diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md
index 4696c059971..a954efdcc2f 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 - Fixed a deadlock when a CBS failure during management-client creation started connection recovery. ([#4728](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/issues/4728))
 - Closed a stale-resource window in connection recovery. A `ReconnectConnection` recovery that fired while a slow-path attach (authorize, session begin, or sender/receiver link attach) was in flight could cache a resource bound to the just-dropped connection; the next operation on that resource failed (unauthorized / detached / closed) and triggered a second, redundant recovery cycle. A recovery generation counter now tags each cached resource, and a slow path that completes across a recovery discards its result and re-attaches against the new connection instead of caching the stale one. The authorizer's token cache is mutable (a background task refreshes tokens) so it cannot use the same one-shot cell as the connection caches; both of its writers, `authorize_path` and the refresh task, instead re-check the generation under the same lock that recovery's clear takes, and a recovery brackets its invalidation with a generation bump on each side, which leaves the counter odd for as long as the recovery runs, so a slow path that overlaps a recovery at either end also discards rather than caching a resource bound to the connection that recovery is dropping. A token refresh pass that a recovery discards now applies the same backoff floor as a failed pass, so a recovery storm cannot turn the refresh loop into an uncapped stream of credential and CBS calls. The per-path / per-partition concurrency is preserved. ([#4454](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/issues/4454))
 - `InMemoryCheckpointStore` now rotates the ETag and refreshes `last_modified_time` when an existing ownership is renewed, matching the create path and the production `BlobCheckpointStore`. Previously the renewal path reinserted the caller's record verbatim, leaving a stale ETag and timestamp; that divergence from the real store could mask bugs in code that relies on ETag rotation for optimistic concurrency. ([#4594](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/issues/4594))
+- `ConsumerClient::open_receiver_on_partition` no longer logs `Receiver attached on partition.` before an attach happens. The call creates the receiver and does no network I/O. The AMQP link attaches on the first poll of `EventReceiver::stream_events()`, which is where the service reports an unknown consumer group or an unknown partition id. The documentation on `open_receiver_on_partition`, `EventProcessor::run`, and `PartitionClient::stream_events` now states this. ([#5094](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/issues/5094))
 
 ### Other Changes
 
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/consumer/mod.rs b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/consumer/mod.rs
index 205e7092e90..55133aa846b 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/consumer/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/consumer/mod.rs
@@ -228,9 +228,15 @@ impl ConsumerClient {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Attaches a message receiver to a specific partition of the Event Hub.
+    /// Creates a message receiver for a specific partition of the Event Hub.
     ///
-    /// This function establishes a connection to the specified partition of the Event Hubs instance and returns a MessageReceiver which can be used to receive messages from it.
+    /// This function opens no AMQP link and does no network I/O. It builds an
+    /// [`EventReceiver`] from `options` and returns it. The AMQP link attaches on
+    /// the first poll of [`EventReceiver::stream_events`].
+    ///
+    /// An unknown consumer group and an unknown partition id are reported from that
+    /// first poll, not from this call. A caller must poll the stream before it can
+    /// trust the receiver.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
     ///
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ impl ConsumerClient {
     ///
     /// # Returns
     ///
-    /// A MessageReceiver which can be used to receive messages from the partition.
+    /// An [`EventReceiver`] which can be used to receive messages from the partition.
     ///
     /// Note that by default, a message receiver will receive events starting from the latest event in the partition (in
     /// other words, it will receive new events only). To receive events from another location within the partition you can
@@ -344,7 +350,7 @@ impl ConsumerClient {
             consumer_group = %self.consumer_group,
             eventhub = %self.eventhub,
             source_url = %source_url,
-            "Receiver attached on partition."
+            "Created receiver on partition. The AMQP link attaches on the first stream_events() poll."
         );
         Ok(EventReceiver::new(
             self.recoverable_connection.clone(),
@@ -883,15 +889,15 @@ pub mod builders {
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
     use crate::{
-        common::tests::force_errors, models::EventData, ConsumerClient, EventDataBatchOptions,
-        ProducerClient, Result, StartLocation, StartPosition,
+        common::tests::force_errors, error::ErrorKind, models::EventData, ConsumerClient,
+        EventDataBatchOptions, ProducerClient, Result, StartLocation, StartPosition,
     };
     use azure_core::{sleep::sleep, time::Duration};
     use azure_core_amqp::{error::AmqpErrorKind, AmqpError, AmqpTransport};
-    use azure_core_test::{recorded, TestContext};
+    use azure_core_test::{credentials::MockCredential, recorded, TestContext};
     use futures::stream::StreamExt;
     use std::{
-        sync::Arc,
+        sync::{Arc, Mutex},
         time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
     };
 
@@ -1337,4 +1343,139 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         })
         .await
     }
+    /// Collects the formatted output of a `tracing` subscriber, so a test can
+    /// read the records that the code under test made.
+    #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    struct LogBuffer(Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>);
+
+    impl LogBuffer {
+        fn contents(&self) -> String {
+            let buffer = self.0.lock().expect("the log buffer lock is poisoned");
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer).to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl std::io::Write for LogBuffer {
+        fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+            let mut buffer = self.0.lock().expect("the log buffer lock is poisoned");
+            buffer.extend_from_slice(buf);
+            Ok(buf.len())
+        }
+
+        fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a> tracing_subscriber::fmt::MakeWriter<'a> for LogBuffer {
+        type Writer = LogBuffer;
+
+        fn make_writer(&'a self) -> Self::Writer {
+            self.clone()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Installs a log capture and returns it with its guard. The dispatcher is
+    /// thread local, so the test must stay on one thread. Drop the guard
+    /// before you read `contents()`.
+    fn capture_logs() -> (LogBuffer, tracing::subscriber::DefaultGuard) {
+        let buffer = LogBuffer::default();
+        let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+            .with_writer(buffer.clone())
+            .with_max_level(tracing::Level::TRACE)
+            .with_ansi(false)
+            .finish();
+        let guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+        (buffer, guard)
+    }
+
+    fn unconnected_consumer() -> ConsumerClient {
+        ConsumerClient::new_unconnected(
+            "example.servicebus.windows.net",
+            "test-eventhub",
+            Arc::new(MockCredential),
+        )
+        .expect("the client must build")
+    }
+
+    fn consumer_with_armed_attach_error() -> ConsumerClient {
+        let consumer = unconnected_consumer();
+        consumer
+            .recoverable_connection()
+            .force_attach_error(AmqpError::with_message("attach failed"))
+            .expect("the attach error must arm");
+        consumer
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_receiver_on_partition_logs_a_deferred_attach() {
+        let consumer = unconnected_consumer();
+        let (buffer, guard) = capture_logs();
+        futures::executor::block_on(consumer.open_receiver_on_partition("0".to_string(), None))
+            .expect("the open must succeed without a connection");
+        drop(guard);
+        let logs = buffer.contents();
+
+        assert!(
+            logs.contains(
+                "Created receiver on partition. The AMQP link attaches on the first stream_events() poll."
+            ),
+            "the log must say the link attaches on the first poll, got: {logs}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !logs.contains("Receiver attached on partition."),
+            "the log must not claim an attach happened, got: {logs}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Pins the lazy contract. An eager
+    // `recoverable_connection.get_receiver(...)` put before the
+    // `Ok(EventReceiver::new(...))` return makes the armed attach error leave
+    // the open, and this test fails.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn open_receiver_on_partition_defers_the_attach_to_the_first_poll() {
+        let consumer = consumer_with_armed_attach_error();
+        let receiver = consumer
+            .open_receiver_on_partition("0".to_string(), None)
+            .await
+            .expect("the open must not attach, so the armed attach error must not surface here");
+
+        let mut stream = std::pin::pin!(receiver.stream_events());
+        let error = stream
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .expect("the stream yields the armed attach failure")
+            .expect_err("the armed attach error must surface on the first poll");
+        assert!(
+            matches!(error.kind, ErrorKind::AmqpError(_)),
+            "expected AmqpError, got {:?}",
+            error.kind
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn open_receiver_on_partition_never_logs_an_attach_that_failed() {
+        let consumer = consumer_with_armed_attach_error();
+        let (buffer, guard) = capture_logs();
+        let receiver = consumer
+            .open_receiver_on_partition("0".to_string(), None)
+            .await
+            .expect("the open must succeed without a connection");
+
+        let mut stream = std::pin::pin!(receiver.stream_events());
+        let _ = stream.next().await;
+        drop(guard);
+        let logs = buffer.contents();
+
+        // The first assertion anchors the capture. An empty capture would make
+        // the second assertion pass for the wrong reason.
+        assert!(
+            logs.contains("Opening receiver on partition."),
+            "the capture must hold the events of the call, got: {logs}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !logs.contains("Attached receiver on partition."),
+            "no attach was made, so nothing may record one, got: {logs}"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/partition_client.rs b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/partition_client.rs
index 83ff5ff82f0..33c79379a16 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/partition_client.rs
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/partition_client.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ impl PartitionClient {
     /// This method returns a stream of `ReceivedEventData` wrapped in a `Result`.
     /// The stream yields events as they are received from the partition.
     ///
+    /// The partition's AMQP link attaches on the first poll of this stream. An unknown
+    /// consumer group and an unknown partition id are reported here, not from
+    /// [`EventProcessor::run`](crate::EventProcessor::run).
+    ///
     /// # Returns
     /// A stream of `Result<ReceivedEventData>` representing the received events.
     pub fn stream_events(&self) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<ReceivedEventData>> + '_ {
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/processor.rs b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/processor.rs
index 97102d90971..a5c9620b208 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/processor.rs
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/src/event_processor/processor.rs
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ impl EventProcessor {
     /// to manage the ownership of partitions and distribute the load
     /// among consumers.
     /// The event processor will run until it is stopped or interrupted.
+    ///
+    /// Each partition receiver attaches its AMQP link on the first poll of
+    /// [`PartitionClient::stream_events`](crate::processor::PartitionClient::stream_events).
+    /// This method does not report an invalid consumer group. The first poll of the
+    /// partition stream reports it.
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns an error if the event processor fails to start.
     /// # Examples
@@ -430,13 +435,14 @@ impl EventProcessor {
             ));
         }
 
-        // Since we can only have a single EventReceiver on a partition, we don't actually attempt to create the receiver until
         let start_position = self.get_start_position(&partition_id, checkpoints);
         debug!(
             partition_id = %partition_id,
             start_position = ?start_position,
             "Start position for partition."
         );
+        // The AMQP link for this partition attaches on the first poll of
+        // `stream_events()`, so this call only builds the receiver.
         let receiver = self
             .consumer_client
             .open_receiver_on_partition(