diff --git a/channel.go b/channel.go
index b7d4d14..a4afc98 100644
--- a/channel.go
+++ b/channel.go
@@ -1330,8 +1330,19 @@ internal counter for DeliveryTags with the first confirmation starts at 1.
 
 */
 func (ch *Channel) Publish(exchange, key string, mandatory, immediate bool, msg Publishing) error {
+	_, err := ch.PublishWithDeferredConfirm(exchange, key, mandatory, immediate, msg)
+	return err
+}
+
+/*
+PublishWithDeferredConfirm behaves identically to Publish but additionally returns a
+DeferredConfirmation, allowing the caller to wait on the publisher confirmation
+for this message. If the channel has not been put into confirm mode,
+the DeferredConfirmation will be nil.
+*/
+func (ch *Channel) PublishWithDeferredConfirm(exchange, key string, mandatory, immediate bool, msg Publishing) (*DeferredConfirmation, error) {
 	if err := msg.Headers.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	ch.m.Lock()
@@ -1359,14 +1370,14 @@ func (ch *Channel) Publish(exchange, key string, mandatory, immediate bool, msg
 			AppId:           msg.AppId,
 		},
 	}); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if ch.confirming {
-		ch.confirms.Publish()
+		return ch.confirms.Publish(), nil
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index ab036d4..748ff14 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -454,6 +454,69 @@ func TestConfirmMultipleOrdersDeliveryTags(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestDeferredConfirmations(t *testing.T) {
+	rwc, srv := newSession(t)
+	defer rwc.Close()
+
+	go func() {
+		srv.connectionOpen()
+		srv.channelOpen(1)
+
+		srv.recv(1, &confirmSelect{})
+		srv.send(1, &confirmSelectOk{})
+
+		srv.recv(1, &basicPublish{})
+		srv.recv(1, &basicPublish{})
+		srv.recv(1, &basicPublish{})
+		srv.recv(1, &basicPublish{})
+	}()
+
+	c, err := Open(rwc, defaultConfig())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not create connection: %v (%s)", c, err)
+	}
+
+	ch, err := c.Channel()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not open channel: %v (%s)", ch, err)
+	}
+
+	ch.Confirm(false)
+
+	var results []*DeferredConfirmation
+	for i := 1; i < 5; i++ {
+		dc, err := ch.PublishWithDeferredConfirm("", "q", false, false, Publishing{Body: []byte("pub")})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to PublishWithDeferredConfirm: %v", err)
+		}
+		results = append(results, dc)
+	}
+
+	acks := make(chan Confirmation, 4)
+	for _, result := range results {
+		go func(r *DeferredConfirmation) {
+			acks <- Confirmation{Ack: r.Wait(), DeliveryTag: r.DeliveryTag}
+		}(result)
+	}
+
+	// received out of order, consumed out of order
+	assertReceive := func(ack Confirmation, tags ...uint64) {
+		for _, tag := range tags {
+			if tag == ack.DeliveryTag {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		t.Fatalf("failed ack, expected ack to be in set %v, got %d", tags, ack.DeliveryTag)
+	}
+	srv.send(1, &basicAck{DeliveryTag: 2})
+	assertReceive(<-acks, 2)
+	srv.send(1, &basicAck{DeliveryTag: 1})
+	assertReceive(<-acks, 1)
+	srv.send(1, &basicAck{DeliveryTag: 4, Multiple: true})
+	assertReceive(<-acks, 3, 4) // 3 and 4 are non-determistic due to map ordering
+	assertReceive(<-acks, 3, 4)
+}
+
 func TestNotifyClosesReusedPublisherConfirmChan(t *testing.T) {
 	rwc, srv := newSession(t)
 
diff --git a/confirms.go b/confirms.go
index 299b8f0..654d755 100644
--- a/confirms.go
+++ b/confirms.go
@@ -5,24 +5,28 @@
 
 package amqp091
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
 
 // confirms resequences and notifies one or multiple publisher confirmation listeners
 type confirms struct {
-	m            sync.Mutex
-	listeners    []chan Confirmation
-	sequencer    map[uint64]Confirmation
-	published    uint64
-	publishedMut sync.Mutex
-	expecting    uint64
+	m                     sync.Mutex
+	listeners             []chan Confirmation
+	sequencer             map[uint64]Confirmation
+	deferredConfirmations *deferredConfirmations
+	published             uint64
+	publishedMut          sync.Mutex
+	expecting             uint64
 }
 
 // newConfirms allocates a confirms
 func newConfirms() *confirms {
 	return &confirms{
-		sequencer: map[uint64]Confirmation{},
-		published: 0,
-		expecting: 1,
+		sequencer:             map[uint64]Confirmation{},
+		deferredConfirmations: newDeferredConfirmations(),
+		published:             0,
+		expecting:             1,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +38,12 @@ func (c *confirms) Listen(l chan Confirmation) {
 }
 
 // Publish increments the publishing counter
-func (c *confirms) Publish() uint64 {
+func (c *confirms) Publish() *DeferredConfirmation {
 	c.publishedMut.Lock()
 	defer c.publishedMut.Unlock()
 
 	c.published++
-	return c.published
+	return c.deferredConfirmations.Add(c.published)
 }
 
 // confirm confirms one publishing, increments the expecting delivery tag, and
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ func (c *confirms) One(confirmed Confirmation) {
 	c.m.Lock()
 	defer c.m.Unlock()
 
+	c.deferredConfirmations.Confirm(confirmed)
+
 	if c.expecting == confirmed.DeliveryTag {
 		c.confirm(confirmed)
 	} else {
@@ -84,6 +90,8 @@ func (c *confirms) Multiple(confirmed Confirmation) {
 	c.m.Lock()
 	defer c.m.Unlock()
 
+	c.deferredConfirmations.ConfirmMultiple(confirmed)
+
 	for c.expecting <= confirmed.DeliveryTag {
 		c.confirm(Confirmation{c.expecting, confirmed.Ack})
 	}
@@ -101,3 +109,56 @@ func (c *confirms) Close() error {
 	c.listeners = nil
 	return nil
 }
+
+type deferredConfirmations struct {
+	m             sync.Mutex
+	confirmations map[uint64]*DeferredConfirmation
+}
+
+func newDeferredConfirmations() *deferredConfirmations {
+	return &deferredConfirmations{
+		confirmations: map[uint64]*DeferredConfirmation{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *deferredConfirmations) Add(tag uint64) *DeferredConfirmation {
+	d.m.Lock()
+	defer d.m.Unlock()
+
+	dc := &DeferredConfirmation{DeliveryTag: tag}
+	dc.wg.Add(1)
+	d.confirmations[tag] = dc
+	return dc
+}
+
+func (d *deferredConfirmations) Confirm(confirmation Confirmation) {
+	d.m.Lock()
+	defer d.m.Unlock()
+
+	dc, found := d.confirmations[confirmation.DeliveryTag]
+	if !found {
+		// we should never receive a confirmation for a tag that hasn't been published, but a test causes this to happen
+		return
+	}
+	dc.confirmation = confirmation
+	dc.wg.Done()
+	delete(d.confirmations, confirmation.DeliveryTag)
+}
+
+func (d *deferredConfirmations) ConfirmMultiple(confirmation Confirmation) {
+	d.m.Lock()
+	defer d.m.Unlock()
+
+	for k, v := range d.confirmations {
+		if k <= confirmation.DeliveryTag {
+			v.confirmation = Confirmation{DeliveryTag: k, Ack: confirmation.Ack}
+			v.wg.Done()
+			delete(d.confirmations, k)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *DeferredConfirmation) Wait() bool {
+	d.wg.Wait()
+	return d.confirmation.Ack
+}
diff --git a/confirms_test.go b/confirms_test.go
index d36e25d..ea8acdb 100644
--- a/confirms_test.go
+++ b/confirms_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package amqp091
 
 import (
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ func TestConfirmOneResequences(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Listen(l)
 
 	for i := range fixtures {
-		if want, got := uint64(i+1), c.Publish(); want != got {
-			t.Fatalf("expected publish to return the 1 based delivery tag published, want: %d, got: %d", want, got)
+		if want, got := uint64(i+1), c.Publish(); want != got.DeliveryTag {
+			t.Fatalf("expected publish to return the 1 based delivery tag published, want: %d, got: %d", want, got.DeliveryTag)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func BenchmarkSequentialBufferedConfirms(t *testing.B) {
 		if i > cap(l)-1 {
 			<-l
 		}
-		c.One(Confirmation{c.Publish(), true})
+		c.One(Confirmation{c.Publish().DeliveryTag, true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func TestConfirmsIsThreadSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Listen(l)
 
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		go func() { pub <- Confirmation{c.Publish(), true} }()
+		go func() { pub <- Confirmation{c.Publish().DeliveryTag, true} }()
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
@@ -176,3 +177,42 @@ func TestConfirmsIsThreadSafe(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDeferredConfirmationsConfirm(t *testing.T) {
+	dcs := newDeferredConfirmations()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i, ack := range []bool{true, false} {
+		var result bool
+		deliveryTag := uint64(i + 1)
+		dc := dcs.Add(deliveryTag)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			result = dc.Wait()
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+		dcs.Confirm(Confirmation{deliveryTag, ack})
+		wg.Wait()
+		if result != ack {
+			t.Fatalf("expected to receive matching ack got %v", result)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeferredConfirmationsConfirmMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	dcs := newDeferredConfirmations()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var result bool
+	dc1 := dcs.Add(1)
+	dc2 := dcs.Add(2)
+	dc3 := dcs.Add(3)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		result = dc1.Wait() && dc2.Wait() && dc3.Wait()
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+	dcs.ConfirmMultiple(Confirmation{4, true})
+	wg.Wait()
+	if !result {
+		t.Fatal("expected to receive true for result, received false")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index eb256b1..3319990 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package amqp091
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -179,6 +180,15 @@ type Blocking struct {
 	Reason string // Server reason for activation
 }
 
+// DeferredConfirmation represents a future publisher confirm for a message. It
+// allows users to directly correlate a publishing to a confirmation. These are
+// returned from PublishWithDeferredConfirm on Channels.
+type DeferredConfirmation struct {
+	wg           sync.WaitGroup
+	DeliveryTag  uint64
+	confirmation Confirmation
+}
+
 // Confirmation notifies the acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement of a
 // publishing identified by its delivery tag.  Use NotifyPublish on the Channel
 // to consume these events.