diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler.java
index 58f9c9a9a2c..75d0dc0ec78 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.EmbeddedValueResolverAware;
 import org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
+import org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver;
 import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
 
 /**
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
  * @since 4.0
  */
 public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler extends AbstractMethodMessageHandler<SimpMessageMappingInfo>
-		implements SmartLifecycle {
+		implements EmbeddedValueResolverAware, SmartLifecycle {
 
 	private static final boolean completableFuturePresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture",
 			SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler.class.getClassLoader());
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler extends AbstractMethodMessageHan
 
 	private Validator validator;
 
+	private StringValueResolver valueResolver;
+
 	private MessageHeaderInitializer headerInitializer;
 
 	private final Object lifecycleMonitor = new Object();
@@ -234,6 +238,11 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler extends AbstractMethodMessageHan
 		this.validator = validator;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setEmbeddedValueResolver(StringValueResolver resolver) {
+		this.valueResolver = resolver;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Configure a {@link MessageHeaderInitializer} to pass on to
 	 * {@link org.springframework.messaging.handler.invocation.HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler}s
@@ -376,13 +385,30 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandler extends AbstractMethodMessageHan
 	}
 
 	private SimpMessageMappingInfo createMessageMappingCondition(MessageMapping annotation) {
+		String[] destinations = resolveEmbeddedValuesInDestinations(annotation.value());
 		return new SimpMessageMappingInfo(SimpMessageTypeMessageCondition.MESSAGE,
-				new DestinationPatternsMessageCondition(annotation.value(), this.pathMatcher));
+				new DestinationPatternsMessageCondition(destinations, this.pathMatcher));
 	}
 
 	private SimpMessageMappingInfo createSubscribeCondition(SubscribeMapping annotation) {
+		String[] destinations = resolveEmbeddedValuesInDestinations(annotation.value());
 		return new SimpMessageMappingInfo(SimpMessageTypeMessageCondition.SUBSCRIBE,
-				new DestinationPatternsMessageCondition(annotation.value(), this.pathMatcher));
+				new DestinationPatternsMessageCondition(destinations, this.pathMatcher));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve placeholder values in the given array of destinations.
+	 * @return a new array with updated destinations
+	 */
+	protected String[] resolveEmbeddedValuesInDestinations(String[] destinations) {
+		if (this.valueResolver == null) {
+			return destinations;
+		}
+		String[] result = new String[destinations.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < destinations.length; i++) {
+			result[i] = this.valueResolver.resolveStringValue(destinations[i]);
+		}
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests.java
index c2f54494877..ac5bca021ae 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/annotation/support/SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests.java
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
-import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
 import org.mockito.Captor;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
 import org.springframework.context.support.StaticApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
@@ -62,10 +60,16 @@ import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
 import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
 /**
  * Test fixture for
@@ -107,8 +111,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 		this.messageHandler.setValidator(new StringTestValidator(TEST_INVALID_VALUE));
 		this.messageHandler.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		testController = new TestController();
-		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
+		this.testController = new TestController();
 	}
 
 
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	public void headerArgumentResolution() {
 		Map<String, Object> headers = Collections.singletonMap("foo", "bar");
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/headers", headers);
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("headers", this.testController.method);
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	public void optionalHeaderArgumentResolutionWhenPresent() {
 		Map<String, Object> headers = Collections.singletonMap("foo", "bar");
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/optionalHeaders", headers);
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("optionalHeaders", this.testController.method);
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void optionalHeaderArgumentResolutionWhenNotPresent() {
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/optionalHeaders");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("optionalHeaders", this.testController.method);
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void messageMappingDestinationVariableResolution() {
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/message/bar/value");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("messageMappingDestinationVariable", this.testController.method);
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void subscribeEventDestinationVariableResolution() {
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/sub/bar/value");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("subscribeEventDestinationVariable", this.testController.method);
@@ -168,6 +176,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void simpleBinding() {
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/binding/id/12");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("simpleBinding", this.testController.method);
@@ -178,13 +187,16 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void validationError() {
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/validation/payload");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
+
 		assertEquals("handleValidationException", this.testController.method);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void exceptionWithHandlerMethodArg() {
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/illegalState");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("handleExceptionWithHandlerMethodArg", this.testController.method);
@@ -203,6 +215,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 		headers.setSessionAttributes(sessionAttributes);
 		headers.setDestination("/pre/scope");
 		Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload(new byte[0]).setHeaders(headers).build();
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("scope", this.testController.method);
@@ -217,6 +230,7 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 		this.messageHandler.setDestinationPrefixes(Arrays.asList("/app1", "/app2/"));
 
 		Message<?> message = createMessage("/app1/pre.foo");
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
 		assertEquals("handleFoo", controller.method);
@@ -234,7 +248,6 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 		given(this.channel.send(any(Message.class))).willReturn(true);
 		given(this.converter.toMessage(anyObject(), any(MessageHeaders.class))).willReturn(emptyMessage);
 
-
 		ListenableFutureController controller = new ListenableFutureController();
 		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(controller);
 		this.messageHandler.setDestinationPrefixes(Arrays.asList("/app1", "/app2/"));
@@ -304,6 +317,17 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 		assertTrue(controller.exceptionCaught);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void placeholder() throws Exception {
+		Message<?> message = createMessage("/pre/myValue");
+		this.messageHandler.setEmbeddedValueResolver(value -> ("/${myProperty}".equals(value) ? "/myValue" : value));
+		this.messageHandler.registerHandler(this.testController);
+		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
+
+		assertEquals("placeholder", this.testController.method);
+	}
+
+
 	private Message<?> createMessage(String destination) {
 		return createMessage(destination, null);
 	}
@@ -409,6 +433,11 @@ public class SimpAnnotationMethodMessageHandlerTests {
 			assertThat(simpAttributes.getAttribute("name"), is("value"));
 			this.method = "scope";
 		}
+
+		@MessageMapping("/${myProperty}")
+		public void placeholder() {
+			this.method = "placeholder";
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Controller