diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/resources/context-standalone.xml b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/resources/context-standalone.xml
index a493678817..f0932ce1b3 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/resources/context-standalone.xml
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/resources/context-standalone.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.5.xsd
 http://www.akkasource.org/schema/akka
 http://scalablesolutions.se/akka/akka.xsd">
 
-  <akka:active-object id="blah2" target="sample.camel.BeanImpl" timeout="1000" />
+  <akka:active-object id="pojo3" target="sample.camel.BeanImpl" timeout="1000" />
 
 </beans>
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 f5335e5ecd..924cb6c9e5 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Boot.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/Boot.scala
@@ -27,14 +27,18 @@ class Boot {
   CamelContextManager.context.addRoutes(new CustomRouteBuilder)
 
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // Basic example (using a supervisor for consumer actors)
+  // Basic example
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  val supervisor = Supervisor(
-    SupervisorConfig(
-      RestartStrategy(OneForOne, 3, 100, List(classOf[Exception])),
-      Supervise(actorOf[Consumer1], LifeCycle(Permanent)) ::
-      Supervise(actorOf[Consumer2], LifeCycle(Permanent)) :: Nil))
+  actorOf[Consumer1].start
+  actorOf[Consumer2].start
+
+  // Alternatively, use a supervisor for these actors
+  //val supervisor = Supervisor(
+  //  SupervisorConfig(
+  //    RestartStrategy(OneForOne, 3, 100, List(classOf[Exception])),
+  //    Supervise(actorOf[Consumer1], LifeCycle(Permanent)) ::
+  //    Supervise(actorOf[Consumer2], LifeCycle(Permanent)) :: Nil))
 
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Routing example
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/ServerApplication.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/ServerApplication.scala
index 8f53bbb866..7d90e89720 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/ServerApplication.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/ServerApplication.scala
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ object ServerApplication {
   //
 
   def main(args: Array[String]) {
-    val camelService = CamelService.newInstance
-    camelService.load
+    val camelService = CamelService.newInstance.load
     RemoteNode.start("localhost", 7777)
     RemoteNode.register("remote2", actorOf[RemoteActor2].start)
   }
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/StandaloneApplication.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/StandaloneApplication.scala
index ebfabe9ce2..aa4292696a 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/StandaloneApplication.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/StandaloneApplication.scala
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package sample.camel
 
 import org.apache.camel.impl.{DefaultCamelContext, SimpleRegistry}
 import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder
+import org.apache.camel.spring.spi.ApplicationContextRegistry
+import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext
 
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.camel.{CamelService, CamelContextManager}
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{ActorRegistry, ActiveObject}
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{ActorRegistry, ActiveObject}
 /**
  * @author Martin Krasser
  */
-object PlainApplication {
+object StandaloneApplication {
   def main(args: Array[String]) {
     import CamelContextManager.context
 
@@ -20,19 +22,18 @@ object PlainApplication {
 
     // customize CamelContext
     CamelContextManager.init(new DefaultCamelContext(registry))
-    CamelContextManager.context.addRoutes(new PlainApplicationRoute)
+    CamelContextManager.context.addRoutes(new StandaloneApplicationRoute)
 
     // start CamelService
-    val camelService = CamelService.newInstance
-    camelService.load
+    val camelService = CamelService.newInstance.load
+
+    // access 'externally' registered active objects
+    assert("hello msg1" == context.createProducerTemplate.requestBody("direct:test1", "msg1"))
+    assert("hello msg2" == context.createProducerTemplate.requestBody("direct:test2", "msg2"))
 
     // 'internally' register active object (requires CamelService)
     ActiveObject.newInstance(classOf[ConsumerPojo2])
 
-    // access 'externally' registered active objects with active-object component
-    assert("hello msg1" == context.createProducerTemplate.requestBody("direct:test1", "msg1"))
-    assert("hello msg2" == context.createProducerTemplate.requestBody("direct:test2", "msg2"))
-
     // internal registration is done in background. Wait a bit ...
     Thread.sleep(1000)
 
@@ -48,13 +49,43 @@ object PlainApplication {
   }
 }
 
-class PlainApplicationRoute extends RouteBuilder {
+class StandaloneApplicationRoute extends RouteBuilder {
   def configure = {
+    // routes to active objects (in SimpleRegistry)
     from("direct:test1").to("active-object:pojo1?method=foo")
     from("direct:test2").to("active-object:pojo2?method=foo")
   }
 }
 
-object SpringApplication {
-  // TODO
+object StandaloneSpringApplication {
+  def main(args: Array[String]) {
+    import CamelContextManager.context
+
+    // use Spring application context as active object registry
+    val springctx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("/context-standalone.xml")
+    val registry = new ApplicationContextRegistry(springctx)
+
+    // customize CamelContext
+    CamelContextManager.init(new DefaultCamelContext(registry))
+    CamelContextManager.context.addRoutes(new StandaloneSpringApplicationRoute)
+
+    // start CamelService
+    val camelService = CamelService.newInstance.load
+
+    // access 'externally' registered active objects with active-object component
+    assert("hello msg3" == context.createProducerTemplate.requestBody("direct:test3", "msg3"))
+
+    // shutdown CamelService
+    camelService.unload
+
+    // shutdown all (internally) created actors
+    ActorRegistry.shutdownAll
+  }
 }
+
+class StandaloneSpringApplicationRoute extends RouteBuilder {
+  def configure = {
+    // routes to active object (in ApplicationContextRegistry)
+    from("direct:test3").to("active-object:pojo3?method=foo")
+  }
+}
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