diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/TransportConnection.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/TransportConnection.java
index f038f34771d..9e771017445 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/TransportConnection.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/TransportConnection.java
@@ -1392,7 +1392,14 @@ private NetworkBridgeConfiguration getNetworkConfiguration(final BrokerInfo info
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Response processBrokerInfo(BrokerInfo info) {
+    public Response processBrokerInfo(BrokerInfo info) throws IOException {
+        // We only expect to get at most one broker info command per connection
+        // Log and throw an IOException to close the connection if we receive more
+        // one because this is a protocol violation
+        if (this.brokerInfo != null) {
+            LOG.warn("Unexpected extra broker info command received: {}", info);
+            throw new IOException("Unexpected extra broker info command received from: " + info.getBrokerId());
+        }
         if (info.isSlaveBroker()) {
             LOG.error(" Slave Brokers are no longer supported - slave trying to attach is: {}", info.getBrokerName());
         } else if (info.isNetworkConnection() && !info.isDuplexConnection()) {
@@ -1464,10 +1471,6 @@ public Response processBrokerInfo(BrokerInfo info) {
                 return null;
             }
         }
-        // We only expect to get one broker info command per connection
-        if (this.brokerInfo != null) {
-            LOG.warn("Unexpected extra broker info command received: {}", info);
-        }
         this.brokerInfo = info;
         networkConnection = true;
         List<TransportConnectionState> connectionStates = listConnectionStates();
diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DurableSyncNetworkBridgeAuthTest.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DurableSyncNetworkBridgeAuthTest.java
index 646dd4f184d..19c95da29b4 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DurableSyncNetworkBridgeAuthTest.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DurableSyncNetworkBridgeAuthTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService;
 import org.apache.activemq.broker.TransportConnector;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQTopic;
+import org.apache.activemq.command.BrokerInfo;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.BrokerSubscriptionInfo;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.DiscoveryEvent;
 import org.apache.activemq.security.AuthenticationUser;
@@ -152,6 +153,23 @@ public void testRestartSync() throws Exception {
         assertTrue(Wait.waitFor(() -> brokerSubInfo.get() != null,5000,10));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDuplicateBrokerInfo() throws Exception {
+        // Wait for connection and auth setup
+        doSetUp(true, true, tempFolder.newFolder(), tempFolder.newFolder(),
+                TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(15));
+        assertTrue(Wait.waitFor(() -> brokerSubInfo.get() != null,5000,10));
+
+        // find the established bridge
+        DemandForwardingBridge bridge = (DemandForwardingBridge) localBroker.getNetworkConnectors().get(0).activeBridges().stream()
+                .findFirst().orElseThrow();
+
+        // send to one of the brokers (networked brokers will have already received a BrokerInfo)
+        // the duplicate will trigger the bridge connection to close
+        bridge.localBroker.oneway(new BrokerInfo());
+        assertTrue(Wait.waitFor(bridge.localBroker::isDisposed,5000,10));
+    }
+
     protected void doSetUp(boolean deleteAllMessages, boolean startNetworkConnector, File localDataDir,
             File remoteDataDir, long waitForStart) throws Exception {
         doSetUpRemoteBroker(deleteAllMessages, remoteDataDir, 0);