diff --git a/Rebus.RabbitMq/Config/RabbitMqConfigurationExtensions.cs b/Rebus.RabbitMq/Config/RabbitMqConfigurationExtensions.cs
index 73faeab..40ecf7d 100644
--- a/Rebus.RabbitMq/Config/RabbitMqConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/Rebus.RabbitMq/Config/RabbitMqConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using RabbitMQ.Client;
 using Rebus.Injection;
 using Rebus.Internals;
 using Rebus.Logging;
@@ -7,6 +6,8 @@
 using Rebus.Retry;
 using Rebus.Subscriptions;
 using Rebus.Transport;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 // ReSharper disable ExpressionIsAlwaysNull
 // ReSharper disable ArgumentsStyleNamedExpression
 
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ public static RabbitMqOptionsBuilder UseRabbitMqAsOneWayClient(this StandardConf
         return BuildInternal(configurer, true, (context, options) => new RabbitMqTransport(endpoints, null, context.Get<IRebusLoggerFactory>(), customizer: options.ConnectionFactoryCustomizer));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures Rebus to use RabbitMQ to move messages around
+    /// </summary>
+    public static RabbitMqOptionsBuilder UseRabbitMq(this StandardConfigurer<ITransport> configurer, List<AmqpTcpEndpoint> endpoints, string inputQueueName, IConnectionFactory? factory, IConnection? connection)
+    {
+        if (inputQueueName == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(inputQueueName));
+        return BuildInternal(configurer, false, (context, options) => new RabbitMqTransport(endpoints, inputQueueName, factory, connection, context.Get<IRebusLoggerFactory>()));
+
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Configures Rebus to use RabbitMQ to move messages around
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Rebus.RabbitMq/Internals/ConnectionManager.cs b/Rebus.RabbitMq/Internals/ConnectionManager.cs
index a7a7fbf..81dea79 100644
--- a/Rebus.RabbitMq/Internals/ConnectionManager.cs
+++ b/Rebus.RabbitMq/Internals/ConnectionManager.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,56 @@ class ConnectionManager : IAsyncDisposable
     IConnection _activeConnection;
     bool _disposed;
 
+    public ConnectionManager(IRebusLoggerFactory rebusLoggerFactory, IList<AmqpTcpEndpoint> endpoints, string inputQueueAddress, IConnectionFactory? factory, IConnection? connection)
+    {
+        if (endpoints == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(endpoints));
+        if (factory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(factory));
+        if (connection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(connection));
+        if (rebusLoggerFactory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(rebusLoggerFactory));
+
+        _log = rebusLoggerFactory.GetLogger<ConnectionManager>();
+
+        if (inputQueueAddress != null)
+        {
+            _log.Info("Initializing RabbitMQ connection manager for transport with input queue {queueName}", inputQueueAddress);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _log.Info("Initializing RabbitMQ connection manager for one-way transport");
+        }
+
+        if (endpoints.Count == 0)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Please remember to specify at least one endpoints for a RabbitMQ server. You can also add multiple connection strings separated by ; or , which RabbitMq will use in failover scenarios");
+        }
+
+        if (endpoints.Count > 1)
+        {
+            _log.Info("RabbitMQ transport has {count} endpoints available", endpoints.Count);
+        }
+
+        foreach (var endpoint in endpoints)
+        {
+            if (endpoint == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Provided endpoint collection should not contain null values");
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(endpoint.ToString()))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("null or empty value is not valid for ConnectionString");
+            }
+        }
+
+        var uri = new Uri(endpoints.First().ToString());
+
+        _connectionFactory = ModifyConnectionFactory((ConnectionFactory)factory, uri, inputQueueAddress);
+
+        _amqpTcpEndpoints = endpoints;
+
+        _activeConnection = connection ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(connection), "Connection cannot be null. Please provide a valid connection.");
+    }
+
     public ConnectionManager(IList<ConnectionEndpoint> endpoints, string inputQueueAddress, IRebusLoggerFactory rebusLoggerFactory, Func<IConnectionFactory, IConnectionFactory> customizer)
     {
         if (endpoints == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(endpoints));
@@ -140,6 +190,22 @@ public ConnectionManager(string connectionString, string inputQueueAddress, IReb
             .ToList();
     }
 
+    ConnectionFactory ModifyConnectionFactory(ConnectionFactory factory, Uri uri, string inputQueueAddress)
+    {
+        factory.AutomaticRecoveryEnabled = true;
+        factory.NetworkRecoveryInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+        factory.ClientProperties = CreateClientProperties(inputQueueAddress);
+        factory.VirtualHost = GetVirtualHostPath();
+        return factory;
+
+        string GetVirtualHostPath()
+        {
+            return uri.LocalPath == "/"
+                ? uri.LocalPath
+                : uri.LocalPath.Substring(1);
+        }
+    }
+
     ConnectionFactory CreateConnectionFactory(Uri uri, string inputQueueAddress)
     {
         var connectionFactory = new ConnectionFactory
diff --git a/Rebus.RabbitMq/RabbitMq/RabbitMqTransport.cs b/Rebus.RabbitMq/RabbitMq/RabbitMqTransport.cs
index f0f322a..67aa0b1 100644
--- a/Rebus.RabbitMq/RabbitMq/RabbitMqTransport.cs
+++ b/Rebus.RabbitMq/RabbitMq/RabbitMqTransport.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ public class RabbitMqTransport : AbstractRebusTransport, IAsyncDisposable, IDisp
         _log = rebusLoggerFactory.GetLogger<RabbitMqTransport>();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Constructs the RabbitMQ transport with multiple amqp tcp endpoints. They should be also used in the connection factory.
+    ///  A Connection factory and an existing connection must also be provided
+    /// </summary>
+    public RabbitMqTransport(List<AmqpTcpEndpoint> endpoints, string inputQueueAddress, IConnectionFactory? factory, IConnection? connection,
+        IRebusLoggerFactory rebusLoggerFactory, int maxMessagesToPrefetch = 50)
+        : this(rebusLoggerFactory, maxMessagesToPrefetch, inputQueueAddress)
+    {
+        if (endpoints == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(endpoints));
+        if (factory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(factory));
+        if (connection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(connection));
+
+        _connectionManager = new ConnectionManager(rebusLoggerFactory, endpoints, inputQueueAddress, factory, connection);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructs the RabbitMQ transport with multiple connection endpoints. They will be tried in random order until working one is found
     ///  Credentials will be extracted from the connectionString of the first provided endpoint