diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1fdb3c2..672aa27 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dev = [
   "hatch>=1.14.1",
   "hypothesis>=6.130.8",
   "mypy>=1.15.0",
+  "paho-mqtt>=2.1.0",
   "poethepoet>=0.34.0",
   "pre-commit>=4.2.0", # https://pypi.org/project/pre-commit
   "psutil>=7.0.0", # https://pypi.org/project/psutil
diff --git a/tests/test_paho.py b/tests/test_paho.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ffca53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_paho.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import random
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
+
+import pytest
+from paho.mqtt import client as mqtt_client
+
+from amqtt.broker import EVENT_BROKER_CLIENT_CONNECTED, EVENT_BROKER_CLIENT_DISCONNECTED, EVENT_BROKER_PRE_START, \
+    EVENT_BROKER_POST_START
+from amqtt.client import MQTTClient
+from amqtt.mqtt.constants import QOS_1, QOS_2
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+paho_logger = logging.getLogger("paho_client")
+
+
+# monkey patch MagicMock
+# taken from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51394411/python-object-magicmock-cant-be-used-in-await-expression
+async def async_magic():
+    pass
+
+
+MagicMock.__await__ = lambda _: async_magic().__await__()
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_paho_connect(broker, mock_plugin_manager):
+
+    test_complete = asyncio.Event()
+
+    host = "localhost"
+    port = 1883
+    client_id = f'python-mqtt-{random.randint(0, 1000)}'
+
+    def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc, properties=None):
+        assert rc == 0, f"Connection failed with result code {rc}"
+        client.disconnect()
+
+    def on_disconnect(client, userdata, flags, rc, properties=None):
+        assert rc == 0, f"Disconnect failed with result code {rc}"
+        test_complete.set()
+
+    test_client = mqtt_client.Client(mqtt_client.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2, client_id=client_id)
+    test_client.enable_logger(paho_logger)
+
+    test_client.on_connect = on_connect
+    test_client.on_disconnect = on_disconnect
+
+    test_client.connect(host, port)
+    test_client.loop_start()
+
+    await asyncio.wait_for(test_complete.wait(), timeout=5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    broker.plugins_manager.assert_has_calls(
+        [
+            call.fire_event(
+                EVENT_BROKER_CLIENT_CONNECTED,
+                client_id=client_id,
+            ),
+            call.fire_event(
+                EVENT_BROKER_CLIENT_DISCONNECTED,
+                client_id=client_id,
+            ),
+        ],
+        any_order=True,
+    )
+    test_client.loop_stop()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_paho_qos1(broker, mock_plugin_manager):
+
+    sub_client = MQTTClient()
+    await sub_client.connect("mqtt://127.0.0.1")
+    ret = await sub_client.subscribe(
+        [("/qos1", QOS_1),],
+    )
+
+    host = "localhost"
+    port = 1883
+    client_id = f'python-mqtt-{random.randint(0, 1000)}'
+
+    test_client = mqtt_client.Client(mqtt_client.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2, client_id=client_id)
+    test_client.enable_logger(paho_logger)
+
+    test_client.connect(host, port)
+    test_client.loop_start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    test_client.publish("/qos1", "test message", qos=1)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    test_client.loop_stop()
+
+    message = await sub_client.deliver_message()
+    assert message is not None
+    assert message.qos == 1
+    assert message.topic == "/qos1"
+    assert message.data == b"test message"
+    await sub_client.disconnect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_paho_qos2(broker, mock_plugin_manager):
+    sub_client = MQTTClient()
+    await sub_client.connect("mqtt://127.0.0.1")
+    ret = await sub_client.subscribe(
+        [("/qos2", QOS_2), ],
+    )
+
+    host = "localhost"
+    port = 1883
+    client_id = f'python-mqtt-{random.randint(0, 1000)}'
+
+    test_client = mqtt_client.Client(mqtt_client.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2, client_id=client_id)
+    test_client.enable_logger(paho_logger)
+
+    test_client.connect(host, port)
+    test_client.loop_start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    test_client.publish("/qos2", "test message", qos=2)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    test_client.loop_stop()
+
+    message = await sub_client.deliver_message()
+    assert message is not None
+    assert message.qos == 2
+    assert message.topic == "/qos2"
+    assert message.data == b"test message"
+    await sub_client.disconnect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d5c6ba2..27c7655 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "hatch" },
     { name = "hypothesis" },
     { name = "mypy" },
+    { name = "paho-mqtt" },
     { name = "poethepoet" },
     { name = "pre-commit" },
     { name = "psutil" },
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "hatch", specifier = ">=1.14.1" },
     { name = "hypothesis", specifier = ">=6.130.8" },
     { name = "mypy", specifier = ">=1.15.0" },
+    { name = "paho-mqtt", specifier = ">=2.1.0" },
     { name = "poethepoet", specifier = ">=0.34.0" },
     { name = "pre-commit", specifier = ">=4.2.0" },
     { name = "psutil", specifier = ">=7.0.0" },
@@ -1264,6 +1266,15 @@ wheels = [
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 ]
 
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+version = "2.1.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/39/15/0a6214e76d4d32e7f663b109cf71fb22561c2be0f701d67f93950cd40542/paho_mqtt-2.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:12d6e7511d4137555a3f6ea167ae846af2c7357b10bc6fa4f7c3968fc1723834", size = 148848, upload-time = "2024-04-29T19:52:55.591Z" }
+wheels = [
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+]
+
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 version = "1.7.4"