diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java
index f9151daf8..9037913c5 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java
@@ -1834,6 +1834,7 @@ private boolean verify(Message msg, boolean checkTooHigh, boolean checkTooLow)
                     return false;
                 } else if (checkTooLow && isTargetTooLow(msgSeqNum)) {
                     doTargetTooLow(msg);
+                    stateListener.onPossDupMessageDiscarded(sessionID, msg);
                     return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -1841,6 +1842,7 @@ private boolean verify(Message msg, boolean checkTooHigh, boolean checkTooLow)
             // Handle poss dup where msgSeq is as expected
             // FIX 4.4 Vol 2, test case 2f&g
             if (isPossibleDuplicate(msg) && !validatePossDup(msg)) {
+                stateListener.onPossDupMessageDiscarded(sessionID, msg);
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -1873,7 +1875,7 @@ private boolean verify(Message msg, boolean checkTooHigh, boolean checkTooLow)
         return true;
     }
 
-    private boolean doTargetTooLow(Message msg) throws FieldNotFound, IOException {
+    private void doTargetTooLow(Message msg) throws FieldNotFound, IOException {
         if (!isPossibleDuplicate(msg)) {
             final int msgSeqNum = msg.getHeader().getInt(MsgSeqNum.FIELD);
             final String text = "MsgSeqNum too low, expecting " + getExpectedTargetNum()
@@ -1881,7 +1883,7 @@ private boolean doTargetTooLow(Message msg) throws FieldNotFound, IOException {
             generateLogout(text);
             throw new SessionException(text);
         }
-        return validatePossDup(msg);
+        validatePossDup(msg);
     }
 
     private void doBadCompID(Message msg) throws IOException, FieldNotFound {
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionStateListener.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionStateListener.java
index 4c1f0ea59..e5aa0c271 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionStateListener.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionStateListener.java
@@ -105,4 +105,18 @@ default void onSequenceResetReceived(SessionID sessionID, int newSeqNo, boolean
      */
     default void onResendRequestSatisfied(SessionID sessionID, int beginSeqNo, int endSeqNo) {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a received PossDupFlag=Y message is discarded before
+     * application processing because it failed sequence number or
+     * OrigSendingTime validation.
+     * <p>
+     * The message is the full inbound message that was discarded. Listener
+     * implementations must treat it as read-only and must not mutate it.
+     *
+     * @param sessionID affected SessionID
+     * @param message discarded message
+     */
+    default void onPossDupMessageDiscarded(SessionID sessionID, Message message) {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionTest.java b/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionTest.java
index dc70f958c..88368fa45 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionTest.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionTest.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -294,6 +295,105 @@ public void testPossDupMessageWithoutOrigSendingTime() throws Exception {
         session.close();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testTooLowPossDupMessageDiscardNotifiesStateListener() throws Exception {
+        final UnitTestApplication application = new UnitTestApplication();
+        try (Session session = setUpSession(application, false,
+                new UnitTestResponder())) {
+            logonTo(session);
+            session.next(createAppMessage(2));
+
+            assertEquals(3, session.getExpectedTargetNum());
+            assertEquals(1, application.fromAppMessages.size());
+
+            session.addStateListener(new SessionStateListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onMissedHeartBeat(SessionID sessionID) {
+                }
+            });
+            final SessionStateListener mockStateListener = mock(SessionStateListener.class);
+            session.addStateListener(mockStateListener);
+
+            final Message possDupMessage = createPossDupAppMessage(2);
+            session.next(possDupMessage);
+
+            assertEquals(3, session.getExpectedTargetNum());
+            assertEquals(1, application.fromAppMessages.size());
+
+            final ArgumentCaptor<Message> messageCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Message.class);
+            verify(mockStateListener).onPossDupMessageDiscarded(eq(session.getSessionID()),
+                    messageCaptor.capture());
+            assertTrue(possDupMessage == messageCaptor.getValue());
+            verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockStateListener);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testExpectedSequencePossDupMessageDiscardNotifiesStateListener()
+            throws Exception {
+        final UnitTestApplication application = new UnitTestApplication();
+        try (Session session = setUpSession(application, false,
+                new UnitTestResponder())) {
+            logonTo(session);
+
+            final SessionStateListener mockStateListener = mock(SessionStateListener.class);
+            session.addStateListener(mockStateListener);
+
+            final Message possDupMessage = createAppMessage(2);
+            possDupMessage.getHeader().setBoolean(PossDupFlag.FIELD, true);
+            session.next(possDupMessage);
+
+            assertEquals(3, session.getExpectedTargetNum());
+            assertNull(application.lastFromAppMessage());
+            assertEquals(Reject.MSGTYPE, application.lastToAdminMessage()
+                    .getHeader().getString(MsgType.FIELD));
+
+            final ArgumentCaptor<Message> messageCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Message.class);
+            verify(mockStateListener).onPossDupMessageDiscarded(eq(session.getSessionID()),
+                    messageCaptor.capture());
+            assertTrue(possDupMessage == messageCaptor.getValue());
+            verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockStateListener);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTooLowNonPossDupMessageDoesNotNotifyStateListener() throws Exception {
+        final UnitTestApplication application = new UnitTestApplication();
+        try (Session session = setUpSession(application, false,
+                new UnitTestResponder())) {
+            logonTo(session);
+            session.next(createAppMessage(2));
+
+            final SessionStateListener mockStateListener = mock(SessionStateListener.class);
+            session.addStateListener(mockStateListener);
+
+            processMessage(session, createAppMessage(1));
+
+            verify(mockStateListener, times(0)).onPossDupMessageDiscarded(
+                    any(SessionID.class), any(Message.class));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInSequenceMessageDoesNotNotifyPossDupDiscarded() throws Exception {
+        final UnitTestApplication application = new UnitTestApplication();
+        try (Session session = setUpSession(application, false,
+                new UnitTestResponder())) {
+            logonTo(session);
+
+            final SessionStateListener mockStateListener = mock(SessionStateListener.class);
+            session.addStateListener(mockStateListener);
+
+            session.next(createAppMessage(2));
+
+            assertEquals(3, session.getExpectedTargetNum());
+            assertEquals(1, application.fromAppMessages.size());
+            verify(mockStateListener, times(0)).onPossDupMessageDiscarded(
+                    any(SessionID.class), any(Message.class));
+            verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockStateListener);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testInferResetSeqNumAcceptedWithNonInitialSequenceNumber()
             throws Exception {