diff --git a/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook.go
index 6aec4915..35fd437a 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook.go
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ var _ webhook.Validator = &Queue{}
 // ValidateCreate implements webhook.Validator so a webhook will be registered for the type
 // either rabbitmqClusterReference.name or rabbitmqClusterReference.connectionSecret must be provided but not both
 func (q *Queue) ValidateCreate() error {
+	if q.Spec.Type == "quorum" && q.Spec.Durable == false {
+		return apierrors.NewForbidden(q.GroupResource(), q.Name,
+			field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("spec", "durable"),
+				"Quorum queues must have durable set to true"))
+	}
 	return q.Spec.RabbitmqClusterReference.ValidateOnCreate(q.GroupResource(), q.Name)
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook_test.go b/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook_test.go
index d22e75c6..18957acd 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook_test.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/queue_webhook_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ var _ = Describe("queue webhook", func() {
 			notAllowedQ.Spec.RabbitmqClusterReference.ConnectionSecret = nil
 			Expect(apierrors.IsForbidden(notAllowedQ.ValidateCreate())).To(BeTrue())
 		})
+
+		It("does not allow non-durable quorum queues", func() {
+			notAllowedQ := queue.DeepCopy()
+			notAllowedQ.Spec.AutoDelete = false
+			Expect(apierrors.IsForbidden(notAllowedQ.ValidateCreate())).To(BeTrue(), "Expected 'forbidden' response for non-durable quorum queue")
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("ValidateUpdate", func() {