diff --git a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplate.java b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplate.java
index 19648ab680b..5e2633a402d 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplate.java
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ public class JmsMessagingTemplate extends AbstractMessagingTemplate<Destination>
 		this.jmsTemplate = jmsTemplate;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the configured {@link JmsTemplate}.
+	 */
+	public JmsTemplate getJmsTemplate() {
+		return jmsTemplate;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set the {@link MessageConverter} to use to convert a {@link Message} from
 	 * the messaging to and from a {@link javax.jms.Message}. By default, a
diff --git a/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplateTests.java b/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplateTests.java
index c4617f9c006..1e0d539d80e 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplateTests.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/core/JmsMessagingTemplateTests.java
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public class JmsMessagingTemplateTests {
 		messagingTemplate = new JmsMessagingTemplate(jmsTemplate);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void validateJmsTemplate() {
+		assertSame(this.jmsTemplate, messagingTemplate.getJmsTemplate());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void send() {
 		Destination destination = new Destination() {};