diff --git a/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.controller.Debian b/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
index 4cd39ae..b2115cd 100644
--- a/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
+++ b/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
@@ -196,6 +196,24 @@
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below options are problematic with RMQ 3.8,
+# see PROD-34322
+# recreating queues on a secondary broker immediately after primary broker
+# has gone down leads to these queues being non-functional.
+
+# How long to wait before reconnecting in response to an AMQP consumer
+# cancel notification. (floating point value)
+#kombu_reconnect_delay = 1.0
+kombu_reconnect_delay = 5.0
+
+# How frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ. (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_interval = 1
+rabbit_retry_interval = 5
+
+# How long to backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ.
+# (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
+rabbit_retry_backoff = 10
 
 [keystone_authtoken]
 signing_dir=/tmp/keystone-signing-cinder
diff --git a/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.volume.Debian b/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
index a06fd2e..4900816 100644
--- a/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
+++ b/cinder/files/pike/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
@@ -180,6 +180,25 @@
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below options are problematic with RMQ 3.8,
+# see PROD-34322
+# recreating queues on a secondary broker immediately after primary broker
+# has gone down leads to these queues being non-functional.
+
+# How long to wait before reconnecting in response to an AMQP consumer
+# cancel notification. (floating point value)
+#kombu_reconnect_delay = 1.0
+kombu_reconnect_delay = 5.0
+
+# How frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ. (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_interval = 1
+rabbit_retry_interval = 5
+
+# How long to backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ.
+# (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
+rabbit_retry_backoff = 10
+
 [keystone_authtoken]
 signing_dir=/tmp/keystone-signing-cinder
 revocation_cache_time = 10