diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be022eb..e7cf687 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ framework:
                 options:
                     commitAsync: true
                     receiveTimeout: 10000
+                    ackFailedMessages: true
                     topic:
                         name: "events"
                     kafka_conf:
@@ -111,3 +112,14 @@ final class MySerializer extends Serializer
     }
 }
 ```
+
+## Failing messages
+By default this bundle supports the `MessageDecodingFailedException` (when failing deserialization),
+a message will be acknowledged (because there is no reject within Kafka).
+
+When an exception is thrown within a MessageHandlerInterface, a `WorkerMessageFailedEvent` will be
+ fired. The original message will be acknowledged and the retry process is started (creating a retry
+  message or move to failed transport).
+
+If you want to disable the acknowledgement of a failing message, you can configure `ackFailedMessages
+: false` within options.
diff --git a/src/Messenger/KafkaTransport.php b/src/Messenger/KafkaTransport.php
index bd697fe..c5260e1 100644
--- a/src/Messenger/KafkaTransport.php
+++ b/src/Messenger/KafkaTransport.php
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 use const RD_KAFKA_PARTITION_UA;
 use RdKafka\Conf as KafkaConf;
 use RdKafka\KafkaConsumer;
+use RdKafka\Message;
 use RdKafka\Producer as KafkaProducer;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
+use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\MessageDecodingFailedException;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\TransportException;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\Serialization\SerializerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\TransportInterface;
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ class KafkaTransport implements TransportInterface
     /** @var bool */
     private $subscribed;
 
+    /** @var bool */
+    private $ackFailedMessages;
+
     public function __construct(
         LoggerInterface $logger,
         SerializerInterface $serializer,
@@ -58,7 +63,8 @@ public function __construct(
         string $topicName,
         int $flushTimeoutMs,
         int $receiveTimeoutMs,
-        bool $commitAsync
+        bool $commitAsync,
+        bool $ackFailedMessages
     ) {
         $this->logger = $logger;
         $this->serializer = $serializer;
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->flushTimeoutMs = $flushTimeoutMs;
         $this->receiveTimeoutMs = $receiveTimeoutMs;
         $this->commitAsync = $commitAsync;
+        $this->ackFailedMessages = $ackFailedMessages;
 
         $this->subscribed = false;
     }
@@ -79,13 +86,7 @@ public function get(): iterable
         switch ($message->err) {
             case RD_KAFKA_RESP_ERR_NO_ERROR:
                 $this->logger->info(sprintf('Kafka: Message %s %s %s received ', $message->topic_name, $message->partition, $message->offset));
-
-                $envelope = $this->serializer->decode([
-                    'body' => $message->payload,
-                    'headers' => $message->headers,
-                ]);
-
-                return [$envelope->with(new KafkaMessageStamp($message))];
+                return $this->getEnvelope($message);
             case RD_KAFKA_RESP_ERR__PARTITION_EOF:
                 $this->logger->info('Kafka: Partition EOF reached. Waiting for next message ...');
                 break;
@@ -102,6 +103,22 @@ public function get(): iterable
         return [];
     }
 
+    private function getEnvelope(Message $message): iterable
+    {
+        try {
+            $envelope = $this->serializer->decode([
+                'body' => $message->payload,
+                'headers' => $message->headers,
+            ]);
+        } catch (MessageDecodingFailedException $exception) {
+            $this->rejectKafkaMessage($message);
+
+            throw $exception;
+        }
+
+        return [$envelope->with(new KafkaMessageStamp($message))];
+    }
+
     public function getSubscribedConsumer(): KafkaConsumer
     {
         $consumer = $this->getConsumer();
@@ -135,7 +152,28 @@ public function ack(Envelope $envelope): void
 
     public function reject(Envelope $envelope): void
     {
-        // Do nothing. auto commit should be set to false!
+        /** @var KafkaMessageStamp $transportStamp */
+        $transportStamp = $envelope->last(KafkaMessageStamp::class);
+        $message = $transportStamp->getMessage();
+
+        $this->rejectKafkaMessage($message);
+    }
+
+    private function rejectKafkaMessage(Message $message): void
+    {
+        if (false === $this->ackFailedMessages) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $consumer = $this->getConsumer();
+
+        if ($this->commitAsync) {
+            $consumer->commitAsync($message);
+        } else {
+            $consumer->commit($message);
+        }
+
+        $this->logger->warning(sprintf('Message %s %s %s rejected successful.', $message->topic_name, $message->partition, $message->offset));
     }
 
     public function send(Envelope $envelope): Envelope
diff --git a/src/Messenger/KafkaTransportFactory.php b/src/Messenger/KafkaTransportFactory.php
index dc84794..1042399 100644
--- a/src/Messenger/KafkaTransportFactory.php
+++ b/src/Messenger/KafkaTransportFactory.php
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ public function createTransport(string $dsn, array $options, SerializerInterface
             $options['topic']['name'],
             $options['flushTimeout'] ?? 10000,
             $options['receiveTimeout'] ?? 10000,
-            $options['commitAsync'] ?? false
+            $options['commitAsync'] ?? false,
+            $options['ackFailedMessages'] ?? true
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Messenger/KafkaTransportTest.php b/tests/Unit/Messenger/KafkaTransportTest.php
index e0db16c..73020da 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Messenger/KafkaTransportTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Messenger/KafkaTransportTest.php
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ public function testConstruct()
             'test',
             10000,
             10000,
-            false
+            false,
+            true
         );
 
         static::assertInstanceOf(TransportInterface::class, $transport);
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ public function testGet()
             ])
             ->willReturn(new Envelope(new TestMessage()));
 
+        $this->mockRdKafkaConsumer
+            ->method('commitAsync')
+            ->with($testMessage);
+
         $transport = new KafkaTransport(
             $this->mockLogger,
             $this->mockSerializer,
@@ -112,7 +117,8 @@ public function testGet()
             'test',
             10000,
             10000,
-            false
+            false,
+            true
         );
 
         $receivedMessages = $transport->get();