diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java
index 47cd68ef68..faac337cce 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java
@@ -895,7 +895,10 @@ public class QueueImpl extends CriticalComponentImpl implements Queue {
                // directDeliver flag to be re-computed resulting in direct delivery if the queue is empty
                // We don't recompute it on every delivery since executing isEmpty is expensive for a ConcurrentQueue
 
-               if (deliveriesInTransit.getCount() == 0 && getExecutor().isFlushed() && intermediateMessageReferences.isEmpty() && messageReferences.isEmpty() && !pageIterator.hasNext() && !pageSubscription.isPaging()) {
+               if (deliveriesInTransit.getCount() == 0 && getExecutor().isFlushed() &&
+                  intermediateMessageReferences.isEmpty() && messageReferences.isEmpty() &&
+                  pageIterator != null && !pageIterator.hasNext() &&
+                  pageSubscription != null && !pageSubscription.isPaging()) {
                   // We must block on the executor to ensure any async deliveries have completed or we might get out of order
                   // deliveries
                   // Go into direct delivery mode
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/paging/GlobalPagingTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/paging/GlobalPagingTest.java
index d4cbdd3331..10cf532e53 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/paging/GlobalPagingTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/paging/GlobalPagingTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.paging;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.config.ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQAddressFullException;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQBuffer;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQException;
@@ -33,11 +35,13 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ClientSession;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ClientSessionFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ServerLocator;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.management.ManagementHelper;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.client.impl.ClientMessageImpl;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.Configuration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.StoreConfiguration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.paging.PagingManager;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServer;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServers;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.MessageReference;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.Queue;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.impl.ActiveMQServerImpl;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.settings.impl.AddressFullMessagePolicy;
@@ -287,4 +291,62 @@ public class GlobalPagingTest extends PagingTest {
       }
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testManagementMessageRequestCannotFailAfterFailedDirectDeliver() throws Exception {
+      clearDataRecreateServerDirs();
+
+      Configuration config = createDefaultNettyConfig().setJournalSyncNonTransactional(false);
+
+      final ActiveMQServer server = createServer(true, config, PagingTest.PAGE_SIZE, -1);
+
+      try {
+         final SimpleString managementAddress = server.getConfiguration().getManagementAddress();
+         server.start();
+         //need to use Netty in order to have direct delivery available
+         final ServerLocator locator = createNettyNonHALocator()
+            .setBlockOnNonDurableSend(true)
+            .setBlockOnDurableSend(true)
+            .setBlockOnAcknowledge(true);
+
+         try (ClientSessionFactory sf = createSessionFactory(locator);
+
+              ClientSession session = sf.createSession(false, true, true)) {
+
+            session.start();
+
+            if (server.locateQueue(managementAddress) == null) {
+
+               session.createQueue(managementAddress, managementAddress, null, true);
+            }
+
+            final SimpleString address = SimpleString.toSimpleString("queue");
+
+            if (server.locateQueue(address) == null) {
+
+               session.createQueue(address, address, null, true);
+            }
+
+            try (ClientProducer requestProducer = session.createProducer(managementAddress)) {
+               final SimpleString replyQueue = new SimpleString(managementAddress + "." + UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+               session.createTemporaryQueue(replyQueue, ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.getDefaultRoutingType(), replyQueue);
+               try (ClientConsumer consumer = session.createConsumer(replyQueue)) {
+                  final Queue queue = server.locateQueue(replyQueue);
+                  final MessageReference reference = MessageReference.Factory.createReference(session.createMessage(false), queue);
+                  //it will cause QueueImpl::directDeliver -> false
+                  queue.addHead(reference, false);
+                  Assert.assertSame(reference, queue.removeReferenceWithID(reference.getMessageID()));
+                  ClientMessage message = session.createMessage(false);
+                  message.putStringProperty(ClientMessageImpl.REPLYTO_HEADER_NAME, replyQueue);
+                  ManagementHelper.putAttribute(message, "queue." + address.toString(), "messageCount");
+                  requestProducer.send(message);
+                  Assert.assertNotNull(consumer.receive());
+               }
+            }
+         }
+
+      } finally {
+         server.stop(true);
+      }
+   }
+
 }