diff --git a/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactory.java b/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactory.java
index b55367fd9f..95f23f7104 100644
--- a/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactory.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class PooledConnectionFactory implements ConnectionFactory, Service {
                 public ConnectionPool makeObject(ConnectionKey key) throws Exception {
                     ActiveMQConnection delegate = createConnection(key);
 
-                    ConnectionPool connection = new ConnectionPool(delegate);
+                    ConnectionPool connection = createConnectionPool(delegate);
                     connection.setIdleTimeout(getIdleTimeout());
                     connection.setExpiryTimeout(getExpiryTimeout());
                     connection.setMaximumActiveSessionPerConnection(getMaximumActiveSessionPerConnection());
@@ -484,4 +484,16 @@ public class PooledConnectionFactory implements ConnectionFactory, Service {
      */
     public void setPoolFactory(ObjectPoolFactory<?> factory) {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Delegate that creates each instance of an ConnectionPool object.  Subclasses can override
+     * this method to customize the type of connection pool returned.
+     *
+     * @param connection
+     *
+     * @return instance of a new ConnectionPool.
+     */
+    protected ConnectionPool createConnectionPool(ActiveMQConnection connection) {
+        return new ConnectionPool(connection);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XaPooledConnectionFactory.java b/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XaPooledConnectionFactory.java
index bb34730867..dcf6ac2213 100644
--- a/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XaPooledConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XaPooledConnectionFactory.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class XaPooledConnectionFactory extends PooledConnectionFactory {
         this.transactionManager = transactionManager;
     }
 
+    @Override
     protected ConnectionPool createConnectionPool(ActiveMQConnection connection) {
         return new XaConnectionPool(connection, getTransactionManager());
     }
diff --git a/activemq-pool/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XAConnectionPoolTest.java b/activemq-pool/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XAConnectionPoolTest.java
index 4d29bebb78..f9486df310 100644
--- a/activemq-pool/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XAConnectionPoolTest.java
+++ b/activemq-pool/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/XAConnectionPoolTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import javax.transaction.Transaction;
 import javax.transaction.TransactionManager;
 import javax.transaction.xa.XAResource;
 import org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQXAConnectionFactory;
+import org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQXASession;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQTopic;
 import org.apache.activemq.test.TestSupport;
 
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ public class XAConnectionPoolTest extends TestSupport {
 
         TopicConnection connection = (TopicConnection) pcf.createConnection();
         TopicSession session = connection.createTopicSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
+
+        assertTrue(session instanceof PooledSession);
+        PooledSession pooledSession = (PooledSession) session;
+        assertTrue(pooledSession.getInternalSession() instanceof ActiveMQXASession);
+
         TopicPublisher publisher = session.createPublisher(topic);
         publisher.publish(session.createMessage());