diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/postoffice/impl/PostOfficeImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/postoffice/impl/PostOfficeImpl.java
index 95e2b7e7af..acb897cb16 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/postoffice/impl/PostOfficeImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/postoffice/impl/PostOfficeImpl.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.Queue;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.QueueFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.RouteContextList;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.RoutingContext;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.RemoteQueueBinding;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.group.GroupingHandler;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.impl.AckReason;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.impl.AddressInfo;
@@ -815,8 +816,10 @@ public class PostOfficeImpl implements PostOffice, NotificationListener, Binding
          final Collection<Binding> bindingsForAddress = getDirectBindings(address);
          if (force) {
             for (Binding binding : bindingsForAddress) {
-               if (binding instanceof QueueBinding) {
-                  ((QueueBinding)binding).getQueue().deleteQueue(true);
+               if (binding instanceof LocalQueueBinding) {
+                  ((LocalQueueBinding)binding).getQueue().deleteQueue(true);
+               } else if (binding instanceof RemoteQueueBinding) {
+                  removeBinding(binding.getUniqueName(), null, true);
                }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/cluster/distribution/SimpleSymmetricClusterTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/cluster/distribution/SimpleSymmetricClusterTest.java
index fcadf9e638..c9f2c6f73d 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/cluster/distribution/SimpleSymmetricClusterTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/cluster/distribution/SimpleSymmetricClusterTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
  */
 package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.cluster.distribution;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.postoffice.Binding;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.RemoteQueueBinding;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.MessageLoadBalancingType;
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
@@ -120,6 +125,58 @@ public class SimpleSymmetricClusterTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testDeleteAddress() throws Exception {
+      final String ADDRESS = "queues.testaddress";
+
+      setupServer(0, true, isNetty());
+      setupServer(1, true, isNetty());
+
+      setupClusterConnection("cluster0", "queues", MessageLoadBalancingType.ON_DEMAND, 1, isNetty(), 0, 1);
+      setupClusterConnection("cluster1", "queues", MessageLoadBalancingType.ON_DEMAND, 1, isNetty(), 1, 0);
+
+      startServers(0, 1);
+
+      waitForTopology(servers[0], 2);
+      waitForTopology(servers[1], 2);
+
+      setupSessionFactory(0, isNetty());
+      setupSessionFactory(1, isNetty());
+
+      createQueue(0, ADDRESS, "queue0", null, false);
+      createQueue(1, ADDRESS, "queue0", null, false);
+
+      addConsumer(0, 0, "queue0", null);
+      addConsumer(1, 1, "queue0", null);
+
+      waitForBindings(0, ADDRESS, 1, 1, true);
+      waitForBindings(1, ADDRESS, 1, 1, true);
+
+      waitForBindings(0, ADDRESS, 1, 1, false);
+      waitForBindings(1, ADDRESS, 1, 1, false);
+
+      // there should be both a local and a remote binding
+      Collection<Binding> bindings = servers[0].getPostOffice().getDirectBindings(SimpleString.toSimpleString(ADDRESS));
+      assertEquals(2, bindings.size());
+
+      // the remote binding should point to the SnF queue
+      SimpleString snf = null;
+      for (Binding binding : bindings) {
+         if (binding instanceof RemoteQueueBinding) {
+            snf = ((RemoteQueueBinding)binding).getQueue().getName();
+         }
+      }
+      assertNotNull(snf);
+      assertNotNull(servers[0].locateQueue(snf));
+
+      servers[0].getActiveMQServerControl().deleteAddress(ADDRESS, true);
+
+      // no bindings should remain but the SnF queue should still be there
+      bindings = servers[0].getPostOffice().getDirectBindings(SimpleString.toSimpleString(ADDRESS));
+      assertEquals(0, bindings.size());
+      assertNotNull(servers[0].locateQueue(snf));
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testSimple_TwoNodes() throws Exception {
       setupServer(0, false, isNetty());