diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/senders/blocking/BlockingMsgSender.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/senders/blocking/BlockingMsgSender.java
index 82e5df42d0..8249a9896b 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/senders/blocking/BlockingMsgSender.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/senders/blocking/BlockingMsgSender.java
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ public void send(EndpointDefinition endpointDefinition, MessageContext synapseIn
                 axisInMsgCtx.getProperty(SynapseConstants.NO_KEEPALIVE));
         axisOutMsgCtx.setProperty(SynapseConstants.NO_DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
                 axisInMsgCtx.getProperty(SynapseConstants.NO_DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE));
+        axisOutMsgCtx.setProperty(SynapseConstants.NO_KEEPALIVE,
+                axisInMsgCtx.getProperty(SynapseConstants.NO_KEEPALIVE));
         // Fill MessageContext
         BlockingMsgSenderUtils.fillMessageContext(endpointDefinition, axisOutMsgCtx, synapseInMsgCtx);
         if (JsonUtil.hasAJsonPayload(axisInMsgCtx)) {