diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQMessageConsumer.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQMessageConsumer.java
index 8ece15674b..683d484f2d 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQMessageConsumer.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQMessageConsumer.java
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isAutoAcknowledgeEach() {
+        return session.isAutoAcknowledge() || ( session.isDupsOkAcknowledge() && getDestination().isQueue() );
+    }
+
+    private boolean isAutoAcknowledgeBatch() {
+        return session.isDupsOkAcknowledge() && !getDestination().isQueue() ;
+    }
+
     public StatsImpl getStats() {
         return stats;
     }
@@ -642,7 +650,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
     void deliverAcks() {
         MessageAck ack = null;
         if (deliveryingAcknowledgements.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
-            if (session.isAutoAcknowledge()) {
+            if (isAutoAcknowledgeEach()) {
                 synchronized(deliveredMessages) {
                     ack = makeAckForAllDeliveredMessages(MessageAck.STANDARD_ACK_TYPE);
                     if (ack != null) {
@@ -687,7 +695,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
             // Ack any delivered messages now.
             if (!session.getTransacted()) { 
                 deliverAcks();
-                if (session.isDupsOkAcknowledge()) {
+                if (isAutoAcknowledgeBatch()) {
                     acknowledge();
                 }
             }
@@ -771,7 +779,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
     private void beforeMessageIsConsumed(MessageDispatch md) throws JMSException {
         md.setDeliverySequenceId(session.getNextDeliveryId());
         lastDeliveredSequenceId = md.getMessage().getMessageId().getBrokerSequenceId();
-        if (!session.isDupsOkAcknowledge()) {
+        if (!isAutoAcknowledgeBatch()) {
             synchronized(deliveredMessages) {
                 deliveredMessages.addFirst(md);
             }
@@ -795,7 +803,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
             stats.onMessage();
             if (session.getTransacted()) {
                 // Do nothing.
-            } else if (session.isAutoAcknowledge()) {
+            } else if (isAutoAcknowledgeEach()) {
                 if (deliveryingAcknowledgements.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
                     synchronized (deliveredMessages) {
                         if (!deliveredMessages.isEmpty()) {
@@ -820,7 +828,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
                     }
                     deliveryingAcknowledgements.set(false);
                 }
-            } else if (session.isDupsOkAcknowledge()) {
+            } else if (isAutoAcknowledgeBatch()) {
                 ackLater(md, MessageAck.STANDARD_ACK_TYPE);
             } else if (session.isClientAcknowledge()||session.isIndividualAcknowledge()) {
                 ackLater(md, MessageAck.DELIVERED_ACK_TYPE);
@@ -1081,7 +1089,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageConsumer implements MessageAvailableConsumer, StatsC
                                 }
                                 afterMessageIsConsumed(md, expired);
                             } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-                                if (session.isDupsOkAcknowledge() || session.isAutoAcknowledge() || session.isIndividualAcknowledge()) {
+                                if (isAutoAcknowledgeBatch() || isAutoAcknowledgeEach() || session.isIndividualAcknowledge()) {
                                     // Redeliver the message
                                 } else {
                                     // Transacted or Client ack: Deliver the