diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/config/BindingServiceConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/config/BindingServiceConfiguration.java
index 2c741ae29..0fecd5430 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/config/BindingServiceConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/config/BindingServiceConfiguration.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler;
  */
 @Configuration
 @EnableConfigurationProperties({ BindingServiceProperties.class, SpringIntegrationProperties.class })
-@Import({ContentTypeConfiguration.class, DestinationPublishingMetricsAutoConfiguration.class})
+@Import({ContentTypeConfiguration.class, DestinationPublishingMetricsAutoConfiguration.class, SpelExpressionConverterConfiguration.class})
 @Role(BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE)
 public class BindingServiceConfiguration {