diff --git a/hbmqtt/mqtt/protocol/handler.py b/hbmqtt/mqtt/protocol/handler.py
index ea79b3d..9e0b004 100644
--- a/hbmqtt/mqtt/protocol/handler.py
+++ b/hbmqtt/mqtt/protocol/handler.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # See the file license.txt for copying permission.
 import logging
+from blinker import Signal
 from hbmqtt.mqtt import packet_class
 from hbmqtt.mqtt.packet import *
 from hbmqtt.mqtt.connack import ConnackPacket
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ class ProtocolHandler:
     Class implementing the MQTT communication protocol using asyncio features
     """
 
+    on_packet_sent = Signal()
+    on_packet_received = Signal()
+
     def __init__(self, reader: ReaderAdapter, writer: WriterAdapter, loop=None):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         self.session = None
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ class ProtocolHandler:
                         cls = packet_class(fixed_header)
                         packet = yield from cls.from_stream(self.reader, fixed_header=fixed_header)
                         self.logger.debug("%s <-in-- %s" % (self.session.client_id, repr(packet)))
+                        self._loop.call_soon(self.on_packet_received.send, packet)
 
                         task = None
                         if packet.fixed_header.packet_type == CONNACK:
@@ -214,9 +219,9 @@ class ProtocolHandler:
                 if not isinstance(packet, MQTTPacket):
                     self.logger.debug("%s Writer interruption" % self.session.client_id)
                     break
-                yield from packet.to_stream(self.writer)
                 self.logger.debug("%s -out-> %s" % (self.session.client_id, repr(packet)))
-                yield from self.writer.drain()
+                yield from packet.to_stream(self.writer)
+                self._loop.call_soon(self.on_packet_sent.send, packet)
             except asyncio.TimeoutError as ce:
                 self.logger.debug("%s Output queue get timeout" % self.session.client_id)
                 if self._running:
@@ -237,6 +242,7 @@ class ProtocolHandler:
                         break
                     yield from packet.to_stream(self.session.writer)
                     self.logger.debug("%s -out-> %s" % (self.session.client_id, repr(packet)))
+                    self._loop.call_soon(self.on_packet_sent, packet)
                 except asyncio.QueueEmpty:
                     break
                 except Exception as e: