diff --git a/src/emqx_session.erl b/src/emqx_session.erl
index 543596955..fee2210c9 100644
--- a/src/emqx_session.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_session.erl
@@ -1020,7 +1020,13 @@ drain_q(Cnt, Msgs, Q) ->
     case emqx_mqueue:out(Q) of
         {empty, _Q} -> {Msgs, Q};
         {{value, Msg}, Q1} ->
-            drain_q(Cnt-1, [Msg|Msgs], Q1)
+            case emqx_message:is_expired(Msg) of
+                true ->
+                    ok = emqx_metrics:inc('messages.expired'),
+                    drain_q(Cnt-1, Msgs, Q1);
+                false ->
+                    drain_q(Cnt-1, [Msg|Msgs], Q1)
+            end
     end.
 
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/emqx_session_SUITE.erl b/test/emqx_session_SUITE.erl
index 1bab8b216..37ef8a4be 100644
--- a/test/emqx_session_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/emqx_session_SUITE.erl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 -include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
 
-all() -> [ignore_loop, t_session_all].
+all() -> [ignore_loop, t_session_all, t_message_expiry_interval_1, t_message_expiry_interval_2].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
     emqx_ct_helpers:start_apps([]),
@@ -66,3 +66,63 @@ t_session_all(_) ->
     timer:sleep(200),
     [] = emqx:subscriptions(SPid),
     emqx_mock_client:close_session(ConnPid).
+
+t_message_expiry_interval_1(_) ->
+    ClientA = message_expiry_interval_init(),
+    [message_expiry_interval_exipred(ClientA, QoS) || QoS <- [0,1,2]].
+
+t_message_expiry_interval_2(_) ->
+    ClientA = message_expiry_interval_init(),
+    [message_expiry_interval_not_exipred(ClientA, QoS) || QoS <- [0,1,2]].
+
+message_expiry_interval_init() ->
+    {ok, ClientA} = emqx_client:start_link([{proto_ver,v5}, {client_id, <<"client-a">>}, {clean_start, false},{properties, #{'Session-Expiry-Interval' => 360}}]),
+    {ok, ClientB} = emqx_client:start_link([{proto_ver,v5}, {client_id, <<"client-b">>}, {clean_start, false},{properties, #{'Session-Expiry-Interval' => 360}}]),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_client:connect(ClientA),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_client:connect(ClientB),
+     %% subscribe and disconnect client-b
+    emqx_client:subscribe(ClientB, <<"t/a">>, 1),
+    emqx_client:stop(ClientB),
+    ClientA.
+
+message_expiry_interval_exipred(ClientA, QoS) ->
+    ct:pal("~p ~p", [?FUNCTION_NAME, QoS]),
+    %% publish to t/a and waiting for the message expired
+    emqx_client:publish(ClientA, <<"t/a">>, #{'Message-Expiry-Interval' => 1}, <<"this will be purged in 1s">>, [{qos, QoS}]),
+    ct:sleep(1000),
+
+    %% resume the session for client-b
+    {ok, ClientB1} = emqx_client:start_link([{proto_ver,v5}, {client_id, <<"client-b">>}, {clean_start, false},{properties, #{'Session-Expiry-Interval' => 360}}]),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_client:connect(ClientB1),
+
+    %% verify client-b could not receive the publish message
+    receive
+        {publish,#{client_pid := ClientB1, topic := <<"t/a">>}} ->
+            ct:fail(should_have_expired)
+    after 300 ->
+        ok
+    end,
+    emqx_client:stop(ClientB1).
+
+message_expiry_interval_not_exipred(ClientA, QoS) ->
+    ct:pal("~p ~p", [?FUNCTION_NAME, QoS]),
+    %% publish to t/a
+    emqx_client:publish(ClientA, <<"t/a">>, #{'Message-Expiry-Interval' => 20}, <<"this will be purged in 1s">>, [{qos, QoS}]),
+
+    %% wait for 1s and then resume the session for client-b, the message should not expires
+    %% as Message-Expiry-Interval = 20s
+    ct:sleep(1000),
+    {ok, ClientB1} = emqx_client:start_link([{proto_ver,v5}, {client_id, <<"client-b">>}, {clean_start, false},{properties, #{'Session-Expiry-Interval' => 360}}]),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_client:connect(ClientB1),
+
+    %% verify client-b could receive the publish message and the Message-Expiry-Interval is set
+    receive
+        {publish,#{client_pid := ClientB1, topic := <<"t/a">>,
+                   properties := #{'Message-Expiry-Interval' := MsgExpItvl}}}
+            when MsgExpItvl < 20 -> ok;
+        {publish, _} = Msg ->
+            ct:fail({incorrect_publish, Msg})
+    after 300 ->
+        ct:fail(no_publish_received)
+    end,
+    emqx_client:stop(ClientB1).