diff --git a/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/IMessage.cs b/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/IMessage.cs
index 1a459e1..ec4ac3f 100644
--- a/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/IMessage.cs
+++ b/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/IMessage.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ public interface IMessage
 
         public IMessage Body(object body);
 
+        public IMessage Durable(bool durable);
+
+        public bool Durable();
+
         IMessageAddressBuilder ToAddress();
     }
 }
diff --git a/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/Impl/AmqpMessage.cs b/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/Impl/AmqpMessage.cs
index 630ac3a..6f01ca1 100644
--- a/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/Impl/AmqpMessage.cs
+++ b/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/Impl/AmqpMessage.cs
@@ -19,19 +19,16 @@ public class AmqpMessage : IMessage
     {
         public Message NativeMessage { get; }
 
-        public AmqpMessage()
-        {
-            NativeMessage = new Message();
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a message with a body of type byte[] and BodySection of type Data.
+        /// Durable is set to true by default.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="body"></param>
         public AmqpMessage(byte[] body)
         {
             NativeMessage = new Message();
             NativeMessage.BodySection = new Data { Binary = body };
+            Durable(true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -42,6 +39,7 @@ public AmqpMessage(string body)
         {
             NativeMessage = new Message();
             NativeMessage.BodySection = new Data() { Binary = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(body) };
+            Durable(true);
         }
 
         public AmqpMessage(Message nativeMessage)
@@ -275,7 +273,6 @@ public string BodyAsString()
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Body is not an Application Data");
             }
-
         }
 
         public IMessage Body(object body)
@@ -298,6 +295,18 @@ public IMessage Body(object body)
             return this;
         }
 
+        public IMessage Durable(bool durable)
+        {
+            EnsureHeader();
+            NativeMessage.Header.Durable = durable;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public bool Durable()
+        {
+            return NativeMessage.Header.Durable;
+        }
+
         public IMessageAddressBuilder ToAddress()
         {
             return new MessageAddressBuilder(this);
@@ -329,6 +338,11 @@ private void EnsureAnnotations()
             NativeMessage.MessageAnnotations ??= new MessageAnnotations();
         }
 
+        private void EnsureHeader()
+        {
+            NativeMessage.Header ??= new Header();
+        }
+
         private void ThrowIfApplicationPropertiesNotSet()
         {
             if (NativeMessage.ApplicationProperties == null)
diff --git a/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 5f110a5..79912fa 100644
--- a/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.CorrelationId() -> object!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.CorrelationId(object! id) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.CreationTime() -> System.DateTime
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.CreationTime(System.DateTime creationTime) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
+RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.Durable() -> bool
+RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.Durable(bool durable) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.GroupId() -> string!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.GroupId(string! groupId) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage.GroupSequence() -> uint
@@ -390,7 +392,6 @@ RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpManagement.Queue(string! name) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Cl
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.AbsoluteExpiryTime() -> System.DateTime
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.AbsoluteExpiryTime(System.DateTime absoluteExpiryTime) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
-RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.AmqpMessage() -> void
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.AmqpMessage(Amqp.Message! nativeMessage) -> void
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.AmqpMessage(byte[]! body) -> void
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.AmqpMessage(string! body) -> void
@@ -407,6 +408,8 @@ RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.CorrelationId() -> object!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.CorrelationId(object! id) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.CreationTime() -> System.DateTime
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.CreationTime(System.DateTime creationTime) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
+RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.Durable() -> bool
+RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.Durable(bool durable) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.GroupId() -> string!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.GroupId(string! groupId) -> RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.IMessage!
 RabbitMQ.AMQP.Client.Impl.AmqpMessage.GroupSequence() -> uint
diff --git a/Tests/Publisher/PublisherTests.cs b/Tests/Publisher/PublisherTests.cs
index af9b141..a91b05b 100644
--- a/Tests/Publisher/PublisherTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/Publisher/PublisherTests.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved. The term "Broadcom" refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ public async Task ValidateBuilderRaiseExceptionIfQueueOrExchangeAreNotSetCorrect
         Assert.NotNull(_management);
 
         await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidAddressException>(() =>
-            _connection.PublisherBuilder().Queue("queue_and_exchange_cant_set_together").
-                Exchange("queue_and_exchange_cant_set_together").BuildAsync());
+            _connection.PublisherBuilder().Queue("queue_and_exchange_cant_set_together")
+                .Exchange("queue_and_exchange_cant_set_together").BuildAsync());
 
         await _connection.CloseAsync();
         Assert.Empty(_connection.Publishers);
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ public async Task PublisherSendingShouldThrowWhenExchangeHasBeenDeleted()
                 publishOutcome = nextPublishResult.Outcome;
                 break;
             }
+
             await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
         }
 
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ public async Task PublisherSendingShouldThrowWhenQueueHasBeenDeleted()
                 publishOutcome = nextPublishResult.Outcome;
                 break;
             }
+
             await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
         }
 
@@ -256,4 +259,56 @@ public async Task PublisherSendingShouldThrowWhenQueueHasBeenDeleted()
         await publisher.CloseAsync();
         publisher.Dispose();
     }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(QueueType.QUORUM)]
+    [InlineData(QueueType.CLASSIC)]
+    public async Task MessageShouldBeDurableByDefault(QueueType queueType)
+    {
+        Assert.NotNull(_connection);
+        Assert.NotNull(_management);
+
+        IQueueSpecification queueSpec = _management.Queue(_queueName).Type(queueType);
+        await queueSpec.DeclareAsync();
+
+        IPublisher publisher = await _connection.PublisherBuilder().Queue(queueSpec).BuildAsync();
+        List<IMessage> messages = new();
+        TaskCompletionSource<List<IMessage>> tcs = new();
+        IConsumer consumer = await _connection.ConsumerBuilder()
+            .Queue(queueSpec)
+            .MessageHandler((context, message) =>
+            {
+                messages.Add(message);
+                context.Accept();
+                if (messages.Count == 2)
+                {
+                    tcs.SetResult(messages);
+                }
+
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+            }).BuildAndStartAsync();
+
+        // the first message should be durable by default
+        AmqpMessage durable = new("Hello wold!");
+        PublishResult pr = await publisher.PublishAsync(durable);
+        Assert.Equal(OutcomeState.Accepted, pr.Outcome.State);
+        Assert.True(durable.Durable());
+
+        // the second message should be not durable set by the user
+
+        AmqpMessage notDurable = new("Hello wold!");
+        notDurable.Durable(false);
+        PublishResult pr2 = await publisher.PublishAsync(notDurable);
+        Assert.Equal(OutcomeState.Accepted, pr2.Outcome.State);
+        Assert.False(notDurable.Durable());
+        var r = await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+        Assert.True(r[0].Durable());
+        Assert.False(r[1].Durable());
+
+        await consumer.CloseAsync();
+        await publisher.CloseAsync();
+        await queueSpec.DeleteAsync();
+
+        Assert.Empty(_connection.Publishers);
+    }
 }