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 474fbd058..62879288a 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
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.stream.config;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -25,7 +26,11 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
@@ -57,7 +62,10 @@ import org.springframework.integration.channel.PublishSubscribeChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.config.IntegrationEvaluationContextFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationContextUtils;
 import org.springframework.integration.json.JsonPropertyAccessor;
+import org.springframework.integration.support.DefaultMessageBuilderFactory;
+import org.springframework.integration.support.utils.IntegrationUtils;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
+import org.springframework.messaging.MessageHeaders;
 import org.springframework.messaging.converter.MessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.messaging.core.DestinationResolutionException;
 import org.springframework.messaging.core.DestinationResolver;
@@ -189,6 +197,48 @@ public class BindingServiceConfiguration {
 		return new StreamListenerAnnotationBeanPostProcessor();
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	public ReadOnlyHeadersAdjuster readOnlyHeadersAdjuster() {
+		return new ReadOnlyHeadersAdjuster();
+	}
+
+	public static class ReadOnlyHeadersAdjuster implements SmartInitializingSingleton, BeanFactoryAware {
+
+		private BeanFactory beanFactory;
+
+		@Override
+		public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
+			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void afterSingletonsInstantiated() {
+			if (beanFactory.containsBean(IntegrationUtils.INTEGRATION_MESSAGE_BUILDER_FACTORY_BEAN_NAME)) {
+				try {
+					DefaultMessageBuilderFactory messageBuilderFactory = beanFactory.getBean(
+							IntegrationUtils.INTEGRATION_MESSAGE_BUILDER_FACTORY_BEAN_NAME,
+							DefaultMessageBuilderFactory.class);
+					// TODO: Add 'addReadOnlyHeader' to builder - INT-4272
+					String[] readOnlyHeaders = (String[]) new DirectFieldAccessor(messageBuilderFactory)
+							.getPropertyValue("readOnlyHeaders");
+					if (readOnlyHeaders == null
+							|| !Arrays.asList(readOnlyHeaders).contains(MessageHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE)) {
+						String[] newReadOnlyHeaders = readOnlyHeaders == null ? new String[1]
+								: Arrays.copyOf(readOnlyHeaders, readOnlyHeaders.length + 1);
+						int pos = readOnlyHeaders != null ? readOnlyHeaders.length : 0;
+						newReadOnlyHeaders[pos] = MessageHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE;
+						messageBuilderFactory.setReadOnlyHeaders(newReadOnlyHeaders);
+					}
+				}
+				catch (RuntimeException e) {
+					// ignore
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	// IMPORTANT: Nested class to avoid instantiating all of the above early
 	@Configuration
 	protected static class PostProcessorConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests.java
index 17a2739f6..2c8870c01 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests.java
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.PublishSubscribeChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationContextUtils;
+import org.springframework.integration.support.DefaultMessageBuilderFactory;
+import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
+import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
+import org.springframework.messaging.MessageHeaders;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
 /**
  * @author Marius Bogoevici
  * @author Ilayaperumal Gopinathan
+ * @author Gary Russell
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(classes = SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests.TestSource.class)
@@ -57,6 +63,9 @@ public class SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests {
 	@Qualifier(IntegrationContextUtils.ERROR_CHANNEL_BEAN_NAME)
 	private PublishSubscribeChannel errorChannel;
 
+	@Autowired
+	private DefaultMessageBuilderFactory messageBuilderFactory;
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Test
 	public void testSourceOutputChannelBound() {
@@ -66,6 +75,15 @@ public class SourceBindingWithBindingTargetsTests {
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(binder);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testReadOnlyContentType() {
+		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("foo")
+				.setHeader(MessageHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain")
+				.build();
+		message = this.messageBuilderFactory.withPayload("bar").copyHeaders(message.getHeaders()).build();
+		assertThat(message.getHeaders().get(MessageHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE)).isNull();
+	}
+
 	@EnableBinding(Source.class)
 	@EnableAutoConfiguration
 	@Import(MockBinderRegistryConfiguration.class)