diff --git a/packages/connection/index.js b/packages/connection/index.js
index 5c1cfcbb..600ea1ff 100644
--- a/packages/connection/index.js
+++ b/packages/connection/index.js
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
    * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7395#section-3.6
    */
   async _closeStream(timeout = this.timeout) {
+    await this.#runHooks("close");
+
     const fragment = this.footer(this.footerElement());
 
     await this.write(fragment);
@@ -360,6 +362,49 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
 
   // Override
   socketParameters() {}
+
+  /* Experimental hooks */
+  #hooks = new Map();
+  #hook_events = new Set(["close"]);
+  hook(event, handler /*priority = 0 TODO */) {
+    this.#assertHookEventName(event);
+
+    if (!this.#hooks.has(event)) {
+      this.#hooks.set(event, new Set());
+    }
+
+    this.#hooks.get(event).add([handler]);
+  }
+  #assertHookEventName(event) {
+    if (!this.#hook_events.has(event)) {
+      throw new Error(`Hook event name "${event}" is unknown.`);
+    }
+  }
+  unhook(event, handler) {
+    this.#assertHookEventName(event);
+    const handlers = this.#hooks.get("event");
+    const item = [...handlers].find((item) => item.handler === handler);
+    handlers.remove(item);
+  }
+  async #runHooks(event, ...args) {
+    this.#assertHookEventName(event);
+
+    const hooks = this.#hooks.get(event);
+    if (!hooks) return;
+
+    // TODO run hooks by priority
+    // run hooks with the same priority in parallel
+
+    await Promise.all(
+      [...hooks].map(async ([handler]) => {
+        try {
+          await handler(...args);
+        } catch (err) {
+          this.emit("error", err);
+        }
+      }),
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 // Override
diff --git a/packages/middleware/README.md b/packages/middleware/README.md
index 612f01a4..3f2f38af 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/README.md
+++ b/packages/middleware/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Supports Node.js and browsers.
 
 ## Install
 
-```
+```sh
 npm install @xmpp/middleware
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/stream-management/README.md b/packages/stream-management/README.md
index 8bb8bbd5..a5ea5054 100644
--- a/packages/stream-management/README.md
+++ b/packages/stream-management/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ If the session fails to resume, entity will fallback to regular session establis
 - Automatically responds to acks.
 - Periodically request acks.
 - If server fails to respond, triggers a reconnect.
+- On reconnect retry sending the queue
+
+When a stanza is re-sent, a [delay element](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0203.html) will be added to it.
+
+- `from` client jid
+- `stamp` [date/time](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0082.html) at which the stanza was meant to be sent
+
+```xml
+<delay xmlns="urn:xmpp:delay"
+  from="username@example.net/resource"
+  stamp="1990-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+/>
+```
 
 ## Events
 
diff --git a/packages/stream-management/index.js b/packages/stream-management/index.js
index 5d161d97..6980585e 100644
--- a/packages/stream-management/index.js
+++ b/packages/stream-management/index.js
@@ -63,9 +63,22 @@ export default function streamManagement({
     requestAckInterval: 30_000,
   });
 
+  async function sendAck() {
+    try {
+      await entity.send(xml("a", { xmlns: NS, h: sm.inbound }));
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
   entity.on("disconnect", () => {
     clearTimeout(timeoutTimeout);
     clearTimeout(requestAckTimeout);
+    sm.enabled = false;
+  });
+
+  // It is RECOMMENDED that initiating entities (usually clients) send an element right before they gracefully close the stream, in order to inform the peer about received stanzas
+  entity.hook("close", async () => {
+    if (!sm.enabled) return;
+    await sendAck();
   });
 
   async function resumed(resumed) {
@@ -127,14 +140,14 @@ export default function streamManagement({
     sm.id = "";
   });
 
-  middleware.use((context, next) => {
+  middleware.use(async (context, next) => {
     const { stanza } = context;
     clearTimeout(timeoutTimeout);
     if (["presence", "message", "iq"].includes(stanza.name)) {
       sm.inbound += 1;
     } else if (stanza.is("r", NS)) {
       // > When an <r/> element ("request") is received, the recipient MUST acknowledge it by sending an <a/> element to the sender containing a value of 'h' that is equal to the number of stanzas handled by the recipient of the <r/> element.
-      entity.send(xml("a", { xmlns: NS, h: sm.inbound })).catch(() => {});
+      await sendAck();
     } else if (stanza.is("a", NS)) {
       // > When a party receives an <a/> element, it SHOULD keep a record of the 'h' value returned as the sequence number of the last handled outbound stanza for the current stream (and discard the previous value).
       ackQueue(+stanza.attrs.h);
diff --git a/packages/stream-management/stream-features.test.js b/packages/stream-management/stream-features.test.js
index 69f2fa64..79a07292 100644
--- a/packages/stream-management/stream-features.test.js
+++ b/packages/stream-management/stream-features.test.js
@@ -336,3 +336,18 @@ test("resume - failed with something in queue", async () => {
   expect(entity.streamManagement.outbound).toBe(0);
   expect(entity.streamManagement.outbound_q).toBeEmpty();
 });
+
+test("sends an <a/> element before closing", async () => {
+  const { entity, streamManagement } = mockClient();
+  streamManagement.enabled = true;
+  streamManagement.inbound = 42;
+  entity.status = "online";
+
+  const promise_disconnect = entity.disconnect();
+
+  expect(await entity.catchOutgoing()).toEqual(
+    <a xmlns="urn:xmpp:sm:3" h={streamManagement.inbound} />,
+  );
+
+  await promise_disconnect;
+});