diff --git a/common/reactive-grpc-common/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactivegrpc/common/AbstractStreamObserverAndPublisher.java b/common/reactive-grpc-common/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactivegrpc/common/AbstractStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
index 00348fe9..cae18e14 100644
--- a/common/reactive-grpc-common/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactivegrpc/common/AbstractStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
+++ b/common/reactive-grpc-common/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactivegrpc/common/AbstractStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void request(long n) {
     private volatile boolean done;
     private Throwable error;
 
-    private volatile Subscriber<? super T> downstream;
+    protected volatile Subscriber<? super T> downstream;
 
     private volatile boolean cancelled;
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ private void drainFused(final Subscriber<? super T> subscriber) {
 
         for (;;) {
             if (cancelled) {
-                queue.clear();
+                discardQueue(queue);
                 downstream = null;
                 return;
             }
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ private void drain() {
 
     private boolean checkTerminated(boolean d, boolean empty, Subscriber<? super T> subscriber, Queue<T> q) {
         if (cancelled) {
-            q.clear();
+            discardQueue(q);
             downstream = null;
             return true;
         }
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ private boolean checkTerminated(boolean d, boolean empty, Subscriber<? super T>
     @Override
     public void onNext(T t) {
         if (done || cancelled) {
+            discardElement(t);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ public void cancel() {
 
         if (!outputFused) {
             if (WIP.getAndIncrement(this) == 0) {
-                queue.clear();
+                discardQueue(queue);
                 downstream = null;
             }
         }
@@ -456,4 +457,10 @@ public boolean isEmpty() {
     public void clear() {
         queue.clear();
     }
+
+    protected void discardQueue(Queue<T> q) {
+        q.clear();
+    }
+
+    protected void discardElement(T t) {}
 }
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diff --git a/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisher.java b/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
index 749fd30e..46b0d98a 100644
--- a/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
+++ b/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
 import com.salesforce.reactivegrpc.common.AbstractClientStreamObserverAndPublisher;
 import com.salesforce.reactivegrpc.common.Consumer;
 import io.grpc.stub.CallStreamObserver;
+import reactor.core.CoreSubscriber;
 import reactor.core.Fuseable;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Operators;
 import reactor.util.concurrent.Queues;
 
+import java.util.Queue;
+
 /**
  * TODO: Explain what this class does.
  * @param <T> T
@@ -46,4 +50,20 @@ public int requestFusion(int requestedMode) {
         }
         return Fuseable.NONE;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void discardQueue(Queue<T> q) {
+        if(downstream instanceof CoreSubscriber) {
+            Operators.onDiscardQueueWithClear(q, ((CoreSubscriber) downstream).currentContext(), null);
+        } else {
+            q.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void discardElement(T t) {
+        if(downstream instanceof CoreSubscriber) {
+            Operators.onDiscard(t, ((CoreSubscriber) downstream).currentContext());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorServerStreamObserverAndPublisher.java b/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorServerStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
index 16195322..d76c4e28 100644
--- a/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorServerStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
+++ b/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/main/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorServerStreamObserverAndPublisher.java
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 import com.salesforce.reactivegrpc.common.Consumer;
 import io.grpc.stub.CallStreamObserver;
 import io.grpc.stub.ServerCallStreamObserver;
+import reactor.core.CoreSubscriber;
 import reactor.core.Fuseable;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Operators;
 import reactor.util.concurrent.Queues;
 
+import java.util.Queue;
+
 /**
  * TODO: Explain what this class does.
  * @param <T> T
@@ -38,4 +42,20 @@ public int requestFusion(int requestedMode) {
         }
         return Fuseable.NONE;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void discardQueue(Queue<T> q) {
+        if(downstream instanceof CoreSubscriber) {
+            Operators.onDiscardQueueWithClear(q, ((CoreSubscriber) downstream).currentContext(), null);
+        } else {
+            q.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void discardElement(T t) {
+        if(downstream instanceof CoreSubscriber) {
+            Operators.onDiscard(t, ((CoreSubscriber) downstream).currentContext());
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/test/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisherTest.java b/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/test/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisherTest.java
index dd44527c..1b1ba384 100644
--- a/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/test/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisherTest.java
+++ b/reactor/reactor-grpc-stub/src/test/java/com/salesforce/reactorgrpc/stub/ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisherTest.java
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
 
 package com.salesforce.reactorgrpc.stub;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
-
-import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import reactor.core.Fuseable;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.scheduler.Schedulers;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
 
 public class ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisherTest {
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ public void multiThreadedProducerTest() {
                     .expectNextCount(countPerThread)
                     .verifyComplete();
 
-        Assertions.assertThat(observer.requestsQueue.size()).isBetween((countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 1, (countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 3);
+        assertThat(observer.requestsQueue.size()).isBetween((countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 1, (countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 3);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -49,6 +52,32 @@ public void producerFusedTest() {
                     .expectNextCount(countPerThread)
                     .verifyComplete();
 
-        Assertions.assertThat(observer.requestsQueue.size()).isBetween((countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 1, (countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 3);
+        assertThat(observer.requestsQueue.size()).isBetween((countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 1, (countPerThread - DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE) / PART_OF_CHUNK + 3);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void discardQueueTest() {
+        ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisher<Integer> processor =
+                new ReactorClientStreamObserverAndPublisher<>(null);
+        int countPerThread = 5;
+        TestCallStreamObserverProducer observer = new TestCallStreamObserverProducer(ForkJoinPool.commonPool(), processor, countPerThread);
+        processor.beforeStart(observer);
+
+        ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Integer> discarded = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
+
+        Flux<Integer> consumer =
+            Flux.from(processor)
+                .log("processor")
+                .delayElements(Duration.ofMillis(100))
+                .take(1)
+                .log("handled")
+                .doOnDiscard(Integer.class, discarded::add);
+
+        StepVerifier.create(consumer)
+                    .expectNext(0)
+                    .verifyComplete();
+
+
+        assertThat(discarded).containsExactly(1, 2, 3, 4);
     }
 }
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