diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel.erl
index e3492653534f..cd647525c425 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_channel.erl
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
          format_message_queue/2]).
 
 %% Internal
--export([list_local/0, emit_info_local/3, deliver_reply_local/3]).
+-export([list_local/0,
+         emit_info_local/3,
+         deliver_reply_local/3,
+         declare_fast_reply_to_local/2]).
 -export([get_vhost/1, get_user/1]).
 %% For testing
 -export([build_topic_variable_map/3]).
@@ -313,34 +316,56 @@ deliver_reply(<<"amq.rabbitmq.reply-to.", EncodedBin/binary>>, Message) ->
 
 %% We want to ensure people can't use this mechanism to send a message
 %% to an arbitrary process and kill it!
-
 -spec deliver_reply_local(pid(), binary(), mc:state()) -> 'ok'.
-
 deliver_reply_local(Pid, Key, Message) ->
-    case pg_local:in_group(rabbit_channels, Pid) of
-        true  -> gen_server2:cast(Pid, {deliver_reply, Key, Message});
-        false -> ok
+    case is_local(Pid) of
+        true ->
+            gen_server2:cast(Pid, {deliver_reply, Key, Message});
+        false ->
+            ok
     end.
 
+-spec declare_fast_reply_to(binary()) ->
+    exists | not_found.
 declare_fast_reply_to(<<"amq.rabbitmq.reply-to">>) ->
     exists;
 declare_fast_reply_to(<<"amq.rabbitmq.reply-to.", EncodedBin/binary>>) ->
     Nodes = nodes_with_hashes(),
     case rabbit_direct_reply_to:decode_reply_to(EncodedBin, Nodes) of
         {ok, Pid, Key} ->
-            Msg = {declare_fast_reply_to, Key},
-            rabbit_misc:with_exit_handler(
-              rabbit_misc:const(not_found),
-              fun() -> gen_server2:call(Pid, Msg, infinity) end);
+            Req = {declare_fast_reply_to, Key},
+            MFA = {?MODULE, declare_fast_reply_to_local, [Req]},
+            try delegate:invoke(Pid, MFA)
+            catch error:undef ->
+                      %% We are backward compat without introducing a feature flag.
+                      rabbit_misc:with_exit_handler(
+                        rabbit_misc:const(not_found),
+                        fun() -> gen_server2:call(Pid, Req, infinity) end);
+                  _:_ ->
+                      not_found
+            end;
         {error, _} ->
             not_found
     end;
 declare_fast_reply_to(_) ->
     not_found.
 
+-spec declare_fast_reply_to_local(pid(), binary()) ->
+    exists | not_found.
+declare_fast_reply_to_local(Pid, Request) ->
+    case is_local(Pid) of
+        true ->
+            gen_server2:call(Pid, Request, infinity);
+        false ->
+            not_found
+    end.
+
 nodes_with_hashes() ->
     #{erlang:phash2(Node) => Node || Node <- rabbit_nodes:list_members()}.
 
+is_local(Pid) ->
+    pg_local:in_group(rabbit_channels, Pid).
+
 -spec list() -> [pid()].
 
 list() ->