diff --git a/aio_pika/robust_channel.py b/aio_pika/robust_channel.py
index 8dbd0f02..300b9243 100644
--- a/aio_pika/robust_channel.py
+++ b/aio_pika/robust_channel.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import warnings
 from collections import defaultdict
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import Any, DefaultDict, Dict, Optional, Set, Type, Union
+from typing import Any, DefaultDict, Dict, Optional, Set, Type, Union, cast
 from warnings import warn
 
 import aiormq
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RobustChannel(Channel, AbstractRobustChannel):    # type: ignore
 
     RESTORE_RETRY_DELAY: int = 2
 
-    _exchanges: DefaultDict[str, Set[AbstractRobustExchange]]
+    _exchanges: DefaultDict[str, AbstractRobustExchange]
     _queues: DefaultDict[str, Set[RobustQueue]]
     default_exchange: RobustExchange
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(
             on_return_raises=on_return_raises,
         )
 
-        self._exchanges = defaultdict(set)
+        self._exchanges = defaultdict()
         self._queues = defaultdict(set)
         self._prefetch_count: int = 0
         self._prefetch_size: int = 0
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async def _on_open(self) -> None:
         if not hasattr(self, "default_exchange"):
             await super()._on_open()
 
-        exchanges = tuple(chain(*self._exchanges.values()))
+        exchanges = self._exchanges.values()
         queues = tuple(chain(*self._queues.values()))
         channel = await self.get_underlay_channel()
 
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ async def declare_exchange(
         Set to False for temporary exchanges that should not be restored.
         """
         await self.ready()
+        # Passive is True so expecting the exchange to be already declared
+        # if we can just return it instead of creating a new class instance
+        if passive and name in self._exchanges:
+            return self._exchanges[name]
+
         exchange = (
             await super().declare_exchange(
                 name=name,
@@ -212,12 +217,12 @@ async def declare_exchange(
                 timeout=timeout,
             )
         )
+        exchange = cast(AbstractRobustExchange, exchange)
 
         if not internal and robust:
-            # noinspection PyTypeChecker
-            self._exchanges[name].add(exchange)     # type: ignore
+            self._exchanges[name] = exchange
 
-        return exchange     # type: ignore
+        return exchange
 
     async def exchange_delete(
         self,
@@ -254,7 +259,12 @@ async def declare_queue(
         Set to False for temporary queues that should not be restored.
         """
         await self.ready()
-        queue: RobustQueue = await super().declare_queue(   # type: ignore
+        # Passive is True so expecting the queue to be already declared
+        # if we can just return it instead of creating a new class instance
+        if passive and name and name in self._queues:
+            return list(self._queues[name])[0]
+
+        queue = await super().declare_queue(
             name=name,
             durable=durable,
             exclusive=exclusive,
@@ -263,6 +273,8 @@ async def declare_queue(
             arguments=arguments,
             timeout=timeout,
         )
+        queue = cast(RobustQueue, queue)
+
         if robust:
             self._queues[queue.name].add(queue)
         return queue
diff --git a/tests/test_amqp_robust.py b/tests/test_amqp_robust.py
index 4545232b..7a335d62 100644
--- a/tests/test_amqp_robust.py
+++ b/tests/test_amqp_robust.py
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ async def test_channel_can_be_closed(self, connection):
 
         assert channel.is_closed
 
+    async def test_get_exchange(self, connection, declare_exchange):
+        channel = await self.create_channel(connection)
+        name = get_random_name("passive", "exchange")
+
+        with pytest.raises(aio_pika.exceptions.ChannelNotFoundEntity):
+            await channel.get_exchange(name)
+
+        channel = await self.create_channel(connection)
+        exchange = await declare_exchange(
+            name, auto_delete=True, channel=channel,
+        )
+        exchange_passive = await channel.get_exchange(name)
+
+        assert exchange.name is exchange_passive.name
+
 
 class TestCaseAmqpNoConfirmsRobust(TestCaseAmqpNoConfirms):
     pass