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 f74c505686..7f207c9966 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
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ public class PostOfficeImpl implements PostOffice, NotificationListener, Binding
                   server.callBrokerAddressPlugins(plugin -> plugin.afterAddAddress(addressInfo, reload));
                }
                long retroactiveMessageCount = addressSettingsRepository.getMatch(addressInfo.getName().toString()).getRetroactiveMessageCount();
-               if (retroactiveMessageCount > 0) {
+               if (retroactiveMessageCount > 0 && !addressInfo.isInternal() && !ResourceNames.isRetroactiveResource(server.getInternalNamingPrefix(), addressInfo.getName())) {
                   createRetroactiveResources(addressInfo.getName(), retroactiveMessageCount, reload);
                }
                if (ResourceNames.isRetroactiveResource(server.getInternalNamingPrefix(), addressInfo.getName())) {
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/RetroactiveAddressTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/RetroactiveAddressTest.java
index 21a8dc30ae..06bce01257 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/RetroactiveAddressTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/RetroactiveAddressTest.java
@@ -100,13 +100,22 @@ public class RetroactiveAddressTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
    }
 
    @Test
-   public void testRetroactiveResourceCreation() throws Exception {
-      final SimpleString addressName = SimpleString.toSimpleString("myAddress");
+   public void testRetroactiveResourceCreationWithExactMatch() throws Exception {
+      internalTestRetroactiveResourceCreation("myAddress", "myAddress");
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testRetroactiveResourceCreationWithWildcardMatch() throws Exception {
+      internalTestRetroactiveResourceCreation("myAddress", "#");
+   }
+
+   private void internalTestRetroactiveResourceCreation(String address, String match) throws Exception {
+      final SimpleString addressName = SimpleString.toSimpleString(address);
       final SimpleString divertAddress = ResourceNames.getRetroactiveResourceAddressName(internalNamingPrefix, delimiter, addressName);
       final SimpleString divertMulticastQueue = ResourceNames.getRetroactiveResourceQueueName(internalNamingPrefix, delimiter, addressName, RoutingType.MULTICAST);
       final SimpleString divertAnycastQueue = ResourceNames.getRetroactiveResourceQueueName(internalNamingPrefix, delimiter, addressName, RoutingType.ANYCAST);
       final SimpleString divert = ResourceNames.getRetroactiveResourceDivertName(internalNamingPrefix, delimiter, addressName);
-      server.getAddressSettingsRepository().addMatch(addressName.toString(), new AddressSettings().setRetroactiveMessageCount(10));
+      server.getAddressSettingsRepository().addMatch(match, new AddressSettings().setRetroactiveMessageCount(10));
       server.addAddressInfo(new AddressInfo(addressName));
       assertNotNull(server.getAddressInfo(divertAddress));
       assertNotNull(server.locateQueue(divertMulticastQueue));