diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/BindingModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/BindingModel.java
index 27c7b25ec..3ea15e01a 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/BindingModel.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/BindingModel.java
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@
 public interface BindingModel extends TypedModel {
 
     /** The "binding" name. */
-    public static final String BINDING = "binding";
+    public static final String BINDING      = "binding";
+
+    /** The "autoStartup" name. */
+    public static final String AUTO_STARTUP = "autoStartup";
+
+    /** The "disableAutoStartupBindings" domain property */
+    public static final String DISABLE_AUTO_STARTUP_BINDINGS = "disableAutoStartupBindings";
 
     /**
      * Gets the name <b>attribute</b> of this Model (<i>not</i> the name of the wrapped Configuration).
@@ -106,4 +112,19 @@ public interface BindingModel extends TypedModel {
      * @return this BindingModel (useful for chaining)
      */
     public BindingModel setMessageComposer(MessageComposerModel model);
+
+    /**
+     * Should this binding startup automatically after deployment?
+     * @return true if should, false in other case
+     */
+    public boolean isAutoStartup();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the autoStartup attribute
+     *
+     * @param autoStartup the autoStartup attribute
+     * @return this BindingModel (useful for chaining)
+     */
+    public BindingModel setAutoStartup(boolean autoStartup);
+
 }
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/ExtensionsModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/ExtensionsModel.java
index a411b2b54..eb1bd84d6 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/ExtensionsModel.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/ExtensionsModel.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package org.switchyard.config.model.composite;
 
 import org.switchyard.config.model.Model;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ManagementModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ThrottlingModel;
 
 /**
@@ -38,4 +39,20 @@ public interface ExtensionsModel extends Model {
      * @return this ExtensionsModel (useful for chaining)
      */
     public ExtensionsModel setThrottling(ThrottlingModel throttling);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the child management model.
+     *
+     * @return the child management model.
+     */
+    public ManagementModel getManagement();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the child management model.
+     *
+     * @param management child management model
+     * @return this ExtensionModel (useful for chaining)
+     */
+    public ExtensionsModel setManagement(ManagementModel management);
+
 }
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1BindingModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1BindingModel.java
index a61c930a5..3a2223f65 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1BindingModel.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1BindingModel.java
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@
 import org.switchyard.config.model.Model;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.composer.ContextMapperModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.composer.MessageComposerModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.BindingModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.CompositeReferenceModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.CompositeServiceModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.SCANamespace;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.*;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.selector.OperationSelectorModel;
 
 /**
@@ -178,6 +175,57 @@ public BindingModel setMessageComposer(MessageComposerModel model) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAutoStartup() {
+        // In case of reference binding this attribute does not make sense
+        if (isReferenceBinding())
+            return true;
+
+        //First retrieve disableAutoStartupBindings domain property
+        boolean disableAutoStartupBindings = false;
+        try {
+            String domainProperty = ((CompositeServiceModel) getModelParent())
+                    .getComposite()
+                    .getSwitchYard()
+                    .getDomain()
+                    .getProperties()
+                    .getProperty(DISABLE_AUTO_STARTUP_BINDINGS)
+                    .getValue();
+
+            disableAutoStartupBindings = Boolean.valueOf(domainProperty);
+        } catch (NullPointerException ignored) { } // In case when some of models or domain property are not defined.
+
+        if (disableAutoStartupBindings)
+            return false;
+
+        // Next retrieve autoStartupBindings attribute from Management extension
+        boolean autoStartupBindings = true;
+        try {
+            autoStartupBindings = ((CompositeServiceModel) getModelParent())
+                    .getExtensions()
+                    .getManagement()
+                    .isAutoStartupBindings();
+        } catch (NullPointerException ignored) { } // In case when some of Extensions/Management models are not defined.
+
+        if (!autoStartupBindings)
+            return false;
+
+        String autoStartup = getModelAttribute(AUTO_STARTUP);
+        return autoStartup == null || "true".equals(autoStartup);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public BindingModel setAutoStartup(boolean autoStartup) {
+        setModelAttribute(AUTO_STARTUP, String.valueOf(autoStartup));
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isServiceBinding() {
         return (getModelParent() instanceof CompositeServiceModel);
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1ExtensionsModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1ExtensionsModel.java
index a3d727b1c..d5c8b176f 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1ExtensionsModel.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/composite/v1/V1ExtensionsModel.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.switchyard.config.model.Descriptor;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.ExtensionsModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.SCANamespace;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ManagementModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ThrottlingModel;
 
 /**
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 public class V1ExtensionsModel extends BaseModel implements ExtensionsModel {
 
     private ThrottlingModel _throttling;
+    private ManagementModel _management;
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new V1ExtensionsModel.
@@ -61,4 +63,19 @@ public ExtensionsModel setThrottling(ThrottlingModel throttling) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ManagementModel getManagement() {
+        if (_management == null) {
+            _management = (ManagementModel) getFirstChildModel(ManagementModel.MANAGEMENT);
+        }
+        return _management;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ExtensionsModel setManagement(ManagementModel management) {
+        setChildModel(management);
+        _management = management;
+        return this;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ManagementModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ManagementModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eddd582f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ManagementModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Red Hat Inc. and/or its affiliates and other contributors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard;
+
+import org.switchyard.config.model.Model;
+
+/**
+ * Additional service management configuration model
+ */
+public interface ManagementModel extends Model {
+
+    /** The "management" name. */
+    public static final String MANAGEMENT                    = "management";
+
+    /** The "autoStartupBindings" attribute. */
+    public static final String AUTO_STARTUP_BINDINGS         = "autoStartupBindings";
+
+    /**
+     * Should service bindings startup automatically after deployment
+     *
+     * @return true if should, false in other case
+     */
+    public boolean isAutoStartupBindings();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the autoStartupBindings attribute
+     *
+     * @param autoStartupBindings the autoStartupBindings attribute
+     * @return this ManagementModel (useful for chaining)
+     */
+    public ManagementModel setAutoStartupBindings(boolean autoStartupBindings);
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ThrottlingModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ThrottlingModel.java
index 663a44f1f..b67cea02d 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ThrottlingModel.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/ThrottlingModel.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public interface ThrottlingModel extends Model {
 
     /**
      * Sets the maxRequests attribute.
-     * @param maxRequests the timePeriod attribute
+     * @param maxRequests the maxRequests attribute
      * @return this ThrottlingModel (useful for chaining)
      */
     public ThrottlingModel setMaxRequests(int maxRequests);
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1ManagementModel.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1ManagementModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdbfa9970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1ManagementModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Red Hat Inc. and/or its affiliates and other contributors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.v1;
+
+import org.switchyard.config.Configuration;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.BaseModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.Descriptor;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.CompositeServiceModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.ExtensionsModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ManagementModel;
+
+/**
+ * A version 1 ManagementModel
+ */
+public class V1ManagementModel extends BaseModel implements ManagementModel {
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new V1ManagementModel.
+     * @param namespace namespace
+     */
+    protected V1ManagementModel(String namespace, String name) {
+        super(namespace, name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new V1ManagementModel with the specified Configuration and Descriptor.
+     * @param config the Configuration
+     * @param desc the Descriptor
+     */
+    protected V1ManagementModel(Configuration config, Descriptor desc) {
+        super(config, desc);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAutoStartupBindings() {
+        String autoStartupBindings = getModelAttribute(AUTO_STARTUP_BINDINGS);
+        return autoStartupBindings == null || "true".equals(autoStartupBindings);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ManagementModel setAutoStartupBindings(boolean autoStartupBindings) {
+        setModelAttribute(AUTO_STARTUP_BINDINGS, String.valueOf(autoStartupBindings));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1SwitchYardMarshaller.java b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1SwitchYardMarshaller.java
index 7ebae4b2d..ea1708b62 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1SwitchYardMarshaller.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/V1SwitchYardMarshaller.java
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@
 import org.switchyard.config.model.selector.v1.V1RegexOperationSelectorModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.selector.v1.V1StaticOperationSelectorModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.selector.v1.V1XPathOperationSelectorModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ArtifactModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ArtifactsModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.EsbInterfaceModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.SwitchYardModel;
-import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.ThrottlingModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.*;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.transform.TransformsModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.transform.v1.V1TransformsModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.validate.ValidatesModel;
@@ -107,6 +103,8 @@ public Model read(Configuration config) {
             return new V1ResourceDetailModel(config, desc);
         } else if (name.equals(ThrottlingModel.THROTTLING)) {
             return new V1ThrottlingModel(config, desc);
+        } else if (name.equals(ManagementModel.MANAGEMENT)) {
+            return new V1ManagementModel(config, desc);
         } else if (name.equals(INTERFACE_ESB)) {
             return new V1EsbInterfaceModel(config, desc);
         } else if (name.startsWith(OperationSelectorModel.OPERATION_SELECTOR)) {
diff --git a/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_0.xsd b/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_0.xsd
index a995a07cd..b4a735290 100644
--- a/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_0.xsd
+++ b/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_0.xsd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  - See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  - limitations under the License.
  -->
-<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
         targetNamespace="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
         xmlns:swyd="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
         xmlns:sca="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/opencsa/sca/200912"
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     <element name="binding.switchyard" type="swyd:SwitchYardBindingType" substitutionGroup="sca:binding" abstract="true"/>
     <complexType name="SwitchYardBindingType" abstract="true">
         <complexContent>
-            <extension base="sca:Binding"/>
+            <extension base="sca:Binding">
+                <attribute name="autoStartup" type="boolean" default="true" use="optional"/>
+            </extension>
         </complexContent>
     </complexType>
 
@@ -259,7 +261,13 @@
           </annotation>
         </attribute>
     </complexType>
-    
+
+    <!-- additional service management extension -->
+    <element name="management" type="swyd:ManagementType"/>
+    <complexType name="ManagementType">
+        <attribute name="autoStartupBindings" type="boolean" default="true"/>
+    </complexType>
+
     <!-- binding.sca extensions -->
     <attribute name="target" type="string"/>
     <attribute name="targetNamespace" type="string"/>
@@ -268,7 +276,7 @@
     
     <!-- service and reference extensions -->
     <attribute name="security" type="string"/>
-    
+
     <!-- Support for using ${property} values in non-string content -->
     <simpleType name="propInteger">
         <union memberTypes="integer swyd:propertyValue"/>
diff --git a/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_1.xsd b/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_1.xsd
index 822419fe3..c7c4645b3 100644
--- a/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_1.xsd
+++ b/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v1/switchyard_1_1.xsd
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     <element name="binding.switchyard" type="swyd:SwitchYardBindingType" substitutionGroup="sca:binding" abstract="true"/>
     <complexType name="SwitchYardBindingType" abstract="true">
         <complexContent>
-            <extension base="sca:Binding"/>
+            <extension base="sca:Binding">
+                <attribute name="autoStartup" type="boolean" default="true" use="optional"/>
+            </extension>
         </complexContent>
     </complexType>
 
@@ -259,7 +261,13 @@
           </annotation>
         </attribute>
     </complexType>
-    
+
+    <!-- additional service management extension -->
+    <element name="management" type="swyd:ManagementType"/>
+    <complexType name="ManagementType">
+        <attribute name="autoStartupBindings" type="boolean" default="true"/>
+    </complexType>
+
     <!-- binding.sca extensions -->
     <attribute name="target" type="string"/>
     <attribute name="targetNamespace" type="string"/>
@@ -268,7 +276,7 @@
     
     <!-- service and reference extensions -->
     <attribute name="security" type="string"/>
-    
+
     <!-- Support for using ${property} values in non-string content -->
     <simpleType name="propInteger">
         <union memberTypes="integer swyd:propertyValue"/>
diff --git a/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v2/switchyard_2_0.xsd b/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v2/switchyard_2_0.xsd
index aea103fb6..6031f3e18 100644
--- a/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v2/switchyard_2_0.xsd
+++ b/config/src/main/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/v2/switchyard_2_0.xsd
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     <element name="binding.switchyard" type="swyd:SwitchYardBindingType" substitutionGroup="sca:binding" abstract="true"/>
     <complexType name="SwitchYardBindingType" abstract="true">
         <complexContent>
-            <extension base="sca:Binding"/>
+            <extension base="sca:Binding">
+                <attribute name="autoStartup" type="boolean" default="true" use="optional"/>
+            </extension>
         </complexContent>
     </complexType>
 
@@ -260,17 +262,23 @@
           </annotation>
         </attribute>
     </complexType>
-    
+
+    <!-- additional service management extension -->
+    <element name="management" type="swyd:ManagementType"/>
+    <complexType name="ManagementType">
+        <attribute name="autoStartupBindings" type="boolean" default="true"/>
+    </complexType>
+
     <!-- binding.sca extensions -->
     <attribute name="target" type="string"/>
     <attribute name="targetNamespace" type="string"/>
     <attribute name="clustered" type="boolean"/>
     <attribute name="loadBalance" type="string"/>
     <attribute name="preferLocal" type="boolean" default="true"/>
-    
+
     <!-- service and reference extensions -->
     <attribute name="security" type="string"/>
-    
+
     <!-- Support for using ${property} values in non-string content -->
     <simpleType name="propInteger">
         <union memberTypes="integer swyd:propertyValue"/>
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68dc0c0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.ModelPuller;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.BindingModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.CompositeServiceModel;
+
+/**
+ * Test auto startup bindings behavior
+ */
+public class AutoStartupBindingsTests {
+
+    private static final String TEST_WHEN_TRUE = "/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestTrue.xml";
+    private static final String TEST_DOMAIN_PROPERTY = "/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestDomainProperty.xml";
+    private static final String TEST_SERVICE_PROPERTY = "/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestServiceProperty.xml";
+    private static final String TEST_BINDING_ATTRIBUTE = "/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestBindingAttribute.xml";
+
+    private ModelPuller<SwitchYardModel> _puller;
+
+    @Before
+    public void before() throws Exception {
+        _puller = new ModelPuller<SwitchYardModel>();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWhenAutoStartupIsTrue() throws Exception {
+        SwitchYardModel model = _puller.pull(TEST_WHEN_TRUE, getClass());
+        checkBindingsAutoStartupValue(model, true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDomainProperty() throws Exception {
+        SwitchYardModel model = _puller.pull(TEST_DOMAIN_PROPERTY, getClass());
+        checkBindingsAutoStartupValue(model, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testServiceProperty() throws Exception {
+        SwitchYardModel model = _puller.pull(TEST_SERVICE_PROPERTY, getClass());
+        checkBindingsAutoStartupValue(model, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBindingAttribute() throws Exception {
+        SwitchYardModel model = _puller.pull(TEST_BINDING_ATTRIBUTE, getClass());
+        checkBindingsAutoStartupValue(model, false);
+    }
+
+    private void checkBindingsAutoStartupValue(SwitchYardModel model, boolean expectedValue) {
+        for (CompositeServiceModel service : model.getComposite().getServices())
+            for (BindingModel binding : service.getBindings())
+                Assert.assertEquals(expectedValue, binding.isAutoStartup());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests.java
index 53fba110c..0f67a3958 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.switchyard.config.model.domain.SecuritiesModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.domain.SecurityModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.property.PropertiesModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.property.PropertyModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.test.java.JavaTransformModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.test.smooks.SmooksConfigModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.test.smooks.SmooksTransformModel;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public void testReadComplete() throws Exception {
         Assert.assertEquals("TestDomain", domain.getName());
         // Verify property configuration
         PropertiesModel props = domain.getProperties();
-        Assert.assertEquals(8, props.getProperties().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(9, props.getProperties().size());
         Assert.assertEquals("bar", props.getPropertyValue("foo"));
         Assert.assertEquals("fish", props.getPropertyValue("tuna"));
         Assert.assertEquals(System.getProperty("user.name"), props.getPropertyValue("userName"));
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestBindingAttribute.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestBindingAttribute.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0b795076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestBindingAttribute.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<switchyard xmlns="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sy="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sca="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/opencsa/sca/200912"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xmlns:bean="urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0"
+            xmlns:soap="urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0 ../composite/test/bean/bean.xsd
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0 ../composite/test/soap/soap.xsd"
+            name="m1app">
+    <sca:composite name="m1app" targetNamespace="urn:m1app:example:1.0">
+        <sca:service name="M1AppService" promote="SimpleService">
+            <soap:binding.soap autoStartup="false">
+                <soap:port secure="true">${soapServiceName:SOAPService}/${soapPortName:SOAPPort}</soap:port>
+                <soap:wsdl description="foobar">${soapWsdlName}.wsdl</soap:wsdl>
+            </soap:binding.soap>
+        </sca:service>
+        <sca:component name="SimpleService">
+            <bean:implementation.bean class="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleBean"/>
+            <sca:service name="SimpleService">
+                <sca:interface.java interface="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleService"/>
+            </sca:service>
+        </sca:component>
+    </sca:composite>
+</switchyard>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestDomainProperty.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestDomainProperty.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..295d8a919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestDomainProperty.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<switchyard xmlns="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sy="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sca="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/opencsa/sca/200912"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xmlns:bean="urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0"
+            xmlns:soap="urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0 ../composite/test/bean/bean.xsd
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0 ../composite/test/soap/soap.xsd"
+            name="m1app">
+    <sca:composite name="m1app" targetNamespace="urn:m1app:example:1.0">
+        <sca:service name="M1AppService" promote="SimpleService">
+            <soap:binding.soap>
+                <soap:port secure="true">${soapServiceName:SOAPService}/${soapPortName:SOAPPort}</soap:port>
+                <soap:wsdl description="foobar">${soapWsdlName}.wsdl</soap:wsdl>
+            </soap:binding.soap>
+        </sca:service>
+        <sca:component name="SimpleService">
+            <bean:implementation.bean class="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleBean"/>
+            <sca:service name="SimpleService">
+                <sca:interface.java interface="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleService"/>
+            </sca:service>
+        </sca:component>
+    </sca:composite>
+    <domain>
+        <properties>
+            <property name="disableAutoStartupBindings" value="true"/>
+        </properties>
+    </domain>
+</switchyard>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestServiceProperty.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestServiceProperty.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1d3e14b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestServiceProperty.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<switchyard xmlns="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sy="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sca="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/opencsa/sca/200912"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xmlns:bean="urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0"
+            xmlns:soap="urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0 ../composite/test/bean/bean.xsd
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0 ../composite/test/soap/soap.xsd"
+            name="m1app">
+    <sca:composite name="m1app" targetNamespace="urn:m1app:example:1.0">
+        <sca:service name="M1AppService" promote="SimpleService">
+            <soap:binding.soap>
+                <soap:port secure="true">${soapServiceName:SOAPService}/${soapPortName:SOAPPort}</soap:port>
+                <soap:wsdl description="foobar">${soapWsdlName}.wsdl</soap:wsdl>
+            </soap:binding.soap>
+            <sca:extensions>
+                <management autoStartupBindings="false"/>
+            </sca:extensions>
+        </sca:service>
+        <sca:component name="SimpleService">
+            <bean:implementation.bean class="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleBean"/>
+            <sca:service name="SimpleService">
+                <sca:interface.java interface="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleService"/>
+            </sca:service>
+        </sca:component>
+    </sca:composite>
+</switchyard>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestTrue.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestTrue.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59aa176e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/AutoStartupBindingsTestTrue.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<switchyard xmlns="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sy="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sca="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/opencsa/sca/200912"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xmlns:bean="urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0"
+            xmlns:soap="urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-bean:1.0 ../composite/test/bean/bean.xsd
+                                urn:switchyard-config:test-soap:1.0 ../composite/test/soap/soap.xsd"
+            name="m1app">
+    <sca:composite name="m1app" targetNamespace="urn:m1app:example:1.0">
+        <sca:service name="M1AppService" promote="SimpleService">
+            <soap:binding.soap>
+                <soap:port secure="true">${soapServiceName:SOAPService}/${soapPortName:SOAPPort}</soap:port>
+                <soap:wsdl description="foobar">${soapWsdlName}.wsdl</soap:wsdl>
+            </soap:binding.soap>
+        </sca:service>
+        <sca:component name="SimpleService">
+            <bean:implementation.bean class="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleBean"/>
+            <sca:service name="SimpleService">
+                <sca:interface.java interface="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleService"/>
+            </sca:service>
+        </sca:component>
+    </sca:composite>
+</switchyard>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Complete.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Complete.xml
index d2abd2d9c..e688c9428 100644
--- a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Complete.xml
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Complete.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@
             name="m1app">
     <sca:composite name="m1app" targetNamespace="urn:m1app:example:1.0">
         <sca:service name="M1AppService" promote="SimpleService">
-            <soap:binding.soap>
+            <soap:binding.soap autoStartup="false">
                 <soap:port secure="true">${soapServiceName:SOAPService}/${soapPortName:SOAPPort}</soap:port>
                 <soap:wsdl description="foobar">${soapWsdlName}.wsdl</soap:wsdl>
             </soap:binding.soap>
+            <sca:extensions>
+                <management autoStartupBindings="false"/>
+            </sca:extensions>
         </sca:service>
         <sca:component name="SimpleService">
             <bean:implementation.bean class="org.switchyard.example.m1app.SimpleBean"/>
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@
             <property name="smooksConfig" value="stuff"/>
             <property name="soapServiceName" value="MyWebService"/>
             <property name="soapWsdlName" value="service"/>
+            <property name="disableBindingsAutoStartup" value="true"/>
         </properties>
         <securities>
             <security callbackHandler="java.lang.Object" name="theSecurityName" rolesAllowed="administrator, user" runAs="leader" securityDomain="theSecurityDomain">
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Fragment.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Fragment.xml
index 2a888f77f..92cdd6116 100644
--- a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Fragment.xml
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Fragment.xml
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@
             name="m1app">
     <sca:composite name="m1app" targetNamespace="urn:m1app:example:1.0">
         <sca:service name="M1AppService" promote="SimpleService">
-            <soap:binding.soap>
+            <soap:binding.soap autoStartup="false">
                 <soap:port secure="true">${soapServiceName:SOAPService}/${soapPortName:SOAPPort}</soap:port>
                 <soap:wsdl description="foobar">${soapWsdlName}.wsdl</soap:wsdl>
             </soap:binding.soap>
+            <sca:extensions>
+                <management autoStartupBindings="false"/>
+            </sca:extensions>
         </sca:service>
     </sca:composite>
 </switchyard>
diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Incomplete.xml b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Incomplete.xml
index 4376256ee..c9212a34f 100644
--- a/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Incomplete.xml
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/org/switchyard/config/model/switchyard/SwitchYardModelTests-Incomplete.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
             <property name="smooksConfig" value="stuff"/>
             <property name="soapServiceName" value="MyWebService"/>
             <property name="soapWsdlName" value="service"/>
+            <property name="disableBindingsAutoStartup" value="true"/>
         </properties>
         <securities>
             <security callbackHandler="java.lang.Object" name="theSecurityName" rolesAllowed="administrator, user" runAs="leader" securityDomain="theSecurityDomain">
diff --git a/deploy/base/src/main/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/Deployment.java b/deploy/base/src/main/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/Deployment.java
index 5b42e8f0b..4ad45b76e 100644
--- a/deploy/base/src/main/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/Deployment.java
+++ b/deploy/base/src/main/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/Deployment.java
@@ -630,8 +630,11 @@ private void deployServiceBindings() {
                 Activation activation = new Activation(activator, service.getQName(), binding, handler);
                 activation.addReference(reference);
                 _serviceBindings.add(activation);
-                
-                handler.start();
+
+                _log.debug("Binding " + binding.getName() + " autoStartup is " + binding.isAutoStartup());
+
+                if (binding.isAutoStartup())
+                    handler.start();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/components/MockActivator.java b/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/components/MockActivator.java
index b37d7209c..a03ae13ba 100644
--- a/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/components/MockActivator.java
+++ b/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/components/MockActivator.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public MockActivator() {
     @Override
     public ServiceHandler activateBinding(QName serviceName, BindingModel config) {
         _activateBindingCalled = true;
-        return _handler;
+        return new MockServiceHandler();
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/DeploymentTest.java b/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/DeploymentTest.java
index c464cdf76..236733f53 100644
--- a/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/DeploymentTest.java
+++ b/deploy/base/src/test/java/org/switchyard/deploy/internal/DeploymentTest.java
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
 import org.switchyard.common.type.Classes;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.BindingModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.ComponentImplementationModel;
+import org.switchyard.config.model.composite.CompositeServiceModel;
 import org.switchyard.config.model.switchyard.EsbInterfaceModel;
 import org.switchyard.deploy.ActivatorLoader;
+import org.switchyard.deploy.Lifecycle;
 import org.switchyard.deploy.ServiceDomainManager;
 import org.switchyard.deploy.components.MockActivator;
 import org.switchyard.deploy.components.config.MockBindingModel;
@@ -373,6 +375,25 @@ public void componentServiceMultiplePromotions() throws Exception {
         Assert.assertEquals(1, testsvcs.size());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test checks binding state after deployment in case when it's marked with autoStartup=false
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testAutoStartupBindings() throws Exception {
+        InputStream swConfigStream = Classes.getResourceAsStream("/switchyard-config-autostartup-01.xml", getClass());
+        Deployment deployment = new Deployment(swConfigStream);
+        swConfigStream.close();
+
+        MockDomain serviceDomain = new MockDomain();
+        deployment.init(serviceDomain, ActivatorLoader.createActivators(serviceDomain));
+        deployment.start();
+
+        Lifecycle.State bindingState = deployment.getGatwayLifecycle(new QName("urn:test:config-autostartup:1.0", "TestService"), "binding1")
+                .getState();
+        Assert.assertEquals(Lifecycle.State.NONE, bindingState);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testDuplicateReference() throws Exception {
         deployWithFail("/naming/duplicate-reference.xml");
diff --git a/deploy/base/src/test/resources/switchyard-config-autostartup-01.xml b/deploy/base/src/test/resources/switchyard-config-autostartup-01.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b83b24ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/base/src/test/resources/switchyard-config-autostartup-01.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+ - Copyright 2013 Red Hat Inc. and/or its affiliates and other contributors.
+ -
+ - Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ - you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ - You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ - Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ - distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ - WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ - See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ - limitations under the License.
+ -->
+<switchyard xmlns="urn:switchyard-config:switchyard:1.0"
+            xmlns:sca="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/opencsa/sca/200912"
+            xmlns:mock="urn:switchyard-component-mock:config:1.0"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="urn:switchyard-component-mock:config:1.0 org/switchyard/component/mock/config/model/v1/mock_1_0.xsd">
+    <sca:composite name="mockBinding" targetNamespace="urn:test:config-autostartup:1.0">
+        <sca:service name="TestService" promote="TestService">
+            <mock:binding.mock name="binding1" autoStartup="false"/>
+        </sca:service>
+        <sca:component name="TestService">
+            <mock:implementation.mock/>
+            <sca:service name="TestService">
+                <interface.esb inputType="java:java.lang.String"/>
+            </sca:service>
+        </sca:component>
+    </sca:composite>
+</switchyard>