diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 60cd520..5bc2834 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-config-yaml")
     implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-scheduler")
     implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-resteasy-reactive-jackson")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-reactive-messaging-rabbitmq")
     implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-container-image-docker")
     implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin")
     implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-jdbc-mariadb")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/icebreaker/service/SessionService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/icebreaker/service/SessionService.kt
index a2f6629..0204824 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/icebreaker/service/SessionService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/faforever/icebreaker/service/SessionService.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import com.faforever.icebreaker.persistence.IceSessionEntity
 import com.faforever.icebreaker.persistence.IceSessionRepository
 import com.faforever.icebreaker.security.CurrentUserService
 import com.faforever.icebreaker.util.AsyncRunner
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.convertValue
 import io.quarkus.scheduler.Scheduled
 import io.quarkus.security.ForbiddenException
 import io.quarkus.security.UnauthorizedException
@@ -12,10 +14,14 @@ import io.quarkus.security.identity.SecurityIdentity
 import io.smallrye.jwt.build.Jwt
 import io.smallrye.mutiny.Multi
 import io.smallrye.mutiny.helpers.MultiEmitterProcessor
+import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt.JsonWebToken
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.reactive.messaging.Channel
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.reactive.messaging.Emitter
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.reactive.messaging.Incoming
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import java.time.Instant
@@ -30,10 +36,13 @@ class SessionService(
     private val iceSessionRepository: IceSessionRepository,
     private val securityIdentity: SecurityIdentity,
     private val currentUserService: CurrentUserService,
+    private val objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
+    @Channel("events-out")
+    private val rabbitmqEventEmitter: Emitter<EventMessage>,
 ) {
     private val activeSessionHandlers = sessionHandlers.filter { it.active }
-    private val eventEmitter = MultiEmitterProcessor.create<EventMessage>()
-    private val eventBroadcast: Multi<EventMessage> = eventEmitter.toMulti().broadcast().toAllSubscribers()
+    private val localEventEmitter = MultiEmitterProcessor.create<EventMessage>()
+    private val localEventBroadcast: Multi<EventMessage> = localEventEmitter.toMulti().broadcast().toAllSubscribers()
 
     fun buildToken(gameId: Long): String {
         val userId =
@@ -126,9 +135,9 @@ class SessionService(
 
     fun listenForEventMessages(gameId: Long): Multi<EventMessage> {
         val userId = currentUserService.getCurrentUserId()
-        eventEmitter.emit(ConnectedMessage(gameId = gameId, senderId = currentUserService.getCurrentUserId()!!))
+        rabbitmqEventEmitter.send(ConnectedMessage(gameId = gameId, senderId = currentUserService.getCurrentUserId()!!))
 
-        return eventBroadcast.filter {
+        return localEventBroadcast.filter {
             it.gameId == gameId && (it.recipientId == userId || (it.recipientId == null && it.senderId != userId))
         }
     }
@@ -144,6 +153,12 @@ class SessionService(
             "current user id $currentUserId from endpoint does not match sourceId ${candidatesMessage.senderId} in candidateMessage"
         }
 
-        eventEmitter.emit(candidatesMessage)
+        rabbitmqEventEmitter.send(candidatesMessage)
+    }
+
+    @Incoming("events-in")
+    fun onEventMessage(eventMessage: JsonObject) {
+        val parsedMessage = objectMapper.convertValue<EventMessage>(eventMessage.map)
+        localEventEmitter.emit(parsedMessage)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 887849f..5a5c7e0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ smallrye:
   jwt:
     sign:
       key: ${JWT_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH}
+mp:
+  messaging:
+    incoming:
+      events-in:
+        connector: smallrye-rabbitmq
+        virtual-host: ${RABBITMQ_VHOST:/faf-core}
+        queue:
+          name: events.${HOSTNAME:local}
+          auto-delete: true
+          exclusive: true
+        exchange:
+          name: ice
+    outgoing:
+      events-out:
+        connector: smallrye-rabbitmq
+        virtual-host: ${RABBITMQ_VHOST:/faf-core}
+        exchange:
+          name: ice
+
+rabbitmq-host: ${RABBITMQ_HOST:localhost}
+rabbitmq-port: ${RABBITMQ_PORT:5672}
+rabbitmq-username: ${RABBITMQ_USER:admin}
+rabbitmq-password: ${RABBITMQ_PASSWORD:banana}
+
 "%dev":
   smallrye:
     jwt: