diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
index fbc7a2458a..d590ff0b5b 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
     apply_to: exchanges
     name: pubsub-to-public_pubsub
     state: present
-    pattern: "^amq\\.topic$"
+    pattern: "^(amq|zmq)\\.topic$"
     tags:
       federation-upstream: "pubsub-to-public_pubsub"
     vhost: /public_pubsub