diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFuture.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFuture.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.concurrent;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link ListenableFuture} whose value can be set by the {@link #set(Object)} or
+ * {@link #setException(Throwable)}. It may also be cancelled.
+ *
+ * <p>Inspired by {@code com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture}.
+ *
+ * @author Mattias Severson
+ * @since 4.1
+ */
+public class SettableListenableFuture<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
+
+	private final SettableFuture<T> settableFuture = new SettableFuture<T>();
+	private final ListenableFutureCallbackRegistry<T> registry = new ListenableFutureCallbackRegistry<T>();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the value of this future. This method will return {@code true} if
+	 * the value was set successfully, or {@code false} if the future has already
+	 * been set or cancelled.
+	 *
+	 * @param value the value that will be set.
+	 * @return {@code true} if the value was successfully set, else {@code false}.
+	 */
+	public boolean set(T value) {
+		boolean setValue = this.settableFuture.setValue(value);
+		if (setValue) {
+			this.registry.success(value);
+		}
+		return setValue;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the exception of this future. This method will return {@code true} if
+	 * the exception was set successfully, or {@code false} if the future has already
+	 * been set or cancelled.
+	 * @param exception the value that will be set.
+	 * @return {@code true} if the exception was successfully set, else {@code false}.
+	 */
+	public boolean setException(Throwable exception) {
+		Assert.notNull(exception, "exception must not be null");
+		boolean setException = this.settableFuture.setThrowable(exception);
+		if (setException) {
+			this.registry.failure(exception);
+		}
+		return setException;
+	}
+
+    @Override
+    public void addCallback(ListenableFutureCallback<? super T> callback) {
+		this.registry.addCallback(callback);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+		boolean cancelled = this.settableFuture.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
+		if (cancelled && mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+			interruptTask();
+		}
+		return cancelled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCancelled() {
+        return this.settableFuture.isCancelled();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDone() {
+        return this.settableFuture.isDone();
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the value.
+	 * <p>Will return the value if it has been set by calling {@link #set(Object)}, throw
+	 * an {@link ExecutionException} if the {@link #setException(Throwable)} has been
+	 * called, throw a {@link CancellationException} if the future has been cancelled, or
+	 * throw an {@link IllegalStateException} if neither a value, nor an exception has
+	 * been set.
+	 * @return The value associated with this future.
+	 */
+    @Override
+    public T get() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+		return this.settableFuture.get();
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the value.
+	 * <p>Will return the value if it has been by calling {@link #set(Object)}, throw an
+	 * {@link ExecutionException} if the {@link #setException(Throwable)}
+	 * has been called, throw a {@link java.util.concurrent.CancellationException} if the
+	 * future has been cancelled.
+	 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait.
+	 * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument.
+	 * @return The value associated with this future.
+	 */
+	@Override
+    public T get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        return this.settableFuture.get(timeout, unit);
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to implement interruption of the future's
+	 * computation. The method is invoked automatically by a successful call to
+	 * {@link #cancel(boolean) cancel(true)}.
+	 *
+	 * <p>The default implementation does nothing.
+	 */
+	protected void interruptTask() {
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper class that keeps track of the state of this future.
+	 * @param <T> The type of value to be set.
+	 */
+	private static class SettableFuture<T> implements Future<T> {
+
+		private final ReadWriteLock lock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(true);
+		private final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+		private T value;
+		private Throwable throwable;
+		private State state = State.INITIALIZED;
+
+
+		@Override
+		public T get() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+			this.latch.await();
+			this.lock.readLock().lock();
+			try {
+				return getValue();
+			}
+			finally {
+				this.lock.readLock().unlock();
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public T get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+			if (this.latch.await(timeout, unit)) {
+				this.lock.readLock().lock();
+				try {
+					return getValue();
+				}
+				finally {
+					this.lock.readLock().unlock();
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				throw new TimeoutException();
+			}
+		}
+
+		private T getValue() throws ExecutionException {
+			switch (this.state) {
+				case COMPLETED:
+					if (this.throwable != null) {
+						throw new ExecutionException(this.throwable);
+					}
+					else {
+						return this.value;
+					}
+				case CANCELLED:
+					throw new CancellationException("Future has been cancelled.");
+				default:
+					throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid state: " + this.state);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isDone() {
+			this.lock.readLock().lock();
+			try {
+				switch (this.state) {
+					case COMPLETED:
+					case CANCELLED:
+						return true;
+					default:
+						return false;
+				}
+			}
+			finally {
+				this.lock.readLock().unlock();
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+			this.lock.writeLock().lock();
+			try {
+				if (this.state.equals(State.INITIALIZED)) {
+					this.state = State.CANCELLED;
+					this.latch.countDown();
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			finally {
+				this.lock.writeLock().unlock();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isCancelled() {
+			this.lock.readLock().lock();
+			try {
+				return this.state.equals(State.CANCELLED);
+			}
+			finally {
+				this.lock.readLock().unlock();
+			}
+		}
+
+		boolean setValue(T value) {
+			this.lock.writeLock().lock();
+			try {
+				if (this.state.equals(State.INITIALIZED)) {
+					this.value = value;
+					this.state = State.COMPLETED;
+					this.latch.countDown();
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			finally {
+				this.lock.writeLock().unlock();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		Throwable getThrowable() {
+			return this.throwable;
+		}
+
+		boolean setThrowable(Throwable throwable) {
+			this.lock.writeLock().lock();
+			try {
+				if (this.state.equals(State.INITIALIZED)) {
+					this.throwable = throwable;
+					this.state = State.COMPLETED;
+					this.latch.countDown();
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			finally {
+				this.lock.writeLock().unlock();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		private enum State {INITIALIZED, COMPLETED, CANCELLED}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFutureTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFutureTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.concurrent;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author Mattias Severson
+ */
+public class SettableListenableFutureTests {
+
+	private SettableListenableFuture<String> settableListenableFuture;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		settableListenableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<String>();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void validateInitialValues() {
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.isDone());
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.isCancelled());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void returnsSetValue() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		String string = "hello";
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		assertThat(settableListenableFuture.get(), equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setValueUpdatesDoneStatus() {
+		settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		assertTrue(settableListenableFuture.isDone());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void throwsSetExceptionWrappedInExecutionException() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		Throwable exception = new RuntimeException();
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.setException(exception);
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get();
+			fail("Expected ExecutionException");
+		}
+		catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+			assertThat(ex.getCause(), equalTo(exception));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setValueTriggersCallback() {
+		String string = "hello";
+		final String[] callbackHolder = new String[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = result;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				fail("Expected onSuccess() to be called");
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setValueTriggersCallbackOnlyOnce() {
+		String string = "hello";
+		final String[] callbackHolder = new String[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = result;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				fail("Expected onSuccess() to be called");
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.set("good bye"));
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setExceptionTriggersCallback() {
+		Throwable exception = new RuntimeException();
+		final Throwable[] callbackHolder = new Throwable[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				fail("Expected onFailure() to be called");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = t;
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.setException(exception);
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(exception));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setExceptionTriggersCallbackOnlyOnce() {
+		Throwable exception = new RuntimeException();
+		final Throwable[] callbackHolder = new Throwable[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				fail("Expected onFailure() to be called");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = t;
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.setException(exception);
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.setException(new IllegalArgumentException()));
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(exception));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void nullIsAcceptedAsValueToSet() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		settableListenableFuture.set(null);
+		assertNull(settableListenableFuture.get());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWaitsForCompletion() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		final String string = "hello";
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(20L);
+					settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}).start();
+		String value = settableListenableFuture.get();
+		assertThat(value, equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWithTimeoutThrowsTimeoutException() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get(1L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			fail("Expected TimeoutException");
+		} catch (TimeoutException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWithTimeoutWaitsForCompletion() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
+		final String string = "hello";
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(20L);
+					settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}).start();
+		String value = settableListenableFuture.get(100L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+		assertThat(value, equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelPreventsValueFromBeingSet() {
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(wasCancelled);
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		assertFalse(wasSet);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelSetsFutureToDone() {
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(settableListenableFuture.isDone());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelWithMayInterruptIfRunningTrueCallsOverridenMethod() {
+		InterruptableSettableListenableFuture tested = new InterruptableSettableListenableFuture();
+		tested.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(tested.calledInterruptTask());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelWithMayInterruptIfRunningFalseDoesNotCallOverridenMethod() {
+		InterruptableSettableListenableFuture tested = new InterruptableSettableListenableFuture();
+		tested.cancel(false);
+		assertFalse(tested.calledInterruptTask());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setPreventsCancel() {
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertFalse(wasCancelled);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelPreventsExceptionFromBeingSet() {
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(wasCancelled);
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.setException(new RuntimeException());
+		assertFalse(wasSet);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setExceptionPreventsCancel() {
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.setException(new RuntimeException());
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertFalse(wasCancelled);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelStateThrowsExceptionWhenCallingGet() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get();
+			fail("Expected CancellationException");
+		}
+		catch (CancellationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelStateThrowsExceptionWhenCallingGetWithTimeout() throws ExecutionException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(20L);
+					settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}).start();
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get(100L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			fail("Expected CancellationException");
+		} catch (CancellationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelDoesNotNotifyCallbacksOnSet() {
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				fail("onSuccess should not have been called");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				fail("onFailure should not have been called");
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelDoesNotNotifyCallbacksOnSetException() {
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				fail("onSuccess should not have been called");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				fail("onFailure should not have been called");
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		settableListenableFuture.setException(new RuntimeException());
+	}
+	
+	private static class InterruptableSettableListenableFuture extends SettableListenableFuture<String> {
+
+		private boolean interrupted = false;
+		
+		@Override
+		protected void interruptTask() {
+			interrupted = true;
+		}
+		
+		boolean calledInterruptTask() {
+			return interrupted;
+		}
+	}
+}