diff --git a/hooks/session.go b/hooks/session.go
index 94c9b32..9d0d1f0 100644
--- a/hooks/session.go
+++ b/hooks/session.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (h *SessionHook) Provides(b byte) bool {
 	return bytes.Contains([]byte{
 		mqtt.OnConnectAuthenticate,
 		mqtt.OnACLCheck,
+		mqtt.OnSubscribe,
 		mqtt.OnDisconnect,
 	}, []byte{b})
 }
@@ -53,10 +54,19 @@ func (h *SessionHook) OnConnectAuthenticate(cl *mqtt.Client, pk packets.Packet)
 
 func (h *SessionHook) OnACLCheck(cl *mqtt.Client, topic string, write bool) bool {
 	h.Log.Debug("ACLCheck", "client", cl.ID, "topic", topic, "write", write)
-	h.Store.Subscribe(cl.ID, topic)
 	return true
 }
 
+func (h *SessionHook) OnSubscribe(cl *mqtt.Client, pk packets.Packet) packets.Packet {
+	h.Log.Debug("Subscribe", "client", cl.ID, "topic", pk.TopicName)
+	topics := []string{}
+	for _, sub := range pk.Filters {
+		topics = append(topics, sub.Filter)
+	}
+	h.Store.Subscribe(cl.ID, topics)
+	return pk
+}
+
 func (h *SessionHook) OnDisconnect(cl *mqtt.Client, err error, expire bool) {
 	h.Log.Debug("Disconnect", "client", cl.ID, "expire", expire)
 	h.Store.Leave(cl.ID)
diff --git a/lib/clientstore.go b/lib/clientstore.go
index bc5d2c1..b2e5233 100644
--- a/lib/clientstore.go
+++ b/lib/clientstore.go
@@ -40,19 +40,31 @@ func (s *ClientStore) Leave(id string) {
 	s.metrics.sessionGauge.Dec()
 }
 
-func (s *ClientStore) Subscribe(id string, topic string) {
+func (s *ClientStore) Subscribe(id string, topics []string) {
 	s.mutex.Lock()
 	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	client, ok := s.clients[id]
-	if ok {
-		client.Subscribtions = append(client.Subscribtions, topic)
-		client.LastActivityAt = time.Now()
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
 
+	for _, topic := range topics {
+		found := false
+		for _, sub := range client.Subscribtions {
+			if sub == topic {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			client.Subscribtions = append(client.Subscribtions, topic)
+		}
+		labels := prometheus.Labels{"topic": topic}
+		s.metrics.subscribeCounter.With(labels).Inc()
 	}
 
-	labels := prometheus.Labels{"topic": topic}
-	s.metrics.subscribeCounter.With(labels).Inc()
+	client.LastActivityAt = time.Now()
 }
 
 func (s *ClientStore) Publish(id string, topic string) {
@@ -60,12 +72,14 @@ func (s *ClientStore) Publish(id string, topic string) {
 	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	client, ok := s.clients[id]
-	if ok {
-		value := client.Publications[topic]
-		client.Publications[topic] = value + 1
-		client.LastActivityAt = time.Now()
+	if !ok {
+		return
 	}
 
+	value := client.Publications[topic]
+	client.Publications[topic] = value + 1
+	client.LastActivityAt = time.Now()
+
 	labels := prometheus.Labels{"topic": topic}
 	s.metrics.publishCounter.With(labels).Inc()
 }
diff --git a/test/main_test.go b/test/main_test.go
index 5341792..7f1914b 100644
--- a/test/main_test.go
+++ b/test/main_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ func TestPublishIsForwardedToHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("client reports not connected")
 	}
 
+	// Subscribe to a topic
+	if tok := client.Subscribe("topic/test", 0, nil); !tok.WaitTimeout(5*time.Second) || tok.Error() != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("subscribe failed: %v", tok.Error())
+	}
+
 	// Publish and assert HTTP saw the payload.
 	payload := []byte(`{"hello":"world"}`)
 	if tok := client.Publish("devices/42/state", 0, false, payload); !tok.WaitTimeout(5*time.Second) || tok.Error() != nil {
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ func TestPublishIsForwardedToHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("response read failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(string(content), "\"id\":\"it-test\",\"username\":\"testClient\",\"subscriptions\":[\"devices/42/state\"],\"publications\":{\"devices/42/state\":1}") {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected content from the clients endpoint")
+	if !strings.Contains(string(content), "\"id\":\"it-test\",\"username\":\"testClient\",\"subscriptions\":[\"topic/test\"],\"publications\":{\"devices/42/state\":1}") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected content from the clients endpoint, got %s", content)
 	}
 }