diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory.java
index fbeff0bb..f1ec6366 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory.java
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory<C extends AbstractM
 
 	private RabbitListenerObservationConvention observationConvention;
 
+	private Boolean forceStop;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param connectionFactory The connection factory.
 	 * @see AbstractMessageListenerContainer#setConnectionFactory(ConnectionFactory)
@@ -339,6 +341,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory<C extends AbstractM
 		this.observationConvention = observationConvention;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set to true to stop the container after the current message(s) are processed and
+	 * requeue any prefetched. Useful when using exclusive or single-active consumers.
+	 * @param forceStop true to stop when current messsage(s) are processed.
+	 * @since 2.4.15
+	 */
+	public void setForceStop(boolean forceStop) {
+		this.forceStop = forceStop;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public C createListenerContainer(RabbitListenerEndpoint endpoint) {
 		C instance = createContainerInstance();
@@ -376,7 +388,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory<C extends AbstractM
 			.acceptIfNotNull(this.batchingStrategy, instance::setBatchingStrategy)
 			.acceptIfNotNull(getMicrometerEnabled(), instance::setMicrometerEnabled)
 			.acceptIfNotNull(getObservationEnabled(), instance::setObservationEnabled)
-			.acceptIfNotNull(this.observationConvention, instance::setObservationConvention);
+			.acceptIfNotNull(this.observationConvention, instance::setObservationConvention)
+			.acceptIfNotNull(this.forceStop, instance::setForceStop);
 		if (this.batchListener && this.deBatchingEnabled == null) {
 			// turn off container debatching by default for batch listeners
 			instance.setDeBatchingEnabled(false);
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests.java
index efcc268d..6b424215 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 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.
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests {
 		this.factory.setAfterReceivePostProcessors(afterReceivePostProcessor);
 		this.factory.setGlobalQos(true);
 		this.factory.setContainerCustomizer(c -> c.setShutdownTimeout(10_000));
+		this.factory.setForceStop(true);
 
 		assertThat(this.factory.getAdviceChain()).isEqualTo(new Advice[]{advice});
 
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ public class RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests {
 		assertThat(actualAfterReceivePostProcessors.size()).as("Wrong number of afterReceivePostProcessors").isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(actualAfterReceivePostProcessors.get(0)).as("Wrong advice").isSameAs(afterReceivePostProcessor);
 		assertThat(fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("globalQos")).isEqualTo(true);
+		assertThat(TestUtils.getPropertyValue(container, "forceStop", Boolean.class)).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ public class RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests {
 		this.direct.setMessagesPerAck(5);
 		this.direct.setAckTimeout(3L);
 		this.direct.setAfterReceivePostProcessors(afterReceivePostProcessor);
+		this.direct.setForceStop(true);
 
 		assertThat(this.direct.getAdviceChain()).isEqualTo(new Advice[]{advice});
 
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@ public class RabbitListenerContainerFactoryTests {
 		List<?> actualAfterReceivePostProcessors = (List<?>) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("afterReceivePostProcessors");
 		assertThat(actualAfterReceivePostProcessors.size()).as("Wrong number of afterReceivePostProcessors").isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(actualAfterReceivePostProcessors.get(0)).as("Wrong afterReceivePostProcessor").isSameAs(afterReceivePostProcessor);
+		assertThat(TestUtils.getPropertyValue(container, "forceStop", Boolean.class)).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	private void setBasicConfig(AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactory<?> factory) {