diff --git a/spring-cloud-alibaba-examples/rocketmq-example/rocketmq-pollable-consume-example/src/main/resources/application.yml b/spring-cloud-alibaba-examples/rocketmq-example/rocketmq-pollable-consume-example/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 7447538b3..f89f2de50 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-alibaba-examples/rocketmq-example/rocketmq-pollable-consume-example/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/spring-cloud-alibaba-examples/rocketmq-example/rocketmq-pollable-consume-example/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ spring:
           destination: pollable
         pollable-in-0:
           destination: pollable
-          group: pollable-group
-
 logging:
   level:
     org.springframework.context.support: debug
diff --git a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/RocketMQMessageChannelBinder.java b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/RocketMQMessageChannelBinder.java
index 2cf593225..4b9d7d3f3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/RocketMQMessageChannelBinder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/RocketMQMessageChannelBinder.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class RocketMQMessageChannelBinder extends
 			throw new RuntimeException(
 					"group must be configured for DLQ" + destination.getName());
 		}
-		group = anonymous ? anonymousGroup(destination.getName()) : group;
+		group = anonymous ? RocketMQUtils.anonymousGroup(destination.getName()) : group;
 
 		RocketMQUtils.mergeRocketMQProperties(binderConfigurationProperties,
 				extendedConsumerProperties.getExtension());
@@ -182,15 +182,6 @@ public class RocketMQMessageChannelBinder extends
 		};
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * generate anonymous group.
-	 * @param destination not null
-	 * @return anonymous group name.
-	 */
-	private static String anonymousGroup(final String destination) {
-		return RocketMQConst.DEFAULT_GROUP + "_" + destination;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Binders can return an {@link ErrorMessageStrategy} for building error messages;
 	 * binder implementations typically might add extra headers to the error message.
diff --git a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/RocketMQConsumerFactory.java b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/RocketMQConsumerFactory.java
index 074ee1aa5..db3018145 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/RocketMQConsumerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/RocketMQConsumerFactory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.rocketmq.client.consumer.AllocateMessageQueueStrategy;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.consumer.DefaultLitePullConsumer;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.consumer.DefaultMQPushConsumer;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.consumer.rebalance.AllocateMessageQueueAveragely;
+import org.apache.rocketmq.common.protocol.NamespaceUtil;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.common.protocol.heartbeat.MessageModel;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.remoting.RPCHook;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -97,15 +98,28 @@ public final class RocketMQConsumerFactory {
 
 	/**
 	 * todo Compatible with versions less than 4.6 ?
+	 * @param topic
 	 * @param extendedConsumerProperties extendedConsumerProperties
 	 * @return DefaultLitePullConsumer
 	 */
 	public static DefaultLitePullConsumer initPullConsumer(
+			String topic,
 			ExtendedConsumerProperties<RocketMQConsumerProperties> extendedConsumerProperties) {
 		RocketMQConsumerProperties consumerProperties = extendedConsumerProperties
 				.getExtension();
-		Assert.notNull(consumerProperties.getGroup(),
-				"Property 'group' is required - consumerGroup");
+		boolean anonymous = !StringUtils.hasLength(consumerProperties.getGroup());
+		/***
+		 * 	When using DLQ, at least the group property must be provided for proper naming of the DLQ destination
+		 *  According to https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream/docs/3.2.1/reference/html/spring-cloud-stream.html#spring-cloud-stream-reference
+		 */
+		if (anonymous && NamespaceUtil.isDLQTopic(topic)) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(
+					"group must be configured for DLQ" + topic);
+		}
+		if (anonymous) {
+			consumerProperties.setGroup(RocketMQUtils.anonymousGroup(topic));
+		}
+
 		Assert.notNull(consumerProperties.getNameServer(),
 				"Property 'nameServer' is required");
 		AllocateMessageQueueStrategy allocateMessageQueueStrategy = RocketMQBeanContainerCache
diff --git a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/pull/RocketMQMessageSource.java b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/pull/RocketMQMessageSource.java
index c94a3ee87..286256260 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/pull/RocketMQMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/integration/inbound/pull/RocketMQMessageSource.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class RocketMQMessageSource extends AbstractMessageSource<Object>
 						"pull consumer already running. " + this.toString());
 			}
 			this.consumer = RocketMQConsumerFactory
-					.initPullConsumer(extendedConsumerProperties);
+					.initPullConsumer(topic, extendedConsumerProperties);
 			// This parameter must be 1, otherwise doReceive cannot be handled singly.
 			// this.consumer.setPullBatchSize(1);
 			this.consumer.subscribe(topic, messageSelector);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/utils/RocketMQUtils.java b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/utils/RocketMQUtils.java
index b431db74f..1e7e41984 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/utils/RocketMQUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-alibaba-starters/spring-cloud-starter-stream-rocketmq/src/main/java/com/alibaba/cloud/stream/binder/rocketmq/utils/RocketMQUtils.java
@@ -100,4 +100,12 @@ public final class RocketMQUtils {
 		return MessageSelector.byTag(expression);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * generate anonymous group.
+	 * @param destination not null
+	 * @return anonymous group name.
+	 */
+	public static String anonymousGroup(final String destination) {
+		return RocketMQConst.DEFAULT_GROUP + "_" + destination;
+	}
 }