diff --git a/pubsub/src/subscription.rs b/pubsub/src/subscription.rs
index ea138c5c..f276c4e3 100644
--- a/pubsub/src/subscription.rs
+++ b/pubsub/src/subscription.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,23 @@ pub struct SubscriptionConfigToUpdate {
     pub retry_policy: Option<RetryPolicy>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct SubscribeConfig {
+    enable_multiple_subscriber: bool,
+    subscriber_config: SubscriberConfig,
+}
+
+impl SubscribeConfig {
+    pub fn with_enable_multiple_subscriber(mut self, v: bool) -> Self {
+        self.enable_multiple_subscriber = v;
+        self
+    }
+    pub fn with_subscriber_config(mut self, v: SubscriberConfig) -> Self {
+        self.subscriber_config = v;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ReceiveConfig {
     pub worker_count: usize,
@@ -353,13 +370,25 @@ impl Subscription {
     ///     Ok(())
     ///  }
     /// ```
-    pub async fn subscribe(&self, opt: Option<SubscriberConfig>) -> Result<MessageStream, Status> {
+    pub async fn subscribe(&self, opt: Option<SubscribeConfig>) -> Result<MessageStream, Status> {
         let (tx, rx) = async_channel::unbounded::<ReceivedMessage>();
         let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
 
         // spawn a separate subscriber task for each connection in the pool
-        for _ in 0..self.pool_size() {
-            Subscriber::start(cancel.clone(), self.fqsn.clone(), self.subc.clone(), tx.clone(), opt.clone());
+        let opt = opt.unwrap_or_default();
+        let subscribers = if opt.enable_multiple_subscriber {
+            self.pool_size()
+        } else {
+            1
+        };
+        for _ in 0..subscribers {
+            Subscriber::start(
+                cancel.clone(),
+                self.fqsn.clone(),
+                self.subc.clone(),
+                tx.clone(),
+                Some(opt.subscriber_config.clone()),
+            );
         }
 
         Ok(MessageStream { queue: rx, cancel })
@@ -584,7 +613,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::apiv1::publisher_client::PublisherClient;
     use crate::apiv1::subscriber_client::SubscriberClient;
     use crate::subscriber::ReceivedMessage;
-    use crate::subscription::{SeekTo, Subscription, SubscriptionConfig, SubscriptionConfigToUpdate};
+    use crate::subscription::{SeekTo, SubscribeConfig, Subscription, SubscriptionConfig, SubscriptionConfigToUpdate};
 
     const PROJECT_NAME: &str = "local-project";
     const EMULATOR: &str = "localhost:8681";
@@ -966,12 +995,22 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     #[serial]
-    async fn test_subscribe() {
+    async fn test_subscribe_single_subscriber() {
+        test_subscribe(None).await
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial]
+    async fn test_subscribe_multiple_subscriber() {
+        test_subscribe(Some(SubscribeConfig::default().with_enable_multiple_subscriber(true))).await
+    }
+
+    async fn test_subscribe(opt: Option<SubscribeConfig>) {
         let subscription = create_subscription(false).await;
         let received = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
         let checking = received.clone();
         let _handler = tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let mut iter = subscription.subscribe(None).await.unwrap();
+            let mut iter = subscription.subscribe(opt).await.unwrap();
             while let Some(message) = iter.next().await {
                 *received.lock().unwrap() = true;
                 let _ = message.ack().await;