diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 6cc99f6..6310a28 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ where
         Option<UnboundedSender<(NetlinkMessage<T>, SocketAddr)>>,
 
     socket_closed: bool,
+
+    /// Whether [NetlinkPayload::Noop] should forwared to handler
+    forward_noop: bool,
+    /// Whether [NetlinkPayload::Done] should forwared to handler
+    forward_done: bool,
+    /// Whether [NetlinkPayload::Ack] should forwared to handler
+    forward_ack: bool,
 }
 
 impl<T, S, C> Connection<T, S, C>
@@ -73,9 +80,24 @@ where
             requests_rx: Some(requests_rx),
             unsolicited_messages_tx: Some(unsolicited_messages_tx),
             socket_closed: false,
+            forward_noop: false,
+            forward_done: false,
+            forward_ack: false,
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn set_forward_noop(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        self.forward_noop = value;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_forward_done(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        self.forward_done = value;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_forward_ack(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        self.forward_ack = value;
+    }
+
     pub fn socket_mut(&mut self) -> &mut S {
         self.socket.get_mut()
     }
@@ -242,6 +264,12 @@ where
             if done {
                 use NetlinkPayload::*;
                 match &message.payload {
+                    Noop => {
+                        if !self.forward_noop {
+                            trace!("Not forwarding Noop message to the handle");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
                     // Since `self.protocol` set the `done` flag here,
                     // we know it has already dropped the request and
                     // its associated metadata, ie the UnboundedSender
@@ -250,12 +278,11 @@ where
                     // dropping the last instance of that sender,
                     // hence closing the channel and signaling the
                     // handle that no more messages are expected.
-                    Noop | Done(_) => {
-                        trace!(
-                            "not forwarding Noop/Ack/Done message to \
-                            the handle"
-                        );
-                        continue;
+                    Done(_) => {
+                        if !self.forward_done {
+                            trace!("Not forwarding Done message to the handle");
+                            continue;
+                        }
                     }
                     // I'm not sure how we should handle overrun messages
                     Overrun(_) => unimplemented!("overrun is not handled yet"),
@@ -264,11 +291,8 @@ where
                     // because only the user knows how they want to
                     // handle them.
                     Error(err_msg) => {
-                        if err_msg.code.is_none() {
-                            trace!(
-                                "not forwarding Noop/Ack/Done message to \
-                                the handle"
-                            );
+                        if err_msg.code.is_none() && !self.forward_ack {
+                            trace!("Not forwarding Ack message to the handle");
                             continue;
                         }
                     }