diff --git a/priv/emqx.schema b/priv/emqx.schema
index 1d308476d..210248ab3 100644
--- a/priv/emqx.schema
+++ b/priv/emqx.schema
@@ -634,19 +634,19 @@ end}.
 ]}.
 
 %% @doc Whether the server supports MQTT retained messages.
-{mapping, "mqtt.retain_available", "emqx.mqtt_retain_available", [
+{mapping, "mqtt.retain_available", "emqx.retain_available", [
   {default, true},
   {datatype, {enum, [true, false]}}
 ]}.
 
 %% @doc Whether the Server supports MQTT Wildcard Subscriptions.
-{mapping, "mqtt.wildcard_subscription", "emqx.mqtt_wildcard_subscription", [
+{mapping, "mqtt.wildcard_subscription", "emqx.wildcard_subscription", [
   {default, true},
   {datatype, {enum, [true, false]}}
 ]}.
 
 %% @doc Whether the Server supports MQTT Shared Subscriptions.
-{mapping, "mqtt.shared_subscription", "emqx.mqtt_shared_subscription", [
+{mapping, "mqtt.shared_subscription", "emqx.shared_subscription", [
   {default, true},
   {datatype, {enum, [true, false]}}
 ]}.
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ end}.
 
 {translation, "emqx.zones", fun(Conf) ->
   Mapping = fun("retain_available", Val) ->
-                    {mqtt_retain_available, Val};
+                    {retain_available, Val};
                ("flapping_threshold", Val) ->
                     [Limit, Duration] = string:tokens(Val, ", "),
                     FlappingThreshold = case cuttlefish_duration:parse(Duration, s) of
@@ -887,9 +887,9 @@ end}.
                                         end,
                     {flapping_threshold, FlappingThreshold};
                ("wildcard_subscription", Val) ->
-                    {mqtt_wildcard_subscription, Val};
+                    {wildcard_subscription, Val};
                ("shared_subscription", Val) ->
-                    {mqtt_shared_subscription, Val};
+                    {shared_subscription, Val};
                ("publish_limit", Val) ->
                     [Limit, Duration] = string:tokens(Val, ", "),
                     PubLimit = case cuttlefish_duration:parse(Duration, s) of
diff --git a/src/emqx_mqtt_caps.erl b/src/emqx_mqtt_caps.erl
index 077e24154..c8da4e05d 100644
--- a/src/emqx_mqtt_caps.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_mqtt_caps.erl
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
 -export([ check_pub/2
         , check_sub/3
-        , get_caps/1
+        ]).
+
+-export([ get_caps/1
         , get_caps/2
         ]).
 
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
                      ]).
 
 -define(SUBCAP_KEYS, [max_topic_levels,
+                      max_qos_allowed,
                       wildcard_subscription,
                       shared_subscription
                      ]).
@@ -94,12 +97,13 @@ check_sub(Zone, Topic, SubOpts) ->
                  (wildcard_subscription, Map) ->
                       Map#{is_wildcard => emqx_topic:wildcard(Topic)};
                  (shared_subscription, Map) ->
-                      Map#{is_shared => maps:is_key(share, SubOpts)}
+                      Map#{is_shared => maps:is_key(share, SubOpts)};
+                 (_Key, Map) -> Map %% Ignore
               end, #{}, maps:keys(Caps)),
     do_check_sub(Flags, Caps).
 
 do_check_sub(#{topic_levels := Levels}, #{max_topic_levels := Limit})
-  when Levels >= Limit ->
+  when Levels > Limit ->
     {error, ?RC_TOPIC_FILTER_INVALID};
 do_check_sub(#{is_wildcard := true}, #{wildcard_subscription := false}) ->
     {error, ?RC_WILDCARD_SUBSCRIPTIONS_NOT_SUPPORTED};
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ get_caps(Zone, subscribe) ->
     with_env(Zone, '$mqtt_sub_caps', fun sub_caps/1).
 
 pub_caps(Zone) ->
-     filter_caps(?PUBCAP_KEYS, get_caps(Zone)).
+    filter_caps(?PUBCAP_KEYS, get_caps(Zone)).
 
 sub_caps(Zone) ->
     filter_caps(?SUBCAP_KEYS, get_caps(Zone)).
@@ -130,12 +134,7 @@ all_caps(Zone) ->
              end, ?DEFAULT_CAPS).
 
 filter_caps(Keys, Caps) ->
-    maps:filter(fun(Key, Val) ->
-                        lists:member(Key, Keys) andalso cap_limited(Key, Val)
-                end, Caps).
-
-cap_limited(Key, Val) ->
-    Val =/= maps:get(Key, ?DEFAULT_CAPS).
+    maps:filter(fun(Key, _Val) -> lists:member(Key, Keys) end, Caps).
 
 with_env(Zone, Key, InitFun) ->
     case emqx_zone:get_env(Zone, Key) of
diff --git a/src/emqx_protocol.erl b/src/emqx_protocol.erl
index 218cf0fdc..15c3bf37c 100644
--- a/src/emqx_protocol.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_protocol.erl
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ process_subscribe([{TopicFilter, SubOpts}|More], Acc, PState) ->
 
 do_subscribe(TopicFilter, SubOpts = #{qos := QoS},
              PState = #protocol{client = Client, session = Session}) ->
-    case check_subscribe(TopicFilter, PState) of
+    case check_subscribe(TopicFilter, SubOpts, PState) of
         ok -> TopicFilter1 = mount(Client, TopicFilter),
               SubOpts1 = enrich_subopts(maps:merge(?DEFAULT_SUBOPTS, SubOpts), PState),
               case emqx_session:subscribe(Client, TopicFilter1, SubOpts1, Session) of
@@ -787,9 +787,9 @@ enrich_subopts(SubOpts, #protocol{client = #{zone := Zone, is_bridge := IsBridge
     SubOpts#{rap => Rap, nl => Nl}.
 
 %% Check Sub
-check_subscribe(TopicFilter, PState) ->
+check_subscribe(TopicFilter, SubOpts, PState) ->
     case check_sub_acl(TopicFilter, PState) of
-        allow -> ok; %%TODO: check_sub_caps(TopicFilter, PState);
+        allow -> check_sub_caps(TopicFilter, SubOpts, PState);
         deny  -> {error, ?RC_NOT_AUTHORIZED}
     end.
 
@@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ check_sub_acl(TopicFilter, #protocol{client = Client}) ->
     end.
 
 %% Check Sub Caps
-check_sub_caps(TopicFilter, #protocol{client = #{zone := Zone}}) ->
-    emqx_mqtt_caps:check_sub(Zone, TopicFilter).
+check_sub_caps(TopicFilter, SubOpts, #protocol{client = #{zone := Zone}}) ->
+    emqx_mqtt_caps:check_sub(Zone, TopicFilter, SubOpts).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Process unsubscribe request
diff --git a/src/emqx_zone.erl b/src/emqx_zone.erl
index c4721485b..bac32b849 100644
--- a/src/emqx_zone.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_zone.erl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 -export([ get_env/2
         , get_env/3
         , set_env/3
+        , unset_env/2
         , force_reload/0
         ]).
 
@@ -81,7 +82,11 @@ get_env(Zone, Key, Def) ->
 
 -spec(set_env(zone(), atom(), term()) -> ok).
 set_env(Zone, Key, Val) ->
-    gen_server:cast(?SERVER, {set_env, Zone, Key, Val}).
+    persistent_term:put(?KEY(Zone, Key), Val).
+
+-spec(unset_env(zone(), atom()) -> boolean()).
+unset_env(Zone, Key) ->
+    persistent_term:erase(?KEY(Zone, Key)).
 
 -spec(force_reload() -> ok).
 force_reload() ->
@@ -107,10 +112,6 @@ handle_call(Req, _From, State) ->
     ?LOG(error, "Unexpected call: ~p", [Req]),
     {reply, ignored, State}.
 
-handle_cast({set_env, Zone, Key, Val}, State) ->
-    ok = persistent_term:put(?KEY(Zone, Key), Val),
-    {noreply, State};
-
 handle_cast(Msg, State) ->
     ?LOG(error, "Unexpected cast: ~p", [Msg]),
     {noreply, State}.
@@ -130,6 +131,6 @@ code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 do_reload() ->
-    [ persistent_term:put(?KEY(Zone, Key), Val)
-      || {Zone, Opts} <- emqx_config:get_env(zones, []), {Key, Val} <- Opts ].
+    [persistent_term:put(?KEY(Zone, Key), Val)
+      || {Zone, Opts} <- emqx_config:get_env(zones, []), {Key, Val} <- Opts].
 
diff --git a/test/emqx_mqtt_caps_SUITE.erl b/test/emqx_mqtt_caps_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14b1e955f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/emqx_mqtt_caps_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2019 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_mqtt_caps_SUITE).
+
+-compile(export_all).
+-compile(nowarn_export_all).
+
+-include("emqx_mqtt.hrl").
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+all() -> emqx_ct:all(?MODULE).
+
+t_check_pub(_) ->
+    PubCaps = #{max_qos_allowed => ?QOS_1,
+                retain_available => false,
+                max_topic_alias => 4
+               },
+    ok = emqx_zone:set_env(zone, '$mqtt_pub_caps', PubCaps),
+    ok = emqx_mqtt_caps:check_pub(zone, #{qos => ?QOS_1,
+                                          retain => false,
+                                          topic_alias => 1
+                                         }),
+    PubFlags1 = #{qos => ?QOS_2, retain => false},
+    ?assertEqual({error, ?RC_QOS_NOT_SUPPORTED},
+                 emqx_mqtt_caps:check_pub(zone, PubFlags1)),
+    PubFlags2 = #{qos => ?QOS_1, retain => true},
+    ?assertEqual({error, ?RC_RETAIN_NOT_SUPPORTED},
+                 emqx_mqtt_caps:check_pub(zone, PubFlags2)),
+    PubFlags3 = #{qos => ?QOS_1, retain => false, topic_alias => 5},
+    ?assertEqual({error, ?RC_TOPIC_ALIAS_INVALID},
+                 emqx_mqtt_caps:check_pub(zone, PubFlags3)),
+    true = emqx_zone:unset_env(zone, '$mqtt_pub_caps').
+
+t_check_sub(_) ->
+    SubOpts = #{rh  => 0,
+                rap => 0,
+                nl  => 0,
+                qos => ?QOS_2
+               },
+    SubCaps = #{max_topic_levels => 2,
+                max_qos_allowed => ?QOS_2,
+                shared_subscription => false,
+                wildcard_subscription => false
+               },
+    ok = emqx_zone:set_env(zone, '$mqtt_sub_caps', SubCaps),
+    ok = emqx_mqtt_caps:check_sub(zone, <<"topic">>, SubOpts),
+    ?assertEqual({error, ?RC_TOPIC_FILTER_INVALID},
+                 emqx_mqtt_caps:check_sub(zone, <<"a/b/c/d">>, SubOpts)),
+    ?assertEqual({error, ?RC_WILDCARD_SUBSCRIPTIONS_NOT_SUPPORTED},
+                 emqx_mqtt_caps:check_sub(zone, <<"+/#">>, SubOpts)),
+    ?assertEqual({error, ?RC_SHARED_SUBSCRIPTIONS_NOT_SUPPORTED},
+                 emqx_mqtt_caps:check_sub(zone, <<"topic">>, SubOpts#{share => true})),
+    true = emqx_zone:unset_env(zone, '$mqtt_sub_caps').
+
+t_get_set_caps(_) ->
+    Caps = emqx_mqtt_caps:default(),
+    ?assertEqual(Caps, emqx_mqtt_caps:get_caps(zone)),
+    PubCaps = #{max_qos_allowed => ?QOS_2,
+                retain_available => true,
+                max_topic_alias => 0
+               },
+    ?assertEqual(PubCaps, emqx_mqtt_caps:get_caps(zone, publish)),
+    NewPubCaps = PubCaps#{max_qos_allowed => ?QOS_1,
+                          retain_available => true
+                         },
+    emqx_zone:set_env(zone, '$mqtt_pub_caps', NewPubCaps),
+    ?assertEqual(NewPubCaps, emqx_mqtt_caps:get_caps(zone, publish)),
+
+    SubCaps = #{max_topic_levels => 0,
+                max_qos_allowed => ?QOS_2,
+                shared_subscription => true,
+                wildcard_subscription => true
+               },
+    ?assertEqual(SubCaps, emqx_mqtt_caps:get_caps(zone, subscribe)),
+    true = emqx_zone:unset_env(zone, '$mqtt_pub_caps').
+