diff --git a/src/Model.discontinuity.test.ts b/src/Model.discontinuity.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fe0628d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Model.discontinuity.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { Realtime, Types } from 'ably/promises';
+import pino from 'pino';
+import { Subject, lastValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
+import { it, describe, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+import Model from './Model.js';
+import { ModelOptions, ModelState } from './types/model.js';
+import { MutationMethods } from './types/mutations.js';
+
+vi.mock('ably/promises');
+
+interface ModelTestContext extends ModelOptions {}
+
+const getNthEventPromise = <T>(subject: Subject<T>, n: number) => lastValueFrom(subject.pipe(take(n)));
+
+const getEventPromises = <T>(subject: Subject<T>, n: number) => {
+  const promises: Promise<T>[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    promises.push(getNthEventPromise(subject, i + 1));
+  }
+  return promises;
+};
+
+const modelStatePromise = <T, M extends MutationMethods>(model: Model<T, M>, state: ModelState) =>
+  new Promise((resolve) => model.whenState(state, model.state, resolve));
+
+describe('Model', () => {
+  beforeEach<ModelTestContext>(async (context) => {
+    const ably = new Realtime({});
+    ably.connection.whenState = vi.fn<[Types.ConnectionState], Promise<Types.ConnectionStateChange>>(async () => {
+      return {
+        current: 'connected',
+        previous: 'initialized',
+      };
+    });
+    const logger = pino({ level: 'silent' });
+    context.ably = ably;
+    context.logger = logger;
+  });
+  it<ModelTestContext>('handles discontinuity with resync', async ({ ably, logger }) => {
+    const channel = ably.channels.get('foo');
+    let suspendChannel: (...args: any[]) => void = () => {
+      throw new Error('suspended not defined');
+    };
+
+    channel.on = vi.fn<any, any>(async (name: string[], callback) => {
+      if (name.includes('suspended')) {
+        suspendChannel = () => {
+          callback();
+        };
+      }
+    });
+    channel.subscribe = vi.fn<any, any>();
+    channel.attach = vi.fn<any, any>();
+    channel.detach = vi.fn<any, any>();
+    ably.channels.release = vi.fn<any, any>();
+
+    let counter = 0;
+
+    const sync = vi.fn(async () => `${counter++}`);
+    const model = new Model<string, {}>('test', { ably, logger });
+    const update1 = vi.fn(async (state, event) => {
+      return event.data;
+    });
+    await model.$register({ $sync: sync, $update: { s1: { testEvent: update1 } } });
+
+    expect(sync).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+    let subscription = new Subject<void>();
+    const subscriptionCalls = getEventPromises(subscription, 2);
+    const subscriptionSpy = vi.fn<[Error | null, string?]>(() => {
+      subscription.next();
+    });
+    model.subscribe(subscriptionSpy);
+
+    await subscriptionCalls[0];
+    expect(subscriptionSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, null, '0');
+
+    expect(counter).toEqual(1);
+    await modelStatePromise(model, 'ready');
+
+    suspendChannel();
+    await modelStatePromise(model, 'ready');
+
+    await subscriptionCalls[1];
+    expect(subscriptionSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, null, '1');
+    expect(counter).toEqual(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/Model.test.ts b/src/Model.test.ts
index c03a72dd..8dc5c5e0 100644
--- a/src/Model.test.ts
+++ b/src/Model.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ vi.mock('./StreamRegistry', () => {
     subscribe(): void {}
     unsubscribe(): void {}
     async dispose() {}
+    async reset() {}
   }
   const streams: { [key: string]: IStream } = {};
 
diff --git a/src/Model.ts b/src/Model.ts
index 7ab064d5..b7e60a48 100644
--- a/src/Model.ts
+++ b/src/Model.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ export default class Model<T, M extends MutationMethods> extends EventEmitter<Re
       if (callback) {
         stream.unsubscribe(callback);
       }
+      stream.reset();
     }
     this.streamSubscriptionsMap = new WeakMap();
   }
diff --git a/src/Stream.ts b/src/Stream.ts
index 387a95a0..50bfaf8b 100644
--- a/src/Stream.ts
+++ b/src/Stream.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export interface IStream {
   get channel(): string;
   pause(): Promise<void>;
   resume(): Promise<void>;
+  reset(): void;
   subscribe(callback: StandardCallback<AblyTypes.Message>): void;
   unsubscribe(callback: StandardCallback<AblyTypes.Message>): void;
   dispose(reason?: AblyTypes.ErrorInfo | string): Promise<void>;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export default class Stream extends EventEmitter<Record<StreamState, StreamState
   private readonly ably: AblyTypes.RealtimePromise;
   private currentState: StreamState = StreamState.INITIALIZED;
   private readonly ablyChannel: AblyTypes.RealtimeChannelPromise;
-  private readonly subscriptions = new Subject<AblyTypes.Message>();
+  private subscriptions = new Subject<AblyTypes.Message>();
   private subscriptionMap: WeakMap<StandardCallback<AblyTypes.Message>, Subscription> = new WeakMap();
 
   private readonly baseLogContext: Partial<{ scope: string; action: string }>;
@@ -80,10 +81,6 @@ export default class Stream extends EventEmitter<Record<StreamState, StreamState
     this.ably = options.ably;
     this.logger = options.logger;
     this.ablyChannel = this.ably.channels.get(this.options.channel);
-    this.ablyChannel.on('failed', (change) => this.dispose(change.reason));
-    this.ablyChannel.on(['suspended', 'update'], () =>
-      this.subscriptions.error(new Error('discontinuity in channel connection')),
-    );
     this.baseLogContext = { scope: `Stream#${options.channel}` };
     this.init();
   }
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ export default class Stream extends EventEmitter<Record<StreamState, StreamState
         callback(null, message);
       },
       error: (err) => {
-        this.logger.trace({ ...this.baseLogContext, action: 'error()' });
+        this.logger.trace({ ...this.baseLogContext, action: 'error()', error: err.toString() });
         callback(err);
       },
       complete: () => {
@@ -144,6 +141,14 @@ export default class Stream extends EventEmitter<Record<StreamState, StreamState
     this.ably.channels.release(this.ablyChannel.name);
   }
 
+  public async reset() {
+    this.logger.trace({ ...this.baseLogContext, action: 'reset()' });
+    this.setState(StreamState.INITIALIZED, 'reset');
+    this.subscriptions.unsubscribe();
+    this.subscriptions = new Subject<AblyTypes.Message>();
+    this.init();
+  }
+
   private setState(state: StreamState, reason?: AblyTypes.ErrorInfo | string) {
     this.logger.trace({ ...this.baseLogContext, action: 'setState()', state, reason });
     const previous = this.currentState;
@@ -157,6 +162,10 @@ export default class Stream extends EventEmitter<Record<StreamState, StreamState
 
   private async init() {
     this.logger.trace({ ...this.baseLogContext, action: 'init()' });
+    this.ablyChannel.on('failed', (change) => this.dispose(change.reason));
+    this.ablyChannel.on(['suspended', 'update'], () => {
+      this.subscriptions.error(new Error('discontinuity in channel connection'));
+    });
     this.setState(StreamState.PREPARING);
     await this.ably.connection.whenState('connected');
     await this.ablyChannel.subscribe(this.onMessage.bind(this));