diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Queue.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Queue.java
index ac206e30ad..48cbfbe5ab 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Queue.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Queue.java
@@ -1475,8 +1475,8 @@ public class Queue extends BaseDestination implements Task, UsageListener, Index
             try {
                 messages.rollback(m.getMessageId());
                 if (isDLQ()) {
-                    DeadLetterStrategy stratagy = getDeadLetterStrategy();
-                    stratagy.rollback(m.getMessage());
+                    DeadLetterStrategy strategy = getDeadLetterStrategy();
+                    strategy.rollback(m.getMessage());
                 }
             } finally {
                 messagesLock.writeLock().unlock();
@@ -1560,6 +1560,9 @@ public class Queue extends BaseDestination implements Task, UsageListener, Index
             throw new Exception("Retry of message is only possible on Dead Letter Queues!");
         }
         int restoredCounter = 0;
+        // ensure we deal with a snapshot to avoid potential duplicates in the event of messages
+        // getting immediate dlq'ed
+        long numberOfRetryAttemptsToCheckAllMessagesOnce = this.destinationStatistics.getMessages().getCount();
         Set<MessageReference> set = new LinkedHashSet<MessageReference>();
         do {
             doPageIn(true);
@@ -1571,6 +1574,7 @@ public class Queue extends BaseDestination implements Task, UsageListener, Index
             }
             List<MessageReference> list = new ArrayList<MessageReference>(set);
             for (MessageReference ref : list) {
+                numberOfRetryAttemptsToCheckAllMessagesOnce--;
                 if (ref.getMessage().getOriginalDestination() != null) {
 
                     moveMessageTo(context, (QueueMessageReference)ref, ref.getMessage().getOriginalDestination());
@@ -1580,7 +1584,7 @@ public class Queue extends BaseDestination implements Task, UsageListener, Index
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } while (set.size() < this.destinationStatistics.getMessages().getCount() && set.size() < maximumMessages);
+        } while (numberOfRetryAttemptsToCheckAllMessagesOnce > 0 && set.size() < this.destinationStatistics.getMessages().getCount());
         return restoredCounter;
     }
 
diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/MBeanTest.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/MBeanTest.java
index ecc689445d..0ccf1cb478 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/MBeanTest.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/MBeanTest.java
@@ -206,22 +206,26 @@ public class MBeanTest extends EmbeddedBrokerTestSupport {
             }});
 
 
+        ObjectName queueViewMBeanName = assertRegisteredObjectName(domain + ":type=Broker,brokerName=localhost,destinationType=Queue,destinationName=" + getDestinationString());
+        QueueViewMBean queue = MBeanServerInvocationHandler.newProxyInstance(mbeanServer, queueViewMBeanName, QueueViewMBean.class, true);
+
         ObjectName dlqQueueViewMBeanName = assertRegisteredObjectName(domain + ":type=Broker,brokerName=localhost,destinationType=Queue,destinationName=" + SharedDeadLetterStrategy.DEFAULT_DEAD_LETTER_QUEUE_NAME );
         QueueViewMBean dlq = MBeanServerInvocationHandler.newProxyInstance(mbeanServer, dlqQueueViewMBeanName, QueueViewMBean.class, true);
 
-        assertTrue("messagees on dlq", Wait.waitFor(new Wait.Condition() {
+        assertTrue("messages on dlq", Wait.waitFor(new Wait.Condition() {
             @Override
             public boolean isSatisified() throws Exception {
+                LOG.info("Dlq size: " + dlq.getQueueSize() + ", qSize: " + queue.getQueueSize());
                 return MESSAGE_COUNT == dlq.getQueueSize();
             }
         }));
 
         dlq.retryMessages();
 
-        assertTrue("messagees on dlq after retry", Wait.waitFor(new Wait.Condition() {
+        assertTrue("messages on dlq after retry", Wait.waitFor(new Wait.Condition() {
             @Override
             public boolean isSatisified() throws Exception {
-                LOG.info("Dlq size: " + dlq.getQueueSize());
+                LOG.info("Dlq size: " + dlq.getQueueSize() + ", qSize: " + queue.getQueueSize());
                 return MESSAGE_COUNT == dlq.getQueueSize();
             }
         }));