diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/openmbean/OpenTypeSupport.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/openmbean/OpenTypeSupport.java
index 0c781b7965..bcda8c4b9e 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/openmbean/OpenTypeSupport.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/openmbean/OpenTypeSupport.java
@@ -267,10 +267,14 @@ public final class OpenTypeSupport {
       public Map<String, Object> getFields(MessageReference ref) throws OpenDataException {
          Map<String, Object> rc = super.getFields(ref);
          ICoreMessage m = ref.getMessage().toCore();
-         ActiveMQBuffer bodyCopy = m.getReadOnlyBodyBuffer();
-         byte[] bytes = new byte[bodyCopy.readableBytes()];
-         bodyCopy.readBytes(bytes);
-         rc.put(CompositeDataConstants.BODY, bytes);
+         if (!m.isLargeMessage()) {
+            ActiveMQBuffer bodyCopy = m.getReadOnlyBodyBuffer();
+            byte[] bytes = new byte[bodyCopy.readableBytes()];
+            bodyCopy.readBytes(bytes);
+            rc.put(CompositeDataConstants.BODY, bytes);
+         } else {
+            rc.put(CompositeDataConstants.BODY, new byte[0]);
+         }
          return rc;
       }
    }
@@ -288,8 +292,12 @@ public final class OpenTypeSupport {
       public Map<String, Object> getFields(MessageReference ref) throws OpenDataException {
          Map<String, Object> rc = super.getFields(ref);
          ICoreMessage m = ref.getMessage().toCore();
-         SimpleString text = m.getReadOnlyBodyBuffer().readNullableSimpleString();
-         rc.put(CompositeDataConstants.TEXT_BODY, text != null ? text.toString() : "");
+         if (!m.isLargeMessage()) {
+            SimpleString text = m.getReadOnlyBodyBuffer().readNullableSimpleString();
+            rc.put(CompositeDataConstants.TEXT_BODY, text != null ? text.toString() : "");
+         } else {
+            rc.put(CompositeDataConstants.TEXT_BODY, "");
+         }
          return rc;
       }
    }