diff --git a/services/rabbit/configs/rabbitmq.conf.j2 b/services/rabbit/configs/rabbitmq.conf.j2
index 8c8dda34..660d26cc 100644
--- a/services/rabbit/configs/rabbitmq.conf.j2
+++ b/services/rabbit/configs/rabbitmq.conf.j2
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ quorum_queue.initial_cluster_size = {{ RABBIT_QUORUM_QUEUE_DEFAULT_REPLICA_COUNT
 # https://www.rabbitmq.com/docs/networking#proxy-protocol
 # WARNING: this forces clients to use a proxy (direct access to nodes does not work)
 proxy_protocol = true
+
+# Set the default queue type to quorum to benefit from RabbitMQ Cluster
+# (to be highly available by default). This does not enforce queue type though
+default_queue_type = quorum