diff --git a/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml
index a7412c4526..b027732155 100644
--- a/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
   rabbitmq_user:
     user: "{{ username }}"
     vhost: "{{ vhost }}"
-    read_priv: "^{{ username }}.*$"  # Read from queues prefixed with their name
-    write_priv: "amq.topic"  # Publish to the topic exchange
+    read_priv: "^(amq\.topic)|{{ username }}.*)$"  # Read from queues prefixed with their name and from the exchange
+    write_priv: "amq\.topic"  # Publish to the topic exchange
     configure_priv: "^$"  # No configuration permissions
     state: present