This closes #1875

artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/management/impl/ManagementServiceImpl.java

@@ -540,6 +540,12 @@ public class ManagementServiceImpl implements ManagementService {
       }
 
       started = true;
+
+      /**
+       * Ensure the management notification address is created otherwise if auto-create-address = false then cluster
+       * bridges won't be able to connect.
+       */
+      messagingServer.addAddressInfo(new AddressInfo(managementNotificationAddress, RoutingType.MULTICAST));
    }
 
    @Override

tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/cluster/distribution/SymmetricClusterTest.java

@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
  */
 package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.cluster.distribution;
 
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.RoutingType;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.MessageLoadBalancingType;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.impl.AddressInfo;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.settings.impl.AddressSettings;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.IntegrationTestLogger;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.util.ActiveMQTestBase;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -229,6 +233,44 @@ public class SymmetricClusterTest extends ClusterTestBase {
       verifyNotReceive(0, 1, 2, 3, 4);
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testBasicRoundRobinManyMessagesNoAddressAutoCreate() throws Exception {
+      setupCluster();
+
+      startServers();
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+         servers[i].getAddressSettingsRepository().addMatch("#", new AddressSettings().setAutoCreateAddresses(false).setAutoCreateQueues(false));
+      }
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+         setupSessionFactory(i, isNetty());
+      }
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+         servers[i].addAddressInfo(new AddressInfo(SimpleString.toSimpleString("queues.testaddress"), RoutingType.MULTICAST));
+         createQueue(i, "queues.testaddress", "queue0", null, false);
+      }
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+         addConsumer(i, i, "queue0", null);
+      }
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+         waitForBindings(i, "queues.testaddress", 1, 1, true);
+      }
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+         waitForBindings(i, "queues.testaddress", 4, 4, false);
+      }
+
+      send(0, "queues.testaddress", 1000, true, null);
+
+      verifyReceiveRoundRobinInSomeOrder(1000, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4);
+
+      verifyNotReceive(0, 1, 2, 3, 4);
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testRoundRobinMultipleQueues() throws Exception {
       SymmetricClusterTest.log.info("starting");