diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractExtendedBindingProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractExtendedBindingProperties.java
index 4f831dd64..454d15637 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractExtendedBindingProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractExtendedBindingProperties.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractExtendedBindingProperties<C, P, T extends BinderSp
 
 	private ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext = new GenericApplicationContext();
 
-	public Map<String, T> getBindings() {
-		return this.bindings;
-	}
+	public abstract Map<String, T> getBindings();
 
 	public void setBindings(Map<String, T> bindings) {
 		this.bindings.putAll(bindings);
@@ -101,4 +100,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractExtendedBindingProperties<C, P, T extends BinderSp
 		this.bindings.put(binding, extendedBindingPropertiesTarget);
 	}
 
+	protected Map<String, T> doGetBindings() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableMap(this.bindings);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/utils/FooExtendedBindingProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/utils/FooExtendedBindingProperties.java
index 7cef77766..e51db3ebf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/utils/FooExtendedBindingProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/utils/FooExtendedBindingProperties.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.stream.utils;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.AbstractExtendedBindingProperties;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.BinderSpecificPropertiesProvider;
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ public class FooExtendedBindingProperties extends
 		return DEFAULTS_PREFIX;
 	}
 
+	public Map<String, FooBindingProperties> getBindings() {
+		return this.doGetBindings();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<? extends BinderSpecificPropertiesProvider> getExtendedPropertiesEntryClass() {
 		return FooBindingProperties.class;