diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
index 0cfa8b0a020..5ba1806b3c7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AbstractAmqpOutboundEndpoint.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SettableListenableFuture;
 
 /**
  * @author Gary Russell
@@ -479,8 +480,14 @@ protected CorrelationData generateCorrelationData(Message<?> requestMessage) {
 			if (messageId == null) {
 				messageId = NO_ID;
 			}
-			correlationData = new CorrelationDataWrapper(messageId.toString(),
-					this.correlationDataGenerator.processMessage(requestMessage), requestMessage);
+			Object userData = this.correlationDataGenerator.processMessage(requestMessage);
+			if (userData != null) {
+				correlationData = new CorrelationDataWrapper(messageId.toString(), userData, requestMessage);
+			}
+			else {
+				this.logger.debug("'confirmCorrelationExpression' resolved to 'null'; "
+						+ "no publisher confirm will be sent to the ack or nack channel");
+			}
 		}
 		return correlationData;
 	}
@@ -604,6 +611,23 @@ public Message<?> getMessage() {
 			return this.message;
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public SettableListenableFuture<Confirm> getFuture() {
+			if (this.userData instanceof CorrelationData) {
+				return ((CorrelationData) this.userData).getFuture();
+			}
+			else {
+				return super.getFuture();
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void setReturnedMessage(org.springframework.amqp.core.Message returnedMessage) {
+			if (this.userData instanceof CorrelationData) {
+				((CorrelationData) this.userData).setReturnedMessage(returnedMessage);
+			}
+			super.setReturnedMessage(returnedMessage);
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests-context.xml
index 7fef86f1bc0..6e2d6282d18 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests-context.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 								   routing-key="#{queue.name + queue.name}"
 								   mapped-request-headers="foo*"
 								   amqp-template="amqpTemplateReturns"
+								   confirm-correlation-expression="headers['corrData']"
 								   return-channel="returnChannel" />
 
 	<int:channel id="returnRequestChannel"/>
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests.java b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests.java
index f2fc836ee4d..66833b74e3b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/amqp/outbound/AmqpOutboundEndpointTests.java
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 import org.springframework.amqp.core.Queue;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.ConnectionFactory;
+import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.CorrelationData;
+import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.CorrelationData.Confirm;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.core.RabbitTemplate;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.junit.BrokerRunning;
 import org.springframework.amqp.support.AmqpHeaders;
@@ -143,11 +147,18 @@ public void adapterWithPublisherConfirms() throws Exception {
 	@Test
 	public void adapterWithReturns() throws Exception {
 		this.withReturns.setErrorMessageStrategy(null);
-		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("hello").build();
+		CorrelationData corrData = new CorrelationData("adapterWithReturns");
+		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("hello")
+				.setHeader("corrData", corrData)
+				.build();
 		this.returnRequestChannel.send(message);
 		Message<?> returned = returnChannel.receive(10000);
 		assertThat(returned).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(returned.getPayload()).isEqualTo(message.getPayload());
+		Confirm confirm = corrData.getFuture().get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+		assertThat(confirm).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(confirm.isAck()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(corrData.getReturnedMessage()).isNotNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test