I created a new bug report: http://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBMESSAGING-542 and added a test that currently fails (MiscellaneousTest.testClosingConnectionFromMessageListener()) The solution you propose has a drawback, though. If we allow the listener to close the connection within onMessage(), then postDeliver() won't be able to pass by session's ClosedInterceptor, which now is "closed", so we'll get an ERROR "Failed to deliver message" in the logs. It's harmless, but ugly. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3970866#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...