diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_priority_queue.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_priority_queue.erl
index de88deb24f8e..d649773190d5 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_priority_queue.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_priority_queue.erl
@@ -652,7 +652,13 @@ priority_on_acktags(P, AckTags) ->
 combine_status(P, New, nothing) ->
     [{priority_lengths, [{P, proplists:get_value(len, New)}]} | New];
 combine_status(P, New, Old) ->
-    Combined = [{K, cse(V, proplists:get_value(K, Old))} || {K, V} <- New],
+    Combined = [case K of
+                    version ->
+                        {K, proplists:get_value(version, Old)};
+                    _ ->
+                        {K, cse(V, proplists:get_value(K, Old))}
+                end
+                || {K, V} <- New],
     Lens = [{P, proplists:get_value(len, New)} |
             proplists:get_value(priority_lengths, Old)],
     [{priority_lengths, Lens} | Combined].
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/priority_queue_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/priority_queue_SUITE.erl
index 14d5fcc637b5..64fb7b5246ef 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/priority_queue_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/priority_queue_SUITE.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ groups() ->
                          {overflow_reject_publish_dlx, [], [reject]},
                          dropwhile_fetchwhile,
                          info_head_message_timestamp,
+                         info_backing_queue_version,
                          unknown_info_key,
                          matching,
                          purge,
@@ -393,6 +394,27 @@ info_head_message_timestamp1(_Config) ->
     PQ:delete_and_terminate(a_whim, BQS6),
     passed.
 
+info_backing_queue_version(Config) ->
+    {Conn, Ch} = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_connection_and_channel(Config, 0),
+    Q1 = <<"info-priority-queue-v1">>,
+    Q2 = <<"info-priority-queue-v2">>,
+    declare(Ch, Q1, [{<<"x-max-priority">>, byte, 3},
+                    {<<"x-queue-version">>, byte, 1}]),
+    declare(Ch, Q2, [{<<"x-max-priority">>, byte, 3},
+                    {<<"x-queue-version">>, byte, 2}]),
+    try
+        {ok, [{backing_queue_status, BQS1}]} = info(Config, Q1, [backing_queue_status]),
+        1 = proplists:get_value(version, BQS1),
+        {ok, [{backing_queue_status, BQS2}]} = info(Config, Q2, [backing_queue_status]),
+        2 = proplists:get_value(version, BQS2)
+    after
+        delete(Ch, Q1),
+        delete(Ch, Q2),
+        rabbit_ct_client_helpers:close_channel(Ch),
+        rabbit_ct_client_helpers:close_connection(Conn),
+        passed
+    end.
+
 unknown_info_key(Config) ->
     {Conn, Ch} = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_connection_and_channel(Config, 0),
     Q = <<"info-priority-queue">>,