diff --git a/extensions/vertx/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/vertx/deployment/MessageConsumerMethodTest.java b/extensions/vertx/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/vertx/deployment/MessageConsumerMethodTest.java
index 5bcc0e2fbf3ac..3fd71db859df2 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/vertx/deployment/MessageConsumerMethodTest.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/vertx/deployment/MessageConsumerMethodTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -56,6 +57,23 @@ public void testSend() throws InterruptedException {
         assertEquals("HELLO", synchronizer.poll(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSendGenericType() throws InterruptedException {
+        BlockingQueue<Object> synchronizer = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
+        eventBus.request("foos", List.of(1, 2), ar -> {
+            if (ar.succeeded()) {
+                try {
+                    synchronizer.put(ar.result().body());
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    fail(e);
+                }
+            } else {
+                fail(ar.cause());
+            }
+        });
+        assertEquals(3, synchronizer.poll(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSendAsync() throws InterruptedException {
         BlockingQueue<Object> synchronizer = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
@@ -252,6 +270,11 @@ void consumeBlockingUsingRunOnWorkerThread(String message) {
         String blockingRequestContextActive(String message) {
             return transformer.transform(message);
         }
+
+        @ConsumeEvent("foos")
+        int reply(List<Integer> numbers) {
+            return numbers.stream().collect(Collectors.summingInt(Integer::intValue));
+        }
     }
 
     @RequestScoped