diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/QueueView.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/QueueView.java
index 528e10c262..372bb80283 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/QueueView.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/QueueView.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class QueueView extends DestinationView implements QueueViewMBean {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public void purge() throws Exception {
+    public synchronized void purge() throws Exception {
         final long originalMessageCount = destination.getDestinationStatistics().getMessages().getCount();
 
         ((Queue)destination).purge();