diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-camel/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 658c729fb3..76be54088d 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -7,10 +7,22 @@
 
 akka {
   camel {
+    # Whether JMX should be enabled or disabled for the Camel Context
+    jmx = off
+
     consumer {
-       autoAck = true
-       replyTimeout = 1m
-       activationTimeout = 10s
+       # Configured setting which determines whether one-way communications between an endpoint and this consumer actor
+       # should be auto-acknowledged or application-acknowledged.
+       # This flag has only effect when exchange is in-only.
+       auto-ack = on
+
+       # When endpoint is out-capable (can produce responses) reply-timeout is the maximum time
+       # the endpoint can take to send the response before the message exchange fails.
+       # This setting is used for out-capable, in-only, manually acknowledged communication.
+       reply-timeout = 1m
+
+       # The duration of time to await activation of an endpoint.
+       activation-timeout = 10s
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/Camel.scala b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/Camel.scala
index 0ba241590b..7981d091bd 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/Camel.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/Camel.scala
@@ -43,23 +43,30 @@ trait Camel extends ConsumerRegistry with ProducerRegistry with Extension with A
  * Settings for the Camel Extension
  * @param config the config
  */
-class CamelSettings(val config: Config) {
+class CamelSettings private[camel] (config: Config) {
   /**
    * Configured setting for how long the actor should wait for activation before it fails.
    */
-  final val activationTimeout: Duration = Duration(config.getMilliseconds("akka.camel.consumer.activationTimeout"), MILLISECONDS)
+  final val activationTimeout: Duration = Duration(config.getMilliseconds("akka.camel.consumer.activation-timeout"), MILLISECONDS)
+
   /**
-   * Configured setting, When endpoint is out-capable (can produce responses) replyTimeout is the maximum time
+   * Configured setting, when endpoint is out-capable (can produce responses) replyTimeout is the maximum time
    * the endpoint can take to send the response before the message exchange fails.
    * This setting is used for out-capable, in-only, manually acknowledged communication.
    */
-  final val replyTimeout: Duration = Duration(config.getMilliseconds("akka.camel.consumer.replyTimeout"), MILLISECONDS)
+  final val replyTimeout: Duration = Duration(config.getMilliseconds("akka.camel.consumer.reply-timeout"), MILLISECONDS)
+
   /**
    * Configured setting which determines whether one-way communications between an endpoint and this consumer actor
    * should be auto-acknowledged or application-acknowledged.
    * This flag has only effect when exchange is in-only.
    */
-  final val autoAck: Boolean = config.getBoolean("akka.camel.consumer.autoAck")
+  final val autoAck: Boolean = config.getBoolean("akka.camel.consumer.auto-ack")
+
+  /**
+   *
+   */
+  final val jmxStatistics: Boolean = config.getBoolean("akka.camel.jmx")
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/internal/DefaultCamel.scala b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/internal/DefaultCamel.scala
index 59752526f4..df681ba98a 100644
--- a/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/internal/DefaultCamel.scala
+++ b/akka-camel/src/main/scala/akka/camel/internal/DefaultCamel.scala
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ private[camel] class DefaultCamel(val system: ActorSystem) extends Camel {
 
   lazy val context: CamelContext = {
     val ctx = new DefaultCamelContext
+    if (!settings.jmxStatistics) ctx.disableJMX()
     ctx.setName(system.name)
     ctx.setStreamCaching(true)
     ctx.addComponent("akka", new ActorComponent(this, system))