diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_clients.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_clients.erl
index d5d5381cc..997f84227 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_clients.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_clients.erl
@@ -513,7 +513,10 @@ fields(keepalive) ->
 fields(subscribe) ->
     [
         {topic, hoconsc:mk(binary(), #{desc => <<"Topic">>})},
-        {qos, hoconsc:mk(emqx_schema:qos(), #{desc => <<"QoS">>})}
+        {qos, hoconsc:mk(emqx_schema:qos(), #{desc => <<"QoS">>})},
+        {nl, hoconsc:mk(integer(), #{default => 0, desc => <<"No Local">>})},
+        {rap, hoconsc:mk(integer(), #{default => 0, desc => <<"Retain as Published">>})},
+        {rh, hoconsc:mk(integer(), #{default => 0, desc => <<"Retain Handling">>})}
     ];
 fields(unsubscribe) ->
     [
@@ -536,9 +539,8 @@ authz_cache(delete, #{bindings := Bindings}) ->
     clean_authz_cache(Bindings).
 
 subscribe(post, #{bindings := #{clientid := ClientID}, body := TopicInfo}) ->
-    Topic = maps:get(<<"topic">>, TopicInfo),
-    Qos = maps:get(<<"qos">>, TopicInfo, 0),
-    subscribe(#{clientid => ClientID, topic => Topic, qos => Qos}).
+    Opts = emqx_map_lib:unsafe_atom_key_map(TopicInfo),
+    subscribe(Opts#{clientid => ClientID}).
 
 unsubscribe(post, #{bindings := #{clientid := ClientID}, body := TopicInfo}) ->
     Topic = maps:get(<<"topic">>, TopicInfo),
@@ -548,11 +550,7 @@ unsubscribe(post, #{bindings := #{clientid := ClientID}, body := TopicInfo}) ->
 subscribe_batch(post, #{bindings := #{clientid := ClientID}, body := TopicInfos}) ->
     Topics =
         [
-            begin
-                Topic = maps:get(<<"topic">>, TopicInfo),
-                Qos = maps:get(<<"qos">>, TopicInfo, 0),
-                #{topic => Topic, qos => Qos}
-            end
+            emqx_map_lib:unsafe_atom_key_map(TopicInfo)
          || TopicInfo <- TopicInfos
         ],
     subscribe_batch(#{clientid => ClientID, topics => Topics}).
@@ -661,21 +659,16 @@ clean_authz_cache(#{clientid := ClientID}) ->
             {500, #{code => <<"UNKNOW_ERROR">>, message => Message}}
     end.
 
-subscribe(#{clientid := ClientID, topic := Topic, qos := Qos}) ->
-    case do_subscribe(ClientID, Topic, Qos) of
+subscribe(#{clientid := ClientID, topic := Topic} = Sub) ->
+    Opts = maps:with([qos, nl, rap, rh], Sub),
+    case do_subscribe(ClientID, Topic, Opts) of
         {error, channel_not_found} ->
             {404, ?CLIENT_ID_NOT_FOUND};
         {error, Reason} ->
             Message = list_to_binary(io_lib:format("~p", [Reason])),
             {500, #{code => <<"UNKNOW_ERROR">>, message => Message}};
         {ok, Node} ->
-            Response =
-                #{
-                    clientid => ClientID,
-                    topic => Topic,
-                    qos => Qos,
-                    node => Node
-                },
+            Response = Sub#{node => Node},
             {200, Response}
     end.
 
@@ -688,15 +681,18 @@ unsubscribe(#{clientid := ClientID, topic := Topic}) ->
     end.
 
 subscribe_batch(#{clientid := ClientID, topics := Topics}) ->
-    ArgList = [[ClientID, Topic, Qos] || #{topic := Topic, qos := Qos} <- Topics],
+    ArgList = [
+        [ClientID, Topic, maps:with([qos, nl, rap, rh], Sub)]
+     || #{topic := Topic} = Sub <- Topics
+    ],
     emqx_mgmt_util:batch_operation(?MODULE, do_subscribe, ArgList).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% internal function
 
-do_subscribe(ClientID, Topic0, Qos) ->
-    {Topic, Opts} = emqx_topic:parse(Topic0),
-    TopicTable = [{Topic, Opts#{qos => Qos}}],
+do_subscribe(ClientID, Topic0, Options) ->
+    {Topic, Opts} = emqx_topic:parse(Topic0, Options),
+    TopicTable = [{Topic, Opts}],
     case emqx_mgmt:subscribe(ClientID, TopicTable) of
         {error, Reason} ->
             {error, Reason};
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 57bf25268..24c857288 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_clients_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_clients_SUITE.erl
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ t_clients(_) ->
 
     AuthHeader = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:auth_header_(),
 
-    {ok, C1} = emqtt:start_link(#{username => Username1, clientid => ClientId1}),
+    {ok, C1} = emqtt:start_link(#{
+        username => Username1, clientid => ClientId1, proto_ver => v5
+    }),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C1),
     {ok, C2} = emqtt:start_link(#{username => Username2, clientid => ClientId2}),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C2),
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ t_clients(_) ->
     ?assertEqual("[]", Client1AuthzCache),
 
     %% post /clients/:clientid/subscribe
-    SubscribeBody = #{topic => Topic, qos => Qos},
+    SubscribeBody = #{topic => Topic, qos => Qos, nl => 1, rh => 1},
     SubscribePath = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path([
         "clients",
         binary_to_list(ClientId1),
@@ -121,9 +123,9 @@ t_clients(_) ->
     ?assertMatch(
         #{
             <<"clientid">> := ClientId1,
-            <<"nl">> := _,
-            <<"rap">> := _,
-            <<"rh">> := _,
+            <<"nl">> := 1,
+            <<"rap">> := 0,
+            <<"rh">> := 1,
             <<"node">> := _,
             <<"qos">> := Qos,
             <<"topic">> := Topic