diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 15ac9d7..d828a01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       run: docker-compose up -d
 
     - name: Code Coverage
-      run: go test ./... -timeout 900s -race -count=1 -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt
+      run: go test -timeout 900s -race -count=1 -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt ./...
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
diff --git a/amqpx_test.go b/amqpx_test.go
index 68061b8..c8e541f 100644
--- a/amqpx_test.go
+++ b/amqpx_test.go
@@ -677,6 +677,155 @@ func testBatchHandlerPauseAndResume(t *testing.T) {
 	assertActive(t, handler01, false)
 }
 
+func TestQueueDeletedConsumerReconnect(t *testing.T) {
+	queueName := "TestQueueDeletedConsumerReconnect-01"
+	var err error
+	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGINT)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	log := logging.NewTestLogger(t)
+	defer func() {
+		assert.NoError(t, amqpx.Reset())
+	}()
+
+	ts, closer := newTransientSession(t, connectURL)
+	defer closer()
+
+	// step 1 - fill queue with messages
+	amqpx.RegisterTopologyCreator(func(t *pool.Topologer) error {
+		_, err := t.QueueDeclare(queueName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	amqpx.RegisterTopologyDeleter(func(t *pool.Topologer) error {
+		_, err := t.QueueDelete(queueName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	h := amqpx.RegisterHandler(queueName, func(msg pool.Delivery) (err error) {
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	assertActive(t, h, false)
+
+	err = amqpx.Start(
+		connectURL,
+		amqpx.WithLogger(log),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, h.Pause(context.Background()))
+	assertActive(t, h, false)
+
+	_, err = ts.QueueDelete(queueName)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	err = h.Resume(tctx)
+	cancel()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assertActive(t, h, false)
+
+	_, err = ts.QueueDeclare(queueName)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	err = h.Resume(tctx)
+	cancel()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assertActive(t, h, true)
+}
+
+func TestQueueDeletedBatchConsumerReconnect(t *testing.T) {
+	queueName := "TestQueueDeletedBatchConsumerReconnect-01"
+	var err error
+	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGINT)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	log := logging.NewTestLogger(t)
+	defer func() {
+		assert.NoError(t, amqpx.Reset())
+	}()
+
+	ts, closer := newTransientSession(t, connectURL)
+	defer closer()
+
+	// step 1 - fill queue with messages
+	amqpx.RegisterTopologyCreator(func(t *pool.Topologer) error {
+		_, err := t.QueueDeclare(queueName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	amqpx.RegisterTopologyDeleter(func(t *pool.Topologer) error {
+		_, err := t.QueueDelete(queueName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	h := amqpx.RegisterBatchHandler(queueName, func(msg []pool.Delivery) (err error) {
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	assertActive(t, h, false)
+
+	err = amqpx.Start(
+		connectURL,
+		amqpx.WithLogger(log),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, h.Pause(context.Background()))
+	assertActive(t, h, false)
+
+	_, err = ts.QueueDelete(queueName)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	err = h.Resume(tctx)
+	cancel()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assertActive(t, h, false)
+
+	_, err = ts.QueueDeclare(queueName)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	err = h.Resume(tctx)
+	cancel()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assertActive(t, h, true)
+}
+
+func newTransientSession(t *testing.T, connectUrl string) (session *pool.Session, closer func()) {
+	p, err := pool.New(connectUrl, 1, 1, pool.WithLogger(logging.NewTestLogger(t)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s, err := p.GetSession()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return s, func() {
+		err = s.Close()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		p.Close()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+}
+
 type handlerStats interface {
 	Queue() string
 	IsActive(ctx context.Context) (active bool, err error)
diff --git a/pool/subscriber.go b/pool/subscriber.go
index b1de22c..50e7d98 100644
--- a/pool/subscriber.go
+++ b/pool/subscriber.go
@@ -214,6 +214,56 @@ func (s *Subscriber) Start() (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *Subscriber) retry(consumerType string, h handler, f func() (err error)) {
+	var (
+		backoff = newDefaultBackoffPolicy(1*time.Millisecond, 5*time.Second)
+		retry   = 0
+		err     error
+		timer   = time.NewTimer(0)
+		drained = false
+	)
+	defer closeTimer(timer, &drained)
+
+	for {
+		opts := h.QueueConfig()
+
+		err = f()
+		// only return if closed
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrClosed) {
+			return
+		}
+		// consume was canceled due to context being closed (paused)
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			s.infoConsumer(opts.ConsumerTag, fmt.Sprintf("%s paused: pausing %v", consumerType, err))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrDeliveryClosed) {
+			select {
+			case <-h.pausing().Done():
+				s.infoConsumer(opts.ConsumerTag, fmt.Sprintf("%s paused: %v", consumerType, err))
+				continue
+			default:
+				// not paused
+			}
+		}
+
+		s.error(opts.ConsumerTag, opts.Queue, err, fmt.Sprintf("%s closed unexpectedly: %v", consumerType, err))
+
+		retry++
+		resetTimer(timer, backoff(retry), &drained)
+
+		select {
+		case <-s.catchShutdown():
+			return
+		case <-timer.C:
+			// at this point we know that the timer channel has been drained
+			drained = true
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Subscriber) consumer(h *Handler, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	defer h.close()
@@ -227,17 +277,14 @@ func (s *Subscriber) consumer(h *Handler, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for {
+	s.retry("consumer", h, func() error {
 		select {
 		case <-s.catchShutdown():
-			return
+			return ErrClosed
 		case <-h.resuming().Done():
-			err = s.consume(h)
-			if errors.Is(err, ErrClosed) {
-				return
-			}
+			return s.consume(h)
 		}
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 func (s *Subscriber) consume(h *Handler) (err error) {
@@ -346,17 +393,14 @@ func (s *Subscriber) batchConsumer(h *BatchHandler, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for {
+	s.retry("batch consumer", h, func() error {
 		select {
 		case <-s.catchShutdown():
-			return
+			return ErrClosed
 		case <-h.resuming().Done():
-			err = s.batchConsume(h)
-			if errors.Is(err, ErrClosed) {
-				return
-			}
+			return s.batchConsume(h)
 		}
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 func (s *Subscriber) batchConsume(h *BatchHandler) (err error) {
@@ -510,13 +554,12 @@ func (s *Subscriber) ackBatchPostHandle(opts BatchHandlerConfig, lastDeliveryTag
 }
 
 type handler interface {
-	ConsumeOptions() ConsumeOptions
-	Queue() string
+	QueueConfig() QueueConfig
 	pausing() doner
 }
 
 func (s *Subscriber) returnSession(h handler, session *Session, err error) {
-	opts := h.ConsumeOptions()
+	opts := h.QueueConfig()
 
 	if errors.Is(err, ErrClosed) {
 		// graceful shutdown
diff --git a/pool/subscriber_batch_handler.go b/pool/subscriber_batch_handler.go
index 52c59bf..374bd68 100644
--- a/pool/subscriber_batch_handler.go
+++ b/pool/subscriber_batch_handler.go
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ func (h *BatchHandler) Config() BatchHandlerConfig {
 	return h.configUnguarded()
 }
 
+func (h *BatchHandler) QueueConfig() QueueConfig {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return QueueConfig{
+		Queue:          h.queue,
+		ConsumeOptions: h.consumeOpts,
+	}
+}
+
 func (h *BatchHandler) configUnguarded() BatchHandlerConfig {
 	return BatchHandlerConfig{
 		Queue:          h.queue,
diff --git a/pool/subscriber_handler.go b/pool/subscriber_handler.go
index e903d48..35ab51f 100644
--- a/pool/subscriber_handler.go
+++ b/pool/subscriber_handler.go
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ func (h *Handler) Config() HandlerConfig {
 	return h.configUnguarded()
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) QueueConfig() QueueConfig {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return QueueConfig{
+		Queue:          h.queue,
+		ConsumeOptions: h.consumeOpts,
+	}
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) configUnguarded() HandlerConfig {
 	return HandlerConfig{
 		Queue:          h.queue,
@@ -171,3 +181,10 @@ func (h *Handler) SetConsumeOptions(consumeOpts ConsumeOptions) {
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
 	h.consumeOpts = consumeOpts
 }
+
+// QueueConfig is a read only snapshot of the current handler's queue configuration.
+// It is the common configuration between the handler and the batch handler.
+type QueueConfig struct {
+	Queue string
+	ConsumeOptions
+}