diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
index d69af307d8..cf586c0b42 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             elementFormDefault="qualified"
             version="1.0">
 
-   <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/xml.xsd"/>
+   <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="xml.xsd"/>
 
    <xsd:element name="core" type="configurationType"/>
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/xml.xsd b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/xml.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a803bec37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/xml.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xml:lang="en">
+
+ <xs:annotation>
+  <xs:documentation>
+   See http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace.html and
+   http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml for information about this namespace.
+
+    This schema document describes the XML namespace, in a form
+    suitable for import by other schema documents.  
+
+    Note that local names in this namespace are intended to be defined
+    only by the World Wide Web Consortium or its subgroups.  The
+    following names are currently defined in this namespace and should
+    not be used with conflicting semantics by any Working Group,
+    specification, or document instance:
+
+    base (as an attribute name): denotes an attribute whose value
+         provides a URI to be used as the base for interpreting any
+         relative URIs in the scope of the element on which it
+         appears; its value is inherited.  This name is reserved
+         by virtue of its definition in the XML Base specification.
+
+    id   (as an attribute name): denotes an attribute whose value
+         should be interpreted as if declared to be of type ID.
+         The xml:id specification is not yet a W3C Recommendation,
+         but this attribute is included here to facilitate experimentation
+         with the mechanisms it proposes.  Note that it is _not_ included
+         in the specialAttrs attribute group.
+
+    lang (as an attribute name): denotes an attribute whose value
+         is a language code for the natural language of the content of
+         any element; its value is inherited.  This name is reserved
+         by virtue of its definition in the XML specification.
+  
+    space (as an attribute name): denotes an attribute whose
+         value is a keyword indicating what whitespace processing
+         discipline is intended for the content of the element; its
+         value is inherited.  This name is reserved by virtue of its
+         definition in the XML specification.
+
+    Father (in any context at all): denotes Jon Bosak, the chair of 
+         the original XML Working Group.  This name is reserved by 
+         the following decision of the W3C XML Plenary and 
+         XML Coordination groups:
+
+             In appreciation for his vision, leadership and dedication
+             the W3C XML Plenary on this 10th day of February, 2000
+             reserves for Jon Bosak in perpetuity the XML name
+             xml:Father
+  </xs:documentation>
+ </xs:annotation>
+
+ <xs:annotation>
+  <xs:documentation>This schema defines attributes and an attribute group
+        suitable for use by
+        schemas wishing to allow xml:base, xml:lang, xml:space or xml:id
+        attributes on elements they define.
+
+        To enable this, such a schema must import this schema
+        for the XML namespace, e.g. as follows:
+        &lt;schema . . .>
+         . . .
+         &lt;import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"
+                    schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/xml.xsd"/>
+
+        Subsequently, qualified reference to any of the attributes
+        or the group defined below will have the desired effect, e.g.
+
+        &lt;type . . .>
+         . . .
+         &lt;attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
+ 
+         will define a type which will schema-validate an instance
+         element with any of those attributes</xs:documentation>
+ </xs:annotation>
+
+ <xs:annotation>
+  <xs:documentation>In keeping with the XML Schema WG's standard versioning
+   policy, this schema document will persist at
+   http://www.w3.org/2005/08/xml.xsd.
+   At the date of issue it can also be found at
+   http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd.
+   The schema document at that URI may however change in the future,
+   in order to remain compatible with the latest version of XML Schema
+   itself, or with the XML namespace itself.  In other words, if the XML
+   Schema or XML namespaces change, the version of this document at
+   http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd will change
+   accordingly; the version at
+   http://www.w3.org/2005/08/xml.xsd will not change.
+  </xs:documentation>
+ </xs:annotation>
+
+ <xs:attribute name="lang">
+  <xs:annotation>
+   <xs:documentation>Attempting to install the relevant ISO 2- and 3-letter
+         codes as the enumerated possible values is probably never
+         going to be a realistic possibility.  See
+         RFC 3066 at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt and the IANA registry
+         at http://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-tag-apps.htm for
+         further information.
+
+         The union allows for the 'un-declaration' of xml:lang with
+         the empty string.</xs:documentation>
+  </xs:annotation>
+  <xs:simpleType>
+   <xs:union memberTypes="xs:language">
+    <xs:simpleType>    
+     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+      <xs:enumeration value=""/>
+     </xs:restriction>
+    </xs:simpleType>
+   </xs:union>
+  </xs:simpleType>
+ </xs:attribute>
+
+ <xs:attribute name="space">
+  <xs:simpleType>
+   <xs:restriction base="xs:NCName">
+    <xs:enumeration value="default"/>
+    <xs:enumeration value="preserve"/>
+   </xs:restriction>
+  </xs:simpleType>
+ </xs:attribute>
+
+ <xs:attribute name="base" type="xs:anyURI">
+  <xs:annotation>
+   <xs:documentation>See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlbase/ for
+                     information about this attribute.</xs:documentation>
+  </xs:annotation>
+ </xs:attribute>
+ 
+ <xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:ID">
+  <xs:annotation>
+   <xs:documentation>See http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-id/ for
+                     information about this attribute.</xs:documentation>
+  </xs:annotation>
+ </xs:attribute>
+
+ <xs:attributeGroup name="specialAttrs">
+  <xs:attribute ref="xml:base"/>
+  <xs:attribute ref="xml:lang"/>
+  <xs:attribute ref="xml:space"/>
+ </xs:attributeGroup>
+
+</xs:schema>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3aa89f71b2..0cfb9e1fd4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1605,6 +1605,7 @@
                   <exclude>**/*.iml</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/*.jceks</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/*.jks</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/xml.xsd</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/json/**</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/Base64.java</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/.settings/**</exclude>