diff --git a/qpid/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQSession_0_10.java b/qpid/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQSession_0_10.java
index dcabfecac37..022a8262e7a 100644
--- a/qpid/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQSession_0_10.java
+++ b/qpid/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQSession_0_10.java
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ public void sendSuspendChannel(boolean suspend) throws AMQException, FailoverExc
                 getQpidSession().messageStop(String.valueOf(consumer.getConsumerTag()),
                                              Option.UNRELIABLE);
             }
+            sync();
         }
         else
         {