diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java
index c9aaeaffe7a..e51a0f9fb8d 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandler extends AbstractBrokerMessageHandler {
 			SimpMessageHeaderAccessor connectAck = SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.create(SimpMessageType.CONNECT_ACK);
 			initHeaders(connectAck);
 			connectAck.setSessionId(sessionId);
+			connectAck.setUser(SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.getUser(headers));
 			connectAck.setHeader(SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.CONNECT_MESSAGE_HEADER, message);
 			Message<byte[]> messageOut = MessageBuilder.createMessage(EMPTY_PAYLOAD, connectAck.getMessageHeaders());
 			getClientOutboundChannel().send(messageOut);
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandler extends AbstractBrokerMessageHandler {
 			SimpMessageHeaderAccessor disconnectAck = SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.create(SimpMessageType.DISCONNECT_ACK);
 			initHeaders(disconnectAck);
 			disconnectAck.setSessionId(sessionId);
+			disconnectAck.setUser(SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.getUser(headers));
 			Message<byte[]> messageOut = MessageBuilder.createMessage(EMPTY_PAYLOAD, disconnectAck.getMessageHeaders());
 			getClientOutboundChannel().send(messageOut);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java
index a5bd08a50d7..a9a1f496df2 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java
@@ -566,8 +566,10 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler extends AbstractBrokerMessageHandler
 					getHeaderInitializer().initHeaders(headerAccessor);
 				}
 				headerAccessor.setSessionId(this.sessionId);
+				headerAccessor.setUser(this.connectHeaders.getUser());
 				headerAccessor.setMessage(errorText);
 				Message<?> errorMessage = MessageBuilder.createMessage(EMPTY_PAYLOAD, headerAccessor.getMessageHeaders());
+				headerAccessor.setImmutable();
 				sendMessageToClient(errorMessage);
 			}
 		}
@@ -582,6 +584,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler extends AbstractBrokerMessageHandler
 		public void handleMessage(Message<byte[]> message) {
 			StompHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.getAccessor(message, StompHeaderAccessor.class);
 			accessor.setSessionId(this.sessionId);
+			accessor.setUser(this.connectHeaders.getUser());
 
 			StompCommand command = accessor.getCommand();
 			if (StompCommand.CONNECTED.equals(command)) {
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests.java
index f36fa893824..4504e5c4690 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.messaging.SubscribableChannel;
 import org.springframework.messaging.simp.SimpMessageHeaderAccessor;
 import org.springframework.messaging.simp.SimpMessageType;
+import org.springframework.messaging.simp.TestPrincipal;
 import org.springframework.messaging.support.MessageBuilder;
 
 /**
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests {
 
 		SimpMessageHeaderAccessor headers = SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.create(SimpMessageType.DISCONNECT);
 		headers.setSessionId(sess1);
+		headers.setUser(new TestPrincipal("joe"));
 		Message<byte[]> message = MessageBuilder.createMessage(new byte[0], headers.getMessageHeaders());
 		this.messageHandler.handleMessage(message);
 
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests {
 		Message<?> captured = this.messageCaptor.getAllValues().get(0);
 		assertEquals(SimpMessageType.DISCONNECT_ACK, SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.getMessageType(captured.getHeaders()));
 		assertEquals(sess1, SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.getSessionId(captured.getHeaders()));
+		assertEquals("joe", SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.getUser(captured.getHeaders()).getName());
 
 		assertCapturedMessage(sess2, "sub1", "/foo");
 		assertCapturedMessage(sess2, "sub2", "/foo");
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests {
 		SimpMessageHeaderAccessor connectAckHeaders = SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.wrap(connectAckMessage);
 		assertEquals(connectMessage, connectAckHeaders.getHeader(SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.CONNECT_MESSAGE_HEADER));
 		assertEquals(sess1, connectAckHeaders.getSessionId());
+		assertEquals("joe", connectAckHeaders.getUser().getName());
 	}
 
 
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandlerTests {
 	protected Message<String> createConnectMessage(String sessionId) {
 		SimpMessageHeaderAccessor headers = SimpMessageHeaderAccessor.create(SimpMessageType.CONNECT);
 		headers.setSessionId(sessionId);
+		headers.setUser(new TestPrincipal("joe"));
 		return MessageBuilder.createMessage("", headers.getMessageHeaders());
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests.java
index 1dc1b6e0c15..6a4f2d7b6e6 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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 org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.StubMessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.messaging.simp.SimpMessageHeaderAccessor;
 import org.springframework.messaging.simp.SimpMessageType;
+import org.springframework.messaging.simp.TestPrincipal;
 import org.springframework.messaging.support.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.messaging.support.MessageHeaderAccessor;
 import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.ReconnectStrategy;
@@ -47,16 +48,18 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests {
 
 	private StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler brokerRelay;
 
+	private StubMessageChannel outboundChannel;
+
 	private StubTcpOperations tcpClient;
 
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
 
-		this.tcpClient = new StubTcpOperations();
+		this.outboundChannel = new StubMessageChannel();
 
 		this.brokerRelay = new StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler(new StubMessageChannel(),
-				new StubMessageChannel(), new StubMessageChannel(), Arrays.asList("/topic")) {
+				this.outboundChannel, new StubMessageChannel(), Arrays.asList("/topic")) {
 
 			@Override
 			protected void startInternal() {
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests {
 			}
 		};
 
+		this.tcpClient = new StubTcpOperations();
 		this.brokerRelay.setTcpClient(this.tcpClient);
 	}
 
@@ -141,6 +145,31 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests {
 				MessageHeaderAccessor.getAccessor(sent.get(0), MessageHeaderAccessor.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testOutboundMessage() throws Exception {
+
+		this.brokerRelay.start();
+
+		String sessionId = "sess1";
+		StompHeaderAccessor headers = StompHeaderAccessor.create(StompCommand.CONNECT);
+		headers.setSessionId(sessionId);
+		headers.setUser(new TestPrincipal("joe"));
+		this.brokerRelay.handleMessage(MessageBuilder.createMessage(new byte[0], headers.getMessageHeaders()));
+
+		List<Message<byte[]>> sent = this.tcpClient.connection.messages;
+		assertEquals(2, sent.size());
+
+		StompHeaderAccessor responseHeaders = StompHeaderAccessor.create(StompCommand.MESSAGE);
+		responseHeaders.setLeaveMutable(true);
+		Message<byte[]> response = MessageBuilder.createMessage(new byte[0], responseHeaders.getMessageHeaders());
+		this.tcpClient.connectionHandler.handleMessage(response);
+
+		Message<byte[]> actual = this.outboundChannel.getMessages().get(0);
+		StompHeaderAccessor actualHeaders = StompHeaderAccessor.getAccessor(actual, StompHeaderAccessor.class);
+		assertEquals(sessionId, actualHeaders.getSessionId());
+		assertEquals("joe", actualHeaders.getUser().getName());
+	}
+
 
 	private static ListenableFutureTask<Void> getVoidFuture() {
 		ListenableFutureTask<Void> futureTask = new ListenableFutureTask<>(new Callable<Void>() {
@@ -169,15 +198,19 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerTests {
 
 		private StubTcpConnection connection = new StubTcpConnection();
 
+		private TcpConnectionHandler<byte[]> connectionHandler;
+
 
 		@Override
 		public ListenableFuture<Void> connect(TcpConnectionHandler<byte[]> connectionHandler) {
+			this.connectionHandler = connectionHandler;
 			connectionHandler.afterConnected(this.connection);
 			return getVoidFuture();
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public ListenableFuture<Void> connect(TcpConnectionHandler<byte[]> connectionHandler, ReconnectStrategy reconnectStrategy) {
+			this.connectionHandler = connectionHandler;
 			connectionHandler.afterConnected(this.connection);
 			return getVoidFuture();
 		}