diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoap11Body.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoap11Body.java
index 1e4ec83f..f28c85b5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoap11Body.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoap11Body.java
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ class AxiomSoap11Body extends AxiomSoapBody implements Soap11Body {
             detachAllBodyChildren();
             SOAPFault fault = getAxiomFactory().createSOAPFault(getAxiomBody());
             SOAPFaultCode faultCode = getAxiomFactory().createSOAPFaultCode(fault);
-            faultCode.setText(
-                    new QName(fault.getNamespace().getNamespaceURI(), localName, fault.getNamespace().getPrefix()));
+            faultCode.setText(QNameUtils.createQName(fault.getNamespace().getNamespaceURI(), localName,
+                    fault.getNamespace().getPrefix()));
             SOAPFaultReason faultReason = getAxiomFactory().createSOAPFaultReason(fault);
             if (locale != null) {
                 addLangAttribute(locale, faultReason);
diff --git a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/AbstractWsAddressingVersion.java b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/AbstractWsAddressingVersion.java
index 39717df6..5cd2a0aa 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/AbstractWsAddressingVersion.java
+++ b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/AbstractWsAddressingVersion.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapMessage;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.soap11.Soap11Body;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.soap12.Soap12Body;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.soap12.Soap12Fault;
+import org.springframework.xml.namespace.QNameUtils;
 import org.springframework.xml.transform.TransformerObjectSupport;
 import org.springframework.xml.xpath.XPathExpression;
 import org.springframework.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionFactory;
@@ -237,37 +238,37 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsAddressingVersion extends TransformerObjectSuppo
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>To</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getToName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "To", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "To", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>From</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getFromName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "From", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "From", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>ReplyTo</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getReplyToName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "ReplyTo", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "ReplyTo", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>FaultTo</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getFaultToName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "FaultTo", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "FaultTo", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>Action</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getActionName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "Action", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "Action", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>MessageID</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getMessageIdName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "MessageID", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "MessageID", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /** Returns the qualified name of the <code>RelatesTo</code> addressing header. */
     protected QName getRelatesToName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "RelatesTo", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "RelatesTo", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsAddressingVersion extends TransformerObjectSuppo
      * <code>null</code> when reference properties are not supported by this version of the spec.
      */
     protected QName getReferencePropertiesName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "ReferenceProperties", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "ReferenceProperties", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsAddressingVersion extends TransformerObjectSuppo
      * <code>null</code> when reference parameters are not supported by this version of the spec.
      */
     protected QName getReferenceParametersName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "ReferenceParameters", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "ReferenceParameters", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /*
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsAddressingVersion extends TransformerObjectSuppo
 
     /** The qualified name of the <code>Address</code> in <code>EndpointReference</code>. */
     protected QName getAddressName() {
-        return new QName(getNamespaceUri(), "Address", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(getNamespaceUri(), "Address", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200408.java b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200408.java
index 5de937f9..052deb08 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200408.java
+++ b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200408.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.ws.soap.addressing;
 
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
+import org.springframework.xml.namespace.QNameUtils;
+
 /**
  * Implements the August 2004 edition of the WS-Addressing specification. This version of the specification is used by
  * Microsoft's Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0, and supported by Axis 1 and 2, and XFire.
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ public class WsAddressing200408 extends AbstractWsAddressingVersion {
     }
 
     protected final QName getInvalidAddressingHeaderFaultSubcode() {
-        return new QName(NAMESPACE_URI, "InvalidMessageInformationHeader", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(NAMESPACE_URI, "InvalidMessageInformationHeader", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     protected final String getMessageAddressingHeaderRequiredFaultReason() {
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ public class WsAddressing200408 extends AbstractWsAddressingVersion {
     }
 
     protected final QName getMessageAddressingHeaderRequiredFaultSubcode() {
-        return new QName(NAMESPACE_URI, "MessageInformationHeaderRequired", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(NAMESPACE_URI, "MessageInformationHeaderRequired", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     protected final String getNamespaceUri() {
diff --git a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200605.java b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200605.java
index abea6c62..78ad38b4 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200605.java
+++ b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/addressing/WsAddressing200605.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.ws.soap.addressing;
 
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
+import org.springframework.xml.namespace.QNameUtils;
+
 /**
  * Implements the May 2006 edition of the WS-Addressing specification. This version of the specification is used by
  * Microsoft's Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and supported by Axis 1 and 2.
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ public class WsAddressing200605 extends AbstractWsAddressingVersion {
     }
 
     protected final QName getMessageAddressingHeaderRequiredFaultSubcode() {
-        return new QName(NAMESPACE_URI, "MessageAddressingHeaderRequired", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(NAMESPACE_URI, "MessageAddressingHeaderRequired", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     protected final String getMessageAddressingHeaderRequiredFaultReason() {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public class WsAddressing200605 extends AbstractWsAddressingVersion {
     }
 
     protected QName getInvalidAddressingHeaderFaultSubcode() {
-        return new QName(NAMESPACE_URI, "InvalidAddressingHeader", getNamespacePrefix());
+        return QNameUtils.createQName(NAMESPACE_URI, "InvalidAddressingHeader", getNamespacePrefix());
     }
 
     protected String getInvalidAddressingHeaderFaultReason() {