diff --git a/smallrye-reactive-messaging-rabbitmq/src/main/java/io/smallrye/reactive/messaging/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnector.java b/smallrye-reactive-messaging-rabbitmq/src/main/java/io/smallrye/reactive/messaging/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnector.java
index 0b288b19cb..48223860cb 100644
--- a/smallrye-reactive-messaging-rabbitmq/src/main/java/io/smallrye/reactive/messaging/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnector.java
+++ b/smallrye-reactive-messaging-rabbitmq/src/main/java/io/smallrye/reactive/messaging/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnector.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 @ConnectorAttribute(name = "exchange.declare", direction = INCOMING_AND_OUTGOING, description = "Whether to declare the exchange; set to false if the exchange is expected to be set up independently", type = "boolean", defaultValue = "true")
 
 // Queue
-@ConnectorAttribute(name = "queue.name", direction = INCOMING, description = "The queue from which messages are consumed.", type = "string", mandatory = true)
+@ConnectorAttribute(name = "queue.name", direction = INCOMING, description = "The queue from which messages are consumed. If not set, the channel name is used.", type = "string")
 @ConnectorAttribute(name = "queue.durable", direction = INCOMING, description = "Whether the queue is durable", type = "boolean", defaultValue = "true")
 @ConnectorAttribute(name = "queue.exclusive", direction = INCOMING, description = "Whether the queue is for exclusive use", type = "boolean", defaultValue = "false")
 @ConnectorAttribute(name = "queue.auto-delete", direction = INCOMING, description = "Whether the queue should be deleted after use", type = "boolean", defaultValue = "false")
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ public static String getExchangeName(final RabbitMQConnectorCommonConfiguration
         return config.getExchangeName().map(s -> "\"\"".equals(s) ? "" : s).orElse(config.getChannel());
     }
 
+    public static String getQueueName(final RabbitMQConnectorIncomingConfiguration config) {
+        return config.getQueueName().orElse(config.getChannel());
+    }
+
     private Multi<? extends Message<?>> getStreamOfMessages(
             RabbitMQConsumer receiver,
             ConnectionHolder holder,
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@ private Multi<? extends Message<?>> getStreamOfMessages(
             RabbitMQFailureHandler onNack,
             RabbitMQAckHandler onAck) {
 
-        final String queueName = ic.getQueueName();
+        final String queueName = getQueueName(ic);
         final boolean isTracingEnabled = ic.getTracingEnabled();
         final String contentTypeOverride = ic.getContentTypeOverride().orElse(null);
         log.receiverListeningAddress(queueName);
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@ public Flow.Publisher<? extends Message<?>> getPublisher(final Config config) {
     }
 
     private Uni<RabbitMQConsumer> createConsumer(RabbitMQConnectorIncomingConfiguration ic, RabbitMQClient client) {
-        return client.basicConsumer(serverQueueName(ic.getQueueName()), new QueueOptions()
+        return client.basicConsumer(serverQueueName(getQueueName(ic)), new QueueOptions()
                 .setAutoAck(ic.getAutoAcknowledgement())
                 .setMaxInternalQueueSize(ic.getMaxIncomingInternalQueueSize())
                 .setKeepMostRecent(ic.getKeepMostRecent()))
@@ -309,7 +313,7 @@ private Uni<RabbitMQConsumer> createConsumer(RabbitMQConnectorIncomingConfigurat
     private Uni<?> establishDLQ(final RabbitMQClient client, final RabbitMQConnectorIncomingConfiguration ic) {
         final String deadLetterQueueName = ic.getDeadLetterQueueName().orElse(String.format("%s.dlq", ic.getQueueName()));
         final String deadLetterExchangeName = ic.getDeadLetterExchange();
-        final String deadLetterRoutingKey = ic.getDeadLetterRoutingKey().orElse(ic.getQueueName());
+        final String deadLetterRoutingKey = ic.getDeadLetterRoutingKey().orElse(getQueueName(ic));
 
         // Declare the exchange if we have been asked to do so
         final Uni<String> dlxFlow = Uni.createFrom()
@@ -510,7 +514,7 @@ private Uni<String> establishExchange(
     private Uni<String> establishQueue(
             final RabbitMQClient client,
             final RabbitMQConnectorIncomingConfiguration ic) {
-        final String queueName = ic.getQueueName();
+        final String queueName = getQueueName(ic);
 
         // Declare the queue (and its binding(s) to the exchange, and TTL) if we have been asked to do so
         final JsonObject queueArgs = new JsonObject();
@@ -573,7 +577,7 @@ private Multi<String> establishBindings(
             final RabbitMQClient client,
             final RabbitMQConnectorIncomingConfiguration ic) {
         final String exchangeName = getExchangeName(ic);
-        final String queueName = ic.getQueueName();
+        final String queueName = getQueueName(ic);
         final List<String> routingKeys = Arrays.stream(ic.getRoutingKeys().split(","))
                 .map(String::trim).collect(Collectors.toList());
         final Map<String, Object> arguments = parseArguments(ic.getArguments());