diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binding/MessageConverterConfigurer.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binding/MessageConverterConfigurer.java
index 15d3acf36..0e5e1a6f1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binding/MessageConverterConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binding/MessageConverterConfigurer.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class MessageConverterConfigurer implements MessageChannelAndSourceConfig
 	/**
 	 *
 	 */
-	protected final class PartitioningInterceptor extends ChannelInterceptorAdapter {
+	public final class PartitioningInterceptor extends ChannelInterceptorAdapter {
 
 		private final BindingProperties bindingProperties;