diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php
index f301fb9289e..f5011248d77 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\MessageQueue\Model\Cron;
 
+use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
+use Magento\Framework\MessageQueue\ConnectionTypeResolver;
+use Magento\Framework\MessageQueue\Consumer\Config\ConsumerConfigItemInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\ShellInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\MessageQueue\Consumer\ConfigInterface as ConsumerConfigInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\App\DeploymentConfig;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\PhpExecutableFinder;
 use Magento\MessageQueue\Model\Cron\ConsumersRunner\PidConsumerManager;
 
@@ -56,6 +60,16 @@ class ConsumersRunner
      */
     private $pidConsumerManager;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ConnectionTypeResolver
+     */
+    private $mqConnectionTypeResolver;
+
+    /**
+     * @var LoggerInterface
+     */
+    private $logger;
+
     /**
      * @param PhpExecutableFinder $phpExecutableFinder The executable finder specifically designed
      *        for the PHP executable
@@ -63,19 +77,27 @@ class ConsumersRunner
      * @param DeploymentConfig $deploymentConfig The application deployment configuration
      * @param ShellInterface $shellBackground The shell command line wrapper for executing command in background
      * @param PidConsumerManager $pidConsumerManager The class for checking status of process by PID
+     * @param ConnectionTypeResolver $mqConnectionTypeResolver Consumer connection resolver
+     * @param LoggerInterface $logger Logger
      */
     public function __construct(
         PhpExecutableFinder $phpExecutableFinder,
         ConsumerConfigInterface $consumerConfig,
         DeploymentConfig $deploymentConfig,
         ShellInterface $shellBackground,
-        PidConsumerManager $pidConsumerManager
+        PidConsumerManager $pidConsumerManager,
+        ConnectionTypeResolver $mqConnectionTypeResolver = null,
+        LoggerInterface $logger = null
     ) {
         $this->phpExecutableFinder = $phpExecutableFinder;
         $this->consumerConfig = $consumerConfig;
         $this->deploymentConfig = $deploymentConfig;
         $this->shellBackground = $shellBackground;
         $this->pidConsumerManager = $pidConsumerManager;
+        $this->mqConnectionTypeResolver = $mqConnectionTypeResolver
+            ?: ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(ConnectionTypeResolver::class);
+        $this->logger = $logger
+            ?: ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(LoggerInterface::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -94,12 +116,12 @@ public function run()
         $php = $this->phpExecutableFinder->find() ?: 'php';
 
         foreach ($this->consumerConfig->getConsumers() as $consumer) {
-            $consumerName = $consumer->getName();
-
-            if (!$this->canBeRun($consumerName, $allowedConsumers)) {
+            if (!$this->canBeRun($consumer, $allowedConsumers)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            $consumerName = $consumer->getName();
+
             $arguments = [
                 $consumerName,
                 '--pid-file-path=' . $this->getPidFilePath($consumerName),
@@ -119,16 +141,37 @@ public function run()
     /**
      * Checks that the consumer can be run
      *
-     * @param string $consumerName The consumer name
+     * @param ConsumerConfigItemInterface $consumerConfig The consumer config
      * @param array $allowedConsumers The list of allowed consumers
      *        If $allowedConsumers is empty it means that all consumers are allowed
      * @return bool Returns true if the consumer can be run
+     * @throws \Magento\Framework\Exception\FileSystemException
      */
-    private function canBeRun($consumerName, array $allowedConsumers = [])
+    private function canBeRun(ConsumerConfigItemInterface $consumerConfig, array $allowedConsumers = []): bool
     {
-        $allowed = empty($allowedConsumers) ?: in_array($consumerName, $allowedConsumers);
+        $consumerName = $consumerConfig->getName();
+        if (!empty($allowedConsumers) && !in_array($consumerName, $allowedConsumers)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->pidConsumerManager->isRun($this->getPidFilePath($consumerName))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $connectionName = $consumerConfig->getConnection();
+        try {
+            $this->mqConnectionTypeResolver->getConnectionType($connectionName);
+        } catch (\LogicException $e) {
+            $this->logger->info(sprintf(
+                'Consumer "%s" skipped as required connection "%s" is not configured. %s',
+                $consumerName,
+                $connectionName,
+                $e->getMessage()
+            ));
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        return $allowed && !$this->pidConsumerManager->isRun($this->getPidFilePath($consumerName));
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php
index bf8796a03f5..006354b997d 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\MessageQueue\Test\Unit\Model\Cron;
 
+use Magento\Framework\MessageQueue\ConnectionTypeResolver;
 use \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject as MockObject;
 use Magento\Framework\ShellInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\MessageQueue\Consumer\ConfigInterface as ConsumerConfigInterface;
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ class ConsumersRunnerTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
      */
     private $phpExecutableFinderMock;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ConnectionTypeResolver
+     */
+    private $connectionTypeResover;
+
     /**
      * @var ConsumersRunner
      */
@@ -66,13 +72,18 @@ protected function setUp()
         $this->deploymentConfigMock = $this->getMockBuilder(DeploymentConfig::class)
             ->disableOriginalConstructor()
             ->getMock();
+        $this->connectionTypeResover = $this->getMockBuilder(ConnectionTypeResolver::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $this->connectionTypeResover->method('getConnectionType')->willReturn('something');
 
         $this->consumersRunner = new ConsumersRunner(
             $this->phpExecutableFinderMock,
             $this->consumerConfigMock,
             $this->deploymentConfigMock,
             $this->shellBackgroundMock,
-            $this->pidConsumerManagerMock
+            $this->pidConsumerManagerMock,
+            $this->connectionTypeResover
         );
     }