diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractBinder.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractBinder.java
index 7df341865..a90e027c6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractBinder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractBinder.java
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBinder<T, C extends ConsumerProperties, P extends
 		return this.applicationContext.getBeanFactory();
 	}
 
-	public void setIntegrationEvaluationContext(EvaluationContext evaluationContext) {
-		this.evaluationContext = evaluationContext;
+	protected EvaluationContext getEvaluationContext() {
+		return this.evaluationContext;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractMessageChannelBinder.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractMessageChannelBinder.java
index 91ecc5e6e..ed8a0fd3c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractMessageChannelBinder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/AbstractMessageChannelBinder.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannelBinder<C extends ConsumerProperties,
 		if (producerMessageHandler instanceof Lifecycle) {
 			((Lifecycle) producerMessageHandler).start();
 		}
+		postProcessOutputChannel(outputChannel, producerProperties);
 		((SubscribableChannel) outputChannel).subscribe(
 				new SendingHandler(producerMessageHandler, HeaderMode.embeddedHeaders
 						.equals(producerProperties.getHeaderMode()), this.headersToEmbed,
@@ -163,6 +164,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageChannelBinder<C extends ConsumerProperties,
 		};
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Allows subclasses to perform post processing on the channel - for example to
+	 * add more interceptors.
+	 * @param outputChannel the channel.
+	 * @param producerProperties the producer properties.
+	 */
+	protected void postProcessOutputChannel(MessageChannel outputChannel, P producerProperties) {
+		// default no-op
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a {@link MessageHandler} with the ability to send data to the target
 	 * middleware. If the returned instance is also a {@link Lifecycle}, it will be