diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfiguration.java
index 17b4f4fcde..a818a76680 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ public class RabbitAutoConfiguration {
 			if (templateProperties.getReplyTimeout() != null) {
 				rabbitTemplate.setReplyTimeout(templateProperties.getReplyTimeout());
 			}
+			rabbitTemplate.setExchange(templateProperties.getExchange());
+			rabbitTemplate.setRoutingKey(templateProperties.getRoutingKey());
 			return rabbitTemplate;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java
index d3e5458a8b..305ee0fcc2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitProperties.java
@@ -703,6 +703,16 @@ public class RabbitProperties {
 		 */
 		private Long replyTimeout;
 
+		/**
+		 * Name of the default exchange to use for send operations.
+		 */
+		private String exchange = "";
+
+		/**
+		 * Value of a default routing key to use for send operations.
+		 */
+		private String routingKey = "";
+
 		public Retry getRetry() {
 			return this.retry;
 		}
@@ -731,6 +741,22 @@ public class RabbitProperties {
 			this.replyTimeout = replyTimeout;
 		}
 
+		public String getExchange() {
+			return this.exchange;
+		}
+
+		public void setExchange(String exchange) {
+			this.exchange = exchange;
+		}
+
+		public String getRoutingKey() {
+			return this.routingKey;
+		}
+
+		public void setRoutingKey(String routingKey) {
+			this.routingKey = routingKey;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	public static class Retry {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 71b6545b1e..86437c4a25 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ public class RabbitAutoConfigurationTests {
 				});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaultRabbitTemplateConfiguration() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(TestConfiguration.class)
+				.run((context) -> {
+					RabbitTemplate rabbitTemplate = context.getBean(RabbitTemplate.class);
+					RabbitTemplate defaultRabbitTemplate = new RabbitTemplate();
+					assertThat(rabbitTemplate.getRoutingKey())
+							.isEqualTo(defaultRabbitTemplate.getRoutingKey());
+					assertThat(rabbitTemplate.getExchange())
+							.isEqualTo(defaultRabbitTemplate.getExchange());
+				});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testConnectionFactoryWithOverrides() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(TestConfiguration.class)
@@ -224,6 +237,18 @@ public class RabbitAutoConfigurationTests {
 				});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testRabbitTemplateExchangeAndRoutingKey() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(TestConfiguration.class)
+				.withPropertyValues("spring.rabbitmq.template.exchange:my-exchange",
+						"spring.rabbitmq.template.routing-key:my-routing-key")
+				.run((context) -> {
+					RabbitTemplate rabbitTemplate = context.getBean(RabbitTemplate.class);
+					assertThat(rabbitTemplate.getExchange()).isEqualTo("my-exchange");
+					assertThat(rabbitTemplate.getRoutingKey()).isEqualTo("my-routing-key");
+				});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testRabbitTemplateMandatory() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(TestConfiguration.class)
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index bea1dd81f8..a6afafdc39 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ content into your application. Rather, pick only the properties that you need.
 	spring.rabbitmq.ssl.trust-store-password= # Password used to access the trust store.
 	spring.rabbitmq.ssl.trust-store-type=JKS # Trust store type.
 	spring.rabbitmq.ssl.algorithm= # SSL algorithm to use. By default, configured by the Rabbit client library.
+	spring.rabbitmq.template.exchange= # Name of the default exchange to use for send operations.
 	spring.rabbitmq.template.mandatory=false # Whether to enable mandatory messages.
 	spring.rabbitmq.template.receive-timeout=0 # Timeout for `receive()` methods.
 	spring.rabbitmq.template.reply-timeout=5000 # Timeout for `sendAndReceive()` methods.
@@ -1066,6 +1067,7 @@ content into your application. Rather, pick only the properties that you need.
 	spring.rabbitmq.template.retry.max-attempts=3 # Maximum number of attempts to publish a message.
 	spring.rabbitmq.template.retry.max-interval=10000 # Maximum number of attempts to publish a message.
 	spring.rabbitmq.template.retry.multiplier=1.0 # Multiplier to apply to the previous publishing retry interval.
+	spring.rabbitmq.template.routing-key= # Value of a default routing key to use for send operations.
 	spring.rabbitmq.username= # Login user to authenticate to the broker.
 	spring.rabbitmq.virtual-host= # Virtual host to use when connecting to the broker.