diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_clients_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_clients_SUITE.erl
index 0d9e8eef6..6d919a38a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_clients_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_clients_SUITE.erl
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 -compile(export_all).
 -compile(nowarn_export_all).
 
+-include_lib("emqx/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl").
+-include_lib("emqx/include/emqx_router.hrl").
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
+-include_lib("emqx/include/asserts.hrl").
 
 all() ->
     emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
@@ -435,7 +438,10 @@ t_subscribe_shared_topic(_Config) ->
 
     {ok, C} = emqtt:start_link(#{clientid => ClientId}),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C),
-    {ok, _, _} = emqtt:subscribe(C, <<"topic/1">>, 1),
+
+    ClientPuber = <<"publish_client">>,
+    {ok, PC} = emqtt:start_link(#{clientid => ClientPuber}),
+    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(PC),
 
     AuthHeader = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:auth_header_(),
 
@@ -453,11 +459,12 @@ t_subscribe_shared_topic(_Config) ->
     end,
 
     SharedT = <<"$share/group/testtopic">>,
-    NonSharedT = <<"t/1">>,
+    NonSharedT = <<"t/#">>,
 
-    SubBodyFun = fun(T) -> #{topic => T, qos => 1, nl => 1, rh => 1} end,
+    SubBodyFun = fun(T) -> #{topic => T, qos => 1, nl => 0, rh => 1} end,
     UnSubBodyFun = fun(T) -> #{topic => T} end,
 
+    %% ====================
     %% Client Subscribe
     ?assertMatch(
         {ok, {Http200, _, _}},
@@ -472,6 +479,36 @@ t_subscribe_shared_topic(_Config) ->
         )
     ),
 
+    %% assert subscription
+    ?assertMatch(
+        [
+            {_, #share{group = <<"group">>, topic = <<"testtopic">>}},
+            {_, <<"t/#">>}
+        ],
+        ets:tab2list(?SUBSCRIPTION)
+    ),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        [
+            {{#share{group = <<"group">>, topic = <<"testtopic">>}, _}, #{
+                nl := 0, qos := 1, rh := 1, rap := 0
+            }},
+            {{<<"t/#">>, _}, #{nl := 0, qos := 1, rh := 1, rap := 0}}
+        ],
+        ets:tab2list(?SUBOPTION)
+    ),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        [{emqx_shared_subscription, <<"group">>, <<"testtopic">>, _}],
+        ets:tab2list(emqx_shared_subscription)
+    ),
+
+    %% assert subscription virtual
+    _ = emqtt:publish(PC, <<"testtopic">>, <<"msg1">>, [{qos, 0}]),
+    ?assertReceive({publish, #{topic := <<"testtopic">>, payload := <<"msg1">>}}),
+    _ = emqtt:publish(PC, <<"t/1">>, <<"msg2">>, [{qos, 0}]),
+    ?assertReceive({publish, #{topic := <<"t/1">>, payload := <<"msg2">>}}),
+
+    %% ====================
     %% Client Unsubscribe
     ?assertMatch(
         {ok, {Http204, _, _}},
@@ -484,6 +521,42 @@ t_subscribe_shared_topic(_Config) ->
             PathFun(["unsubscribe", "bulk"]),
             [UnSubBodyFun(T) || T <- [SharedT, NonSharedT]]
         )
+    ),
+
+    %% assert subscription
+    ?assertEqual([], ets:tab2list(?SUBSCRIPTION)),
+    ?assertEqual([], ets:tab2list(?SUBOPTION)),
+    ?assertEqual([], ets:tab2list(emqx_shared_subscription)),
+
+    %% assert subscription virtual
+    _ = emqtt:publish(PC, <<"testtopic">>, <<"msg3">>, [{qos, 0}]),
+    _ = emqtt:publish(PC, <<"t/1">>, <<"msg4">>, [{qos, 0}]),
+    ?assertNotReceive({publish, #{topic := <<"testtopic">>, payload := <<"msg3">>}}),
+    ?assertNotReceive({publish, #{topic := <<"t/1">>, payload := <<"msg4">>}}).
+
+t_subscribe_shared_topic_nl(_Config) ->
+    AuthHeader = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:auth_header_(),
+    Http400 = {"HTTP/1.1", 400, "Bad Request"},
+    Body =
+        "{\"code\":\"INVALID_PARAMETER\","
+        "\"message\":\"Invalid Subscribe options: `no_local` not allowed for shared-sub. See [MQTT-3.8.3-4]\"}",
+    ClientId = <<"client_subscribe_shared">>,
+
+    {ok, C} = emqtt:start_link(#{clientid => ClientId}),
+    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C),
+
+    PathFun = fun(Suffix) ->
+        emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["clients", "client_subscribe_shared"] ++ Suffix)
+    end,
+    PostFun = fun(Method, Path, Data) ->
+        emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(
+            Method, Path, "", AuthHeader, Data, #{return_all => true}
+        )
+    end,
+    T = <<"$share/group/testtopic">>,
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {error, {Http400, _, Body}},
+        PostFun(post, PathFun(["subscribe"]), #{topic => T, qos => 1, nl => 1, rh => 1})
     ).
 
 time_string_to_epoch_millisecond(DateTime) ->