diff --git a/broker/mqtt/mqtt_mock.go b/broker/mqtt/mqtt_mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..748de41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/broker/mqtt/mqtt_mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+package mqtt
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang"
+)
+
+type mockClient struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	connected bool
+	exit      chan bool
+
+	subs map[string][]mqtt.MessageHandler
+}
+
+type mockMessage struct {
+	id       uint16
+	topic    string
+	qos      byte
+	retained bool
+	payload  interface{}
+}
+
+var (
+	_ mqtt.Client  = newMockClient()
+	_ mqtt.Message = newMockMessage("mock", 0, false, nil)
+)
+
+func init() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+}
+
+func newMockClient() mqtt.Client {
+	return &mockClient{
+		subs: make(map[string][]mqtt.MessageHandler),
+	}
+}
+
+func newMockMessage(topic string, qos byte, retained bool, payload interface{}) mqtt.Message {
+	return &mockMessage{
+		id:       uint16(rand.Int()),
+		topic:    topic,
+		qos:      qos,
+		retained: retained,
+		payload:  payload,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockMessage) Duplicate() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (m *mockMessage) Qos() byte {
+	return m.qos
+}
+
+func (m *mockMessage) Retained() bool {
+	return m.retained
+}
+
+func (m *mockMessage) Topic() string {
+	return m.topic
+}
+
+func (m *mockMessage) MessageID() uint16 {
+	return m.id
+}
+
+func (m *mockMessage) Payload() []byte {
+	return m.payload.([]byte)
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) IsConnected() bool {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	return m.connected
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) Connect() mqtt.Token {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	if m.connected {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	m.connected = true
+	m.exit = make(chan bool)
+	return &mqtt.ConnectToken{}
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) Disconnect(uint) {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	if !m.connected {
+		return
+	}
+
+	m.connected = false
+
+	select {
+	case <-m.exit:
+		return
+	default:
+		close(m.exit)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) Publish(topic string, qos byte, retained bool, payload interface{}) mqtt.Token {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	if !m.connected {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	msg := newMockMessage(topic, qos, retained, payload)
+
+	for _, sub := range m.subs[topic] {
+		sub(m, msg)
+	}
+
+	return &mqtt.PublishToken{}
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) Subscribe(topic string, qos byte, h mqtt.MessageHandler) mqtt.Token {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	if !m.connected {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	m.subs[topic] = append(m.subs[topic], h)
+
+	return &mqtt.SubscribeToken{}
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) SubscribeMultiple(topics map[string]byte, h mqtt.MessageHandler) mqtt.Token {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	if !m.connected {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for topic, _ := range topics {
+		m.subs[topic] = append(m.subs[topic], h)
+	}
+
+	return &mqtt.SubscribeToken{}
+}
+
+func (m *mockClient) Unsubscribe(topics ...string) mqtt.Token {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
+	if !m.connected {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, topic := range topics {
+		delete(m.subs, topic)
+	}
+
+	return &mqtt.UnsubscribeToken{}
+}
diff --git a/broker/mqtt/mqtt_test.go b/broker/mqtt/mqtt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50cd87d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/broker/mqtt/mqtt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package mqtt
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
+)
+
+func TestMQTTMock(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newMockClient()
+
+	if tk := c.Connect(); tk == nil {
+		t.Fatal("got nil token")
+	}
+
+	if tk := c.Subscribe("mock", 0, func(cm mqtt.Client, m mqtt.Message) {
+		t.Logf("Received payload %+v", string(m.Payload()))
+	}); tk == nil {
+		t.Fatal("got nil token")
+	}
+
+	if tk := c.Publish("mock", 0, false, []byte(`hello world`)); tk == nil {
+		t.Fatal("got nil token")
+	}
+
+	if tk := c.Unsubscribe("mock"); tk == nil {
+		t.Fatal("got nil token")
+	}
+
+	c.Disconnect(0)
+}
+
+func TestMQTTHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &mqttPub{
+		msg: newMockMessage("mock", 0, false, []byte(`hello`)),
+	}
+
+	if p.Topic() != "mock" {
+		t.Fatal("Expected topic mock got", p.Topic())
+	}
+
+	if string(p.Message().Body) != "hello" {
+		t.Fatal("Expected `hello` message got %s", string(p.Message().Body))
+	}
+
+	s := &mqttSub{
+		topic:  "mock",
+		client: newMockClient(),
+	}
+
+	s.client.Connect()
+
+	if s.Topic() != "mock" {
+		t.Fatal("Expected topic mock got", s.Topic())
+	}
+
+	if err := s.Unsubscribe(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Error unsubscribing", err)
+	}
+
+	s.client.Disconnect(0)
+}
+
+func TestMQTT(t *testing.T) {
+	b := NewBroker()
+
+	if err := b.Init(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// use mock client
+	b.(*mqttBroker).client = newMockClient()
+
+	if tk := b.(*mqttBroker).client.Connect(); tk == nil {
+		t.Fatal("got nil token")
+	}
+
+	if err := b.Publish("mock", &broker.Message{Body: []byte(`hello`)}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := b.Disconnect(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	b.(*mqttBroker).client.Disconnect(0)
+}