diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
index f4d9d1d493..7355fdbeed 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
@@ -1054,6 +1054,37 @@
       </xsd:annotation>
    </xsd:element>
 
+   <xsd:element name="discovery-type" abstract="true"/>
+
+   <xsd:element name="static-connectors" substitutionGroup="discovery-type">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+         <xsd:sequence>
+            <xsd:element name="connector-ref" type="xsd:string" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="1"/>
+         </xsd:sequence>
+         <xsd:attribute name="allow-direct-connections-only" default="false" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional">
+            <xsd:annotation>
+               <xsd:documentation>
+                  restricts a clusters connections to the listed connector-ref's
+               </xsd:documentation>
+            </xsd:annotation>
+         </xsd:attribute>
+         <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+   </xsd:element>
+
+   <xsd:element name="discovery-group-ref" substitutionGroup="discovery-type">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+         <xsd:attribute name="discovery-group-name" type="xsd:IDREF" use="required">
+            <xsd:annotation>
+               <xsd:documentation>
+                  name of the discovery group to use for this connection
+               </xsd:documentation>
+            </xsd:annotation>
+         </xsd:attribute>
+         <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+   </xsd:element>
+
    <!-- BROADCAST GROUP CONFIGURATION -->
    <xsd:element name="broadcast-groups">
       <xsd:annotation>
@@ -1222,13 +1253,6 @@
       <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
    </xsd:complexType>
 
-   <xsd:element name="discovery-group-ref">
-      <xsd:complexType>
-         <xsd:attribute name="discovery-group-name" type="xsd:IDREF"/>
-         <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
-      </xsd:complexType>
-   </xsd:element>
-
    <xsd:complexType name="class-name-sequenceType">
       <xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:documentation>
@@ -1281,7 +1305,7 @@
    </xsd:element>
 
    <xsd:complexType name="bridgeType">
-      <xsd:sequence>
+      <xsd:all>
          <xsd:element name="queue-name" type="xsd:string" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1">
             <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation>
@@ -1469,29 +1493,9 @@
             </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:element>
 
-         <xsd:choice>
-            <xsd:element name="static-connectors" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1">
-               <xsd:complexType>
-                  <xsd:sequence>
-                     <xsd:element name="connector-ref" type="xsd:string" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="1"/>
-                  </xsd:sequence>
-                  <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
-               </xsd:complexType>
-            </xsd:element>
-            <xsd:element name="discovery-group-ref" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1">
-               <xsd:complexType>
-                  <xsd:attribute name="discovery-group-name" type="xsd:IDREF" use="required">
-                     <xsd:annotation>
-                        <xsd:documentation>
-                           name of discovery group used by this bridge
-                        </xsd:documentation>
-                     </xsd:annotation>
-                  </xsd:attribute>
-                  <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
-               </xsd:complexType>
-            </xsd:element>
-         </xsd:choice>
-      </xsd:sequence>
+         <xsd:element ref="discovery-type" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1"/>
+
+      </xsd:all>
 
       <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:ID" use="required">
          <xsd:annotation>
@@ -2334,7 +2338,7 @@
    </xsd:complexType>
 
    <xsd:complexType name="cluster-connectionType">
-      <xsd:sequence>
+      <xsd:all>
          <xsd:element name="address" type="xsd:string" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0">
             <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation>
@@ -2517,36 +2521,10 @@
             </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:element>
 
-         <xsd:choice>
-            <xsd:element name="static-connectors" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0">
-               <xsd:complexType>
-                  <xsd:sequence>
-                     <xsd:element name="connector-ref" type="xsd:string" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
-                  </xsd:sequence>
-                  <xsd:attribute name="allow-direct-connections-only" default="false" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional">
-                     <xsd:annotation>
-                        <xsd:documentation>
-                           restricts cluster connections to the listed connector-ref's
-                        </xsd:documentation>
-                     </xsd:annotation>
-                  </xsd:attribute>
-                  <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
-               </xsd:complexType>
-            </xsd:element>
-            <xsd:element name="discovery-group-ref" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0">
-               <xsd:complexType>
-                  <xsd:attribute name="discovery-group-name" type="xsd:IDREF" use="required">
-                     <xsd:annotation>
-                        <xsd:documentation>
-                           name of discovery group used by this cluster-connection
-                        </xsd:documentation>
-                     </xsd:annotation>
-                  </xsd:attribute>
-                  <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xml:specialAttrs"/>
-               </xsd:complexType>
-            </xsd:element>
-         </xsd:choice>
-      </xsd:sequence>
+         <xsd:element ref="discovery-type" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0"/>
+
+      </xsd:all>
+
       <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:ID" use="required">
          <xsd:annotation>
             <xsd:documentation>
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationParserTest.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationParserTest.java
index 56cb63700f..a1d9a7ee53 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationParserTest.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationParserTest.java
@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@ public class FileConfigurationParserTest extends ServerTestBase {
          "         <connector-ref>remote-connector</connector-ref>\n" +
          "      </static-connectors>\n" +
          "   </bridge>\n" +
+         "   <bridge name=\"my-other-bridge\">\n" +
+         "      <static-connectors>\n" +
+         "         <connector-ref>remote-connector</connector-ref>\n" +
+         "      </static-connectors>\n" +
+         "      <forwarding-address>mincing-machine</forwarding-address>\n" +
+         "      <queue-name>sausage-factory</queue-name>\n" +
+         "   </bridge>\n" +
          "</bridges>\n"
          + lastPart;
       ByteArrayInputStream input = new ByteArrayInputStream(configStr.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
@@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ public class FileConfigurationParserTest extends ServerTestBase {
       Configuration config = parser.parseMainConfig(input);
 
       List<BridgeConfiguration> bridgeConfigs = config.getBridgeConfigurations();
-      assertEquals(1, bridgeConfigs.size());
+      assertEquals(2, bridgeConfigs.size());
 
       BridgeConfiguration bconfig = bridgeConfigs.get(0);
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationTest.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationTest.java
index 5216ba7a47..48516272d5 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/impl/FileConfigurationTest.java
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ public class FileConfigurationTest extends ConfigurationImplTest {
             Assert.assertEquals("connector2", ccc.getStaticConnectors().get(1));
             Assert.assertEquals(null, ccc.getDiscoveryGroupName());
             Assert.assertEquals(222, ccc.getProducerWindowSize());
+            Assert.assertEquals(true, ccc.isAllowDirectConnectionsOnly());
          } else {
             Assert.assertEquals("cluster-connection2", ccc.getName());
             Assert.assertEquals("queues2", ccc.getAddress());
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ public class FileConfigurationTest extends ConfigurationImplTest {
             Assert.assertEquals(Collections.emptyList(), ccc.getStaticConnectors());
             Assert.assertEquals("dg1", ccc.getDiscoveryGroupName());
             Assert.assertEquals(333, ccc.getProducerWindowSize());
+            Assert.assertEquals(false, ccc.isAllowDirectConnectionsOnly());
          }
       }
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-full-config.xml b/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-full-config.xml
index 03e3e96cf8..704cb58e0b 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-full-config.xml
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-full-config.xml
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@
             <max-retry-interval>10002</max-retry-interval>
             <reconnect-attempts>2</reconnect-attempts>
             <failover-on-server-shutdown>false</failover-on-server-shutdown>
-            <use-duplicate-detection>true</use-duplicate-detection>
             <confirmation-window-size>1G</confirmation-window-size>
             <producer-window-size>444</producer-window-size>
             <routing-type>STRIP</routing-type>
             <static-connectors>
                <connector-ref>connector1</connector-ref>
             </static-connectors>
+            <use-duplicate-detection>true</use-duplicate-detection>
          </bridge>
          <bridge name="bridge2">
             <queue-name>queue2</queue-name>
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@
          </bridge>
          <bridge name="bridge3">
             <queue-name>queue3</queue-name>
-            <forwarding-address>bridge-forwarding-address2</forwarding-address>
             <transformer>
                <class-name>org.foo.BridgeTransformer3</class-name>
                <property key="bridgeTransformerKey1" value="bridgeTransformerValue1"/>
@@ -257,6 +256,7 @@
             </transformer>
             <producer-window-size>555k</producer-window-size>
             <discovery-group-ref discovery-group-name="dg1"/>
+            <forwarding-address>bridge-forwarding-address2</forwarding-address>
          </bridge>
          <bridge name="bridge4">
             <queue-name>queue3</queue-name>
@@ -421,22 +421,22 @@
             <max-hops>1</max-hops>
             <producer-window-size>222</producer-window-size>
             <call-failover-timeout>123</call-failover-timeout>
-            <static-connectors>
+            <static-connectors allow-direct-connections-only="true">
                <connector-ref>connector1</connector-ref>
                <connector-ref>connector2</connector-ref>
             </static-connectors>
          </cluster-connection>
          <cluster-connection name="cluster-connection2">
+            <discovery-group-ref discovery-group-name="dg1"/>
             <address>queues2</address>
             <connector-ref>connector2</connector-ref>
             <call-timeout>456</call-timeout>
+            <call-failover-timeout>456</call-failover-timeout>
             <retry-interval>4</retry-interval>
             <use-duplicate-detection>false</use-duplicate-detection>
             <message-load-balancing>STRICT</message-load-balancing>
             <max-hops>2</max-hops>
             <producer-window-size>333</producer-window-size>
-            <call-failover-timeout>456</call-failover-timeout>
-            <discovery-group-ref discovery-group-name="dg1"/>
          </cluster-connection>
          <cluster-connection name="cluster-connection3">
             <connector-ref>connector2</connector-ref>
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-config.xml b/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-config.xml
index 84bb539057..44961398de 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-config.xml
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-config.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
             <max-hops>1</max-hops>
             <producer-window-size>222</producer-window-size>
             <call-failover-timeout>123</call-failover-timeout>
-            <static-connectors>
+            <static-connectors allow-direct-connections-only="true">
                <connector-ref>connector1</connector-ref>
                <connector-ref>connector2</connector-ref>
             </static-connectors>
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-schema-config-cluster-connections.xml b/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-schema-config-cluster-connections.xml
index ed29c619a9..aee09856e0 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-schema-config-cluster-connections.xml
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/resources/ConfigurationTest-xinclude-schema-config-cluster-connections.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <max-hops>1</max-hops>
       <producer-window-size>222</producer-window-size>
       <call-failover-timeout>123</call-failover-timeout>
-      <static-connectors>
+      <static-connectors allow-direct-connections-only="true">
          <connector-ref>connector1</connector-ref>
          <connector-ref>connector2</connector-ref>
       </static-connectors>
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/resources/reload-bridge-updated.xml b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/resources/reload-bridge-updated.xml
index ffa263878d..f268f85916 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/resources/reload-bridge-updated.xml
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/resources/reload-bridge-updated.xml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ under the License.
 
       <bridges>
          <bridge name="a">
+            <concurrency>2</concurrency>
             <queue-name>a-from</queue-name>
             <forwarding-address>a-new</forwarding-address>
-            <concurrency>2</concurrency>
             <static-connectors>
                <connector-ref>connector</connector-ref>
             </static-connectors>