diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index df523c7eb3..c4f35bbee8 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@
             <artifactId>camel-hl7</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
+            <artifactId>camel-syslog</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
             <artifactId>camel-debezium-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkConnectorConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkConnectorConfig.java
index b6a654e67e..bfd5bbf463 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkConnectorConfig.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public class CamelSinkConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String CAMEL_SINK_MARSHAL_CONF = "camel.sink.marshal";
     public static final String CAMEL_SINK_MARSHAL_DOC = "The camel dataformat name to use to marshal data to the destination";
 
+    public static final String CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_DEFAULT = null;
+    public static final String CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_CONF = "camel.sink.unmarshal";
+    public static final String CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_DOC = "The camel dataformat name to use to unmarshal data from the topic";
+
     public static final String CAMEL_SINK_COMPONENT_DEFAULT = null;
     public static final String CAMEL_SINK_COMPONENT_CONF = "camel.sink.component";
 
@@ -61,7 +65,9 @@ public class CamelSinkConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
 
     private static final ConfigDef CONFIG_DEF = new ConfigDef()
         .define(CAMEL_SINK_URL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SINK_URL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SINK_URL_DOC)
+        .define(TOPIC_CONF, Type.STRING, TOPIC_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, TOPIC_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SINK_MARSHAL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SINK_MARSHAL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SINK_MARSHAL_DOC)
+        .define(CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SINK_COMPONENT_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SINK_COMPONENT_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SINK_COMPONENT_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SINK_CONTENT_LOG_LEVEL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SINK_CONTENT_LOG_LEVEL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SINK_CONTENT_LOG_LEVEL_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SINK_AGGREGATE_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SINK_AGGREGATE_DEFAULT, Importance.MEDIUM, CAMEL_SINK_AGGREGATE_DOC)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkTask.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkTask.java
index ddaba6b928..57a15bae4b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkTask.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSinkTask.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -74,9 +75,13 @@ public void start(Map<String, String> props) {
 
             String remoteUrl = config.getString(CamelSinkConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SINK_URL_CONF);
             final String marshaller = config.getString(CamelSinkConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SINK_MARSHAL_CONF);
-            List<CamelKafkaConnectDataformat> dataformats = Collections.emptyList();
+            final String unmarshaller = config.getString(CamelSinkConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SINK_UNMARSHAL_CONF);
+            List<CamelKafkaConnectDataformat> dataformats = new LinkedList<>();
+            if (unmarshaller != null) {
+                dataformats.add(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(unmarshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.UNMARSHALL));
+            }
             if (marshaller != null) {
-                dataformats = Collections.singletonList(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(marshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.MARSHALL));
+                dataformats.add(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(marshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.MARSHALL));
             }
             final int size = config.getInt(CamelSinkConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SINK_AGGREGATE_SIZE_CONF);
             final long timeout = config.getLong(CamelSinkConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SINK_AGGREGATE_TIMEOUT_CONF);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceConnectorConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceConnectorConfig.java
index 01d9fd37dc..92878ae0df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceConnectorConfig.java
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.Type;
 
 public class CamelSourceConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
+    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_DEFAULT = null;
+    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_CONF = "camel.source.unmarshal";
+    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_DOC = "The camel dataformat name to use to unmarshal data from the source";
+
+    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_DEFAULT = null;
+    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_CONF = "camel.source.marshal";
+    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_DOC = "The camel dataformat name to use to unmarshal data to the topic";
+
     public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_DEFAULT = null;
     public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_CONF = "camel.source.url";
 
@@ -35,10 +43,6 @@ public class CamelSourceConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_DOC = "The camel url to configure the source. If this is set " + CAMEL_SOURCE_COMPONENT_CONF
             + " and all the properties starting with " + CamelSourceTask.getCamelSourceEndpointConfigPrefix() + ".<" + CAMEL_SOURCE_COMPONENT_CONF + " value> are ignored.";
 
-    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_DEFAULT = null;
-    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_CONF = "camel.source.unmarshal";
-    public static final String CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_DOC = "The camel dataformat name to use to unmarshal data from the source";
-
     public static final String TOPIC_DEFAULT = "test";
     public static final String TOPIC_CONF = "topics";
     public static final String TOPIC_DOC = "A list of topics to use as output for this connector";
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ public class CamelSourceConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     private static final ConfigDef CONFIG_DEF = new ConfigDef()
         .define(CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_DOC)
+        .define(CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_CONF, Type.STRING, CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_DEFAULT, Importance.HIGH, CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_DOC)
         .define(TOPIC_CONF, ConfigDef.Type.STRING, TOPIC_DEFAULT, ConfigDef.Importance.HIGH, TOPIC_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SOURCE_MAX_BATCH_POLL_SIZE_CONF, Type.LONG, CAMEL_SOURCE_MAX_BATCH_POLL_SIZE_DEFAULT, Importance.MEDIUM, CAMEL_SOURCE_MAX_BATCH_POLL_SIZE_DOC)
         .define(CAMEL_SOURCE_MAX_POLL_DURATION_CONF, Type.LONG, CAMEL_SOURCE_MAX_POLL_DURATION_DEFAULT, Importance.MEDIUM, CAMEL_SOURCE_MAX_POLL_DURATION_DOC)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceTask.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceTask.java
index d235c3d4af..acdba59c6f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceTask.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/CamelSourceTask.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -84,9 +85,13 @@ public void start(Map<String, String> props) {
 
             String remoteUrl = config.getString(CamelSourceConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SOURCE_URL_CONF);
             final String unmarshaller = config.getString(CamelSourceConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_CONF);
-            List<CamelKafkaConnectDataformat> dataformats = Collections.emptyList();
+            final String marshaller = config.getString(CamelSourceConnectorConfig.CAMEL_SOURCE_MARSHAL_CONF);
+            List<CamelKafkaConnectDataformat> dataformats = new LinkedList<>();
             if (unmarshaller != null) {
-                dataformats = Collections.singletonList(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(unmarshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.UNMARSHALL));
+                dataformats.add(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(unmarshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.UNMARSHALL));
+            }
+            if (marshaller != null) {
+                dataformats.add(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(marshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.MARSHALL));
             }
             topic = config.getString(CamelSourceConnectorConfig.TOPIC_CONF);
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/DataFormatTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/DataFormatTest.java
index c916666478..6b7abf3bf7 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/DataFormatTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/kafkaconnector/DataFormatTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -25,10 +26,12 @@
 import org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext;
 import org.apache.camel.kafkaconnector.utils.CamelKafkaConnectDataformat;
 import org.apache.camel.kafkaconnector.utils.CamelMainSupport;
+import org.apache.camel.model.dataformat.SyslogDataFormat;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.errors.ConnectException;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ public void testDataFormatSource() {
         props.put("camel.source.url", "direct://test");
         props.put("topics", "mytopic");
         props.put("camel.source.marshal", "syslog");
+        props.put("camel.source.unmarshal", "hl7");
 
         CamelSourceTask camelsourceTask = new CamelSourceTask();
         camelsourceTask.start(props);
@@ -52,13 +56,13 @@ public void testDataFormatSink() {
         props.put("camel.sink.url", "direct://test");
         props.put("camel.sink.kafka.topic", "mytopic");
         props.put("camel.sink.unmarshal", "syslog");
+        props.put("camel.source.marshal", "hl7");
 
         CamelSinkTask camelsinkTask = new CamelSinkTask();
         camelsinkTask.start(props);
         camelsinkTask.stop();
     }
 
-
     @Test
     public void testDataFormatNotFound() {
         Map<String, String> props = new HashMap<>();
@@ -71,15 +75,34 @@ public void testDataFormatNotFound() {
         assertThrows(ConnectException.class, () -> camelsinkTask.stop());
     }
 
-//    @Test
-//    public void testBothDataFormatConfiguredError() throws Exception {
-//        Map<String, String> props = new HashMap<>();
-//
-//        dataformats = Collections.singletonList(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat(marshaller, CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.MARSHALL));
-//
-//        assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> new CamelMainSupport(props, "direct://start",
-//                "log://test", "syslog", "syslog", 10, 500));
-//    }
+    @Test
+    public void testMultipleDataFormatConfigured() throws Exception {
+        Map<String, String> props = new HashMap<>();
+        props.put("camel.source.url", "direct://test");
+        props.put("topics", "mytopic");
+        props.put("camel.source.marshal", "hl7");
+        props.put("camel.source.unmarshal", "syslog");
+
+        List<CamelKafkaConnectDataformat> dataformats = new LinkedList<>();
+        dataformats.add(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat("hl7", CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.MARSHALL));
+        dataformats.add(new CamelKafkaConnectDataformat("syslog", CamelKafkaConnectDataformat.CamelKafkaConnectDataformatKind.UNMARSHALL));
+        DefaultCamelContext dcc = new DefaultCamelContext();
+        CamelMainSupport cms = new CamelMainSupport(props, "direct://start", "log://test", dataformats, 10, 500, dcc);
+
+        HL7DataFormat hl7Df = new HL7DataFormat();
+        hl7Df.setValidate(false);
+        dcc.getRegistry().bind("hl7", hl7Df);
+
+        SyslogDataFormat syslogDf = new SyslogDataFormat();
+        dcc.getRegistry().bind("syslog", syslogDf);
+
+        cms.start();
+        HL7DataFormat hl7dfLoaded = dcc.getRegistry().lookupByNameAndType("hl7", HL7DataFormat.class);
+        assertNotNull(hl7dfLoaded);
+        SyslogDataFormat syslogDfLoaded = dcc.getRegistry().lookupByNameAndType("syslog", SyslogDataFormat.class);
+        assertNotNull(syslogDfLoaded);
+        cms.stop();
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testDataFormatLookUpInRegistry() throws Exception {