diff --git a/aedes.js b/aedes.js
index e47abd2f..d0bbf5ab 100644
--- a/aedes.js
+++ b/aedes.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   authorizeForward: defaultAuthorizeForward,
   published: defaultPublished,
   trustProxy: false,
+  sharedTopics: false,
   trustedProxies: [],
   queueLimit: 42,
   maxClientsIdLength: 23
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ function Aedes (opts) {
   this.trustProxy = opts.trustProxy
   this.trustedProxies = opts.trustedProxies
 
+  this.sharedTopics = opts.sharedTopics
+
   this.clients = {}
   this.brokers = {}
 
diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 6501e938..faaa7004 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -144,6 +144,27 @@ function Client (broker, conn, req) {
     }
   }
 
+  this.deliverShared = function (_packet, cb) {
+    const sharedSub = that.subscriptions[_packet.topic]
+    // this function will return the next client that should send the update based on round robin algorithm
+    // get first subscription $share/<group>/<topic> with lower lastUpdate
+    that.broker.persistence.nextSharedSubscription(_packet.topic, sharedSub.group, function (err, subscription) {
+      if (err) {
+        cb(new Error('Error while fetching shared subscription: ' + err.message))
+      } else {
+        if (subscription.clientId === that.id) { // this client should send an update
+          that.deliverQoS(_packet, function (err) {
+            if (err) {
+              cb(new Error('Error while updating shared subscription: ' + err.message))
+            } else {
+              that.broker.persistence.updateSharedSubscription(that, _packet.topic, sharedSub.group, cb)
+            }
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   this._keepaliveTimer = null
   this._keepaliveInterval = -1
 
diff --git a/lib/handlers/subscribe.js b/lib/handlers/subscribe.js
index 886eab1b..ee0335ae 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/subscribe.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/subscribe.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const fastfall = require('fastfall')
 const Packet = require('aedes-packet')
 const through = require('through2')
-const { validateTopic } = require('../utils')
+const { validateTopic, sharedTopic } = require('../utils')
 const write = require('../write')
 
 const subscribeTopicActions = fastfall([
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ function Subscription (qos, func) {
   this.func = func
 }
 
+function SharedSubscription (qos, func, group) {
+  this.qos = qos
+  this.func = func
+  this.group = group
+}
+
 function SubscribeState (client, packet, restore, finish, granted) {
   this.client = client
   this.packet = packet
@@ -115,24 +121,45 @@ function addSubs (sub, done) {
 
   const client = this.client
   const broker = client.broker
-  const topic = sub.topic
+  var topic = sub.topic
   const qos = sub.qos
   var func = qos > 0 ? client.deliverQoS : client.deliver0
+  var group = null
 
   // [MQTT-4.7.2-1]
   if (isStartsWithWildcard(topic)) {
     func = blockDollarSignTopics(func)
   }
 
-  if (!client.subscriptions[topic]) {
-    client.subscriptions[topic] = new Subscription(qos, func)
-    broker.subscribe(topic, func, done)
-  } else if (client.subscriptions[topic].qos !== qos) {
-    broker.unsubscribe(topic, client.subscriptions[topic].func)
-    client.subscriptions[topic] = new Subscription(qos, func)
-    broker.subscribe(topic, func, done)
-  } else {
-    done()
+  if (broker.sharedTopics) {
+    const parsedTopic = sharedTopic(topic)
+    if (parsedTopic) {
+      topic = parsedTopic.topic
+      func = client.deliverShared
+      group = parsedTopic.group
+      broker.persistence.addSharedSubscription(client, sub, function addSub (err) {
+        if (err) {
+          done(err)
+        } else {
+          finish()
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      finish()
+    }
+  } else finish()
+
+  function finish () {
+    if (!client.subscriptions[topic]) {
+      client.subscriptions[topic] = group ? new SharedSubscription(qos, func, group) : new Subscription(qos, func)
+      broker.subscribe(topic, func, done)
+    } else if (client.subscriptions[topic].qos !== qos) {
+      broker.unsubscribe(topic, client.subscriptions[topic].func)
+      client.subscriptions[topic] = group ? new SharedSubscription(qos, func, group) : new Subscription(qos, func)
+      broker.subscribe(topic, func, done)
+    } else {
+      done()
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/handlers/unsubscribe.js b/lib/handlers/unsubscribe.js
index 16571bd6..79f9674d 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/unsubscribe.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/unsubscribe.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const write = require('../write')
-const { validateTopic } = require('../utils')
+const { validateTopic, sharedTopic } = require('../utils')
 
 function UnsubscribeState (client, packet, finish) {
   this.client = client
@@ -46,17 +46,36 @@ function actualUnsubscribe (client, packet, done) {
 function doUnsubscribe (sub, done) {
   const client = this.client
   const broker = client.broker
-  const s = client.subscriptions[sub]
-
-  if (s) {
-    var func = s.func
-    delete client.subscriptions[sub]
-    broker.unsubscribe(
-      sub,
-      func,
-      done)
-  } else {
-    done()
+
+  if (broker.sharedTopics) {
+    const parsedTopic = sharedTopic(sub)
+    if (parsedTopic) {
+      sub = parsedTopic.topic
+      broker.persistence.removeSharedSubscription(client, sub, function removeSub (err) {
+        if (err) {
+          done(err)
+        } else {
+          finish()
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      finish()
+    }
+  } else finish()
+
+  function finish () {
+    const s = client.subscriptions[sub]
+
+    if (s) {
+      var func = s.func
+      delete client.subscriptions[sub]
+      broker.unsubscribe(
+        sub,
+        func,
+        done)
+    } else {
+      done()
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 9d3e5b28..80d879f9 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ function validateTopic (topic, message) {
   }
 }
 
+function sharedTopic (topic) {
+  if (!topic || !topic.startsWith('$share/')) return null
+
+  var group = topic.substring(7, topic.indexOf('/', 7))
+
+  return {
+    group: group,
+    topic: topic.substring(8 + group.length)
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
-  validateTopic
+  validateTopic,
+  sharedTopic
 }