diff --git a/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SubscriptionsStore.java b/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SubscriptionsStore.java
index ad44d38d..d23872f1 100644
--- a/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SubscriptionsStore.java
+++ b/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SubscriptionsStore.java
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ public class SubscriptionsStore {
             }
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Deactivate all topic subscriptions for the given clientID.
+         * */
         void disconnect(String clientID) {
             for (Subscription s : m_subscriptions) {
                 if (s.clientId.equals(clientID)) {
@@ -149,6 +152,23 @@ public class SubscriptionsStore {
                 child.disconnect(clientID);
             }
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Activate all topic subscriptions for the given clientID.
+         * */
+        public void connect(String clientID) {
+            for (Subscription s : m_subscriptions) {
+                if (s.clientId.equals(clientID)) {
+                    s.setActive(true);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //go deep
+            for (TreeNode child : m_children) {
+                child.disconnect(clientID);
+            }
+
+        }
     }
 
     protected static class Token {
@@ -302,6 +322,11 @@ public class SubscriptionsStore {
         subscriptions.disconnect(clientID);
     }
 
+    public void connect(String clientID) {
+        LOG.debug("connect re-activating subscriptions for clientID " + clientID);
+        subscriptions.connect(clientID);
+    }
+
     public List<Subscription> matches(String topic) {
         List<Token> tokens = new ArrayList<Token>();
         try {