diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicy.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicy.java
index 18039d119c..844bd4032d 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicy.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicy.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class RoundRobinDispatchPolicy implements DispatchPolicy {
         synchronized(consumers) {
             int count = 0;
             
+            Subscription firstMatchingConsumer = null;
             for (Iterator iter = consumers.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
                 Subscription sub = (Subscription) iter.next();
                 
@@ -60,17 +61,21 @@ public class RoundRobinDispatchPolicy implements DispatchPolicy {
                 if (!sub.matches(node, msgContext)) 
                     continue;
                 
+                if (firstMatchingConsumer == null) {
+                    firstMatchingConsumer = sub;
+                }
+                
                 sub.add(node);
                 count++;
             }
             
+            if (firstMatchingConsumer != null) {
             // Rotate the consumer list.
             try {
-                if (consumers.size() > 1)
-                    consumers.add(consumers.remove(0));
-            } catch (Throwable bestEffort) {
-                log.error("Caught error rotating consumers",bestEffort);
-            }
+                 consumers.remove(firstMatchingConsumer);
+                 consumers.add(firstMatchingConsumer);
+                } catch (Throwable bestEffort) { }
+            	             }
             return count > 0;
         }        
     }
diff --git a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicyTest.java b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicyTest.java
index cf981c1b78..6324adc806 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicyTest.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/policy/RoundRobinDispatchPolicyTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ import org.apache.activemq.broker.region.policy.PolicyEntry;
 import org.apache.activemq.broker.region.policy.RoundRobinDispatchPolicy;
 import org.apache.activemq.broker.region.policy.PolicyMap;
 
+import javax.jms.Connection;
+import javax.jms.Destination;
+import javax.jms.MessageConsumer;
+import javax.jms.Session;
+
 public class RoundRobinDispatchPolicyTest extends QueueSubscriptionTest {
 
     protected BrokerService createBroker() throws Exception {
@@ -81,6 +86,23 @@ public class RoundRobinDispatchPolicyTest extends QueueSubscriptionTest {
         super.testManyProducersManyConsumers();
         assertMessagesDividedAmongConsumers();
     }
+    
+    public void testOneProducerTwoMatchingConsumersOneNotMatchingConsumer() throws Exception {
+    // Create consumer that won't consume any message
+        createMessageConsumer(createConnectionFactory().createConnection(), createDestination(), "JMSPriority<1");
+        super.testOneProducerTwoConsumersSmallMessagesLargePrefetch();
+        assertMessagesDividedAmongConsumers();
+    }
+    	
+    protected MessageConsumer createMessageConsumer(Connection conn, Destination dest, String selector) throws Exception {
+        connections.add(conn);
+    
+        Session sess = conn.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
+    	final MessageConsumer consumer = sess.createConsumer(dest, selector);
+    	conn.start();
+    	
+    	return consumer;
+    }    
 
     public void assertMessagesDividedAmongConsumers() {
         assertEachConsumerReceivedAtLeastXMessages((messageCount * producerCount) / consumerCount);