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 5198fae01d..df6f2234b9 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
@@ -539,8 +539,10 @@ public class Topic extends BaseDestination implements Task {
                 topicStore.recover(new MessageRecoveryListener() {
                     public boolean recoverMessage(Message message) throws Exception {
                         if (message.isExpired()) {
-                            for (Subscription sub : durableSubcribers.values()) {
-                                messageExpired(connectionContext, sub, message);
+                            for (DurableTopicSubscription sub : durableSubcribers.values()) {
+                                if (!sub.isActive()) {
+                                    messageExpired(connectionContext, sub, message);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         result.add(message);