diff --git a/example/pom.xml b/example/pom.xml
index 24a516c097..33aa58823a 100644
--- a/example/pom.xml
+++ b/example/pom.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
       <artifactId>netty-codec-stomp</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-codec-mqtt</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatBroker.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatBroker.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47a16adaef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatBroker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package io.netty.example.mqtt.heartBeat;
+
+import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelOption;
+import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttDecoder;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttEncoder;
+import io.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateHandler;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public final class MqttHeartBeatBroker {
+
+    private MqttHeartBeatBroker() {
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
+        EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+
+        try {
+            ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
+            b.group(bossGroup, workerGroup);
+            b.option(ChannelOption.SO_BACKLOG, 1024);
+            b.channel(NioServerSocketChannel.class);
+            b.childHandler(new ChannelInitializer<SocketChannel>() {
+                protected void initChannel(SocketChannel ch) throws Exception {
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("encoder", MqttEncoder.INSTANCE);
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("decoder", new MqttDecoder());
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("heartBeatHandler", new IdleStateHandler(45, 0, 0, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("handler", MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler.INSTANCE);
+                }
+            });
+
+            ChannelFuture f = b.bind(1883).sync();
+            System.out.println("Broker initiated...");
+
+            f.channel().closeFuture().sync();
+        } finally {
+            workerGroup.shutdownGracefully();
+            bossGroup.shutdownGracefully();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5505fc29a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package io.netty.example.mqtt.heartBeat;
+
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler.Sharable;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttConnAckMessage;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttConnAckVariableHeader;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttConnectReturnCode;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttFixedHeader;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttMessage;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttMessageType;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttQoS;
+import io.netty.handler.timeout.IdleState;
+import io.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateEvent;
+import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;
+
+@Sharable
+public final class MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
+
+    public static final MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler INSTANCE = new MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler();
+
+    private MqttHeartBeatBrokerHandler() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception {
+        MqttMessage mqttMessage = (MqttMessage) msg;
+        System.out.println("Received MQTT message: " + mqttMessage);
+        switch (mqttMessage.fixedHeader().messageType()) {
+        case CONNECT:
+            MqttFixedHeader connackFixedHeader =
+                    new MqttFixedHeader(MqttMessageType.CONNACK, false, MqttQoS.AT_MOST_ONCE, false, 0);
+            MqttConnAckVariableHeader mqttConnAckVariableHeader =
+                    new MqttConnAckVariableHeader(MqttConnectReturnCode.CONNECTION_ACCEPTED, false);
+            MqttConnAckMessage connack = new MqttConnAckMessage(connackFixedHeader, mqttConnAckVariableHeader);
+            ctx.writeAndFlush(connack);
+            break;
+        case PINGREQ:
+            MqttFixedHeader pingreqFixedHeader = new MqttFixedHeader(MqttMessageType.PINGRESP, false,
+                                                                     MqttQoS.AT_MOST_ONCE, false, 0);
+            MqttMessage pingResp = new MqttMessage(pingreqFixedHeader);
+            ctx.writeAndFlush(pingResp);
+            break;
+        case DISCONNECT:
+            ctx.close();
+            break;
+        default:
+            System.out.println("Unexpected message type: " + mqttMessage.fixedHeader().messageType());
+            ReferenceCountUtil.release(msg);
+            ctx.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void userEventTriggered(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object evt) throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("Channel heartBeat lost");
+        if (evt instanceof IdleStateEvent && IdleState.READER_IDLE == ((IdleStateEvent) evt).state()) {
+            ctx.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Throwable cause) throws Exception {
+        cause.printStackTrace();
+        ctx.close();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatClient.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9729c78f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package io.netty.example.mqtt.heartBeat;
+
+import io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
+import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttDecoder;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttEncoder;
+import io.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateHandler;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public final class MqttHeartBeatClient {
+    private MqttHeartBeatClient() {
+    }
+
+    private static final String HOST = System.getProperty("host", "127.0.0.1");
+    private static final int PORT = Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty("port", "1883"));
+    private static final String CLIENT_ID = System.getProperty("clientId", "guestClient");
+    private static final String USER_NAME = System.getProperty("userName", "guest");
+    private static final String PASSWORD = System.getProperty("password", "guest");
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+
+        try {
+            Bootstrap b = new Bootstrap();
+            b.group(workerGroup);
+            b.channel(NioSocketChannel.class);
+            b.handler(new ChannelInitializer<SocketChannel>() {
+                protected void initChannel(SocketChannel ch) throws Exception {
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("encoder", MqttEncoder.INSTANCE);
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("decoder", new MqttDecoder());
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("heartBeatHandler", new IdleStateHandler(0, 20, 0, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+                    ch.pipeline().addLast("handler", new MqttHeartBeatClientHandler(CLIENT_ID, USER_NAME, PASSWORD));
+                }
+            });
+
+            ChannelFuture f = b.connect(HOST, PORT).sync();
+            System.out.println("Client connected");
+            f.channel().closeFuture().sync();
+        } finally {
+            workerGroup.shutdownGracefully();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatClientHandler.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatClientHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d04ecf1084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/mqtt/heartBeat/MqttHeartBeatClientHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package io.netty.example.mqtt.heartBeat;
+
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttConnectMessage;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttConnectPayload;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttConnectVariableHeader;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttFixedHeader;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttMessage;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttMessageType;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.mqtt.MqttQoS;
+import io.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateEvent;
+import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;
+
+public class MqttHeartBeatClientHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
+
+    private static final String PROTOCOL_NAME_MQTT_3_1_1 = "MQTT";
+    private static final int PROTOCOL_VERSION_MQTT_3_1_1 = 4;
+
+    private final String clientId;
+    private final String userName;
+    private final byte[] password;
+
+    public MqttHeartBeatClientHandler(String clientId, String userName, String password) {
+        this.clientId = clientId;
+        this.userName = userName;
+        this.password = password.getBytes();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception {
+        // discard all messages
+        ReferenceCountUtil.release(msg);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void channelActive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+        MqttFixedHeader connectFixedHeader =
+                new MqttFixedHeader(MqttMessageType.CONNECT, false, MqttQoS.AT_MOST_ONCE, false, 0);
+        MqttConnectVariableHeader connectVariableHeader =
+                new MqttConnectVariableHeader(PROTOCOL_NAME_MQTT_3_1_1, PROTOCOL_VERSION_MQTT_3_1_1, true, true, false,
+                                              0, false, false, 20);
+        MqttConnectPayload connectPayload = new MqttConnectPayload(clientId, null, null, userName, password);
+        MqttConnectMessage connectMessage =
+                new MqttConnectMessage(connectFixedHeader, connectVariableHeader, connectPayload);
+        ctx.writeAndFlush(connectMessage);
+        System.out.println("Sent CONNECT");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void userEventTriggered(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object evt) throws Exception {
+        if (evt instanceof IdleStateEvent) {
+            MqttFixedHeader pingreqFixedHeader =
+                    new MqttFixedHeader(MqttMessageType.PINGREQ, false, MqttQoS.AT_MOST_ONCE, false, 0);
+            MqttMessage pingreqMessage = new MqttMessage(pingreqFixedHeader);
+            ctx.writeAndFlush(pingreqMessage);
+            System.out.println("Sent PINGREQ");
+        } else {
+            super.userEventTriggered(ctx, evt);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Throwable cause) throws Exception {
+        cause.printStackTrace();
+        ctx.close();
+    }
+}