diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/DefaultStompSession.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/DefaultStompSession.java
index 70303bc5d5c..0f304e6603f 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/DefaultStompSession.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/DefaultStompSession.java
@@ -328,12 +328,19 @@ public class DefaultStompSession implements ConnectionHandlingStompSession {
 			stompHeaders.setId(messageId);
 		}
 
-		String receiptId = checkOrAddReceipt(stompHeaders);
+		Receiptable receiptable = acknowledge(stompHeaders, consumed);
+
+		return receiptable;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Receiptable acknowledge(StompHeaders headers, boolean consumed) {
+		String receiptId = checkOrAddReceipt(headers);
 		Receiptable receiptable = new ReceiptHandler(receiptId);
 
 		StompCommand command = (consumed ? StompCommand.ACK : StompCommand.NACK);
 		StompHeaderAccessor accessor = createHeaderAccessor(command);
-		accessor.addNativeHeaders(stompHeaders);
+		accessor.addNativeHeaders(headers);
 		Message<byte[]> message = createMessage(accessor, null);
 		execute(message);
 
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompSession.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompSession.java
index 9e854c86527..6882c681100 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompSession.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompSession.java
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ public interface StompSession {
 	 */
 	Receiptable acknowledge(String messageId, boolean consumed);
 
+	/**
+	 * Send an acknowledgement whether a message was consumed or not resulting
+	 * in an ACK or NACK frame respectively.
+	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> to use this when subscribing you must set the
+	 * {@link StompHeaders#setAck(String) ack} header to "client" or
+	 * "client-individual" in order ot use this.
+	 * @param headers the headers for the ACK or NACK frame
+	 * @param consumed whether the message was consumed or not
+	 * @return a Receiptable for tracking receipts
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	Receiptable acknowledge(StompHeaders headers, boolean consumed);
+
 	/**
 	 * Disconnect the session by sending a DISCONNECT frame.
 	 */