diff --git a/mina-core/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/socket/nio/NioSocketAcceptor.java b/mina-core/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/socket/nio/NioSocketAcceptor.java
index f011ca1..5090d78 100644
--- a/mina-core/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/socket/nio/NioSocketAcceptor.java
+++ b/mina-core/src/main/java/org/apache/mina/transport/socket/nio/NioSocketAcceptor.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
+import java.net.StandardSocketOptions;
 import java.nio.channels.SelectionKey;
 import java.nio.channels.Selector;
 import java.nio.channels.ServerSocketChannel;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.apache.mina.core.service.TransportMetadata;
 import org.apache.mina.transport.socket.DefaultSocketSessionConfig;
 import org.apache.mina.transport.socket.SocketAcceptor;
+import org.apache.mina.transport.socket.SocketSessionConfig;
 
 /**
  * {@link IoAcceptor} for socket transport (TCP/IP).  This class
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@
     protected ServerSocketChannel open(SocketAddress localAddress) throws Exception {
         // Creates the listening ServerSocket
 
+	SocketSessionConfig config = this.getSessionConfig();
+	
         ServerSocketChannel channel = null;
 
         if (selectorProvider != null) {
@@ -245,6 +249,16 @@
 
             // Set the reuseAddress flag accordingly with the setting
             socket.setReuseAddress(isReuseAddress());
+            
+            // Set the SND BUFF
+	    if (config.getSendBufferSize() != -1) {
+		channel.setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_SNDBUF, config.getSendBufferSize());
+	    }
+
+	    // Set the RCV BUFF
+	    if (config.getReceiveBufferSize() != -1) {
+		channel.setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_RCVBUF, config.getReceiveBufferSize());
+	    }
 
             // and bind.
             try {