptorsInterceptedNoResponse() throws Exception {
         MessageContext messageContext = new DefaultMessageContext(messageFactory);
 
         ClientInterceptor interceptorMock1 = createStrictMock("interceptor1", ClientInterceptor.class);
         ClientInterceptor interceptorMock2 = createStrictMock("interceptor2", ClientInterceptor.class);
         template.setInterceptors(new ClientInterceptor[]{interceptorMock1, interceptorMock2});
         expect(interceptorMock1.handleRequest(isA(MessageContext.class))).andReturn(false);
-        expect(interceptorMock1.handleResponse(isA(MessageContext.class))).andReturn(true);
         interceptorMock1.afterCompletion(isA(MessageContext.class), (Exception)isNull());
 
         WebServiceMessageCallback requestCallback = createMock(WebServiceMessageCallback.class);
         requestCallback.doWithMessage(messageContext.getRequest());
 
         WebServiceMessageExtractor extractorMock = createMock(WebServiceMessageExtractor.class);
-        Object extracted = new Object();
-        expect(extractorMock.extractData(isA(WebServiceMessage.class))).andReturn(extracted);
-
-        connectionMock.send(isA(WebServiceMessage.class));
-        expect(connectionMock.hasError()).andReturn(false);
-        expect(connectionMock.receive(messageFactory)).andReturn(new MockWebServiceMessage("<response/>"));
-        expect(connectionMock.hasFault()).andReturn(false);
 
         replay(connectionMock, interceptorMock1, interceptorMock2, requestCallback, extractorMock);
 
         Object result = template.doSendAndReceive(messageContext, connectionMock, requestCallback, extractorMock);
-        assertEquals("Invalid response", extracted, result);
+	    assertNull(result);
 
         verify(connectionMock, interceptorMock1, interceptorMock2, requestCallback, extractorMock);
     }