diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/ActiveMQClientLogger.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/ActiveMQClientLogger.java
index 3dbf44db47..757863e867 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/ActiveMQClientLogger.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/ActiveMQClientLogger.java
@@ -574,4 +574,8 @@ public interface ActiveMQClientLogger extends BasicLogger {
    @Message(id = 214033, value = "Cannot resolve host ",
            format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
    void unableToResolveHost(@Cause UnknownHostException e);
+
+   @LogMessage(level = Logger.Level.WARN)
+   @Message(id = 212079, value = "The upstream connector from the downstream federation will ignore url parameter {0}", format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
+   void ignoredParameterForDownstreamFederation(String name);
 }
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/federation/FederationDownstreamConfiguration.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/federation/FederationDownstreamConfiguration.java
index b85de117fd..17905e1bca 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/federation/FederationDownstreamConfiguration.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/federation/FederationDownstreamConfiguration.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQBuffer;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.TransportConfiguration;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.client.ActiveMQClientLogger;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.netty.TransportConstants;
 
 public class FederationDownstreamConfiguration extends FederationStreamConfiguration<FederationDownstreamConfiguration> {
@@ -40,23 +41,30 @@ public class FederationDownstreamConfiguration extends FederationStreamConfigura
       return upstreamConfiguration;
    }
 
+   private void stripParam(Map<String, Object> params, String name) {
+      Object oldValue = params.remove(name);
+      if (oldValue != null) {
+         ActiveMQClientLogger.LOGGER.ignoredParameterForDownstreamFederation(name);
+      }
+   }
+
    public void setUpstreamConfiguration(TransportConfiguration transportConfiguration) {
 
       final Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>(transportConfiguration.getParams());
 
       //clear any TLS settings as they won't apply to the federated server that uses this config
       //The federated server that creates the upstream back will rely on its config from the acceptor for TLS
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.SSL_ENABLED_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.SSL_PROVIDER);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.SSL_KRB5_CONFIG_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PASSWORD_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_TYPE_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME);
-      params.remove(TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_TYPE_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.SSL_ENABLED_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.SSL_PROVIDER);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.SSL_KRB5_CONFIG_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PASSWORD_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_TYPE_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME);
+      stripParam(params, TransportConstants.TRUSTSTORE_TYPE_PROP_NAME);
 
       this.upstreamConfiguration = new TransportConfiguration(transportConfiguration.getFactoryClassName(), params,
                                                               transportConfiguration.getName(), transportConfiguration.getExtraParams());