diff --git a/quantum/agent/rpc.py b/quantum/agent/rpc.py
index dc65175c88..e036822f26 100644
--- a/quantum/agent/rpc.py
+++ b/quantum/agent/rpc.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from quantum.openstack.common.notifier import api
 from quantum.openstack.common.notifier import rpc_notifier
 from quantum.openstack.common import rpc
 from quantum.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
+from quantum.openstack.common import uuidutils
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ class NotificationDispatcher(object):
         self.connection = rpc.create_connection(new=True)
         topic = '%s.%s' % (rpc_notifier.CONF.notification_topics[0],
                            api.CONF.default_notification_level.lower())
+        queue_name = 'notification_listener_%s' % uuidutils.generate_uuid()
         self.connection.declare_topic_consumer(topic=topic,
+                                               queue_name=queue_name,
                                                callback=self._add_to_queue)
         self.connection.consume_in_thread()
 
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_agent_rpc.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_agent_rpc.py
index a36ea0d89f..fedf20b384 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_agent_rpc.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_agent_rpc.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class AgentRPCNotificationDispatcher(unittest.TestCase):
         expected = [
             mock.call(new=True),
             mock.call().declare_topic_consumer(topic='notifications.info',
+                                               queue_name=mock.ANY,
                                                callback=nd._add_to_queue),
             mock.call().consume_in_thread()
         ]