diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/management/QueueControl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/management/QueueControl.java
index ac207982b2..11c98ad766 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/management/QueueControl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/management/QueueControl.java
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ public interface QueueControl {
    @Attribute(desc = "whether this queue is durable")
    boolean isDurable();
 
+   /**
+    * The routing type of this queue.
+    */
+   @Attribute(desc = "The routing type of this queue")
+   byte getRoutingType() throws Exception;
+
    /**
     * Returns the filter associated with this queue.
     */
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/QueueControlImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/QueueControlImpl.java
index c5f2111422..f96556198e 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/QueueControlImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/management/impl/QueueControlImpl.java
@@ -175,6 +175,19 @@ public class QueueControlImpl extends AbstractControl implements QueueControl {
       }
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public byte getRoutingType() throws Exception {
+      checkStarted();
+
+      clearIO();
+      try {
+         return queue.getRoutingType().getType();
+      } finally {
+         blockOnIO();
+      }
+
+   }
+
    @Override
    public boolean isTemporary() {
       checkStarted();
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/QueueControlUsingCoreTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/QueueControlUsingCoreTest.java
index a389d6518d..e96b5cb2b7 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/QueueControlUsingCoreTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/QueueControlUsingCoreTest.java
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ public class QueueControlUsingCoreTest extends QueueControlTest {
             return (Boolean) proxy.retrieveAttributeValue("durable");
          }
 
+         @Override
+         public byte getRoutingType() throws Exception {
+            return  (byte) proxy.retrieveAttributeValue("routingType");
+         }
+
          @Override
          public boolean isTemporary() {
             return (Boolean) proxy.retrieveAttributeValue("temporary");