diff --git a/stompman/listening_events.py b/stompman/listening_events.py
index c025c63..f94e3cf 100644
--- a/stompman/listening_events.py
+++ b/stompman/listening_events.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Self
 
 from stompman.frames import (
     AckFrame,
@@ -36,6 +37,24 @@ async def nack(self) -> None:
             )
         )
 
+    async def with_auto_ack(
+        self,
+        awaitable: Awaitable[None],
+        *,
+        on_suppressed_exception: Callable[[Exception, Self], Any],
+        supressed_exception_classes: tuple[type[Exception], ...] = (Exception,),
+    ) -> None:
+        called_nack = False
+        try:
+            await awaitable
+        except supressed_exception_classes as exception:
+            await self.nack()
+            called_nack = True
+            on_suppressed_exception(exception, self)
+        finally:
+            if not called_nack:
+                await self.ack()
+
 
 @dataclass
 class ErrorEvent:
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 736e12b..6890dc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -346,6 +346,69 @@ async def test_ack_nack() -> None:
     assert_frames_between_lifespan_match(collected_frames, [message_frame, nack_frame, ack_frame])
 
 
+def get_mocked_message_event() -> tuple[MessageEvent, mock.AsyncMock, mock.AsyncMock, mock.Mock]:
+    ack_mock, nack_mock, on_suppressed_exception_mock = mock.AsyncMock(), mock.AsyncMock(), mock.Mock()
+
+    class CustomMessageEvent(MessageEvent):
+        ack = ack_mock
+        nack = nack_mock
+
+    return (
+        CustomMessageEvent(
+            _frame=MessageFrame(
+                headers={"destination": "destination", "message-id": "message-id", "subscription": "subscription"},
+                body=b"",
+            ),
+            _client=mock.Mock(),
+        ),
+        ack_mock,
+        nack_mock,
+        on_suppressed_exception_mock,
+    )
+
+
+async def test_message_event_with_auto_ack_nack() -> None:
+    event, ack, nack, on_suppressed_exception = get_mocked_message_event()
+    exception = RuntimeError()
+
+    async def raises_runtime_error() -> None:  # noqa: RUF029
+        raise exception
+
+    await event.with_auto_ack(
+        raises_runtime_error(),
+        supressed_exception_classes=(Exception,),
+        on_suppressed_exception=on_suppressed_exception,
+    )
+
+    ack.assert_not_called()
+    nack.assert_called_once_with()
+    on_suppressed_exception.assert_called_once_with(exception, event)
+
+
+async def test_message_event_with_auto_ack_ack_raises() -> None:
+    event, ack, nack, on_suppressed_exception = get_mocked_message_event()
+
+    async def func() -> None:  # noqa: RUF029
+        raise Exception  # noqa: TRY002
+
+    with suppress(Exception):
+        await event.with_auto_ack(
+            func(), supressed_exception_classes=(RuntimeError,), on_suppressed_exception=on_suppressed_exception
+        )
+
+    ack.assert_called_once_with()
+    nack.assert_not_called()
+    on_suppressed_exception.assert_not_called()
+
+
+async def test_message_event_with_auto_ack_ack_ok() -> None:
+    event, ack, nack, on_suppressed_exception = get_mocked_message_event()
+    await event.with_auto_ack(mock.AsyncMock()(), on_suppressed_exception=on_suppressed_exception)
+    ack.assert_called_once_with()
+    nack.assert_not_called()
+    on_suppressed_exception.assert_not_called()
+
+
 async def test_send_message_and_enter_transaction_ok(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     body = b"hello"
     destination = "/queue/test"