diff --git a/environment-dev.yml b/environment-dev.yml
index 131815a..9906a96 100644
--- a/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/environment-dev.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ dependencies:
   # Test dependencies
   - doctest >= 2.4.6
   - pytest
-  - jupyter_kernel_test>=0.5,<0.6
+  - jupyter_kernel_test>=0.6,<0.7
diff --git a/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq.hpp b/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq.hpp
index e8238ec..220b290 100644
--- a/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq.hpp
+++ b/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq.hpp
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@
 #define XEUS_SERVER_IMPL_HPP
 
 #include "zmq.hpp"
+#include "zmq_addon.hpp"
 
 #include "xeus/xeus_context.hpp"
 #include "xeus/xkernel_configuration.hpp"
 #include "xeus/xserver.hpp"
 
 #include "xeus-zmq.hpp"
-#include "xauthentication.hpp"
 #include "xthread.hpp"
 
 namespace xeus
 {
+    class xauthentication;
     class xpublisher;
     class xheartbeat;
     class xtrivial_messenger;
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ namespace xeus
 
         ~xserver_zmq() override;
 
+        zmq::multipart_t serialize_iopub(xpub_message&& msg);
+
         using xserver::notify_internal_listener;
 
     protected:
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ namespace xeus
         zmq::socket_t m_publisher_controller;
         zmq::socket_t m_heartbeat_controller;
 
+        using authentication_ptr = std::unique_ptr<xauthentication>;
+        authentication_ptr p_auth;
+
         publisher_ptr p_publisher;
         heartbeat_ptr p_heartbeat;
 
@@ -76,8 +82,6 @@ namespace xeus
         using trivial_messenger_ptr = std::unique_ptr<xtrivial_messenger>;
         trivial_messenger_ptr p_messenger;
 
-        using authentication_ptr = std::unique_ptr<xauthentication>;
-        authentication_ptr p_auth;
         nl::json::error_handler_t m_error_handler;
         
         bool m_request_stop;
diff --git a/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq_split.hpp b/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq_split.hpp
index 1e53713..c851184 100644
--- a/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq_split.hpp
+++ b/include/xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq_split.hpp
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 #include "xeus/xkernel_configuration.hpp"
 
 #include "xeus-zmq.hpp"
-#include "xauthentication.hpp"
 #include "xthread.hpp"
 
 namespace xeus
 {
+    class xauthentication;
     class xcontrol;
     class xheartbeat;
     class xpublisher;
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace xeus
 
         xmessage deserialize(zmq::multipart_t& wire_msg) const;
 
+        zmq::multipart_t serialize_iopub(xpub_message&& msg);
+
     protected:
 
         xcontrol_messenger& get_control_messenger_impl() override;
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ namespace xeus
 
         virtual void start_server(zmq::multipart_t& wire_msg) = 0;
 
+        using authentication_ptr = std::unique_ptr<xauthentication>;
+        authentication_ptr p_auth;
+
         controller_ptr p_controller;
         heartbeat_ptr p_heartbeat;
         publisher_ptr p_publisher;
@@ -92,8 +97,6 @@ namespace xeus
         xthread m_iopub_thread;
         xthread m_shell_thread;
 
-        using authentication_ptr = std::unique_ptr<xauthentication>;
-        authentication_ptr p_auth;
         nl::json::error_handler_t m_error_handler;
 
         std::atomic<bool> m_control_stopped;
diff --git a/src/xpublisher.cpp b/src/xpublisher.cpp
index 87d10be..7593e38 100644
--- a/src/xpublisher.cpp
+++ b/src/xpublisher.cpp
@@ -7,24 +7,27 @@
 * The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. *
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-#include <string>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 
-#include "zmq_addon.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xmiddleware.hpp"
 #include "xpublisher.hpp"
 
 namespace xeus
 {
     xpublisher::xpublisher(zmq::context_t& context,
+                           std::function<zmq::multipart_t(xpub_message&&)> serialize_iopub_msg_cb,
                            const std::string& transport,
                            const std::string& ip,
                            const std::string& port)
-        : m_publisher(context, zmq::socket_type::pub)
+        : m_publisher(context, zmq::socket_type::xpub)
         , m_listener(context, zmq::socket_type::sub)
         , m_controller(context, zmq::socket_type::rep)
+        , m_serialize_iopub_msg_cb(std::move(serialize_iopub_msg_cb))
     {
         init_socket(m_publisher, transport, ip, port);
+        // Set xpub_verbose option to 1 to pass all subscription messages (not only unique ones).
+        m_publisher.set(zmq::sockopt::xpub_verbose, 1);
         m_listener.set(zmq::sockopt::subscribe, "");
         m_listener.bind(get_publisher_end_point());
         m_controller.set(zmq::sockopt::linger, get_socket_linger());
@@ -35,6 +38,16 @@ namespace xeus
     {
     }
 
+    xpub_message xpublisher::create_xpub_message(const std::string& topic)
+    {
+        xmessage_base_data data;
+        data.m_header = xeus::make_header("iopub_welcome", "", "");
+        data.m_content["subscription"] = topic;
+        xpub_message p_msg("", std::move(data));
+
+        return p_msg;
+    }
+
     std::string xpublisher::get_port() const
     {
         return get_socket_port(m_publisher);
@@ -44,12 +57,13 @@ namespace xeus
     {
         zmq::pollitem_t items[] = {
             { m_listener, 0, ZMQ_POLLIN, 0 },
-            { m_controller, 0, ZMQ_POLLIN, 0 }
+            { m_controller, 0, ZMQ_POLLIN, 0 },
+            { m_publisher, 0, ZMQ_POLLIN, 0 }
         };
 
         while (true)
         {
-            zmq::poll(&items[0], 2, std::chrono::milliseconds(-1));
+            zmq::poll(&items[0], 3, std::chrono::milliseconds(-1));
 
             if (items[0].revents & ZMQ_POLLIN)
             {
@@ -66,6 +80,43 @@ namespace xeus
                 wire_msg.send(m_controller);
                 break;
             }
+
+            if (items[2].revents & ZMQ_POLLIN)
+            {
+                // Received event: Single frame
+                // Either `1{subscription-topic}` for subscription
+                // or `0{subscription-topic}` for unsubscription
+                zmq::multipart_t wire_msg;
+                wire_msg.recv(m_publisher);
+
+                // Received event should be a single frame
+                if (wire_msg.size() != 1)
+                {
+                    throw std::runtime_error("ERROR: Received message on XPUB is not a single frame");
+                }
+
+                zmq::message_t frame = wire_msg.pop();
+
+                //  Event is one byte 0 = unsub or 1 = sub, followed by topic
+                uint8_t *event = (uint8_t *)frame.data();
+                // If subscription (unsubscription is ignored)
+                if (event[0] == 1)
+                {
+                    std::string topic((char *)(event + 1), frame.size() - 1);
+                    if (m_serialize_iopub_msg_cb)
+                    {
+                        // Construct the `iopub_welcome` message
+                        xpub_message p_msg = create_xpub_message(topic);
+                        zmq::multipart_t iopub_welcome_wire_msg = m_serialize_iopub_msg_cb(std::move(p_msg));
+                        // Send the `iopub_welcome` message
+                        iopub_welcome_wire_msg.send(m_publisher);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        throw std::runtime_error("ERROR: IOPUB serialization callback not set");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/xpublisher.hpp b/src/xpublisher.hpp
index ba59d30..7a54203 100644
--- a/src/xpublisher.hpp
+++ b/src/xpublisher.hpp
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
 #ifndef XEUS_PUBLISHER_HPP
 #define XEUS_PUBLISHER_HPP
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "zmq.hpp"
+#include "zmq_addon.hpp"
+
+#include "xeus/xmessage.hpp"
 
 namespace xeus
 {
@@ -21,6 +25,7 @@ namespace xeus
     public:
 
         xpublisher(zmq::context_t& context,
+                   std::function<zmq::multipart_t(xpub_message&&)> serialize_iopub_msg_cb,
                    const std::string& transport,
                    const std::string& ip,
                    const std::string& port);
@@ -33,9 +38,13 @@ namespace xeus
 
     private:
 
+        xpub_message create_xpub_message(const std::string& topic);
+
         zmq::socket_t m_publisher;
         zmq::socket_t m_listener;
         zmq::socket_t m_controller;
+
+        std::function<zmq::multipart_t(xpub_message&&)> m_serialize_iopub_msg_cb;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xserver_zmq.cpp b/src/xserver_zmq.cpp
index 9c4e8b6..0521ba2 100644
--- a/src/xserver_zmq.cpp
+++ b/src/xserver_zmq.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include "zmq_addon.hpp"
 #include "xeus/xguid.hpp"
+#include "xeus-zmq/xauthentication.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xmiddleware.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xzmq_serializer.hpp"
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ namespace xeus
         , m_publisher_pub(context, zmq::socket_type::pub)
         , m_publisher_controller(context, zmq::socket_type::req)
         , m_heartbeat_controller(context, zmq::socket_type::req)
-        , p_publisher(new xpublisher(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip, config.m_iopub_port))
+        , p_auth(make_xauthentication(config.m_signature_scheme, config.m_key))
+        , p_publisher(new xpublisher(context,
+                                     std::bind(&xserver_zmq::serialize_iopub, this, std::placeholders::_1),
+                                     config.m_transport, config.m_ip, config.m_iopub_port))
         , p_heartbeat(new xheartbeat(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip, config.m_hb_port))
         , m_iopub_thread()
         , m_hb_thread()
         , p_messenger(new xtrivial_messenger(this))
-        , p_auth(make_xauthentication(config.m_signature_scheme, config.m_key))
         , m_error_handler(eh)
         , m_request_stop(false)
     {
@@ -207,6 +209,11 @@ namespace xeus
         (void)m_heartbeat_controller.recv(response);
     }
 
+    zmq::multipart_t xserver_zmq::serialize_iopub(xpub_message&& msg)
+    {
+        return xzmq_serializer::serialize_iopub(std::move(msg), *p_auth, m_error_handler);
+    }
+
     std::unique_ptr<xserver> make_xserver_zmq(xcontext& context,
                                               const xconfiguration& config,
                                               nl::json::error_handler_t eh)
diff --git a/src/xserver_zmq_split.cpp b/src/xserver_zmq_split.cpp
index 824a6d2..4267da4 100644
--- a/src/xserver_zmq_split.cpp
+++ b/src/xserver_zmq_split.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "zmq_addon.hpp"
 #include "xeus/xguid.hpp"
+#include "xeus-zmq/xauthentication.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq_split.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xmiddleware.hpp"
 #include "xeus-zmq/xzmq_serializer.hpp"
@@ -26,15 +27,17 @@ namespace xeus
     xserver_zmq_split::xserver_zmq_split(zmq::context_t& context,
                                          const xconfiguration& config,
                                          nl::json::error_handler_t eh)
-        : p_controller(new xcontrol(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip ,config.m_control_port, this))
+        : p_auth(make_xauthentication(config.m_signature_scheme, config.m_key))
+        , p_controller(new xcontrol(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip ,config.m_control_port, this))
         , p_heartbeat(new xheartbeat(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip, config.m_hb_port))
-        , p_publisher(new xpublisher(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip, config.m_iopub_port))
+        , p_publisher(new xpublisher(context,
+                                     std::bind(&xserver_zmq_split::serialize_iopub, this, std::placeholders::_1),
+                                     config.m_transport, config.m_ip, config.m_iopub_port))
         , p_shell(new xshell(context, config.m_transport, config.m_ip ,config.m_shell_port, config.m_stdin_port, this))
         , m_control_thread()
         , m_hb_thread()
         , m_iopub_thread()
         , m_shell_thread()
-        , p_auth(make_xauthentication(config.m_signature_scheme, config.m_key))
         , m_error_handler(eh)
         , m_control_stopped(false)
     {
@@ -157,5 +160,10 @@ namespace xeus
     {
         return m_control_stopped;
     }
+
+    zmq::multipart_t xserver_zmq_split::serialize_iopub(xpub_message&& msg)
+    {
+        return xzmq_serializer::serialize_iopub(std::move(msg), *p_auth, m_error_handler);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_kernel.py b/test/test_kernel.py
index f681a0e..d025c76 100644
--- a/test/test_kernel.py
+++ b/test/test_kernel.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def test_xeus_stderr(self):
         self.assertEqual(output_msgs[0]['content']['name'], 'stderr')
         self.assertEqual(output_msgs[0]['content']['text'], 'error')
 
+class XeusIopubWelcomeTests(jupyter_kernel_test.IopubWelcomeTests):
+
+    kernel_name = "test_kernel"
+    support_iopub_welcome = True
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_kernel_control.py b/test/test_kernel_control.py
index c1607c3..74294e1 100644
--- a/test/test_kernel_control.py
+++ b/test/test_kernel_control.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def test_xeus_stderr(self):
         self.assertEqual(output_msgs[0]['content']['name'], 'stderr')
         self.assertEqual(output_msgs[0]['content']['text'], 'error')
 
+class XeusIopubWelcomeTests(jupyter_kernel_test.IopubWelcomeTests):
+
+    kernel_name = "test_kernel_control"
+    support_iopub_welcome = True
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_kernel_shell.py b/test/test_kernel_shell.py
index 1b64afc..5b9aa25 100644
--- a/test/test_kernel_shell.py
+++ b/test/test_kernel_shell.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def test_xeus_stderr(self):
         self.assertEqual(output_msgs[0]['content']['name'], 'stderr')
         self.assertEqual(output_msgs[0]['content']['text'], 'error')
 
+class XeusIopubWelcomeTests(jupyter_kernel_test.IopubWelcomeTests):
+
+    kernel_name = "test_kernel_shell"
+    support_iopub_welcome = True
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()