diff --git a/lib/handle_pubackcomp.c b/lib/handle_pubackcomp.c
index 0ed07ff1..4c4f319f 100644
--- a/lib/handle_pubackcomp.c
+++ b/lib/handle_pubackcomp.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int handle__pubackcomp(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *mosq, const ch
 int handle__pubackcomp(struct mosquitto *mosq, const char *type)
 #endif
 {
+	uint8_t reason_code;
 	uint16_t mid;
 	int rc;
 	mosquitto_property *properties = NULL;
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ int handle__pubackcomp(struct mosquitto *mosq, const char *type)
 	if(mid == 0) return MOSQ_ERR_PROTOCOL;
 
 	if(mosq->protocol == mosq_p_mqtt5){
+		rc = packet__read_byte(&mosq->in_packet, &reason_code);
+		if(rc) return rc;
+
 		rc = property__read_all(CMD_PUBACK, &mosq->in_packet, &properties);
 		if(rc) return rc;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/handle_pubrec.c b/lib/handle_pubrec.c
index 4bd58029..56879265 100644
--- a/lib/handle_pubrec.c
+++ b/lib/handle_pubrec.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Contributors:
 
 int handle__pubrec(struct mosquitto *mosq)
 {
+	uint8_t reason_code;
 	uint16_t mid;
 	int rc;
 	mosquitto_property *properties = NULL;
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ int handle__pubrec(struct mosquitto *mosq)
 	if(mid == 0) return MOSQ_ERR_PROTOCOL;
 
 	if(mosq->protocol == mosq_p_mqtt5){
+		rc = packet__read_byte(&mosq->in_packet, &reason_code);
+		if(rc) return rc;
+
 		rc = property__read_all(CMD_PUBREC, &mosq->in_packet, &properties);
 		if(rc) return rc;
 		/* Immediately free, we don't do anything with Reason String or User Property at the moment */
diff --git a/lib/handle_pubrel.c b/lib/handle_pubrel.c
index 8c606459..2ec6dc8b 100644
--- a/lib/handle_pubrel.c
+++ b/lib/handle_pubrel.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Contributors:
 
 int handle__pubrel(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *mosq)
 {
+	uint8_t reason_code;
 	uint16_t mid;
 #ifndef WITH_BROKER
 	struct mosquitto_message_all *message = NULL;
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ int handle__pubrel(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *mosq)
 	if(mid == 0) return MOSQ_ERR_PROTOCOL;
 
 	if(mosq->protocol == mosq_p_mqtt5){
+		rc = packet__read_byte(&mosq->in_packet, &reason_code);
+		if(rc) return rc;
+
 		rc = property__read_all(CMD_PUBREL, &mosq->in_packet, &properties);
 		if(rc) return rc;
 	}