diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
similarity index 72%
rename from org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser.java
rename to org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
index af0f0fea810..12aae160a8b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.config;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
@@ -34,8 +33,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.DefaultAnnotationHandlerMa
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 /**
- * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser} that parses the {@code annotated-controllers} element to setup
- * <code>@Controller</code> configuration in a Spring MVC web application.
+ * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser} that parses the {@code annotation-driven} element to configure
+ * a Spring MVC web application.
  * <p>
  * Responsible for:
  * <ol>
@@ -43,16 +42,14 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Element;
  * <li>Registering a AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter bean for invoking annotated @Controller methods.
  * Will configure the HandlerAdapter's <code>webBindingInitializer</code> property for centrally configuring @Controller DataBinder instances:
  * <ul>
- * <li>Configures the conversionService to be the bean named <code>conversionService</code> if such a bean exists,
- * otherwise defaults to a fresh {@link ConversionService} instance created by the default {@link FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean}.
- * <li>Configures the validator to be the bean named <code>validator</code> if such a bean exists,
- * otherwise defaults to a fresh {@link Validator} instance created by the default {@link LocalValidatorFactoryBean} <i>if the JSR-303 API is present in the classpath.
+ * <li>Configures the conversionService if specified, otherwise defaults to a fresh {@link ConversionService} instance created by the default {@link FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean}.
+ * <li>Configures the validator if specified, otherwise defaults to a fresh {@link Validator} instance created by the default {@link LocalValidatorFactoryBean} <i>if the JSR-303 API is present in the classpath.
  * </ul>
  * </ol>
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
+public class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 
 	public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {
 		Object source = parserContext.extractSource(element);
@@ -68,16 +65,18 @@ public class AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionP
 		return null;
 	}
 	
+	// internal helpers
+	
 	private BeanDefinitionHolder registerDefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = createBeanBuilder(DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping.class, source);
 		builder.addPropertyValue("order", 0);
-		return registerBeanDefinition(new BeanDefinitionHolder(builder.getBeanDefinition(), "defaultAnnotationHandlerMapping"), context);
+		return registerBeanDefinition(builder.getBeanDefinition(), context);
 	}
 
 	private BeanDefinitionHolder registerAnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = createBeanBuilder(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.class, source);
 		builder.addPropertyValue("webBindingInitializer", createWebBindingInitializer(element, source, context));
-		return registerBeanDefinition(new BeanDefinitionHolder(builder.getBeanDefinition(), "annotationMethodHandlerAdapter"), context);	
+		return registerBeanDefinition(builder.getBeanDefinition(), context);
 	}
 
 	private BeanDefinition createWebBindingInitializer(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
@@ -88,36 +87,37 @@ public class AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionP
 	}
 
 	private void addConversionService(BeanDefinitionBuilder builder, Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
-		if (context.getRegistry().containsBeanDefinition("conversionService")) {
-			builder.addPropertyReference("conversionService", "conversionService");
+		if (element.hasAttribute("conversion-service")) {
+			builder.addPropertyReference("conversionService", element.getAttribute("conversion-service"));
 		} else {
-			builder.addPropertyValue("conversionService", createConversionService(element, source, context));
+			builder.addPropertyValue("conversionService", createDefaultConversionService(element, source, context));
 		}
 	}
 
 	private void addValidator(BeanDefinitionBuilder builder, Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
-		if (context.getRegistry().containsBeanDefinition("validator")) {
-			builder.addPropertyReference("validator", "validator");
+		if (element.hasAttribute("validator")) {
+			builder.addPropertyReference("validator", element.getAttribute("validator"));
 		} else {
-			if (ClassUtils.isPresent("javax.validation.Validator", AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser.class.getClassLoader())) {
-				builder.addPropertyValue("validator", createValidator(element, source, context));
+			if (ClassUtils.isPresent("javax.validation.Validator", AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.class.getClassLoader())) {
+				builder.addPropertyValue("validator", createDefaultValidator(element, source, context));
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	private BeanDefinition createConversionService(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
+	private BeanDefinition createDefaultConversionService(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = createBeanBuilder(FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean.class, source);
 		return builder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
-	private BeanDefinition createValidator(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
+	private BeanDefinition createDefaultValidator(Element element, Object source, ParserContext context) {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = createBeanBuilder(LocalValidatorFactoryBean.class, source);
 		return builder.getBeanDefinition();
 	}
 
-	private BeanDefinitionHolder registerBeanDefinition(BeanDefinitionHolder holder, ParserContext context) {
-		context.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(holder.getBeanName(), holder.getBeanDefinition());
-		return holder;
+	private BeanDefinitionHolder registerBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition definition, ParserContext context) {
+		String beanName = context.getReaderContext().generateBeanName(definition);
+		context.getRegistry().registerBeanDefinition(beanName, definition);
+		return new BeanDefinitionHolder(definition, beanName);		
 	}
 	
 	private BeanDefinitionBuilder createBeanBuilder(Class<?> clazz, Object source) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceHandler.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceHandler.java
index c0f6f91f7a9..43f8168d72c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceHandler.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceHandler.java
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.NamespaceHandlerSupport;
 public class MvcNamespaceHandler extends NamespaceHandlerSupport {
 
 	public void init() {
-		registerBeanDefinitionParser("annotated-controllers", new AnnotatedControllersBeanDefinitionParser());
+		registerBeanDefinitionParser("annotation-driven", new AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-3.0.xsd b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-3.0.xsd
index f6ce54b79e6..4541dba9f94 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-3.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-3.0.xsd
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 	<xsd:import namespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tool"
 		schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tool/spring-tool-3.0.xsd" />
 
-	<xsd:element name="annotated-controllers">
+	<xsd:element name="annotation-driven">
 		<xsd:annotation>
 			<xsd:documentation
 				source="java:org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter"><![CDATA[
-	Configures the Spring MVC @Controller programming model.
+	Configures the Spring MVC Annotated Controller programming model.
 			]]></xsd:documentation>
 			<xsd:appinfo>
 				<tool:annotation>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
index f25ce9aac9b..0268f5f24ad 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(container);
 		reader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource("mvc-config.xml", getClass()));
 		assertEquals(2, container.getBeanDefinitionCount());
-		DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping mapping = container.getBean("defaultAnnotationHandlerMapping", DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping.class);
+		DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping mapping = container.getBean(DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping.class);
 		assertNotNull(mapping);
 		assertEquals(0, mapping.getOrder());
-		AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter adapter = container.getBean("annotationMethodHandlerAdapter", AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.class);
+		AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter adapter = container.getBean(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.class);
 		assertNotNull(adapter);
 
 		TestController handler = new TestController();
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config.xml
index 3525d84869a..032b2b4ba77 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc-3.0.xsd">
 
-	<mvc:annotated-controllers/>
+	<mvc:annotation-driven/>
 	
 </beans>