diff --git a/src/gm.erl b/src/gm.erl
index 492117d17fe7..008a29151eaa 100644
--- a/src/gm.erl
+++ b/src/gm.erl
@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@ handle_info({'DOWN', MRef, process, _Pid, Reason},
     end;
 handle_info(_, State) ->
     %% Discard any unexpected messages, such as late replies from neighbour_call/2
+    %% TODO: For #gm_group{} related info messages, it could be worthwhile to
+    %% change_view/2, as this might reflect an alteration in the gm group, meaning
+    %% we now need to update our state. see rabbitmq-server#914.
     noreply(State).
 
 terminate(Reason, #state { module = Module, callback_args = Args }) ->
@@ -1596,7 +1599,9 @@ check_membership(Self, #gm_group{members = M} = Group) ->
             Group;
         false ->
             throw(lost_membership)
-    end.
+    end;
+check_membership(_Self, {error, not_found}) ->
+    throw(lost_membership).
 
 check_membership(GroupName) ->
     case dirty_read_group(GroupName) of
diff --git a/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_coordinator.erl b/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_coordinator.erl
index 221f11f18a01..017d1d1fa202 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_coordinator.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_coordinator.erl
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@ handle_cast({gm_deaths, DeadGMPids},
                                                    DeadPids),
             rabbit_mirror_queue_misc:add_mirrors(QueueName, ExtraNodes, async),
             noreply(State);
+        {ok, _MPid0, DeadPids, _ExtraNodes} ->
+            %% see rabbitmq-server#914;
+            %% Different slave is now master, stop current coordinator normally.
+            %% Initiating queue is now slave and the least we could do is report
+            %% deaths which we 'think' we saw.
+            %% NOTE: Reported deaths here, could be inconsistant.
+            rabbit_mirror_queue_misc:report_deaths(MPid, false, QueueName,
+                                                   DeadPids),
+            {stop, normal, State};
         {error, not_found} ->
             {stop, normal, State}
     end;
diff --git a/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_misc.erl b/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_misc.erl
index 83350920e6c9..4205fabb83d6 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_misc.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_misc.erl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ remove_from_queue(QueueName, Self, DeadGMPids) ->
     rabbit_misc:execute_mnesia_transaction(
       fun () ->
               %% Someone else could have deleted the queue before we
-              %% get here.
+              %% get here. Or, gm group could've altered. see rabbitmq-server#914
               case mnesia:read({rabbit_queue, QueueName}) of
                   [] -> {error, not_found};
                   [Q = #amqqueue { pid        = QPid,
@@ -90,7 +90,16 @@ remove_from_queue(QueueName, Self, DeadGMPids) ->
                       AlivePids = [Pid || {_GM, Pid} <- AliveGM],
                       Alive     = [Pid || Pid <- [QPid | SPids],
                                           lists:member(Pid, AlivePids)],
-                      {QPid1, SPids1} = promote_slave(Alive),
+                      {QPid1, SPids1} = case Alive of
+                                            [] ->
+                                                %% GM altered, & if all pids are
+                                                %% perceived as dead, rather do
+                                                %% do nothing here, & trust the
+                                                %% promoted slave to have updated
+                                                %% mnesia during the alteration.
+                                                {QPid, SPids};
+                                            _  -> promote_slave(Alive)
+                                        end,
                       Extra =
                           case {{QPid, SPids}, {QPid1, SPids1}} of
                               {Same, Same} ->
@@ -98,7 +107,8 @@ remove_from_queue(QueueName, Self, DeadGMPids) ->
                               _ when QPid =:= QPid1 orelse QPid1 =:= Self ->
                                   %% Either master hasn't changed, so
                                   %% we're ok to update mnesia; or we have
-                                  %% become the master.
+                                  %% become the master. If gm altered,
+                                  %% we have no choice but to proceed.
                                   Q1 = Q#amqqueue{pid        = QPid1,
                                                   slave_pids = SPids1,
                                                   gm_pids    = AliveGM},
diff --git a/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_slave.erl b/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_slave.erl
index 6f46cdc69881..2cb445518071 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_slave.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_mirror_queue_slave.erl
@@ -225,9 +225,15 @@ handle_call({gm_deaths, DeadGMPids}, From,
                 _ ->
                     %% master has changed to not us
                     gen_server2:reply(From, ok),
-                    %% assertion, we don't need to add_mirrors/2 in this
-                    %% branch, see last clause in remove_from_queue/2
-                    [] = ExtraNodes,
+                    %% see rabbitmq-server#914;
+                    %% It's not always guaranteed that we won't have ExtraNodes.
+                    %% If gm alters, master can change to not us with extra nodes,
+                    %% in which case we attempt to add mirrors on those nodes.
+                    case ExtraNodes of
+                        [] -> void;
+                        _  -> rabbit_mirror_queue_misc:add_mirrors(
+                                QName, ExtraNodes, async)
+                    end,
                     %% Since GM is by nature lazy we need to make sure
                     %% there is some traffic when a master dies, to
                     %% make sure all slaves get informed of the