diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/mc.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/mc.erl
index 2cc387b1f2a6..9dec628b7091 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/mc.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/mc.erl
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ init(Proto, Data, Anns0, Env) ->
                 false -> Anns0#{env => Env}
             end,
     Anns2 = maps:merge(ProtoAnns, Anns1),
-    Anns = set_received_at_timestamp(Anns2),
+    Anns = ensure_received_at_timestamp(Anns2),
     #?MODULE{protocol = Proto,
              data = ProtoData,
              annotations = Anns}.
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ is_cycle_v1(Queue, [{Queue, Reason} | _])
 is_cycle_v1(Queue, [_ | Rem]) ->
     is_cycle_v1(Queue, Rem).
 
-set_received_at_timestamp(Anns) ->
+ensure_received_at_timestamp(Anns)
+  when is_map_key(?ANN_RECEIVED_AT_TIMESTAMP, Anns) ->
+    Anns;
+ensure_received_at_timestamp(Anns) ->
     Millis = os:system_time(millisecond),
     Anns#{?ANN_RECEIVED_AT_TIMESTAMP => Millis}.
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/mc_amqp.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/mc_amqp.erl
index 9e3ac9a74aec..0975f65c57be 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/mc_amqp.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/mc_amqp.erl
@@ -677,6 +677,9 @@ essential_properties(#msg_body_encoded{message_annotations = MA} = Msg, recover)
                   ({{symbol, <<"x-exchange">>},
                     {utf8, Exchange}}, Acc) ->
                       Acc#{?ANN_EXCHANGE => Exchange};
+                  ({{symbol, <<"x-opt-rabbitmq-received-time">>},
+                    {timestamp, Ts}}, Acc) ->
+                      Acc#{?ANN_RECEIVED_AT_TIMESTAMP => Ts};
                   (_, Acc) ->
                       Acc
               end, Anns, MA)
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/mc_unit_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/mc_unit_SUITE.erl
index 1949763c5c76..4b5feddb509d 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/mc_unit_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/mc_unit_SUITE.erl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ amqpl_compat(_Config) ->
     Content = #content{properties = Props,
                        payload_fragments_rev = Payload},
 
-    XName= <<"exch">>,
+    XName = <<"exch">>,
     RoutingKey = <<"apple">>,
     {ok, Msg00} = rabbit_basic:message_no_id(XName, RoutingKey, Content),
 
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ amqpl_compat(_Config) ->
                    <<"x-stream-filter">> := <<"apple">>}, RoutingHeadersX),
     ok.
 
-
 amqpl_table_x_header(_Config) ->
     Tbl = [{<<"type">>, longstr, <<"apple">>},
            {<<"count">>, long, 99}],
@@ -346,7 +345,11 @@ amqpl_amqp_bin_amqpl(_Config) ->
               },
     Content = #content{properties = Props,
                        payload_fragments_rev = [<<"data">>]},
-    Msg = mc:init(mc_amqpl, Content, annotations()),
+    Msg0 = mc:init(mc_amqpl, Content, annotations()),
+
+    ok = persistent_term:put(incoming_message_interceptors,
+                             [{set_header_timestamp, false}]),
+    Msg = rabbit_message_interceptor:intercept(Msg0),
 
     ?assertEqual(<<"exch">>, mc:exchange(Msg)),
     ?assertEqual([<<"apple">>], mc:routing_keys(Msg)),
@@ -357,7 +360,8 @@ amqpl_amqp_bin_amqpl(_Config) ->
     ?assertEqual({utf8, <<"msg-id">>}, mc:message_id(Msg)),
     ?assertEqual(1, mc:ttl(Msg)),
     ?assertEqual({utf8, <<"apple">>}, mc:x_header(<<"x-stream-filter">>, Msg)),
-    ?assert(is_integer(mc:get_annotation(rts, Msg))),
+    ReceivedTs = mc:get_annotation(rts, Msg),
+    ?assert(is_integer(ReceivedTs)),
 
     %% array type non x-headers cannot be converted into amqp
     RoutingHeaders = maps:remove(<<"a-array">>, mc:routing_headers(Msg, [])),
@@ -365,9 +369,16 @@ amqpl_amqp_bin_amqpl(_Config) ->
     %% roundtrip to binary
     Msg10Pre = mc:convert(mc_amqp, Msg),
     Payload = iolist_to_binary(mc:protocol_state(Msg10Pre)),
-    Msg10 = mc:init(mc_amqp, Payload, #{}),
+    Msg10 = mc_amqp:init_from_stream(Payload, #{}),
+
+    %% mc annotations should be recovered when reading from a stream.
+    ?assertEqual(<<"exch">>, mc:exchange(Msg10)),
+    ?assertEqual([<<"apple">>], mc:routing_keys(Msg10)),
+    ?assertEqual(ReceivedTs, mc:get_annotation(rts, Msg10)),
+
     ?assertMatch(#{<<"x-exchange">> := {utf8, <<"exch">>},
-                   <<"x-routing-key">> := {utf8, <<"apple">>}},
+                   <<"x-routing-key">> := {utf8, <<"apple">>},
+                   <<"x-opt-rabbitmq-received-time">> := {timestamp, ReceivedTs}},
                  mc:x_headers(Msg10)),
     ?assertEqual(98, mc:priority(Msg10)),
     ?assertEqual(true, mc:is_persistent(Msg10)),
@@ -379,7 +390,6 @@ amqpl_amqp_bin_amqpl(_Config) ->
     %% at this point the type is now present as a message annotation
     ?assertEqual({utf8, <<"45">>}, mc:x_header(<<"x-basic-type">>, Msg10)),
     ?assertEqual(RoutingHeaders, mc:routing_headers(Msg10, [])),
-    ?assert(is_integer(mc:get_annotation(rts, Msg10))),
 
     Sections = amqp10_framing:decode_bin(Payload),
     [
@@ -435,9 +445,12 @@ amqpl_amqp_bin_amqpl(_Config) ->
     ?assertEqual({utf8, <<"msg-id">>}, mc:message_id(MsgL2)),
     ?assertEqual(1, mc:ttl(MsgL2)),
     ?assertEqual({utf8, <<"apple">>}, mc:x_header(<<"x-stream-filter">>, MsgL2)),
-    ?assertEqual(RoutingHeaders, mc:routing_headers(MsgL2, [])),
-    ?assert(is_integer(mc:get_annotation(rts, MsgL2))),
-    ok.
+    ?assertEqual(ReceivedTs, mc:get_annotation(rts, MsgL2)),
+    RoutingHeaders2 = mc:routing_headers(MsgL2, []),
+    ?assertEqual(RoutingHeaders,
+                 maps:remove(<<"timestamp_in_ms">>, RoutingHeaders2)),
+
+    true = persistent_term:erase(incoming_message_interceptors).
 
 amqpl_cc_amqp_bin_amqpl(_Config) ->
     Headers = [{<<"CC">>, array, [{longstr, <<"q1">>},