diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/FluxMessageChannel.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/FluxMessageChannel.java
index 484d244ad45..34d80b52d59 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/FluxMessageChannel.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/FluxMessageChannel.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
@@ -100,18 +101,42 @@ public void subscribe(Subscriber<? super Message<?>> subscriber) {
 				.share()
 				.subscribe(subscriber);
 
-		this.upstreamSubscriptions.add(
+		Mono<Boolean> subscribersBarrier =
 				Mono.fromCallable(() -> this.sink.currentSubscriberCount() > 0)
 						.filter(Boolean::booleanValue)
 						.doOnNext(this.subscribedSignal::tryEmitNext)
 						.repeatWhenEmpty((repeat) ->
-								this.active ? repeat.delayElements(Duration.ofMillis(100)) : repeat) // NOSONAR
-						.subscribe());
+								this.active ? repeat.delayElements(Duration.ofMillis(100)) : repeat); // NOSONAR
+
+		addPublisherToSubscribe(Flux.from(subscribersBarrier));
+	}
+
+	private void addPublisherToSubscribe(Flux<?> publisher) {
+		AtomicReference<Disposable> disposableReference = new AtomicReference<>();
+
+		Disposable disposable =
+				publisher
+						.doOnTerminate(() -> disposeUpstreamSubscription(disposableReference))
+						.subscribe();
+
+		if (!disposable.isDisposed()) {
+			if (this.upstreamSubscriptions.add(disposable)) {
+				disposableReference.set(disposable);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void disposeUpstreamSubscription(AtomicReference<Disposable> disposableReference) {
+		Disposable disposable = disposableReference.get();
+		if (disposable != null) {
+			this.upstreamSubscriptions.remove(disposable);
+			disposable.dispose();
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void subscribeTo(Publisher<? extends Message<?>> publisher) {
-		this.upstreamSubscriptions.add(
+		Flux<Object> upstreamPublisher =
 				Flux.from(publisher)
 						.delaySubscription(this.subscribedSignal.asFlux().filter(Boolean::booleanValue).next())
 						.publishOn(this.scheduler)
@@ -119,8 +144,9 @@ public void subscribeTo(Publisher<? extends Message<?>> publisher) {
 								Mono.just(message)
 										.handle((messageToHandle, syncSink) -> sendReactiveMessage(messageToHandle))
 										.contextWrite(StaticMessageHeaderAccessor.getReactorContext(message)))
-						.contextCapture()
-						.subscribe());
+						.contextCapture();
+
+		addPublisherToSubscribe(upstreamPublisher);
 	}
 
 	private void sendReactiveMessage(Message<?> message) {
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/reactive/FluxMessageChannelTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/reactive/FluxMessageChannelTests.java
index 9fdfb392d57..40fb4d3aa76 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/reactive/FluxMessageChannelTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/reactive/FluxMessageChannelTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import reactor.core.Disposable;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -144,6 +146,25 @@ void testFluxMessageChannelCleanUp() throws InterruptedException {
 				.until(() -> TestUtils.getPropertyValue(flux, "sink.sink.done", Boolean.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void noMemoryLeakInFluxMessageChannelForVolatilePublishers() {
+		FluxMessageChannel messageChannel = new FluxMessageChannel();
+
+		StepVerifier stepVerifier = StepVerifier.create(messageChannel)
+				.expectNextCount(3)
+				.thenCancel()
+				.verifyLater();
+
+		messageChannel.subscribeTo(Mono.just(new GenericMessage<>("test")));
+		messageChannel.subscribeTo(Flux.just("test1", "test2").map(GenericMessage::new));
+
+		stepVerifier.verify();
+
+		Disposable.Composite upstreamSubscriptions =
+				TestUtils.getPropertyValue(messageChannel, "upstreamSubscriptions", Disposable.Composite.class);
+		assertThat(upstreamSubscriptions.size()).isEqualTo(0);
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableIntegration
 	public static class TestConfiguration {