diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTRetainMessageManager.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTRetainMessageManager.java
index 147c30ba3a..a704073f6b 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTRetainMessageManager.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTRetainMessageManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.mqtt;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.Message;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.QueueConfiguration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.persistence.impl.journal.LargeServerMessageImpl;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.BindingQueryResult;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.MessageReference;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.Queue;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class MQTTRetainMessageManager {
     * the subscription queue for the consumer.  When a new retained message is received the message will be sent to
     * the retained queue and the previous retain message consumed to remove it from the queue.
     */
-   void handleRetainedMessage(Message message, String address, boolean reset, Transaction tx) throws Exception {
+   void handleRetainedMessage(Message messageParameter, String address, boolean reset, Transaction tx) throws Exception {
       SimpleString retainAddress = new SimpleString(MQTTUtil.convertMQTTAddressFilterToCoreRetain(address, session.getWildcardConfiguration()));
 
       Queue queue = session.getServer().locateQueue(retainAddress);
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public class MQTTRetainMessageManager {
       queue.deleteAllReferences();
 
       if (!reset) {
+         Message message = LargeServerMessageImpl.checkLargeMessage(messageParameter, session.getServer().getStorageManager());
          sendToQueue(message.copy(session.getServer().getStorageManager().generateID()), queue, tx);
       }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/mqtt/imported/MQTTTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/mqtt/imported/MQTTTest.java
index dea99ce44c..02eea3335f 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/mqtt/imported/MQTTTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/mqtt/imported/MQTTTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.QueueConfiguration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.RoutingType;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ActiveMQClient;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.Configuration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.CoreAddressConfiguration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.postoffice.Binding;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServer;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.Queue;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.impl.AddressInfo;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.settings.impl.AddressSettings;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.logs.AssertionLoggerHandler;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.util.Wait;
 import org.apache.activemq.transport.amqp.client.AmqpClient;
 import org.apache.activemq.transport.amqp.client.AmqpConnection;
@@ -430,6 +432,62 @@ public class MQTTTest extends MQTTTestSupport {
       publisher.disconnect();
    }
 
+   @Test(timeout = 60 * 1000)
+   public void testSendAndReceiveRetainedLargeMessage() throws Exception {
+      AssertionLoggerHandler.startCapture();
+      try {
+         byte[] payload = new byte[ActiveMQClient.DEFAULT_MIN_LARGE_MESSAGE_SIZE * 2];
+         for (int i = 0; i < payload.length; i++) {
+            payload[i] = '2';
+         }
+         String body = "message";
+
+         String smallRetain = "retain";
+         final MQTTClientProvider publisher = getMQTTClientProvider();
+         initializeConnection(publisher);
+
+         final MQTTClientProvider subscriber = getMQTTClientProvider();
+         initializeConnection(subscriber);
+
+         publisher.publish("foo", payload, AT_LEAST_ONCE, true);
+
+         subscriber.subscribe("foo", AT_LEAST_ONCE);
+
+         publisher.publish("foo", body.getBytes(), AT_LEAST_ONCE, false);
+         byte[] msg = subscriber.receive(5000);
+         assertNotNull(msg);
+         assertEquals(msg.length, payload.length);
+
+         msg = subscriber.receive(5000);
+         assertNotNull(msg);
+         assertEquals(msg.length, body.length());
+
+         subscriber.disconnect();
+
+         final MQTTClientProvider subscriber2 = getMQTTClientProvider();
+         initializeConnection(subscriber2);
+         subscriber2.subscribe("foo", AT_LEAST_ONCE);
+         msg = subscriber2.receive(5000);
+         assertNotNull(msg);
+         assertEquals(msg.length, payload.length);
+         subscriber2.disconnect();
+         publisher.publish("foo", smallRetain.getBytes(), AT_LEAST_ONCE, true);
+         final MQTTClientProvider subscriber3 = getMQTTClientProvider();
+         initializeConnection(subscriber3);
+         subscriber3.subscribe("foo", AT_LEAST_ONCE);
+         msg = subscriber3.receive(5000);
+         assertNotNull(msg);
+         assertEquals(msg.length, smallRetain.getBytes().length);
+         subscriber3.disconnect();
+         publisher.disconnect();
+
+         Assert.assertFalse(AssertionLoggerHandler.findText("Exception"));
+      } finally {
+         AssertionLoggerHandler.stopCapture();
+      }
+
+   }
+
    @Test(timeout = 30 * 1000)
    public void testValidZeroLengthClientId() throws Exception {
       MQTT mqtt = createMQTTConnection();