diff --git a/src/emqx_session.erl b/src/emqx_session.erl
index 2530f3a42..855cd030e 100644
--- a/src/emqx_session.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_session.erl
@@ -465,7 +465,13 @@ dequeue(Cnt, Msgs, Q) ->
     case emqx_mqueue:out(Q) of
         {empty, _Q} -> {Msgs, Q};
         {{value, Msg}, Q1} ->
-            dequeue(Cnt-1, [Msg|Msgs], Q1)
+            case emqx_message:is_expired(Msg) of
+                true ->
+                    ok = emqx_metrics:inc('messages.expired'),
+                    dequeue(Cnt-1, Msgs, Q1);
+                false ->
+                    dequeue(Cnt-1, [Msg|Msgs], Q1)
+            end
     end.
 
 batch_n(Inflight) ->
diff --git a/test/emqx_msg_expiry_interval_SUITE.erl b/test/emqx_msg_expiry_interval_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..555da9dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/emqx_msg_expiry_interval_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% 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_msg_expiry_interval_SUITE).
+
+-compile(export_all).
+-compile(nowarn_export_all).
+
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+all() -> emqx_ct:all(?MODULE).
+
+init_per_suite(Config) ->
+    emqx_ct_helpers:start_apps([]),
+    Config.
+
+end_per_suite(_Config) ->
+    emqx_ct_helpers:stop_apps([]).
+
+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).