diff --git a/modules/event_rabbitmq/README b/modules/event_rabbitmq/README
index 6b4cb95f21..82dbb2de59 100644
--- a/modules/event_rabbitmq/README
+++ b/modules/event_rabbitmq/README
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Chapter 1. Admin Guide
 1.3. RabbitMQ socket syntax
 
    'rabbitmq:' [user[':'password] '@' host [':' port] '/'
-   routing_key
+   [exchange '?'] routing_key
 
    Meanings:
      * 'rabbitmq:' - informs the Event Interface that the events
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Chapter 1. Admin Guide
      * host - host name of the RabbitMQ server.
      * port - port of the RabbitMQ server. The default value is
        '5672'.
+     * exchange - exchange of the RabbitMQ server. The default
+       value is ''.
      * routing_key - this is the routing key used by the AMQP
        protocol and it is used to identify the queue where the
        event should be sent.
diff --git a/modules/event_rabbitmq/doc/event_rabbitmq_admin.xml b/modules/event_rabbitmq/doc/event_rabbitmq_admin.xml
index 273c16b457..88463d03a2 100644
--- a/modules/event_rabbitmq/doc/event_rabbitmq_admin.xml
+++ b/modules/event_rabbitmq/doc/event_rabbitmq_admin.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	<section>
 	<title>RabbitMQ socket syntax</title>
 	<para>
-		<para><emphasis>'rabbitmq:' [user[':'password] '@' host [':' port] '/' routing_key</emphasis></para>
+		<para><emphasis>'rabbitmq:' [user[':'password] '@' host [':' port] '/' [exchange '?'] routing_key</emphasis></para>
 	</para>
 	<para>
 		Meanings:
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
 					<emphasis>port</emphasis> - port of the RabbitMQ server. The
 					default value is '5672'.
 			</para>	</listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+					<emphasis>exchange</emphasis> - exchange of the RabbitMQ server. The
+					default value is ''.
+			</para>	</listitem>
 			<listitem><para>
 					<emphasis>routing_key</emphasis> - this is the routing key
 					used by the AMQP protocol and it is used to identify the queue
diff --git a/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.c b/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.c
index d71fd96988..ae6f8e6634 100644
--- a/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.c
+++ b/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.c
@@ -155,18 +155,18 @@ static int rmq_match(evi_reply_sock *sock1, evi_reply_sock *sock2)
 	p1 = (rmq_params_t *)sock1->params;
 	p2 = (rmq_params_t *)sock2->params;
 	if (!p1 || !p2 ||
-			!(p1->flags & RMQ_PARAM_RKEY) || !(p2->flags & RMQ_PARAM_RKEY) ||
-			!(p1->flags & RMQ_PARAM_USER) || !(p2->flags & RMQ_PARAM_USER))
+			!(p1->flags & RMQ_PARAM_RKEY) || !(p2->flags & RMQ_PARAM_RKEY))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (sock1->port == sock2->port &&
 			sock1->address.len == sock2->address.len &&
 			p1->routing_key.len == p2->routing_key.len &&
-			p1->user.len == p2->user.len &&
+			p1->user.len == p2->user.len && p1->exchange.len == p2->exchange.len &&
 			(p1->user.s == p2->user.s || /* trying the static values */
-			 !memcmp(p1->user.s, p2->user.s, p1->user.len)) &&
+			!memcmp(p1->user.s, p2->user.s, p1->user.len)) &&
 			!memcmp(sock1->address.s, sock2->address.s, sock1->address.len) &&
-			!memcmp(p1->routing_key.s, p2->routing_key.s, p1->routing_key.len)) {
+			!memcmp(p1->routing_key.s, p2->routing_key.s, p1->routing_key.len) && 
+			!memcmp(p1->exchange.s, p2->exchange.s, p1->exchange.len)) {
 		LM_DBG("socket matched: %s@%s:%hu/%s\n",
 				p1->user.s, sock1->address.s, sock2->port, p1->routing_key.s);
 		return 1;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static inline int dupl_string(str* dst, const char* begin, const char* end)
 /*
  * This is the parsing function
  * The socket grammar should be:
- * 		 [user [':' password] '@'] ip [':' port] '/' routing_key
+ * 		 [user [':' password] '@'] ip [':' port] '/' [ exchange ?] routing_key
  */
 static evi_reply_sock* rmq_parse(str socket)
 {
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static evi_reply_sock* rmq_parse(str socket)
 		ST_PASS_PORT,	/* Password or port part */
 		ST_HOST,		/* Hostname part */
 		ST_PORT,		/* Port part */
+		ST_ROUTE_OR_EXPORT 	/* Routing or export key */
 	} st;
 
 	if (!socket.len || !socket.s) {
@@ -261,11 +262,8 @@ static evi_reply_sock* rmq_parse(str socket)
 				if (dupl_string(&sock->address, begin, socket.s + i) < 0)
 					goto err;
 				sock->flags |= EVI_ADDRESS;
-				if (dupl_string(&param->routing_key, socket.s + i + 1,
-							socket.s + len) < 0)
-					goto err;
-				param->flags |= RMQ_PARAM_RKEY;
-				goto success;
+				st = ST_ROUTE_OR_EXPORT;
+				begin = socket.s + i + 1;
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -296,11 +294,8 @@ static evi_reply_sock* rmq_parse(str socket)
 					goto err;
 				}
 				sock->flags |= EVI_PORT;
-				if (dupl_string(&param->routing_key, socket.s + i + 1,
-							socket.s + len) < 0)
-					goto err;
-				param->flags |= RMQ_PARAM_RKEY;
-				goto success;
+				st = ST_ROUTE_OR_EXPORT;
+				begin = socket.s + i + 1;
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -319,11 +314,8 @@ static evi_reply_sock* rmq_parse(str socket)
 					goto err;
 				sock->flags |= EVI_ADDRESS;
 
-				if (dupl_string(&param->routing_key, socket.s + i + 1,
-							socket.s + len) < 0)
-					goto err;
-				param->flags |= RMQ_PARAM_RKEY;
-				goto success;
+				st = ST_ROUTE_OR_EXPORT;
+				begin = socket.s + i + 1;
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -338,13 +330,34 @@ static evi_reply_sock* rmq_parse(str socket)
 				}
 				sock->flags |= EVI_PORT;
 
-				if (dupl_string(&param->routing_key, socket.s + i + 1,
-							socket.s + len) < 0)
+				st = ST_ROUTE_OR_EXPORT;
+				begin = socket.s + i + 1;
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case ST_ROUTE_OR_EXPORT:
+			switch(socket.s[i]) {
+			case '?':
+
+				if (dupl_string(&param->exchange, begin, socket.s + i) < 0)
+					goto err;
+				param->flags |= RMQ_PARAM_EKEY;
+
+				if (dupl_string(&param->routing_key, socket.s + i + 1, socket.s + len) < 0)
+					goto err;
+				param->flags |= RMQ_PARAM_RKEY;
+
+				goto success;
+			}
+			if(i == len - 1){
+				if (dupl_string(&param->routing_key, begin, socket.s + len) < 0)
 					goto err;
+
 				param->flags |= RMQ_PARAM_RKEY;
 				goto success;
 			}
 			break;
+				
 		}
 	}
 	LM_WARN("not implemented %.*s\n", socket.len, socket.s);
@@ -417,8 +430,14 @@ static str rmq_print(evi_reply_sock *sock)
 	if (sock->flags & EVI_ADDRESS)
 		DO_PRINT(sock->address.s, sock->address.len - 1);
 
+	DO_PRINT("/", 1); /* needs to be changed if it can print a key without RMQ_PARAM_RKEY */
+	
+	if (param->flags & RMQ_PARAM_EKEY) {
+		DO_PRINT(param->exchange.s, param->exchange.len - 1);
+		DO_PRINT("?", 1);
+	}
+
 	if (param->flags & RMQ_PARAM_RKEY) {
-		DO_PRINT("/", 1);
 		DO_PRINT(param->routing_key.s, param->routing_key.len - 1);
 	}
 end:
diff --git a/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.h b/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.h
index b396e52d6d..58baa76ab5 100644
--- a/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.h
+++ b/modules/event_rabbitmq/event_rabbitmq.h
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@
 #define RMQ_PARAM_CHAN	(1 << 3)
 #define RMQ_PARAM_USER	(1 << 4)
 #define RMQ_PARAM_PASS	(1 << 5)
+#define RMQ_PARAM_EKEY	(1 << 6)
 
 typedef struct _rmq_params {
 	str routing_key;
+	str exchange;
 	str user;
 	str pass;
 	amqp_connection_state_t conn;
diff --git a/modules/event_rabbitmq/rabbitmq_send.c b/modules/event_rabbitmq/rabbitmq_send.c
index 4ed2556c6f..704dfb3960 100644
--- a/modules/event_rabbitmq/rabbitmq_send.c
+++ b/modules/event_rabbitmq/rabbitmq_send.c
@@ -300,11 +300,13 @@ static int rmq_sendmsg(rmq_send_t *rmqs)
 {
 	rmq_params_t * rmqp = (rmq_params_t *)rmqs->sock->params;
 	int ret;
-
+	
 	/* all checks should be already done */
 	ret = amqp_basic_publish(rmqp->conn,
 			rmqp->channel,
-			AMQP_EMPTY_BYTES,
+			rmqp->flags&RMQ_PARAM_EKEY?
+		 		amqp_cstring_bytes(rmqp->exchange.s) :
+				AMQP_EMPTY_BYTES ,
 			amqp_cstring_bytes(rmqp->routing_key.s),
 			0,
 			0,