diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/camel/component/ActiveObjectComponent.java b/akka-camel/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/camel/component/ActiveObjectComponent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f84788e1fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/camel/component/ActiveObjectComponent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Scalable Solutions AB <http://scalablesolutions.se>
+ */
+
+package se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.component;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+import org.apache.camel.Endpoint;
+import org.apache.camel.Processor;
+import org.apache.camel.component.bean.BeanComponent;
+import org.apache.camel.component.bean.BeanEndpoint;
+import org.apache.camel.component.bean.BeanHolder;
+
+/**
+ * Camel component for accessing active objects.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Krasser
+ */
+public class ActiveObjectComponent extends BeanComponent {
+
+    public static final String DEFAULT_SCHEMA = "actobj";
+
+    private Map<String, Object> registry = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Object>();
+
+    public Map<String, Object> getActiveObjectRegistry() {
+        return registry;
+    }
+
+    protected Endpoint createEndpoint(String uri, String remaining, Map<String, Object> parameters) throws Exception {
+        BeanEndpoint beanEndpoint = new BeanEndpoint(uri, this);
+        beanEndpoint.setBeanName(remaining);
+        beanEndpoint.setBeanHolder(createBeanHolder(remaining));
+        Processor processor = beanEndpoint.getProcessor();
+        setProperties(processor, parameters);
+        return beanEndpoint;
+    }
+
+    private BeanHolder createBeanHolder(String beanName) throws Exception {
+        BeanHolder holder = new ActiveObjectHolder(registry, getCamelContext(), beanName).createCacheHolder();
+        registry.remove(beanName);
+        return holder;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/camel/component/ActiveObjectHolder.java b/akka-camel/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/camel/component/ActiveObjectHolder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..289faeeac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/camel/component/ActiveObjectHolder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Scalable Solutions AB <http://scalablesolutions.se>
+ */
+
+package se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.component;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
+import org.apache.camel.NoSuchBeanException;
+import org.apache.camel.component.bean.BeanInfo;
+import org.apache.camel.component.bean.RegistryBean;
+
+/**
+ * @author Martin Krasser
+ */
+public class ActiveObjectHolder extends RegistryBean {
+
+    private Map<String, Object> activeObjectRegistry;
+        
+    public ActiveObjectHolder(Map<String, Object> activeObjectRegistry, CamelContext context, String name) {
+        super(context, name);
+        this.activeObjectRegistry = activeObjectRegistry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BeanInfo getBeanInfo() {
+        return new BeanInfo(getContext(), getBean().getClass(), getParameterMappingStrategy());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getBean() throws NoSuchBeanException {
+        return activeObjectRegistry.get(getName());
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/CamelContextLifecycle.scala b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/CamelContextLifecycle.scala
index 9aee8f5a1d..1015b56b64 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/CamelContextLifecycle.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/CamelContextLifecycle.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel
 import org.apache.camel.{ProducerTemplate, CamelContext}
 import org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext
 
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.component.ActiveObjectComponent
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
 
 /**
@@ -26,7 +27,18 @@ trait CamelContextLifecycle extends Logging {
   private var _started = false
 
   /**
-   * Returns the managed CamelContext.
+   * Camel component for accessing active objects.
+   */
+  private[camel] var activeObjectComponent: ActiveObjectComponent = _
+
+  /**
+   * Registry in which active objects are TEMPORARILY registered during
+   * creation of Camel routes to active objects.
+   */
+  private[camel] var activeObjectRegistry: java.util.Map[String, AnyRef] = _
+
+  /**
+   *  Returns the managed CamelContext.
    */
   protected def context: CamelContext = _context
 
@@ -80,8 +92,11 @@ trait CamelContextLifecycle extends Logging {
    * caching they can do so after this method returned and prior to calling start.
    */
   def init(context: CamelContext) {
+    this.activeObjectComponent = new ActiveObjectComponent
+    this.activeObjectRegistry = activeObjectComponent.getActiveObjectRegistry
     this.context = context
     this.context.setStreamCaching(true)
+    this.context.addComponent(ActiveObjectComponent.DEFAULT_SCHEMA, activeObjectComponent)
     this.template = context.createProducerTemplate
     _initialized = true
     log.info("Camel context initialized")
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/CamelService.scala b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/CamelService.scala
index 80fa603897..6cf3a607cc 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/CamelService.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/CamelService.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.service
 
-import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.ActorRegistry
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.Actor._
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{AspectInitRegistry, ActorRegistry}
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.CamelContextManager
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.{Bootable, Logging}
 
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ trait CamelService extends Bootable with Logging {
   import CamelContextManager._
 
   private[camel] val consumerPublisher = actorOf[ConsumerPublisher]
-  private[camel] val publishRequestor =  actorOf(new PublishRequestor(consumerPublisher))
+  private[camel] val publishRequestor =  actorOf[PublishRequestor]
+
+  // add listener for actor registration events
+  ActorRegistry.addListener(publishRequestor)
+
+  // add listener for AspectInit registration events
+  AspectInitRegistry.addListener(publishRequestor)
 
   /**
    * Starts the CamelService. Any started actor that is a consumer actor will be (asynchronously)
@@ -38,19 +44,16 @@ trait CamelService extends Bootable with Logging {
     // start actor that exposes consumer actors via Camel endpoints
     consumerPublisher.start
 
-    // add listener for actor registration events
-    ActorRegistry.addRegistrationListener(publishRequestor.start)
-
-    // publish already registered consumer actors
-    for (actor <- ActorRegistry.actors; event <- ConsumerRegistered.forConsumer(actor)) consumerPublisher ! event
+    // init publishRequestor so that buffered and future events are delivered to consumerPublisher
+    publishRequestor ! PublishRequestorInit(consumerPublisher)
   }
 
   /**
    * Stops the CamelService.
    */
   abstract override def onUnload = {
-    ActorRegistry.removeRegistrationListener(publishRequestor)
-    publishRequestor.stop
+    ActorRegistry.removeListener(publishRequestor)
+    AspectInitRegistry.removeListener(publishRequestor)
     consumerPublisher.stop
     stop
     super.onUnload
@@ -82,5 +85,14 @@ object CamelService {
   /**
    * Creates a new CamelService instance.
    */
-  def newInstance: CamelService = new CamelService {}
+  def newInstance: CamelService = new DefaultCamelService
 }
+
+/**
+ * Default CamelService implementation to be created in Java applications with
+ * <pre>
+ * CamelService service = new DefaultCamelService()
+ * </pre>
+ */
+class DefaultCamelService extends CamelService {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/ConsumerPublisher.scala b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/ConsumerPublisher.scala
index 167f3acaa1..5d7ca23961 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/ConsumerPublisher.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/service/ConsumerPublisher.scala
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.service
 
 import java.io.InputStream
+import java.lang.reflect.Method
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 
 import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder
 
-import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{ActorUnregistered, ActorRegistered, Actor, ActorRef}
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor._
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.annotation.consume
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.{Consumer, CamelContextManager}
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.component.ActiveObjectComponent
+import collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 
 /**
  * Actor that publishes consumer actors as Camel endpoints at the CamelContext managed
@@ -22,20 +25,29 @@ import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
  * @author Martin Krasser
  */
 class ConsumerPublisher extends Actor with Logging {
-  @volatile private var publishLatch = new CountDownLatch(0)
-  @volatile private var unpublishLatch = new CountDownLatch(0)
+
+  // TODO: redesign waiting (actor testing) mechanism
+  //       - do not use custom methods on actor
+  //       - only interact by passing messages
+  // TODO: factor out code that is needed for testing
+
+  @volatile private var publishActorLatch = new CountDownLatch(0)
+  @volatile private var unpublishActorLatch = new CountDownLatch(0)
 
   /**
-   * Adds a route to the actor identified by a Publish message to the global CamelContext.
+   *  Adds a route to the actor identified by a Publish message to the global CamelContext.
    */
   protected def receive = {
     case r: ConsumerRegistered => {
       handleConsumerRegistered(r)
-      publishLatch.countDown // needed for testing only.
+      publishActorLatch.countDown // needed for testing only.
     }
     case u: ConsumerUnregistered => {
       handleConsumerUnregistered(u)
-      unpublishLatch.countDown // needed for testing only.
+      unpublishActorLatch.countDown // needed for testing only.
+    }
+    case d: ConsumerMethodRegistered => {
+      handleConsumerMethodDetected(d)
     }
     case _ => { /* ignore */}
   }
@@ -43,24 +55,24 @@ class ConsumerPublisher extends Actor with Logging {
   /**
    * Sets the expected number of actors to be published. Used for testing only.
    */
-  private[camel] def expectPublishCount(count: Int): Unit =
-    publishLatch = new CountDownLatch(count)
+  private[camel] def expectPublishActorCount(count: Int): Unit =
+    publishActorLatch = new CountDownLatch(count)
 
   /**
    * Sets the expected number of actors to be unpublished. Used for testing only.
    */
-  private[camel] def expectUnpublishCount(count: Int): Unit =
-    unpublishLatch = new CountDownLatch(count)
+  private[camel] def expectUnpublishActorCount(count: Int): Unit =
+    unpublishActorLatch = new CountDownLatch(count)
 
   /**
    * Waits for the expected number of actors to be published. Used for testing only.
    */
-  private[camel] def awaitPublish = publishLatch.await
+  private[camel] def awaitPublishActor = publishActorLatch.await
 
   /**
    * Waits for the expected number of actors to be unpublished. Used for testing only.
    */
-  private[camel] def awaitUnpublish = unpublishLatch.await
+  private[camel] def awaitUnpublishActor = unpublishActorLatch.await
 
   /**
    * Creates a route to the registered consumer actor.
@@ -77,6 +89,17 @@ class ConsumerPublisher extends Actor with Logging {
     CamelContextManager.context.stopRoute(event.id)
     log.info("unpublished actor %s (%s) from endpoint %s" format (event.clazz, event.id, event.uri))
   }
+
+  private def handleConsumerMethodDetected(event: ConsumerMethodRegistered) {
+    // using the actor uuid is highly experimental
+    val objectId = event.init.actorRef.uuid
+    val targetClass = event.init.target.getName
+    val targetMethod = event.method.getName
+
+    CamelContextManager.activeObjectRegistry.put(objectId, event.activeObject)
+    CamelContextManager.context.addRoutes(new ConsumerMethodRoute(event.uri, objectId, targetMethod))
+    log.info("published method %s.%s (%s) at endpoint %s" format (targetClass, targetMethod, objectId, event.uri))
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -90,6 +113,12 @@ class ConsumerPublisher extends Actor with Logging {
  * @author Martin Krasser
  */
 class ConsumerRoute(val endpointUri: String, id: String, uuid: Boolean) extends RouteBuilder {
+  //
+  //
+  // TODO: factor out duplicated code from ConsumerRoute and ConsumerMethodRoute
+  //
+  //
+
   // TODO: make conversions configurable
   private val bodyConversions = Map(
     "file" -> classOf[InputStream]
@@ -106,20 +135,69 @@ class ConsumerRoute(val endpointUri: String, id: String, uuid: Boolean) extends
   private def actorUri = (if (uuid) "actor:uuid:%s" else "actor:id:%s") format id
 }
 
+class ConsumerMethodRoute(val endpointUri: String, id: String, method: String) extends RouteBuilder {
+  //
+  //
+  // TODO: factor out duplicated code from ConsumerRoute and ConsumerMethodRoute
+  //
+  //
+  
+  // TODO: make conversions configurable
+  private val bodyConversions = Map(
+    "file" -> classOf[InputStream]
+  )
+
+  def configure = {
+    val schema = endpointUri take endpointUri.indexOf(":") // e.g. "http" from "http://whatever/..."
+    bodyConversions.get(schema) match {
+      case Some(clazz) => from(endpointUri).convertBodyTo(clazz).to(activeObjectUri)
+      case None        => from(endpointUri).to(activeObjectUri)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def activeObjectUri = "%s:%s?method=%s" format (ActiveObjectComponent.DEFAULT_SCHEMA, id, method)
+}
+
 /**
  * A registration listener that triggers publication and un-publication of consumer actors.
  *
  * @author Martin Krasser
  */
-class PublishRequestor(consumerPublisher: ActorRef) extends Actor {
+class PublishRequestor extends Actor {
+  private val events = ListBuffer[ConsumerEvent]()
+  private var publisher: Option[ActorRef] = None
+
   protected def receive = {
-    case ActorRegistered(actor)   => for (event <- ConsumerRegistered.forConsumer(actor)) consumerPublisher ! event
-    case ActorUnregistered(actor) => for (event <- ConsumerUnregistered.forConsumer(actor)) consumerPublisher ! event
+    case ActorRegistered(actor) =>
+      for (event <- ConsumerRegistered.forConsumer(actor)) deliverCurrentEvent(event)
+    case ActorUnregistered(actor) => 
+      for (event <- ConsumerUnregistered.forConsumer(actor)) deliverCurrentEvent(event)
+    case AspectInitRegistered(proxy, init) =>
+      for (event <- ConsumerMethodRegistered.forConsumer(proxy, init)) deliverCurrentEvent(event)
+    case PublishRequestorInit(pub) => {
+      publisher = Some(pub)
+      deliverBufferedEvents
+    }
+    case _ => { /* ignore */ }
+  }
+
+  private def deliverCurrentEvent(event: ConsumerEvent) = {
+    publisher match {
+      case Some(pub) => pub ! event
+      case None      => events += event
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def deliverBufferedEvents = {
+    for (event <- events) deliverCurrentEvent(event)
+    events.clear
   }
 }
 
+case class PublishRequestorInit(consumerPublisher: ActorRef)
+
 /**
- * Consumer actor lifecycle event.
+ * A consumer event.
  *
  * @author Martin Krasser
  */
@@ -151,6 +229,8 @@ case class ConsumerRegistered(clazz: String, uri: String, id: String, uuid: Bool
  */
 case class ConsumerUnregistered(clazz: String, uri: String, id: String, uuid: Boolean) extends ConsumerEvent
 
+case class ConsumerMethodRegistered(activeObject: AnyRef, init: AspectInit, uri: String, method: Method) extends ConsumerEvent
+
 /**
  * @author Martin Krasser
  */
@@ -179,6 +259,17 @@ private[camel] object ConsumerUnregistered {
   }
 }
 
+private[camel] object ConsumerMethodRegistered {
+  def forConsumer(activeObject: AnyRef, init: AspectInit): List[ConsumerMethodRegistered] = {
+    // TODO: support/test annotations on interface methods
+    // TODO: support/test annotations on superclass methods
+    // TODO: document that overloaded methods are not supported
+    if (init.remoteAddress.isDefined) Nil // let remote node publish active object methods on endpoints
+    else for (m <- activeObject.getClass.getMethods.toList; if (m.isAnnotationPresent(classOf[consume])))
+    yield ConsumerMethodRegistered(activeObject, init, m.getAnnotation(classOf[consume]).value, m)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Describes a consumer actor with elements that are relevant for publishing an actor at a
  * Camel endpoint (or unpublishing an actor from an endpoint).
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/CamelServiceFeatureTest.scala b/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/CamelServiceFeatureTest.scala
index fd106f799f..26b31daffa 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/CamelServiceFeatureTest.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/CamelServiceFeatureTest.scala
@@ -33,21 +33,23 @@ object CamelServiceFeatureTest {
 class CamelServiceFeatureTest extends FeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with GivenWhenThen {
   import CamelServiceFeatureTest._
 
-  var service: CamelService = CamelService.newInstance
+  var service: CamelService = _
 
   override protected def beforeAll = {
     ActorRegistry.shutdownAll
+    // create new CamelService instance
+    service = CamelService.newInstance
     // register test consumer before starting the CamelService
     actorOf(new TestConsumer("direct:publish-test-1")).start
-    // Consigure a custom camel route
+    // Configure a custom camel route
     CamelContextManager.init
     CamelContextManager.context.addRoutes(new TestRoute)
     // set expectations for testing purposes
-    service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectPublishCount(1)
+    service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectPublishActorCount(1)
     // start the CamelService
     service.load
     // await publication of first test consumer
-    service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitPublish
+    service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitPublishActor
   }
 
   override protected def afterAll = {
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@ class CamelServiceFeatureTest extends FeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with Gi
     scenario("access registered consumer actors via Camel direct-endpoints") {
 
       given("two consumer actors registered before and after CamelService startup")
-      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectPublishCount(1)
+      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectPublishActorCount(1)
       actorOf(new TestConsumer("direct:publish-test-2")).start
-      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitPublish
+      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitPublishActor
 
       when("requests are sent to these actors")
       val response1 = CamelContextManager.template.requestBody("direct:publish-test-1", "msg1")
@@ -81,14 +83,14 @@ class CamelServiceFeatureTest extends FeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with Gi
 
       given("a consumer actor that has been stopped")
       assert(CamelContextManager.context.hasEndpoint(endpointUri) eq null)
-      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectPublishCount(1)
+      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectPublishActorCount(1)
       val consumer = actorOf(new TestConsumer(endpointUri)).start
-      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitPublish
+      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitPublishActor
       assert(CamelContextManager.context.hasEndpoint(endpointUri) ne null)
 
-      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectUnpublishCount(1)
+      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].expectUnpublishActorCount(1)
       consumer.stop
-      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitUnpublish
+      service.consumerPublisher.actor.asInstanceOf[ConsumerPublisher].awaitUnpublishActor
       // endpoint is still there but the route has been stopped
       assert(CamelContextManager.context.hasEndpoint(endpointUri) ne null)
 
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/PublishRequestorTest.scala b/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/PublishRequestorTest.scala
index a7f1685de1..f8fbd7841e 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/PublishRequestorTest.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/test/scala/service/PublishRequestorTest.scala
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.service
 import _root_.org.junit.{Before, After, Test}
 import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitSuite
 
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{Actor, ActorRef, ActorRegistry, ActorRegistered, ActorUnregistered}
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.Actor._
+
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.Consumer
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.support.{Receive, Countdown}
-import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{Actor, ActorRef, ActorRegistry, ActorRegistered, ActorUnregistered}
-import Actor._
 
 object PublishRequestorTest {
   class PublisherMock extends Actor with Receive[ConsumerEvent] {
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ class PublishRequestorTest extends JUnitSuite {
 
   @Before def setUp = {
     publisher = actorOf(new PublisherMock with Countdown[ConsumerEvent]).start
-    requestor = actorOf(new PublishRequestor(publisher)).start
+    requestor = actorOf(new PublishRequestor).start
+    requestor ! PublishRequestorInit(publisher)
     consumer = actorOf(new Actor with Consumer {
       def endpointUri = "mock:test"
       protected def receive = null
     }).start
+
   }
 
   @After def tearDown = {
diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/annotation/consume.java b/akka-core/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/annotation/consume.java
index 11552609f5..1a8e5c8db6 100644
--- a/akka-core/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/annotation/consume.java
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/annotation/consume.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
 public @interface consume {
 
     public abstract String value();
diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala b/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala
index 9ec943cfc6..2d83cf2ba4 100644
--- a/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ object ActiveObject extends Logging {
 
 }
 
-private[akka] object AspectInitRegistry {
+private[akka] object AspectInitRegistry extends ListenerManagement {
   private val initializations = new java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap[AnyRef, AspectInit]
 
   def initFor(target: AnyRef) = {
@@ -485,9 +485,16 @@ private[akka] object AspectInitRegistry {
     init
   }
 
-  def register(target: AnyRef, init: AspectInit) = initializations.put(target, init)
+  def register(target: AnyRef, init: AspectInit) = {
+    val res = initializations.put(target, init)
+    foreachListener(_ ! AspectInitRegistered(target, init))
+    res
+  }
 }
 
+private[akka] sealed trait AspectInitRegistryEvent
+private[akka] case class AspectInitRegistered(proxy: AnyRef, init: AspectInit) extends AspectInitRegistryEvent
+
 private[akka] sealed case class AspectInit(
   val target: Class[_],
   val actorRef: ActorRef,
diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActorRegistry.scala b/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActorRegistry.scala
index ea77b2c6b7..5943985b57 100644
--- a/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActorRegistry.scala
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/ActorRegistry.scala
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor
 
-import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
-
 import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 import scala.reflect.Manifest
 import java.util.concurrent.{CopyOnWriteArrayList, ConcurrentHashMap}
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.ListenerManagement
 
 sealed trait ActorRegistryEvent
 case class ActorRegistered(actor: ActorRef) extends ActorRegistryEvent
@@ -26,11 +25,10 @@ case class ActorUnregistered(actor: ActorRef) extends ActorRegistryEvent
  *
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
-object ActorRegistry extends Logging {
+object ActorRegistry extends ListenerManagement {
   private val actorsByUUID =          new ConcurrentHashMap[String, ActorRef]
   private val actorsById =            new ConcurrentHashMap[String, List[ActorRef]]
   private val actorsByClassName =     new ConcurrentHashMap[String, List[ActorRef]]
-  private val registrationListeners = new CopyOnWriteArrayList[ActorRef]
 
   /**
    * Returns all actors in the system.
@@ -135,29 +133,4 @@ object ActorRegistry extends Logging {
     actorsByClassName.clear
     log.info("All actors have been shut down and unregistered from ActorRegistry")
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Adds the registration <code>listener</code> this this registry's listener list.
-   */
-  def addRegistrationListener(listener: ActorRef) = {
-    listener.start
-    registrationListeners.add(listener)
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Removes the registration <code>listener</code> this this registry's listener list.
-   */
-  def removeRegistrationListener(listener: ActorRef) = {
-    listener.stop
-    registrationListeners.remove(listener)
-  }
-
-  private def foreachListener(f: (ActorRef) => Unit) {
-    val iterator = registrationListeners.iterator
-    while (iterator.hasNext) {
-      val listener = iterator.next
-      if (listener.isRunning) f(listener)
-      else log.warning("Can't send ActorRegistryEvent to [%s] since it is not running.", listener)
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/scala/util/ListenerManagement.scala b/akka-core/src/main/scala/util/ListenerManagement.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdee9d1c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/scala/util/ListenerManagement.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Scalable Solutions AB <http://scalablesolutions.se>
+ */
+
+package se.scalablesolutions.akka.util
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
+
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.ActorRef
+
+/**
+ * A manager for listener actors. Intended for mixin by observables. 
+ *
+ * @author Martin Krasser
+ */
+trait ListenerManagement extends Logging {
+
+  private val listeners = new CopyOnWriteArrayList[ActorRef]
+
+  /**
+   * Adds the <code>listener</code> this this registry's listener list.
+   * The <code>listener</code> is started by this method.
+   */
+  def addListener(listener: ActorRef) = {
+    listener.start
+    listeners.add(listener)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes the <code>listener</code> this this registry's listener list.
+   * The <code>listener</code> is stopped by this method.
+   */
+  def removeListener(listener: ActorRef) = {
+    listener.stop
+    listeners.remove(listener)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Execute <code>f</code> with each listener as argument.
+   */
+  protected def foreachListener(f: (ActorRef) => Unit) {
+    val iterator = listeners.iterator
+    while (iterator.hasNext) {
+      val listener = iterator.next
+      if (listener.isRunning) f(listener)
+      else log.warning("Can't notify [%s] since it is not running.", listener)
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/java/sample/camel/Consumer10.java b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/java/sample/camel/Consumer10.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af1ccaf8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/java/sample/camel/Consumer10.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package sample.camel;
+
+import org.apache.camel.Body;
+import org.apache.camel.Header;
+
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.annotation.consume;
+
+/**
+ * @author Martin Krasser
+ */
+public class Consumer10 {
+
+    @consume("file:data/input2")
+    public void foo(String body) {
+        System.out.println("Received message:");
+        System.out.println(body);
+    }
+
+    @consume("jetty:http://0.0.0.0:8877/camel/active")
+    public String bar(@Body String body, @Header("name") String header) {
+        return String.format("%s %s", body, header);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Actors.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Actors.scala
index 93aaa08ff6..157ae195ea 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Actors.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Actors.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Producer1 extends Actor with Producer {
 }
 
 class Consumer1 extends Actor with Consumer with Logging {
-  def endpointUri = "file:data/input"
+  def endpointUri = "file:data/input1"
 
   def receive = {
     case msg: Message => log.info("received %s" format msg.bodyAs[String])
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Boot.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Boot.scala
index 5b08e15a1a..29e65c3051 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Boot.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Boot.scala
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext
 import org.apache.camel.spring.spi.ApplicationContextRegistry
 import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext
 
-import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.SupervisorFactory
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.Actor._
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.CamelContextManager
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.config.ScalaConfig._
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{ActiveObject, SupervisorFactory}
 
 /**
  * @author Martin Krasser
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ class Boot {
 
   actorOf[Consumer4].start // POSTing "stop" to http://0.0.0.0:8877/camel/stop stops and unpublishes this actor
   actorOf[Consumer5].start // POSTing any msg to http://0.0.0.0:8877/camel/start starts and published Consumer4 again.
+
+  // Publish active object methods on endpoints
+  ActiveObject.newInstance(classOf[Consumer10])
 }
 
 class CustomRouteBuilder extends RouteBuilder {