diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/MessageConsumer.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/MessageConsumer.java
index 18da251a14..ad3cb8376f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/MessageConsumer.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/MessageConsumer.java
@@ -62,4 +62,10 @@ public interface MessageConsumer {
      * @return ID
      */
     public String getId();
+
+    /**
+     * Re-initializes the message consumer.
+     * @return {@code true} if re-initialization is successful, {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean reInitialize();
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/processor/impl/forwarder/ForwardingService.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/processor/impl/forwarder/ForwardingService.java
index 7db3c822a3..294b269c64 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/processor/impl/forwarder/ForwardingService.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/processor/impl/forwarder/ForwardingService.java
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ private void tryToDispatchToEndpoint(MessageContext messageToDispatch, Endpoint
 			// For each retry we need to have a fresh copy of the original message
 			getFreshCopyOfOriginalMessage(messageToDispatch, originalEnvelop, originalJsonInputStream);
 
-			if (messageConsumer != null && messageConsumer.isAlive()) {
+			if (messageConsumer != null && (messageConsumer.isAlive() || messageConsumer.reInitialize())) {
 				messageToDispatch.setProperty(SynapseConstants.BLOCKING_MSG_SENDER, sender);
 				// Clear the message context properties related to endpoint in last service invocation
 				Set keySet = messageToDispatch.getPropertyKeySet();
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jdbc/JDBCConsumer.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jdbc/JDBCConsumer.java
index e40db909cf..1d0dc9e5c9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jdbc/JDBCConsumer.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jdbc/JDBCConsumer.java
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ public MessageContext receive() {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean reInitialize() {
+        // To keep the existing behaviour, return false
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Ack on success message sending by processor
      *
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jms/JmsConsumer.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jms/JmsConsumer.java
index 2bc40b4b31..7aa5d90893 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jms/JmsConsumer.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/jms/JmsConsumer.java
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ private void reconnect() throws StoreForwardException {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean reInitialize() {
+        // To keep the existing behaviour, return false
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private final class CachedMessage {
         private Message message = null;
         private MessageContext mc = null;
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/memory/InMemoryConsumer.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/memory/InMemoryConsumer.java
index f605314902..0c583e7d7e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/memory/InMemoryConsumer.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/memory/InMemoryConsumer.java
@@ -98,4 +98,10 @@ public InMemoryConsumer setDestination(Queue<MessageContext> queue) {
         this.queue = queue;
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean reInitialize() {
+        // To keep the existing behaviour, return false
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumer.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumer.java
index b6fd6ac720..355414aaac 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumer.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/message/store/impl/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumer.java
@@ -92,11 +92,26 @@ public MessageContext receive() {
             }
         } else {
             log.warn("The connection and channel to the RabbitMQ broker are unhealthy.");
+            reInitialize();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reconnect to the RabbitMQ broker by creating a new connection and channel.
+     * return {@code true} if re-initialization is successful, {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean reInitialize() {
+        try {
+            log.info("Cleanup and Reinitializing connection and channel for " + getId());
             cleanup();
             setConnection(store.createConnection());
             setChannel(store.createChannel(connection));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Failed to reinitialize connection and channel.", e);
+            return false;
         }
-        return null;
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -136,14 +151,30 @@ public boolean ack() {
      */
     @Override
     public boolean cleanup() {
-        if (connection != null) {
-            connection.abort();
+        try {
+            if (channel != null) {
+                channel.abort(); // Forcefully close the channel
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            //ignore
+        } finally {
+            channel = null; // Ensure channel is nullified
         }
-        channel = null;
-        connection = null;
-        return true;
+
+        try {
+            if (connection != null) {
+                connection.abort(); // Forcefully close the connection
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            //ignore
+        } finally {
+            connection = null; // Ensure connection is nullified
+        }
+
+        return true; // Indicating cleanup was attempted
     }
 
+
     /**
      * Check availability of connectivity with the message store
      *