diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e597a81..53eaf19 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Werror)
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/truemqtt.pc DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/pkgconfig)
 
+add_subdirectory(example/pubstress)
 add_subdirectory(example/pubsub)
diff --git a/example/pubstress/CMakeLists.txt b/example/pubstress/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eee0cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/pubstress/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) TrueBrain
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+#
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+project(truemqtt_pubstress)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+include_directories(SYSTEM ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} truemqtt)
diff --git a/example/pubstress/main.cpp b/example/pubstress/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359944d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/pubstress/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) TrueBrain
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#include <TrueMQTT.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+
+int main()
+{
+    // Create a connection to the local broker.
+    TrueMQTT::Client client("localhost", 1883, "test");
+
+    client.setLogger(TrueMQTT::Client::LogLevel::WARNING, [](TrueMQTT::Client::LogLevel level, std::string message)
+                     { std::cout << "Log " << level << ": " << message << std::endl; });
+    client.setPublishQueue(TrueMQTT::Client::PublishQueueType::FIFO, 100);
+    client.setErrorCallback([](TrueMQTT::Client::Error error, std::string message)
+                            { std::cout << "Error " << error << ": " << message << std::endl; });
+    client.setLastWill("test/lastwill", "example pubsub finished", true);
+
+    client.connect();
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+
+    int stop = 0;
+
+    // Subscribe to the topic we are going to stress test.
+    client.subscribe("test/test/test", [&stop](const std::string topic, const std::string payload) {});
+
+    // Send a lot of packets constantly, while telling us when publishing is failing.
+    // The expected behaviour is that this goes okay for a while, till the broker
+    // backs up, after which it starts to fail intermittently. To push the broker
+    // to its breaking point, it helps to add additional subscriptions by other
+    // means.
+    bool is_failing = true;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        if (!client.publish("test/test/test", "Hello World!", false))
+        {
+            if (!is_failing)
+            {
+                is_failing = true;
+                std::cout << "Failed to publish message" << std::endl;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (is_failing)
+            {
+                is_failing = false;
+                std::cout << "Succeeded to publish message" << std::endl;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This application never ends, but for good measure, a disconnect.
+    client.disconnect();
+
+    return 0;
+}