diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java
index d6f24b47ef..eac82d918a 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java
@@ -157,13 +157,16 @@ public class Topic extends BaseDestination implements Task {
         sub.remove(context, this);
     }
 
-    public void deleteSubscription(ConnectionContext context, SubscriptionKey key) throws IOException {
+    public void deleteSubscription(ConnectionContext context, SubscriptionKey key) throws Exception {
         if (topicStore != null) {
             topicStore.deleteSubscription(key.clientId, key.subscriptionName);
-            Object removed = durableSubcribers.remove(key);
+            DurableTopicSubscription removed = durableSubcribers.remove(key);
             if (removed != null) {
                 destinationStatistics.getConsumers().decrement();
             }
+            // deactivate and remove
+            removed.deactivate(false);
+            consumers.remove(removed);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/DurableUnsubscribeTest.java b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/DurableUnsubscribeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad52875d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/DurableUnsubscribeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.activemq.usecases;
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+
+import javax.jms.Connection;
+import javax.jms.Session;
+import javax.management.MBeanServer;
+import javax.management.ObjectName;
+
+import org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory;
+import org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerFactory;
+import org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService;
+import org.apache.activemq.broker.region.Destination;
+import org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQTopic;
+
+public class DurableUnsubscribeTest extends org.apache.activemq.TestSupport {
+
+    private BrokerService broker;
+    private Connection connection;
+    private ActiveMQTopic topic;
+
+    public void testUnsubscribe() throws Exception {
+        Session session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
+        session.createDurableSubscriber(topic, "SubsId");
+        session.close();
+
+        Destination d = broker.getDestination(topic);
+        assertEquals("Subscription is missing.", 1, d.getConsumers().size());
+
+        session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
+        session.unsubscribe("SubsId");
+        session.close();
+
+        assertEquals("Subscription exists.", 0, d.getConsumers().size());
+    }
+
+    public void testDestroy() throws Exception {
+        Session session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
+        session.createDurableSubscriber(topic, "SubsId2");
+        session.close();
+
+        connection.close();
+        connection = null;
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
+
+        Destination d = broker.getDestination(topic);
+        assertEquals("Subscription is missing.", 1, d.getConsumers().size());
+
+        MBeanServer mbs = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
+        ObjectName[] subNames = broker.getAdminView().getDurableTopicSubscribers();
+        mbs.invoke(subNames[0], "destroy", new Object[0], new String[0]);
+
+        assertEquals("Subscription exists.", 0, d.getConsumers().size());
+    }
+
+    protected ActiveMQConnectionFactory createConnectionFactory() throws Exception {
+        return new ActiveMQConnectionFactory("vm://" + getName());
+    }
+
+    protected Connection createConnection() throws Exception {
+        Connection rc = super.createConnection();
+        rc.setClientID(getName());
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+        topic = (ActiveMQTopic) createDestination();
+        createBroker();
+        super.setUp();
+    }
+
+    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        super.tearDown();
+        destroyBroker();
+    }
+
+    private void createBroker() throws Exception {
+        broker = BrokerFactory.createBroker("broker:(vm://localhost)");
+        broker.setPersistent(false);
+        broker.setUseJmx(true);
+        broker.setBrokerName(getName());
+        broker.start();
+
+        connection = createConnection();
+    }
+
+    private void destroyBroker() throws Exception {
+        if (connection != null)
+            connection.close();
+        if (broker != null)
+            broker.stop();
+    }
+}