diff --git a/parser.js b/parser.js
index e16d74c..608c6f8 100644
--- a/parser.js
+++ b/parser.js
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ class Parser extends EventEmitter {
           return this._emitError(new Error('Invalid suback code'))
         }
       } else {
-        if (code > 2) {
-          return this._emitError(new Error('Invalid suback QoS, must be <= 2'))
+        if (code > 2 && code !== 0x80) {
+          return this._emitError(new Error('Invalid suback QoS, must be 0, 1, 2 or 128'))
         }
       }
       this.packet.granted.push(code)
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ class Parser extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   _emitError (err) {
-    debug('_emitError')
+    debug('_emitError', err)
     this.error = err
     this.emit('error', err)
   }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 47edd56..19e9942 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -2266,10 +2266,10 @@ testParseGenerate('suback', {
   0, 1, 2, 128 // Granted qos (0, 1, 2) and a rejected being 0x80
 ]), { protocolVersion: 5 })
 
-testParseError('Invalid suback QoS, must be <= 2', Buffer.from([
+testParseError('Invalid suback QoS, must be 0, 1, 2 or 128', Buffer.from([
   144, 6, // Header
   0, 6, // Message ID
-  0, 1, 2, 128 // Granted qos (0, 1, 2) and a rejected being 0x80
+  0, 1, 2, 3 // Granted qos (0, 1, 2)
 ]))
 
 testParseError('Invalid suback code', Buffer.from([