diff --git a/packages/interfaces/src/message.ts b/packages/interfaces/src/message.ts
index bdf08ebcf3..049da6b4f8 100644
--- a/packages/interfaces/src/message.ts
+++ b/packages/interfaces/src/message.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ export interface ISendMessage {
  */
 export type RequestId = string;
 
+/**
+ * Listener for subscribe messages.
+ */
+export type SubscribeListener = (message: IDecodedMessage) => void;
+
 export interface IMetaSetter {
   (message: IProtoMessage & { meta: undefined }): Uint8Array;
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/ack_manager.ts b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/ack_manager.ts
index 8551cbc4b3..ed6020361f 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/ack_manager.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/ack_manager.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import {
   IDecoder,
   IFilter,
   IStore,
-  NetworkConfig
+  NetworkConfig,
+  SubscribeListener
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import { createRoutingInfo } from "@waku/utils";
 
 import { MessageStore } from "./message_store.js";
-import { IAckManager } from "./utils.js";
 
 type AckManagerConstructorParams = {
   messageStore: MessageStore;
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ type AckManagerConstructorParams = {
   networkConfig: NetworkConfig;
 };
 
+export interface IAckManager {
+  start(): void;
+  stop(): void;
+  observe(contentTopic: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  subscribe(contentTopic: string, cb: SubscribeListener): Promise<boolean>;
+  unsubscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<void>;
+}
+
 export class AckManager implements IAckManager {
   private readonly messageStore: MessageStore;
   private readonly filterAckManager: FilterAckManager;
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ export class AckManager implements IAckManager {
     this.subscribedContentTopics.clear();
   }
 
-  public async subscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  public async observe(contentTopic: string): Promise<boolean> {
     if (this.subscribedContentTopics.has(contentTopic)) {
       return true;
     }
@@ -69,6 +77,24 @@ export class AckManager implements IAckManager {
       ])
     ).some((success) => success);
   }
+
+  public async subscribe(
+    contentTopic: string,
+    cb: SubscribeListener
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const decoder = createDecoder(
+      contentTopic,
+      createRoutingInfo(this.networkConfig, {
+        contentTopic
+      })
+    );
+
+    return this.filterAckManager.subscribe(decoder, cb);
+  }
+
+  public async unsubscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<void> {
+    return this.filterAckManager.unsubscribe(contentTopic);
+  }
 }
 
 class FilterAckManager {
@@ -77,7 +103,9 @@ class FilterAckManager {
   public constructor(
     private messageStore: MessageStore,
     private filter: IFilter
-  ) {}
+  ) {
+    this.onMessage = this.onMessage.bind(this);
+  }
 
   public start(): void {
     return;
@@ -91,18 +119,48 @@ class FilterAckManager {
     this.decoders.clear();
   }
 
-  public async subscribe(decoder: IDecoder<IDecodedMessage>): Promise<boolean> {
-    const success = await this.filter.subscribe(
-      decoder,
-      this.onMessage.bind(this)
-    );
+  public async subscribe(
+    decoder: IDecoder<IDecodedMessage>,
+    cb?: SubscribeListener
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const success = await this.filter.subscribe(decoder, (message) => {
+      try {
+        cb?.(message);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // ignore
+      }
+
+      try {
+        this.onMessage(message);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // ignore
+      }
+    });
+
     if (success) {
       this.decoders.add(decoder);
     }
+
     return success;
   }
 
-  private async onMessage(message: IDecodedMessage): Promise<void> {
+  public async unsubscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<void> {
+    const decoders = Array.from(this.decoders).filter(
+      (decoder) => decoder.contentTopic === contentTopic
+    );
+
+    const promises = decoders.map((decoder) =>
+      this.filter.unsubscribe(decoder)
+    );
+
+    await Promise.all(promises);
+
+    for (const decoder of decoders) {
+      this.decoders.delete(decoder);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private onMessage(message: IDecodedMessage): void {
     if (!this.messageStore.has(message.hashStr)) {
       this.messageStore.add(message, { filterAck: true });
     }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/messaging.ts b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/messaging.ts
index 28a17dbade..35109e1226 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/messaging.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/messaging.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   ISendMessage,
   IStore,
   NetworkConfig,
-  RequestId
+  RequestId,
+  SubscribeListener
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
 
 import { AckManager } from "./ack_manager.js";
@@ -58,4 +59,15 @@ export class Messaging implements IMessaging {
   public send(wakuLikeMessage: ISendMessage): Promise<RequestId> {
     return this.sender.send(wakuLikeMessage);
   }
+
+  public subscribe(
+    contentTopic: string,
+    cb: SubscribeListener
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.ackManager.subscribe(contentTopic, cb);
+  }
+
+  public unsubscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<void> {
+    return this.ackManager.unsubscribe(contentTopic);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/sender.ts b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/sender.ts
index b32978d8b8..06d2319d97 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/sender.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/sender.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class Sender {
   public async send(message: ISendMessage): Promise<RequestId> {
     const requestId = await this.messageStore.queue(message);
 
-    await this.ackManager.subscribe(message.contentTopic);
+    await this.ackManager.observe(message.contentTopic);
     await this.sendMessage(requestId, message);
 
     return requestId;
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/utils.ts b/packages/sdk/src/messaging/utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ce045e68c..0000000000
--- a/packages/sdk/src/messaging/utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export interface IAckManager {
-  start(): void;
-  stop(): void;
-  subscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<boolean>;
-}
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/waku/waku.ts b/packages/sdk/src/waku/waku.ts
index 4e8c07d7fb..59e84efd7f 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/waku/waku.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/waku/waku.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import type {
   IWaku,
   IWakuEventEmitter,
   Libp2p,
-  NetworkConfig
+  NetworkConfig,
+  SubscribeListener
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import {
   DefaultNetworkConfig,
@@ -305,6 +306,25 @@ export class WakuNode implements IWaku {
     return this.messaging.send(message);
   }
 
+  public subscribe(
+    contentTopic: string,
+    cb: SubscribeListener
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!this.messaging) {
+      throw new Error("Messaging not initialized");
+    }
+
+    return this.messaging.subscribe(contentTopic, cb);
+  }
+
+  public unsubscribe(contentTopic: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.messaging) {
+      throw new Error("Messaging not initialized");
+    }
+
+    return this.messaging.unsubscribe(contentTopic);
+  }
+
   private createRoutingInfo(
     contentTopic?: string,
     shardId?: number