1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/java/broker-plugins/amqp-1-0-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/v1_0/MessageMetaData_1_0.java b/qpid/java/broker-plugins/amqp-1-0-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/v1_0/MessageMetaData_1_0.java
index fbc24ba454..6800b14d65 100755
--- a/qpid/java/broker-plugins/amqp-1-0-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/v1_0/MessageMetaData_1_0.java
+++ b/qpid/java/broker-plugins/amqp-1-0-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/v1_0/MessageMetaData_1_0.java
@@ -493,7 +493,13 @@ public class MessageMetaData_1_0 implements StorableMessageMetaData
 
         public String getType()
         {
+            String subject = getSubject();
+            if(subject != null)
+            {
+                return subject;
+            }
 
+            // Use legacy annotation if present and there was no subject
             if(_messageAnnotations == null || _messageAnnotations.get(JMS_TYPE) == null)
             {
                 return null;