diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
index 59211edc1e..578a824597 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer<T extends
 		if (configuration.getIdleEventInterval() != null) {
 			factory.setIdleEventInterval(configuration.getIdleEventInterval().toMillis());
 		}
+		if (configuration.getMissingQueuesFatal() != null) {
+			factory.setMissingQueuesFatal(configuration.getMissingQueuesFatal());
+		}
 		ListenerRetry retryConfig = configuration.getRetry();
 		if (retryConfig.isEnabled()) {
 			RetryInterceptorBuilder<?> builder = (retryConfig.isStateless())
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java
index 1a6cc3ffee..dcbf0f318e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java
@@ -592,6 +592,12 @@ public class RabbitProperties {
 		 */
 		private Duration idleEventInterval;
 
+		/**
+		 * Whether to fail if the queues declared by the container are not available on
+		 * the broker.
+		 */
+		private Boolean missingQueuesFatal;
+
 		/**
 		 * Optional properties for a retry interceptor.
 		 */
@@ -637,6 +643,14 @@ public class RabbitProperties {
 			this.idleEventInterval = idleEventInterval;
 		}
 
+		public Boolean getMissingQueuesFatal() {
+			return this.missingQueuesFatal;
+		}
+
+		public void setMissingQueuesFatal(Boolean missingQueuesFatal) {
+			this.missingQueuesFatal = missingQueuesFatal;
+		}
+
 		public ListenerRetry getRetry() {
 			return this.retry;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 73b66d3ede..c94a018524 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ public class RabbitAutoConfigurationTests {
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.prefetch:40",
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.defaultRequeueRejected:false",
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.idleEventInterval:5",
+						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.missingQueuesFatal:false",
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.transactionSize:20")
 				.run((context) -> {
 					SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactory rabbitListenerContainerFactory = context
@@ -500,7 +501,8 @@ public class RabbitAutoConfigurationTests {
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.consumers-per-queue:5",
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.prefetch:40",
 						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.defaultRequeueRejected:false",
-						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.idleEventInterval:5")
+						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.idleEventInterval:5",
+						"spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.missingQueuesFatal:false")
 				.run((context) -> {
 					DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactory rabbitListenerContainerFactory = context
 							.getBean("rabbitListenerContainerFactory",
@@ -624,6 +626,7 @@ public class RabbitAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(dfa.getPropertyValue("defaultRequeueRejected"))
 				.isEqualTo(Boolean.FALSE);
 		assertThat(dfa.getPropertyValue("idleEventInterval")).isEqualTo(5L);
+		assertThat(dfa.getPropertyValue("missingQueuesFatal")).isEqualTo(false);
 		Advice[] adviceChain = (Advice[]) dfa.getPropertyValue("adviceChain");
 		assertThat(adviceChain).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(adviceChain.length).isEqualTo(1);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index 846f23e0e7..e3ed7cc7cf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -1137,6 +1137,7 @@ content into your application. Rather, pick only the properties that you need.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.consumers-per-queue= # Number of consumers per queue.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.default-requeue-rejected= # Whether rejected deliveries are re-queued by default.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.idle-event-interval= # How often idle container events should be published.
+	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.missing-queues-fatal= # Whether to fail if the queues declared by the container are not available on the broker.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.prefetch= # Number of messages to be handled in a single request. It should be greater than or equal to the transaction size (if used).
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.retry.enabled=false # Whether publishing retries are enabled.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.direct.retry.initial-interval=1000ms # Duration between the first and second attempt to deliver a message.
@@ -1150,6 +1151,7 @@ content into your application. Rather, pick only the properties that you need.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.default-requeue-rejected= # Whether rejected deliveries are re-queued by default.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.idle-event-interval= # How often idle container events should be published.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.max-concurrency= # Maximum number of listener invoker threads.
+	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.missing-queues-fatal= # Whether to fail if the queues declared by the container are not available on the broker.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.prefetch= # Number of messages to be handled in a single request. It should be greater than or equal to the transaction size (if used).
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.retry.enabled=false # Whether publishing retries are enabled.
 	spring.rabbitmq.listener.simple.retry.initial-interval=1000ms # Duration between the first and second attempt to deliver a message.