diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/broker/AMQPMessage.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/broker/AMQPMessage.java
index cc0d1d8914..ffc378338f 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/broker/AMQPMessage.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/broker/AMQPMessage.java
@@ -1013,14 +1013,14 @@ public class AMQPMessage extends RefCountMessage {
    }
 
    private int internalPersistSize() {
-      return data.array().length - sendFrom;
+      return data.array().length;
    }
 
    @Override
    public void persist(ActiveMQBuffer targetRecord) {
       checkBuffer();
       targetRecord.writeInt(internalPersistSize());
-      targetRecord.writeBytes(data.array(), sendFrom, data.array().length - sendFrom);
+      targetRecord.writeBytes(data.array(), 0, data.array().length );
    }
 
    @Override
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/AmqpMessagePriorityTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/AmqpMessagePriorityTest.java
index 39f6eac130..d1467b1e3b 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/AmqpMessagePriorityTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/AmqpMessagePriorityTest.java
@@ -67,6 +67,48 @@ public class AmqpMessagePriorityTest extends AmqpClientTestSupport {
       connection.close();
    }
 
+
+   @Test(timeout = 60000)
+   public void testRestartServer() throws Exception {
+      AmqpClient client = createAmqpClient();
+      AmqpConnection connection = addConnection(client.connect());
+      AmqpSession session = connection.createSession();
+
+      AmqpSender sender = session.createSender(getTestName());
+
+      AmqpMessage message = new AmqpMessage();
+      message.setDurable(true);
+      message.setMessageId("MessageID:1");
+      message.setPriority((short) 7);
+
+
+      sender.send(message);
+      sender.close();
+      connection.close();
+
+      server.stop();
+      server.start();
+
+      client = createAmqpClient();
+      connection = addConnection(client.connect());
+      session = connection.createSession();
+
+      AmqpReceiver receiver = session.createReceiver(getTestName());
+
+      Queue queueView = getProxyToQueue(getTestName());
+      assertEquals(1, queueView.getMessageCount());
+
+      receiver.flow(1);
+      AmqpMessage receive = receiver.receive(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+      assertNotNull(receive);
+      assertEquals((short) 7, receive.getPriority());
+      receiver.close();
+
+      assertEquals(1, queueView.getMessageCount());
+
+      connection.close();
+   }
+
    @Test(timeout = 60000)
    public void testMessageNonDefaultPriority() throws Exception {