diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaConsumerProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaConsumerProperties.java
index 33976bf83..e824e356f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaConsumerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaConsumerProperties.java
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.kafka;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * @author Marius Bogoevici
+ *
+ * <p>Thanks to Laszlo Szabo for providing the initial patch for generic property support.</p>
  */
 public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 
@@ -35,8 +40,10 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 
 	private int recoveryInterval = 5000;
 
+	private Map<String, String> configuration = new HashMap<>();
+
 	public boolean isAutoCommitOffset() {
-		return autoCommitOffset;
+		return this.autoCommitOffset;
 	}
 
 	public void setAutoCommitOffset(boolean autoCommitOffset) {
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isResetOffsets() {
-		return resetOffsets;
+		return this.resetOffsets;
 	}
 
 	public void setResetOffsets(boolean resetOffsets) {
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public StartOffset getStartOffset() {
-		return startOffset;
+		return this.startOffset;
 	}
 
 	public void setStartOffset(StartOffset startOffset) {
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isEnableDlq() {
-		return enableDlq;
+		return this.enableDlq;
 	}
 
 	public void setEnableDlq(boolean enableDlq) {
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public Boolean getAutoCommitOnError() {
-		return autoCommitOnError;
+		return this.autoCommitOnError;
 	}
 
 	public void setAutoCommitOnError(Boolean autoCommitOnError) {
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public int getRecoveryInterval() {
-		return recoveryInterval;
+		return this.recoveryInterval;
 	}
 
 	public void setRecoveryInterval(int recoveryInterval) {
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isAutoRebalanceEnabled() {
-		return autoRebalanceEnabled;
+		return this.autoRebalanceEnabled;
 	}
 
 	public void setAutoRebalanceEnabled(boolean autoRebalanceEnabled) {
@@ -101,7 +108,15 @@ public class KafkaConsumerProperties {
 		}
 
 		public long getReferencePoint() {
-			return referencePoint;
+			return this.referencePoint;
 		}
 	}
+
+	public Map<String, String> getConfiguration() {
+		return this.configuration;
+	}
+
+	public void setConfiguration(Map<String, String> configuration) {
+		this.configuration = configuration;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java
index ac1f5b59f..551606ba6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ public class KafkaMessageChannelBinder extends
 		props.put(ProducerConfig.COMPRESSION_TYPE_CONFIG,
 				producerProperties.getExtension().getCompressionType().toString());
 
+		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(producerProperties.getExtension().getConfiguration())) {
+			props.putAll(producerProperties.getExtension().getConfiguration());
+		}
 		return new DefaultKafkaProducerFactory<>(props);
 	}
 
@@ -293,10 +296,14 @@ public class KafkaMessageChannelBinder extends
 		Deserializer<byte[]> valueDecoder = new ByteArrayDeserializer();
 		Deserializer<byte[]> keyDecoder = new ByteArrayDeserializer();
 
+		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(properties.getExtension().getConfiguration())) {
+			props.putAll(properties.getExtension().getConfiguration());
+		}
+
 		ConsumerFactory<byte[], byte[]> consumerFactory = new DefaultKafkaConsumerFactory<>(props, keyDecoder,
 				valueDecoder);
 
-		Collection<PartitionInfo> listenedPartitions = (Collection<PartitionInfo>) destination;
+		Collection<PartitionInfo> listenedPartitions = destination;
 		Assert.isTrue(!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(listenedPartitions), "A list of partitions must be provided");
 		final TopicPartitionInitialOffset[] topicPartitionInitialOffsets = getTopicPartitionInitialOffsets(
 				listenedPartitions);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaProducerProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaProducerProperties.java
index 8d03e10c3..2568a1c51 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaProducerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaProducerProperties.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.kafka;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ public class KafkaProducerProperties {
 
 	private int batchTimeout;
 
+	private Map<String, String> configuration = new HashMap<>();
+
 	public int getBufferSize() {
 		return this.bufferSize;
 	}
@@ -64,6 +69,14 @@ public class KafkaProducerProperties {
 		this.batchTimeout = batchTimeout;
 	}
 
+	public Map<String, String> getConfiguration() {
+		return this.configuration;
+	}
+
+	public void setConfiguration(Map<String, String> configuration) {
+		this.configuration = configuration;
+	}
+
 	public enum CompressionType {
 		none,
 		gzip,