diff --git a/pkg/messaging/nats/pubsub_test.go b/pkg/messaging/nats/pubsub_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55695129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/messaging/nats/pubsub_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright (c) Mainflux
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package nats_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mainflux/mainflux/pkg/messaging"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	topic       = "topic"
+	chansPrefix = "channels"
+	channel     = "9b7b1b3f-b1b0-46a8-a717-b8213f9eda3b"
+	subtopic    = "engine"
+)
+
+var (
+	msgChan = make(chan messaging.Message)
+	data    = []byte("payload")
+)
+
+func TestPubsub(t *testing.T) {
+	err := pubsub.Subscribe(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", chansPrefix, topic), handler)
+	require.Nil(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("got unexpected error: %s", err))
+	err = pubsub.Subscribe(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", chansPrefix, topic, subtopic), handler)
+	require.Nil(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("got unexpected error: %s", err))
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		channel  string
+		subtopic string
+		payload  []byte
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:    "publish message with nil payload",
+			payload: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:    "publish message with string payload",
+			payload: data,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:    "publish message with channel",
+			payload: data,
+			channel: channel,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "publish message with subtopic",
+			payload:  data,
+			subtopic: subtopic,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "publish message with channel and subtopic",
+			payload:  data,
+			channel:  channel,
+			subtopic: subtopic,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		expectedMsg := messaging.Message{
+			Channel:  tc.channel,
+			Subtopic: tc.subtopic,
+			Payload:  tc.payload,
+		}
+		require.Nil(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("got unexpected error: %s", err))
+
+		err = pubsub.Publish(topic, expectedMsg)
+		require.Nil(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("got unexpected error: %s", err))
+
+		receivedMsg := <-msgChan
+		assert.Equal(t, expectedMsg, receivedMsg, fmt.Sprintf("%s: expected %+v got %+v\n", tc.desc, expectedMsg, receivedMsg))
+	}
+}
+
+func handler(msg messaging.Message) error {
+	msgChan <- msg
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/messaging/nats/setup_test.go b/pkg/messaging/nats/setup_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43d1ea2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/messaging/nats/setup_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright (c) Mainflux
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package nats_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mainflux/mainflux/logger"
+	"github.com/mainflux/mainflux/pkg/messaging"
+	"github.com/mainflux/mainflux/pkg/messaging/nats"
+	dockertest "github.com/ory/dockertest/v3"
+)
+
+var (
+	publisher messaging.Publisher
+	pubsub    messaging.PubSub
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	pool, err := dockertest.NewPool("")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not connect to docker: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	container, err := pool.Run("nats", "1.3.0", []string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not start container: %s", err)
+	}
+	handleInterrupt(pool, container)
+
+	address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", "localhost", container.GetPort("4222/tcp"))
+	if err := pool.Retry(func() error {
+		publisher, err = nats.NewPublisher(address)
+		return err
+	}); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not connect to docker: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	logger, err := logger.New(os.Stdout, "error")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	if err := pool.Retry(func() error {
+		pubsub, err = nats.NewPubSub(address, "", logger)
+		return err
+	}); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not connect to docker: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	code := m.Run()
+	if err := pool.Purge(container); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not purge container: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	os.Exit(code)
+}
+
+func handleInterrupt(pool *dockertest.Pool, container *dockertest.Resource) {
+	c := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	go func() {
+		<-c
+		if err := pool.Purge(container); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Could not purge container: %s", err)
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}()
+}