diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 0bc6a8bda..e49834ca9 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ class Connection(object):
             self.connection = None
         self.connection = kombu.connection.BrokerConnection(**params)
         self.connection_errors = self.connection.connection_errors
+        self.channel_errors = self.connection.channel_errors
         if self.memory_transport:
             # Kludge to speed up tests.
             self.connection.transport.polling_interval = 0.0
@@ -588,6 +589,9 @@ class Connection(object):
             except self.connection_errors as e:
                 if error_callback:
                     error_callback(e)
+            except self.channel_errors as e:
+                if error_callback:
+                    error_callback(e)
             except (socket.timeout, IOError) as e:
                 if error_callback:
                     error_callback(e)