diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mybatis/spring/SqlSessionTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/mybatis/spring/SqlSessionTemplate.java
index eb418ae1a3..fb3378c381 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mybatis/spring/SqlSessionTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mybatis/spring/SqlSessionTemplate.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.apache.ibatis.session.RowBounds;
 import org.apache.ibatis.session.SqlSession;
 import org.apache.ibatis.session.SqlSessionFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslator;
 
 /**
@@ -69,12 +70,12 @@
  * @author Putthibong Boonbong
  * @author Hunter Presnall
  * @author Eduardo Macarron
- * 
+ *
  * @see SqlSessionFactory
  * @see MyBatisExceptionTranslator
  * @version $Id$
  */
-public class SqlSessionTemplate implements SqlSession {
+public class SqlSessionTemplate implements SqlSession, DisposableBean {
 
   private final SqlSessionFactory sqlSessionFactory;
 
@@ -395,6 +396,28 @@ public List<BatchResult> flushStatements() {
   }
 
   /**
+  * Allow gently dispose bean:
+  * <pre>
+  * {@code
+  *
+  * <bean id="sqlSession" class="org.mybatis.spring.SqlSessionTemplate">
+  *  <constructor-arg index="0" ref="sqlSessionFactory" />
+  * </bean>
+  * }
+  *</pre>
+  *
+  * The implementation of {@link DisposableBean} forces spring context to use {@link DisposableBean#destroy()} method instead of {@link SqlSessionTemplate#close()} to shutdown gently.
+  *
+  * @see SqlSessionTemplate#close()
+  * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DisposableBeanAdapter#inferDestroyMethodIfNecessary
+  * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DisposableBeanAdapter#CLOSE_METHOD_NAME
+  */
+  @Override
+  public void destroy() throws Exception {
+  //This method forces spring disposer to avoid call of SqlSessionTemplate.close() which gives UnsupportedOperationException
+  }
+
+    /**
    * Proxy needed to route MyBatis method calls to the proper SqlSession got
    * from Spring's Transaction Manager
    * It also unwraps exceptions thrown by {@code Method#invoke(Object, Object...)} to