diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel_interceptor.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel_interceptor.erl
index 2410e5c6b0..ea5aef2b40 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel_interceptor.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel_interceptor.erl
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ call_module(Mod, St, M, C) ->
     % this little dance is because Mod might be unloaded at any point
     case (catch {ok, Mod:intercept(M, C, St)}) of
         {ok, R} -> validate_response(Mod, M, C, R);
-        {'EXIT', {undef, [{Mod, intercept, _, _} | _]}} -> {M, C}
+        {'EXIT', {undef, [{Mod, intercept, _, _} | _]}} -> {M, C};
+        {'EXIT', {amqp_error, _Type, _ErrMsg, _} = AMQPError} ->
+            rabbit_misc:protocol_error(AMQPError)
     end.
 
 validate_response(Mod, M1, C1, R = {M2, C2}) ->
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/channel_interceptor_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/channel_interceptor_SUITE.erl
index dfda16aeb2..f2d2a45eb4 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/channel_interceptor_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/channel_interceptor_SUITE.erl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ groups() ->
       {non_parallel_tests, [], [
           register_interceptor,
           register_interceptor_failing_with_amqp_error,
+          register_interceptor_crashing_with_amqp_error_exception,
           register_failing_interceptors
         ]}
     ].
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ register_interceptor_failing_with_amqp_error1(Config, Interceptor) ->
     #'queue.declare_ok'{} =
         amqp_channel:call(Ch1, #'queue.declare'{queue = Q1}),
 
-    Q2 = <<"failing-q">>,
+    Q2 = <<"failing-with-amqp-error-q">>,
     try
         amqp_channel:call(Ch1, #'queue.declare'{queue = Q2})
     catch
@@ -145,6 +146,55 @@ register_interceptor_failing_with_amqp_error1(Config, Interceptor) ->
 
     passed.
 
+register_interceptor_crashing_with_amqp_error_exception(Config) ->
+    passed = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0,
+      ?MODULE, register_interceptor_crashing_with_amqp_error_exception1,
+      [Config, dummy_interceptor]).
+
+register_interceptor_crashing_with_amqp_error_exception1(Config, Interceptor) ->
+    PredefinedChannels = rabbit_channel:list(),
+
+    Ch1 = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config, 0),
+
+    [ChannelProc] = rabbit_channel:list() -- PredefinedChannels,
+
+    [{interceptors, []}] = rabbit_channel:info(ChannelProc, [interceptors]),
+
+    ok = rabbit_registry:register(channel_interceptor,
+                                  <<"dummy interceptor">>,
+                                  Interceptor),
+    [{interceptors, [{Interceptor, undefined}]}] =
+      rabbit_channel:info(ChannelProc, [interceptors]),
+
+    Q1 = <<"succeeding-q">>,
+    #'queue.declare_ok'{} =
+        amqp_channel:call(Ch1, #'queue.declare'{queue = Q1}),
+
+    Q2 = <<"crashing-with-amqp-exception-q">>,
+    try
+        amqp_channel:call(Ch1, #'queue.declare'{queue = Q2})
+    catch
+      _:Reason ->
+          ?assertMatch(
+              {{shutdown, {_, _, <<"PRECONDITION_FAILED - inequivalent arg 'durable' for queue 'crashing-with-amqp-exception-q' in vhost '/': received 'false' but current is 'true'">>}}, _},
+              Reason)
+    end,
+
+    Ch2 = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config, 0),
+    [ChannelProc1] = rabbit_channel:list() -- PredefinedChannels,
+
+    ok = rabbit_registry:unregister(channel_interceptor,
+                                  <<"dummy interceptor">>),
+    [{interceptors, []}] = rabbit_channel:info(ChannelProc1, [interceptors]),
+
+    #'queue.declare_ok'{} =
+        amqp_channel:call(Ch2, #'queue.declare'{queue = Q2}),
+
+    #'queue.delete_ok'{} = amqp_channel:call(Ch2, #'queue.delete' {queue = Q1}),
+    #'queue.delete_ok'{} = amqp_channel:call(Ch2, #'queue.delete' {queue = Q2}),
+
+    passed.
+
 register_failing_interceptors(Config) ->
     passed = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0,
       ?MODULE, register_interceptor1, [Config, failing_dummy_interceptor]).
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/dummy_interceptor.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/dummy_interceptor.erl
index d173e1474a..836ea74496 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/dummy_interceptor.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/dummy_interceptor.erl
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ intercept(#'basic.publish'{} = Method, Content, _IState) ->
     {Method, Content2};
 
 %% Use 'queue.declare' to test #amqp_error{} handling
-intercept(#'queue.declare'{queue = <<"failing-q">>}, _Content, _IState) ->
+intercept(#'queue.declare'{queue = <<"failing-with-amqp-error-q">>}, _Content, _IState) ->
     rabbit_misc:amqp_error(
         'precondition_failed', "operation not allowed", [],
         'queue.declare');
 
+intercept(#'queue.declare'{queue = QName = <<"crashing-with-amqp-exception-q">>}, _Content, _IState) ->
+    QRes = rabbit_misc:r(<<"/">>, queue, QName),
+    rabbit_misc:assert_field_equivalence(true, false, QRes, durable);
+
 intercept(Method, Content, _VHost) ->
     {Method, Content}.