diff --git a/examples/paho.testing/main.go b/examples/paho.testing/main.go
index b95ce08..82ab085 100644
--- a/examples/paho.testing/main.go
+++ b/examples/paho.testing/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func main() {
 	server := mqtt.New(nil)
 	server.Options.Capabilities.Compatibilities.ObscureNotAuthorized = true
 	server.Options.Capabilities.Compatibilities.PassiveClientDisconnect = true
+	server.Options.Capabilities.Compatibilities.NoInheritedPropertiesOnAck = true
 
 	_ = server.AddHook(new(pahoAuthHook), nil)
 	tcp := listeners.NewTCP("t1", ":1883", nil)
diff --git a/packets/codes.go b/packets/codes.go
index f84f09d..7e314de 100644
--- a/packets/codes.go
+++ b/packets/codes.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 		2: CodeGrantedQos2,
 	}
 
+	CodeSuccessIgnore                         = Code{Code: 0x00, Reason: "ignore packet"}
 	CodeSuccess                               = Code{Code: 0x00, Reason: "success"}
 	CodeDisconnect                            = Code{Code: 0x00, Reason: "disconnected"}
 	CodeGrantedQos0                           = Code{Code: 0x00, Reason: "granted qos 0"}
diff --git a/packets/packets.go b/packets/packets.go
index 2cef27a..e53fe12 100644
--- a/packets/packets.go
+++ b/packets/packets.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ type Packet struct {
 	SessionPresent  bool          // session existed for connack
 	ReasonCode      byte          // reason code for a packet response (acks, etc)
 	ReservedBit     byte          // reserved, do not use (except in testing)
+	Ignore          bool          // if true, do not perform any message forwarding operations
 }
 
 // Mods specifies certain values required for certain mqtt v5 compliance within packet encoding/decoding.
diff --git a/packets/tpackets.go b/packets/tpackets.go
index b16eab0..b86e097 100644
--- a/packets/tpackets.go
+++ b/packets/tpackets.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ const (
 	TPublishBasicMqtt5
 	TPublishMqtt5
 	TPublishQos1
+	TPublishQos1Mqtt5
 	TPublishQos1NoPayload
 	TPublishQos1Dup
 	TPublishQos2
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ const (
 	TPubackMqtt5
 	TPubackMalPacketID
 	TPubackMalProperties
+	TPubackUnexpectedError
 	TPubrec
 	TPubrecMqtt5
 	TPubrecMqtt5IDInUse
@@ -1704,6 +1706,43 @@ var TPacketData = map[byte]TPacketCases{
 				PacketID:  7,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+            Case:    TPublishQos1Mqtt5,
+            Desc:    "mqtt v5",
+            Primary: true,
+            RawBytes: []byte{
+                Publish<<4 | 1<<1, 37, // Fixed header
+                0, 5, // Topic Name - LSB+MSB
+                'a', '/', 'b', '/', 'c', // Topic Name
+                0, 7, // Packet ID - LSB+MSB
+                // Properties
+                16, // length
+                38, // User Properties (38)
+                0, 5, 'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o',
+                0, 6, 228, 184, 150, 231, 149, 140,
+                'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', ' ', 'm', 'o', 'c', 'h', 'i', // Payload
+            },
+            Packet: &Packet{
+                ProtocolVersion: 5,
+                FixedHeader: FixedHeader{
+                    Type:      Publish,
+                    Remaining: 37,
+                    Qos:       1,
+                },
+                PacketID:  7,
+                TopicName: "a/b/c",
+                Properties: Properties{
+                    User: []UserProperty{
+                        {
+                            Key: "hello",
+                            Val: "世界",
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+                Payload: []byte("hello mochi"),
+            },
+        },
+
 		{
 			Case:    TPublishQos1Dup,
 			Desc:    "qos:1, dup:true, packet id",
@@ -2235,6 +2274,32 @@ var TPacketData = map[byte]TPacketCases{
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Case:  TPubackUnexpectedError,
+			Desc:  "unexpected error",
+			Group: "decode",
+			RawBytes: []byte{
+				Puback << 4, 29, // Fixed header
+				0, 7, // Packet ID - LSB+MSB
+				ErrPayloadFormatInvalid.Code, // Reason Code
+				25,                           // Properties Length
+				31, 0, 22, 'p', 'a', 'y', 'l', 'o', 'a', 'd',
+				' ', 'f', 'o', 'r', 'm', 'a', 't',
+				' ', 'i', 'n', 'v', 'a', 'l', 'i', 'd', // Reason String (31)
+			},
+			Packet: &Packet{
+				ProtocolVersion: 5,
+				FixedHeader: FixedHeader{
+					Type:      Puback,
+					Remaining: 28,
+				},
+				PacketID:   7,
+				ReasonCode: ErrPayloadFormatInvalid.Code,
+				Properties: Properties{
+					ReasonString: ErrPayloadFormatInvalid.Reason,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 
 		// Fail states
 		{
@@ -2316,14 +2381,17 @@ var TPacketData = map[byte]TPacketCases{
 			Desc:    "packet id in use mqtt5",
 			Primary: true,
 			RawBytes: []byte{
-				Pubrec << 4, 31, // Fixed header
+				Pubrec << 4, 47, // Fixed header
 				0, 7, // Packet ID - LSB+MSB
 				ErrPacketIdentifierInUse.Code, // Reason Code
-				27,                            // Properties Length
+				43,                            // Properties Length
 				31, 0, 24, 'p', 'a', 'c', 'k', 'e', 't',
 				' ', 'i', 'd', 'e', 'n', 't', 'i', 'f', 'i', 'e', 'r',
 				' ', 'i', 'n',
 				' ', 'u', 's', 'e', // Reason String (31)
+				38, // User Properties (38)
+				0, 5, 'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o',
+				0, 6, 228, 184, 150, 231, 149, 140,
 			},
 			Packet: &Packet{
 				ProtocolVersion: 5,
@@ -2335,6 +2403,12 @@ var TPacketData = map[byte]TPacketCases{
 				ReasonCode: ErrPacketIdentifierInUse.Code,
 				Properties: Properties{
 					ReasonString: ErrPacketIdentifierInUse.Reason,
+					User: []UserProperty{
+						{
+							Key: "hello",
+							Val: "世界",
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index e4f4556..df2dcfc 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ type Capabilities struct {
 
 // Compatibilities provides flags for using compatibility modes.
 type Compatibilities struct {
-	ObscureNotAuthorized     bool // return unspecified errors instead of not authorized
-	PassiveClientDisconnect  bool // don't disconnect the client forcefully after sending disconnect packet (paho)
-	AlwaysReturnResponseInfo bool // always return response info (useful for testing)
-	RestoreSysInfoOnRestart  bool // restore system info from store as if server never stopped
+	ObscureNotAuthorized       bool // return unspecified errors instead of not authorized
+	PassiveClientDisconnect    bool // don't disconnect the client forcefully after sending disconnect packet (paho - spec violation)
+	AlwaysReturnResponseInfo   bool // always return response info (useful for testing)
+	RestoreSysInfoOnRestart    bool // restore system info from store as if server never stopped
+	NoInheritedPropertiesOnAck bool // don't allow inherited user properties on ack (paho - spec violation)
 }
 
 // Options contains configurable options for the server.
@@ -715,10 +716,19 @@ func (s *Server) processPublish(cl *Client, pk packets.Packet) error {
 		pk.FixedHeader.Qos = s.Options.Capabilities.MaximumQos // [MQTT-3.2.2-9] Reduce Qos based on server max qos capability
 	}
 
-	if pkx, err := s.hooks.OnPublish(cl, pk); err == nil {
+	pkx, err := s.hooks.OnPublish(cl, pk)
+	if err == nil {
 		pk = pkx
 	} else if errors.Is(err, packets.ErrRejectPacket) {
 		return nil
+	} else if errors.Is(err, packets.CodeSuccessIgnore) {
+		pk.Ignore = true
+	} else if cl.Properties.ProtocolVersion == 5 && pk.FixedHeader.Qos > 0 && errors.As(err, new(packets.Code)) {
+		err = cl.WritePacket(s.buildAck(pk.PacketID, packets.Puback, 0, pk.Properties, err.(packets.Code)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if pk.FixedHeader.Retain { // [MQTT-3.3.1-5] ![MQTT-3.3.1-8]
@@ -742,7 +752,7 @@ func (s *Server) processPublish(cl *Client, pk packets.Packet) error {
 		s.hooks.OnQosPublish(cl, ack, ack.Created, 0)
 	}
 
-	err := cl.WritePacket(ack)
+	err = cl.WritePacket(ack)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -764,7 +774,7 @@ func (s *Server) processPublish(cl *Client, pk packets.Packet) error {
 // retainMessage adds a message to a topic, and if a persistent store is provided,
 // adds the message to the store to be reloaded if necessary.
 func (s *Server) retainMessage(cl *Client, pk packets.Packet) {
-	if s.Options.Capabilities.RetainAvailable == 0 {
+	if s.Options.Capabilities.RetainAvailable == 0 || pk.Ignore {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -776,6 +786,10 @@ func (s *Server) retainMessage(cl *Client, pk packets.Packet) {
 
 // publishToSubscribers publishes a publish packet to all subscribers with matching topic filters.
 func (s *Server) publishToSubscribers(pk packets.Packet) {
+	if pk.Ignore {
+		return
+	}
+
 	if pk.Created == 0 {
 		pk.Created = time.Now().Unix()
 	}
@@ -905,7 +919,9 @@ func (s *Server) publishRetainedToClient(cl *Client, sub packets.Subscription, e
 
 // buildAck builds a standardised ack message for Puback, Pubrec, Pubrel, Pubcomp packets.
 func (s *Server) buildAck(packetID uint16, pkt, qos byte, properties packets.Properties, reason packets.Code) packets.Packet {
-	properties = packets.Properties{} // PRL
+	if s.Options.Capabilities.Compatibilities.NoInheritedPropertiesOnAck {
+		properties = packets.Properties{}
+	}
 	if reason.Code >= packets.ErrUnspecifiedError.Code {
 		properties.ReasonString = reason.Reason
 	}
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index c16bac9..7a97904 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -1198,6 +1198,50 @@ func TestServerProcessPacketPublishAndReceive(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(s.Topics.Messages("a/b/c")))
 }
 
+func TestServerBuildAck(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	properties := packets.Properties{
+		User: []packets.UserProperty{
+			{Key: "hello", Val: "世界"},
+		},
+	}
+	ack := s.buildAck(7, packets.Puback, 1, properties, packets.CodeGrantedQos1)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.Puback, ack.FixedHeader.Type)
+	require.Equal(t, uint8(1), ack.FixedHeader.Qos)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.CodeGrantedQos1.Code, ack.ReasonCode)
+	require.Equal(t, properties, ack.Properties)
+}
+
+func TestServerBuildAckError(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	properties := packets.Properties{
+		User: []packets.UserProperty{
+			{Key: "hello", Val: "世界"},
+		},
+	}
+	ack := s.buildAck(7, packets.Puback, 1, properties, packets.ErrMalformedPacket)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.Puback, ack.FixedHeader.Type)
+	require.Equal(t, uint8(1), ack.FixedHeader.Qos)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.ErrMalformedPacket.Code, ack.ReasonCode)
+	properties.ReasonString = packets.ErrMalformedPacket.Reason
+	require.Equal(t, properties, ack.Properties)
+}
+
+func TestServerBuildAckPahoCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	s.Options.Capabilities.Compatibilities.NoInheritedPropertiesOnAck = true
+	properties := packets.Properties{
+		User: []packets.UserProperty{
+			{Key: "hello", Val: "世界"},
+		},
+	}
+	ack := s.buildAck(7, packets.Puback, 1, properties, packets.CodeGrantedQos1)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.Puback, ack.FixedHeader.Type)
+	require.Equal(t, uint8(1), ack.FixedHeader.Qos)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.CodeGrantedQos1.Code, ack.ReasonCode)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.Properties{}, ack.Properties)
+}
+
 func TestServerProcessPacketAndNextImmediate(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newServer()
 	cl, r, w := newTestClient()
@@ -1222,7 +1266,7 @@ func TestServerProcessPacketAndNextImmediate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, int32(4), cl.State.Inflight.sendQuota)
 }
 
-func TestServerProcessPacketPublishAckFailure(t *testing.T) {
+func TestServerProcessPublishAckFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newServer()
 	s.Serve()
 	defer s.Close()
@@ -1236,6 +1280,92 @@ func TestServerProcessPacketPublishAckFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, io.ErrClosedPipe)
 }
 
+func TestServerProcessPublishOnPublishAckErrorRWError(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	hook := new(modifiedHookBase)
+    hook.fail = true
+	hook.err = packets.ErrUnspecifiedError
+    err := s.AddHook(hook, nil)
+	require.NoError(t,err)
+
+	cl, _, w := newTestClient()
+	cl.Properties.ProtocolVersion = 5
+	s.Clients.Add(cl)
+	w.Close()
+
+	err = s.processPublish(cl, *packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishQos1).Packet)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, io.ErrClosedPipe)
+}
+
+func TestServerProcessPublishOnPublishAckErrorContinue(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	hook := new(modifiedHookBase)
+    hook.fail = true
+    hook.err = packets.ErrPayloadFormatInvalid
+    err := s.AddHook(hook, nil)
+    require.NoError(t,err)
+	s.Serve()
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	cl, r, w := newTestClient()
+	cl.Properties.ProtocolVersion = 5
+	s.Clients.Add(cl)
+
+	go func() {
+		err := s.processPacket(cl, *packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishQos1).Packet)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		w.Close()
+	}()
+
+	buf, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.TPacketData[packets.Puback].Get(packets.TPubackUnexpectedError).RawBytes, buf)
+}
+
+func TestServerProcessPublishOnPublishPkIgnore(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	hook := new(modifiedHookBase)
+    hook.fail = true
+    hook.err = packets.CodeSuccessIgnore
+    err := s.AddHook(hook, nil)
+    require.NoError(t,err)
+	s.Serve()
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	cl, r, w := newTestClient()
+	s.Clients.Add(cl)
+
+	receiver, r2, w2 := newTestClient()
+    receiver.ID = "receiver"
+    s.Clients.Add(receiver)
+    s.Topics.Subscribe(receiver.ID, packets.Subscription{Filter: "a/b/c"})
+
+    require.Equal(t, int64(0), atomic.LoadInt64(&s.Info.PacketsReceived))
+    require.Equal(t, 0, len(s.Topics.Messages("a/b/c")))
+
+    receiverBuf := make(chan []byte)
+    go func() {
+        buf, err := io.ReadAll(r2)
+        require.NoError(t, err)
+        receiverBuf <- buf
+    }()
+
+
+	go func() {
+		err := s.processPacket(cl, *packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishQos1).Packet)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		w.Close()
+		w2.Close()
+	}()
+
+	buf, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, packets.TPacketData[packets.Puback].Get(packets.TPuback).RawBytes, buf)
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{}, <-receiverBuf)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(s.Topics.Messages("a/b/c")))
+}
+
 func TestServerProcessPacketPublishMaximumReceive(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newServer()
 	s.Serve()
@@ -1393,6 +1523,7 @@ func TestServerProcessPacketPublishDowngradeQos(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, packets.TPacketData[packets.Puback].Get(packets.TPuback).RawBytes, buf)
 }
 
+
 func TestPublishToSubscribersSelfNoLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newServer()
 	cl, r, w := newTestClient()
@@ -1537,6 +1668,32 @@ func TestPublishToSubscribersIdentifiers(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishSubscriberIdentifier).RawBytes, <-receiverBuf)
 }
 
+func TestPublishToSubscribersPkIgnore(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	cl, r, w := newTestClient()
+	s.Clients.Add(cl)
+	subbed := s.Topics.Subscribe(cl.ID, packets.Subscription{Filter: "#", Identifier: 1})
+	require.True(t, subbed)
+
+	go func() {
+		pk := *packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishBasic).Packet
+		pk.Ignore = true
+		s.publishToSubscribers(pk)
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+		w.Close()
+	}()
+
+	receiverBuf := make(chan []byte)
+	go func() {
+		buf, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		receiverBuf <- buf
+	}()
+
+	require.Equal(t, []byte{}, <-receiverBuf)
+}
+
+
 func TestPublishToClientServerDowngradeQos(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newServer()
 	s.Options.Capabilities.MaximumQos = 1
@@ -1846,6 +2003,27 @@ func TestNoRetainMessageIfUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), atomic.LoadInt64(&s.Info.Retained))
 }
 
+
+func TestNoRetainMessageIfPkIgnore(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	cl, _, _ := newTestClient()
+	s.Clients.Add(cl)
+
+	pk := *packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishRetain).Packet
+	pk.Ignore = true
+	s.retainMessage(new(Client), pk)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), atomic.LoadInt64(&s.Info.Retained))
+}
+
+func TestNoRetainMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newServer()
+	cl, _, _ := newTestClient()
+	s.Clients.Add(cl)
+
+	s.retainMessage(new(Client),  *packets.TPacketData[packets.Publish].Get(packets.TPublishRetain).Packet)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1), atomic.LoadInt64(&s.Info.Retained))
+}
+
 func TestServerProcessPacketPuback(t *testing.T) {
 	tt := ProtocolTest{
 		{