diff --git a/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration.php b/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration.php
index 6505fbabf..dc8c98f1c 100644
--- a/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration.php
+++ b/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration
     private string $referenceName;
     private string $headerMapper = '*';
     private bool $defaultPersistentDelivery = true;
+    private bool $autoDeclare = true;
     private string $distributionType;
 
     private function __construct(string $amqpConnectionReference, ?string $outputDefaultConversionMediaType, string $referenceName, string $distributionType)
@@ -97,6 +98,22 @@ public function getDefaultPersistentDelivery(): bool
         return $this->defaultPersistentDelivery;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to automatically declare the exchange and queues on send.
+     * When set to false, the exchange and queues must be declared manually.
+     */
+    public function withAutoDeclare(bool $autoDeclare): static
+    {
+        $this->autoDeclare = $autoDeclare;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function isAutoDeclare(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->autoDeclare;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */
diff --git a/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributionModule.php b/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributionModule.php
index d070c713f..df2d3d4e8 100644
--- a/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributionModule.php
+++ b/packages/Amqp/src/Distribution/AmqpDistributionModule.php
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ public function prepare(Configuration $configuration, array $extensionObjects):
                 Assert::isFalse($applicationConfiguration->getServiceName() === ServiceConfiguration::DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME, "Service name can't be default when using distribution. Set up correct Service Name");
 
                 $channelName = self::CHANNEL_PREFIX . $applicationConfiguration->getServiceName();
-                $configuration->registerMessageChannel(AmqpBackedMessageChannelBuilder::create($channelName, $distributedBusConfiguration->getConnectionReference()));
+                $amqpChannel = AmqpBackedMessageChannelBuilder::create($channelName, $distributedBusConfiguration->getConnectionReference());
+                if (! $distributedBusConfiguration->isAutoDeclare()) {
+                    $amqpChannel = $amqpChannel->withAutoDeclare(false);
+                }
+                $configuration->registerMessageChannel($amqpChannel);
                 $configuration->registerMessageHandler(
                     TransformerBuilder::createHeaderEnricher([
                         MessageHeaders::ROUTING_SLIP => DistributedBusHeader::DISTRIBUTED_ROUTING_SLIP_VALUE,
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@ private function registerPublisher(AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration|AmqpMessagePu
                     ->withEndpointId($amqpPublisher->getReferenceName() . '.handler')
                     ->withInputChannelName($amqpPublisher->getReferenceName())
                     ->withDefaultPersistentMode($amqpPublisher->getDefaultPersistentDelivery())
-                    ->withAutoDeclareOnSend(true)
+                    ->withAutoDeclareOnSend($amqpPublisher->isAutoDeclare())
                     ->withHeaderMapper($amqpPublisher->getHeaderMapper())
                     ->withRoutingKeyFromHeader(self::AMQP_ROUTING_KEY)
                     ->withDefaultConversionMediaType($mediaType)
diff --git a/packages/Amqp/tests/Integration/DistributedCommandBusTest.php b/packages/Amqp/tests/Integration/DistributedCommandBusTest.php
index 3e4fe83e7..7cee438e1 100644
--- a/packages/Amqp/tests/Integration/DistributedCommandBusTest.php
+++ b/packages/Amqp/tests/Integration/DistributedCommandBusTest.php
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 namespace Test\Ecotone\Amqp\Integration;
 
+use Ecotone\Amqp\Distribution\AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration;
+use Ecotone\Amqp\Distribution\AmqpDistributionModule;
 use Ecotone\Lite\Test\FlowTestSupport;
+use Ecotone\Messaging\Attribute\ServiceContext;
 use Ecotone\Messaging\Config\ModulePackageList;
 use Ecotone\Messaging\Config\ServiceConfiguration;
 use Ecotone\Messaging\Endpoint\ExecutionPollingMetadata;
@@ -93,6 +96,51 @@ public function test_distributing_command_misses_heartbeat_and_reconnects(): voi
         self::assertGreaterThanOrEqual(3, $ticketService->sendQueryWithRouting(TicketNotificationEventHandler::GET_TICKETS_NOTIFICATION_COUNT));
     }
 
+    public function test_sending_fails_when_auto_declare_disabled_and_exchange_not_declared(): void
+    {
+        // Delete the distributed exchange to ensure it doesn't exist
+        $context = $this->getCachedConnectionFactory()->createContext();
+        try {
+            $context->deleteTopic($context->createTopic(AmqpDistributionModule::AMQP_DISTRIBUTED_EXCHANGE));
+        } catch (\Exception) {
+            // Exchange may not exist
+        }
+
+        $publisherConfiguration = new class {
+            #[ServiceContext]
+            public function registerPublisher(): AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration
+            {
+                return AmqpDistributedBusConfiguration::createPublisher()
+                    ->withAutoDeclare(false);
+            }
+        };
+
+        $userService = $this->bootstrapFlowTesting(
+            classesToResolve: [UserService::class, $publisherConfiguration::class],
+            containerOrAvailableServices: array_merge(
+                $this->getConnectionFactoryReferences(),
+                [new UserService(), $publisherConfiguration]
+            ),
+            configuration: ServiceConfiguration::createWithDefaults()
+                ->withServiceName('user_service')
+                ->withSkippedModulePackageNames(ModulePackageList::allPackagesExcept([
+                    ModulePackageList::ASYNCHRONOUS_PACKAGE,
+                    ModulePackageList::AMQP_PACKAGE,
+                ])),
+            pathToRootCatalog: __DIR__ . '/../../',
+        );
+
+        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
+
+        /** @var DistributedBus $distributedBus */
+        $distributedBus = $userService->getGateway(DistributedBus::class);
+        $distributedBus->sendCommand(
+            TicketServiceMessagingConfiguration::SERVICE_NAME,
+            TicketServiceReceiver::CREATE_TICKET_ENDPOINT,
+            'test payload',
+        );
+    }
+
     private function bootstrapEcotone(string $serviceName, array $namespaces, array $services, array $amqpConfig = []): FlowTestSupport
     {
         return $this->bootstrapFlowTesting(