diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 04a965f5..3f217388 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Broker:
 - Elevate log level to warning for situation when socket limit is hit.
 - Remove requirement to use `user root` in snap package config files.
+- Fix retained messages not sent by bridges on outgoing topics at the first
+  connection. Closes #701.
 
 Build:
 - Various fixes to ease building.
diff --git a/src/bridge.c b/src/bridge.c
index 7f98d399..a3f2ed7d 100644
--- a/src/bridge.c
+++ b/src/bridge.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ int bridge__connect_step1(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *context)
 		if(context->bridge->topics[i].direction == bd_out || context->bridge->topics[i].direction == bd_both){
 			log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_DEBUG, "Bridge %s doing local SUBSCRIBE on topic %s", context->id, context->bridge->topics[i].local_topic);
 			if(sub__add(db, context, context->bridge->topics[i].local_topic, context->bridge->topics[i].qos, &db->subs)) return 1;
+			sub__retain_queue(db, context,
+					context->bridge->topics[i].local_topic,
+					context->bridge->topics[i].qos);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -308,6 +311,9 @@ int bridge__connect(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *context)
 		if(context->bridge->topics[i].direction == bd_out || context->bridge->topics[i].direction == bd_both){
 			log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_DEBUG, "Bridge %s doing local SUBSCRIBE on topic %s", context->id, context->bridge->topics[i].local_topic);
 			if(sub__add(db, context, context->bridge->topics[i].local_topic, context->bridge->topics[i].qos, &db->subs)) return 1;
+			sub__retain_queue(db, context,
+					context->bridge->topics[i].local_topic,
+					context->bridge->topics[i].qos);
 		}
 	}