diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
index 480d7d5140..efa8082090 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
                     }
                     resolve();
                 },
-                reject: () => {
+                reject: err => {
                     pubSubState[inProgressKey] -= channelsCounter * (isSubscribe ? 1 : -1);
-                    reject();
+                    reject(err);
                 }
             });
         });
@@ -307,11 +307,32 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
             return;
         }
 
-        // TODO: acl error on one channel/pattern will reject the whole command
-        return Promise.all([
-            this.#pushPubSubCommand(PubSubSubscribeCommands.SUBSCRIBE, [...this.#pubSubState.listeners.channels.keys()]),
-            this.#pushPubSubCommand(PubSubSubscribeCommands.PSUBSCRIBE, [...this.#pubSubState.listeners.patterns.keys()])
-        ]);
+        this.#pubSubState.subscribed = 0;
+
+        const promises = [],
+            { channels, patterns } = this.#pubSubState.listeners;
+
+        if (channels.size) {
+            promises.push(
+                this.#pushPubSubCommand(
+                    PubSubSubscribeCommands.SUBSCRIBE,
+                    [...channels.keys()]
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (patterns.size) {
+            promises.push(
+                this.#pushPubSubCommand(
+                    PubSubSubscribeCommands.PSUBSCRIBE,
+                    [...patterns.keys()]
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (promises.length) {
+            return Promise.all(promises);
+        }
     }
 
     getCommandToSend(): RedisCommandArguments | undefined {
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
index 679c7ae692..63bd9a1b46 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
@@ -560,73 +560,104 @@ describe('Client', () => {
         );
     }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
 
-    testUtils.testWithClient('PubSub', async publisher => {
-        function assertStringListener(message: string, channel: string) {
-            assert.ok(typeof message === 'string');
-            assert.ok(typeof channel === 'string');
-        }
+    describe('PubSub', () => {
+        testUtils.testWithClient('should be able to publish and subscribe to messages', async publisher => {
+            function assertStringListener(message: string, channel: string) {
+                assert.ok(typeof message === 'string');
+                assert.ok(typeof channel === 'string');
+            }
 
-        function assertBufferListener(message: Buffer, channel: Buffer) {
-            assert.ok(Buffer.isBuffer(message));
-            assert.ok(Buffer.isBuffer(channel));
-        }
+            function assertBufferListener(message: Buffer, channel: Buffer) {
+                assert.ok(Buffer.isBuffer(message));
+                assert.ok(Buffer.isBuffer(channel));
+            }
 
-        const subscriber = publisher.duplicate();
+            const subscriber = publisher.duplicate();
 
-        await subscriber.connect();
+            await subscriber.connect();
 
-        try {
-            const channelListener1 = spy(assertBufferListener),
-                channelListener2 = spy(assertStringListener),
-                patternListener = spy(assertStringListener);
+            try {
+                const channelListener1 = spy(assertBufferListener),
+                    channelListener2 = spy(assertStringListener),
+                    patternListener = spy(assertStringListener);
 
-            await Promise.all([
-                subscriber.subscribe('channel', channelListener1, true),
-                subscriber.subscribe('channel', channelListener2),
-                subscriber.pSubscribe('channel*', patternListener)
-            ]);
-            await Promise.all([
-                waitTillBeenCalled(channelListener1),
-                waitTillBeenCalled(channelListener2),
-                waitTillBeenCalled(patternListener),
-                publisher.publish(Buffer.from('channel'), Buffer.from('message'))
-            ]);
+                await Promise.all([
+                    subscriber.subscribe('channel', channelListener1, true),
+                    subscriber.subscribe('channel', channelListener2),
+                    subscriber.pSubscribe('channel*', patternListener)
+                ]);
+                await Promise.all([
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(channelListener1),
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(channelListener2),
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(patternListener),
+                    publisher.publish(Buffer.from('channel'), Buffer.from('message'))
+                ]);
 
-            assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnceWithExactly(Buffer.from('message'), Buffer.from('channel')));
-            assert.ok(channelListener2.calledOnceWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
-            assert.ok(patternListener.calledOnceWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
+                assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnceWithExactly(Buffer.from('message'), Buffer.from('channel')));
+                assert.ok(channelListener2.calledOnceWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
+                assert.ok(patternListener.calledOnceWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
 
-            await subscriber.unsubscribe('channel', channelListener1, true);
-            await Promise.all([
-                waitTillBeenCalled(channelListener2),
-                waitTillBeenCalled(patternListener),
-                publisher.publish('channel', 'message')
-            ]);
-            assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnce);
-            assert.ok(channelListener2.calledTwice);
-            assert.ok(channelListener2.secondCall.calledWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
-            assert.ok(patternListener.calledTwice);
-            assert.ok(patternListener.secondCall.calledWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
-            await subscriber.unsubscribe('channel');
-            await Promise.all([
-                waitTillBeenCalled(patternListener),
-                publisher.publish('channel', 'message')
-            ]);
-            assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnce);
-            assert.ok(channelListener2.calledTwice);
-            assert.ok(patternListener.calledThrice);
-            assert.ok(patternListener.thirdCall.calledWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
-            await subscriber.pUnsubscribe();
-            await publisher.publish('channel', 'message');
-            assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnce);
-            assert.ok(channelListener2.calledTwice);
-            assert.ok(patternListener.calledThrice);
-            // should be able to send commands when unsubsribed from all channels (see #1652)
-            await assert.doesNotReject(subscriber.ping());
-        } finally {
-            await subscriber.disconnect();
-        }
-    }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
+                await subscriber.unsubscribe('channel', channelListener1, true);
+                await Promise.all([
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(channelListener2),
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(patternListener),
+                    publisher.publish('channel', 'message')
+                ]);
+                assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnce);
+                assert.ok(channelListener2.calledTwice);
+                assert.ok(channelListener2.secondCall.calledWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
+                assert.ok(patternListener.calledTwice);
+                assert.ok(patternListener.secondCall.calledWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
+                await subscriber.unsubscribe('channel');
+                await Promise.all([
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(patternListener),
+                    publisher.publish('channel', 'message')
+                ]);
+                assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnce);
+                assert.ok(channelListener2.calledTwice);
+                assert.ok(patternListener.calledThrice);
+                assert.ok(patternListener.thirdCall.calledWithExactly('message', 'channel'));
+                await subscriber.pUnsubscribe();
+                await publisher.publish('channel', 'message');
+                assert.ok(channelListener1.calledOnce);
+                assert.ok(channelListener2.calledTwice);
+                assert.ok(patternListener.calledThrice);
+                // should be able to send commands when unsubsribed from all channels (see #1652)
+                await assert.doesNotReject(subscriber.ping());
+            } finally {
+                await subscriber.disconnect();
+            }
+        }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
+
+        testUtils.testWithClient('should resubscribe', async publisher => {
+            const subscriber = publisher.duplicate();
+
+            await subscriber.connect();
+
+            try {
+                const listener = spy();
+                await subscriber.subscribe('channel', listener);
+
+                subscriber.on('error', err => {
+                    console.error('subscriber err', err.message);
+                });
+
+                await Promise.all([
+                    once(subscriber, 'error'),
+                    publisher.sendCommand(['CLIENT', 'KILL', 'SKIPME', 'yes'])
+                ]);
+
+                await once(subscriber, 'ready');
+
+                await Promise.all([
+                    waitTillBeenCalled(listener),
+                    publisher.publish('channel', 'message')
+                ]);
+            } finally {
+                await subscriber.disconnect();
+            }
+        }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
+    });
 
     testUtils.testWithClient('ConnectionTimeoutError', async client => {
         const promise = assert.rejects(client.connect(), ConnectionTimeoutError),