diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/55919-rabbitmq_publish-fix-for-recent-pika-versions.yml b/changelogs/fragments/55919-rabbitmq_publish-fix-for-recent-pika-versions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8175c1e9fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/55919-rabbitmq_publish-fix-for-recent-pika-versions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - rabbitmq_publish - Fix to ensure the module works correctly for pika v1.0.0 and later. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/61960)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py
index 718fcf19d24..aabb8a235bf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import traceback
 PIKA_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
     import pika
+    import pika.exceptions
     from pika import spec
     HAS_PIKA = True
 except ImportError:
@@ -193,4 +194,8 @@ class RabbitClient():
         if args['exchange'] is None:
             args['exchange'] = ''
 
-        return self.conn_channel.basic_publish(**args)
+        try:
+            self.conn_channel.basic_publish(**args)
+            return True
+        except pika.exceptions.UnroutableError:
+            return False