diff --git a/src/types/ws-events/failed-topic-subscription-confirmation.ts b/src/types/ws-events/failed-topic-subscription-confirmation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8b95d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/ws-events/failed-topic-subscription-confirmation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent } from './topic-subscription-confirmation';
+
+export interface WebsocketFailedTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent
+  extends WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent {
+  success: false;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/ws-events/succeeded-topic-subscription-confirmation.ts b/src/types/ws-events/succeeded-topic-subscription-confirmation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fc5990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/ws-events/succeeded-topic-subscription-confirmation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent } from './topic-subscription-confirmation';
+
+export interface WebsocketSucceededTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent
+  extends WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent {
+  success: true;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/ws-events/topic-subscription-confirmation.ts b/src/types/ws-events/topic-subscription-confirmation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542e63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/ws-events/topic-subscription-confirmation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export interface WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent {
+  op: 'subscribe';
+  req_id: string;
+  conn_id: string;
+  ret_msg: string;
+  success: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/requestUtils.ts b/src/util/requestUtils.ts
index 9661060..8699ab6 100644
--- a/src/util/requestUtils.ts
+++ b/src/util/requestUtils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { WebsocketSucceededTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent } from '../types/ws-events/succeeded-topic-subscription-confirmation';
+import { WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent } from '../types/ws-events/topic-subscription-confirmation';
+
 export interface RestClientOptions {
   /** Your API key */
   key?: string;
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ export function serializeParams(
   params: object = {},
   strict_validation = false,
   sortProperties = true,
-  encodeSerialisedValues = true
+  encodeSerialisedValues = true,
 ): string {
   const properties = sortProperties
     ? Object.keys(params).sort()
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ export function serializeParams(
 
       if (strict_validation === true && typeof value === 'undefined') {
         throw new Error(
-          'Failed to sign API request due to undefined parameter'
+          'Failed to sign API request due to undefined parameter',
         );
       }
       return `${key}=${value}`;
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ export function serializeParams(
 
 export function getRestBaseUrl(
   useTestnet: boolean,
-  restInverseOptions: RestClientOptions
+  restInverseOptions: RestClientOptions,
 ): string {
   const exchangeBaseUrls = {
     livenet: 'https://api.bybit.com',
@@ -124,6 +127,32 @@ export function isWsPong(msg: any): boolean {
   );
 }
 
+export function isTopicSubscriptionConfirmation(
+  msg: unknown,
+): msg is WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent {
+  if (typeof msg !== 'object') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!msg) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof msg['op'] !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (msg['op'] !== 'subscribe') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function isTopicSubscriptionSuccess(
+  msg: unknown,
+): msg is WebsocketSucceededTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent {
+  if (!isTopicSubscriptionConfirmation(msg)) return false;
+  return msg.success === true;
+}
+
 export const APIID = 'bybitapinode';
 
 /**
@@ -139,4 +168,4 @@ export const REST_CLIENT_TYPE_ENUM = {
 } as const;
 
 export type RestClientType =
-  typeof REST_CLIENT_TYPE_ENUM[keyof typeof REST_CLIENT_TYPE_ENUM];
+  (typeof REST_CLIENT_TYPE_ENUM)[keyof typeof REST_CLIENT_TYPE_ENUM];
diff --git a/src/websocket-client.ts b/src/websocket-client.ts
index 732113b..3ecaa96 100644
--- a/src/websocket-client.ts
+++ b/src/websocket-client.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ import {
   getWsKeyForTopic,
   getWsUrl,
   isPrivateWsTopic,
+  isTopicSubscriptionConfirmation,
+  isTopicSubscriptionSuccess,
   isWsPong,
   neverGuard,
   serializeParams,
 } from './util';
 import { RestClientV5 } from './rest-client-v5';
+import { WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent } from './types/ws-events/topic-subscription-confirmation';
 
 const loggerCategory = { category: 'bybit-ws' };
 
@@ -70,6 +73,17 @@ interface WebsocketClientEvents {
   error: (response: any) => void;
 }
 
+type TopicsPendingSubscriptionsResolver = () => void;
+type TopicsPendingSubscriptionsRejector = (reason: string) => void;
+
+interface TopicsPendingSubscriptions {
+  wsKey: string;
+  failedTopicsSubscriptions: Set<string>;
+  pendingTopicsSubscriptions: Set<string>;
+  resolver: TopicsPendingSubscriptionsResolver;
+  rejector: TopicsPendingSubscriptionsRejector;
+}
+
 // Type safety for on and emit handlers: https://stackoverflow.com/a/61609010/880837
 export declare interface WebsocketClient {
   on<U extends keyof WebsocketClientEvents>(
@@ -93,6 +107,8 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
 
   private wsStore: WsStore;
 
+  private pendingTopicsSubscriptions: TopicsPendingSubscriptions[] = [];
+
   constructor(
     options: WSClientConfigurableOptions,
     logger?: typeof DefaultLogger,
@@ -144,37 +160,40 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
   ) {
     const topics = Array.isArray(wsTopics) ? wsTopics : [wsTopics];
 
-    topics.forEach((topic) => {
-      const wsKey = getWsKeyForTopic(
-        this.options.market,
-        topic,
-        isPrivateTopic,
-        category,
-      );
+    return new Promise<void>((resolver, rejector) => {
+      topics.forEach((topic) => {
+        const wsKey = getWsKeyForTopic(
+          this.options.market,
+          topic,
+          isPrivateTopic,
+          category,
+        );
 
-      // Persist topic for reconnects
-      this.wsStore.addTopic(wsKey, topic);
+        // Persist topic for reconnects
+        this.wsStore.addTopic(wsKey, topic);
+        this.upsertPendingTopicsSubscriptions(wsKey, topic, resolver, rejector);
 
-      // if connected, send subscription request
-      if (
-        this.wsStore.isConnectionState(wsKey, WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTED)
-      ) {
-        return this.requestSubscribeTopics(wsKey, [topic]);
-      }
+        // if connected, send subscription request
+        if (
+          this.wsStore.isConnectionState(wsKey, WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTED)
+        ) {
+          return this.requestSubscribeTopics(wsKey, [topic]);
+        }
 
-      // start connection process if it hasn't yet begun. Topics are automatically subscribed to on-connect
-      if (
-        !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
-          wsKey,
-          WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTING,
-        ) &&
-        !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
-          wsKey,
-          WsConnectionStateEnum.RECONNECTING,
-        )
-      ) {
-        return this.connect(wsKey);
-      }
+        // start connection process if it hasn't yet begun. Topics are automatically subscribed to on-connect
+        if (
+          !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
+            wsKey,
+            WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTING,
+          ) &&
+          !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
+            wsKey,
+            WsConnectionStateEnum.RECONNECTING,
+          )
+        ) {
+          return this.connect(wsKey);
+        }
+      });
     });
   }
 
@@ -187,7 +206,10 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
    * @param wsTopics - topic or list of topics
    * @param isPrivateTopic optional - the library will try to detect private topics, you can use this to mark a topic as private (if the topic isn't recognised yet)
    */
-  public subscribe(wsTopics: WsTopic[] | WsTopic, isPrivateTopic?: boolean) {
+  public subscribe(
+    wsTopics: WsTopic[] | WsTopic,
+    isPrivateTopic?: boolean,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const topics = Array.isArray(wsTopics) ? wsTopics : [wsTopics];
     if (this.options.market === 'v5') {
       topics.forEach((topic) => {
@@ -199,39 +221,64 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
       });
     }
 
-    topics.forEach((topic) => {
-      const wsKey = getWsKeyForTopic(
-        this.options.market,
-        topic,
-        isPrivateTopic,
-      );
+    return new Promise<void>((resolver, rejector) => {
+      topics.forEach((topic) => {
+        const wsKey = getWsKeyForTopic(
+          this.options.market,
+          topic,
+          isPrivateTopic,
+        );
 
-      // Persist topic for reconnects
-      this.wsStore.addTopic(wsKey, topic);
+        // Persist topic for reconnects
+        this.wsStore.addTopic(wsKey, topic);
+        this.upsertPendingTopicsSubscriptions(wsKey, topic, resolver, rejector);
 
-      // if connected, send subscription request
-      if (
-        this.wsStore.isConnectionState(wsKey, WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTED)
-      ) {
-        return this.requestSubscribeTopics(wsKey, [topic]);
-      }
+        // if connected, send subscription request
+        if (
+          this.wsStore.isConnectionState(wsKey, WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTED)
+        ) {
+          return this.requestSubscribeTopics(wsKey, [topic]);
+        }
 
-      // start connection process if it hasn't yet begun. Topics are automatically subscribed to on-connect
-      if (
-        !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
-          wsKey,
-          WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTING,
-        ) &&
-        !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
-          wsKey,
-          WsConnectionStateEnum.RECONNECTING,
-        )
-      ) {
-        return this.connect(wsKey);
-      }
+        // start connection process if it hasn't yet begun. Topics are automatically subscribed to on-connect
+        if (
+          !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
+            wsKey,
+            WsConnectionStateEnum.CONNECTING,
+          ) &&
+          !this.wsStore.isConnectionState(
+            wsKey,
+            WsConnectionStateEnum.RECONNECTING,
+          )
+        ) {
+          return this.connect(wsKey);
+        }
+      });
     });
   }
 
+  private upsertPendingTopicsSubscriptions(
+    wsKey: string,
+    topic: string,
+    resolver: TopicsPendingSubscriptionsResolver,
+    rejector: TopicsPendingSubscriptionsRejector,
+  ) {
+    const existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions =
+      this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.find((s) => s.wsKey === wsKey);
+    if (!existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions) {
+      this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.push({
+        wsKey,
+        resolver,
+        rejector,
+        failedTopicsSubscriptions: new Set(),
+        pendingTopicsSubscriptions: new Set([topic]),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.add(topic);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Unsubscribe from V5 topics & remove them from memory. They won't be re-subscribed to if the connection reconnects.
    * @param wsTopics - topic or list of topics
@@ -254,6 +301,7 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
 
       // Remove topic from persistence for reconnects
       this.wsStore.deleteTopic(wsKey, topic);
+      this.removeTopicPendingSubscription(wsKey, topic);
 
       // unsubscribe request only necessary if active connection exists
       if (
@@ -264,6 +312,26 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
+  private removeTopicPendingSubscription(wsKey: string, topic: string) {
+    const existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions =
+      this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.find((s) => s.wsKey === wsKey);
+    if (existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions) {
+      existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.delete(
+        topic,
+      );
+      if (!existingWsKeyPendingSubscriptions.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.size) {
+        this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions =
+          this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.filter((s) => s.wsKey !== wsKey);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private clearTopicsPendingSubscriptions(wsKey: string) {
+    this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions = this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.filter(
+      (s) => s.wsKey !== wsKey,
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Unsubscribe from V1-V3 topics & remove them from memory. They won't be re-subscribed to if the connection reconnects.
    *
@@ -293,6 +361,7 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
 
       // Remove topic from persistence for reconnects
       this.wsStore.deleteTopic(wsKey, topic);
+      this.removeTopicPendingSubscription(wsKey, topic);
 
       // unsubscribe request only necessary if active connection exists
       if (
@@ -953,6 +1022,10 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
       //   msg: JSON.stringify(msg),
       // });
 
+      if (isTopicSubscriptionConfirmation(msg)) {
+        this.updatePendingTopicSubscriptionStatus(wsKey, msg);
+      }
+
       // TODO: cleanme
       if (msg['success'] || msg?.pong || isWsPong(msg)) {
         if (isWsPong(msg)) {
@@ -997,6 +1070,51 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  private updatePendingTopicSubscriptionStatus(
+    wsKey: string,
+    msg: WebsocketTopicSubscriptionConfirmationEvent,
+  ) {
+    const requestsIds = msg.req_id as string;
+    const pendingTopicsSubscriptions = this.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.find(
+      (s) => s.wsKey === wsKey,
+    );
+
+    if (!pendingTopicsSubscriptions) return;
+
+    const splitRequestsIds = requestsIds.split(',');
+    if (!isTopicSubscriptionSuccess(msg)) {
+      splitRequestsIds.forEach((req_id) =>
+        pendingTopicsSubscriptions.failedTopicsSubscriptions.add(req_id),
+      );
+    }
+
+    splitRequestsIds.forEach((req_id) => {
+      this.removeTopicPendingSubscription(wsKey, req_id);
+
+      if (
+        !pendingTopicsSubscriptions.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.size &&
+        !pendingTopicsSubscriptions.failedTopicsSubscriptions.size
+      ) {
+        // all topics have been subscribed successfully, so we can resolve the subscription request
+        pendingTopicsSubscriptions.resolver();
+        this.clearTopicsPendingSubscriptions(wsKey);
+      }
+
+      if (
+        !pendingTopicsSubscriptions.pendingTopicsSubscriptions.size &&
+        pendingTopicsSubscriptions.failedTopicsSubscriptions.size
+      ) {
+        // not all topics have been subscribed successfully, so we reject the subscription request
+        // and let the caller handle the situation by providing the list of failed subscriptions requests
+        const failedSubscriptionsMessage = `(${[
+          ...pendingTopicsSubscriptions.failedTopicsSubscriptions,
+        ].toString()}) failed to subscribe`;
+        pendingTopicsSubscriptions.rejector(failedSubscriptionsMessage);
+        this.clearTopicsPendingSubscriptions(wsKey);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   private onWsClose(event, wsKey: WsKey) {
     this.logger.info('Websocket connection closed', {
       ...loggerCategory,
diff --git a/test/v5/public.read.test.ts b/test/v5/public.read.test.ts
index 1ff95e2..4e1edf9 100644
--- a/test/v5/public.read.test.ts
+++ b/test/v5/public.read.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
 
     it('getServerTime()', async () => {
       expect(await api.getServerTime()).toMatchObject(
-        successResponseObjectV3()
+        successResponseObjectV3(),
       );
     });
   });
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
           category: 'linear',
           interval: '1',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
           category: 'linear',
           interval: '1',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
           category: 'linear',
           interval: '1',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
           category: 'linear',
           interval: '1',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
         await api.getInstrumentsInfo({
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
         await api.getOrderbook({
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
         await api.getTickers({
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
         await api.getFundingRateHistory({
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -107,8 +107,12 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
         await api.getPublicTradingHistory({
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
-      ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
+        }),
+      ).toMatchObject({
+        ...successResponseObjectV3(),
+        retMsg: 'OK',
+        retCode: 0,
+      });
     });
 
     it('getOpenInterest()', async () => {
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
           intervalTime: '15min',
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
       expect(
         await api.getHistoricalVolatility({
           category: 'option',
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
         await api.getRiskLimit({
           category: 'linear',
           symbol: linearSymbol,
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
 
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ describe('Public V5 REST API Endpoints', () => {
       expect(
         await api.getOptionDeliveryPrice({
           category: 'option',
-        })
+        }),
       ).toMatchObject(successResponseObjectV3());
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/v5/public.ws.test.ts b/test/v5/public.ws.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..828490b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/v5/public.ws.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { WebsocketClient } from '../../src';
+
+describe('Public V5 Websocket client', () => {
+  const api = new WebsocketClient({
+    market: 'v5',
+  });
+
+  const linearSymbol = 'BTCUSDT';
+  const linearCategory = 'linear';
+
+  describe('Topics subscription confirmation', () => {
+    it('can subscribeV5 to LINEAR with valid topic', async () => {
+      await expect(
+        api.subscribeV5(`publicTrade.${linearSymbol}`, linearCategory),
+      ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('cannot subscribeV5 to LINEAR with valid topic', async () => {
+      try {
+        await api.subscribeV5(`publicTrade.${linearSymbol}X`, linearCategory);
+      } catch (e) {
+        expect(e).toBeDefined();
+        expect(e).toMatch(`(publicTrade.${linearSymbol}X) failed to subscribe`);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});