diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyListener.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0eae33a832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Message;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.element.ReplyElement;
+
+public interface ReplyListener {
+
+ /**
+ * Listener method that gets called when a {@link Message} containing a {@link ReplyElement} is received.
+ *
+ * @param message message
+ * @param reply Reply element
+ * @param replyBody body that is marked as reply
+ */
+ void onReplyReceived(Message message, ReplyElement reply, String replyBody);
+
+}
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyManager.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyManager.java
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index 0000000000..5c66a8774e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.WeakHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.AsyncButOrdered;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.ConnectionCreationListener;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.Manager;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPConnection;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPConnectionRegistry;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPException;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.AndFilter;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.StanzaExtensionFilter;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.StanzaFilter;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.StanzaTypeFilter;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Message;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.MessageBuilder;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Stanza;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.disco.ServiceDiscoveryManager;
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.element.ReplyElement;
+
+import org.jxmpp.jid.BareJid;
+import org.jxmpp.jid.EntityBareJid;
+
+/**
+ * Smacks API for XEP-0461: Message Replies.
+ * This extension defines a method for replying to XMPP messages in a standardized way.
+ * It allows senders to explicitly acknowledge receipt of a message or provide a reply,
+ * which can be especially useful in scenarios where the original sender expects a response.
+ * The reply may include metadata or content that clarifies the context of the message reply.
+ *
+ * @see XEP-0461: Message Replies
+ */
+public final class ReplyManager extends Manager {
+
+ private static final Map INSTANCES = new WeakHashMap<>();
+
+ static {
+ XMPPConnectionRegistry.addConnectionCreationListener(new ConnectionCreationListener() {
+ @Override
+ public void connectionCreated(XMPPConnection connection) {
+ getInstanceFor(connection);
+ }
+ });
+ }
+
+ private final Set listeners = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<>();
+ private final AsyncButOrdered asyncButOrdered = new AsyncButOrdered<>();
+ private final StanzaFilter replyElementFilter = new AndFilter(StanzaTypeFilter.MESSAGE,
+ new StanzaExtensionFilter(ReplyElement.ELEMENT, ReplyElement.NAMESPACE));
+
+ private void replyElementListener(Stanza packet) {
+ Message message = (Message) packet;
+ ReplyElement reply = ReplyElement.fromMessage(message);
+ String body = message.getBody();
+ asyncButOrdered.performAsyncButOrdered(message.getFrom().asBareJid(), () -> {
+ for (ReplyListener l : listeners) {
+ l.onReplyReceived(message, reply, body);
+ }
+ });
+ }
+
+ private ReplyManager(XMPPConnection connection) {
+ super(connection);
+ connection.addAsyncStanzaListener(this::replyElementListener, replyElementFilter);
+ ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection).addFeature(ReplyElement.NAMESPACE);
+ }
+
+ public static synchronized ReplyManager getInstanceFor(XMPPConnection connection) {
+ ReplyManager manager = INSTANCES.get(connection);
+ if (manager == null) {
+ manager = new ReplyManager(connection);
+ INSTANCES.put(connection, manager);
+ }
+ return manager;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Checks if the user associated with the given JID (Jabber ID) supports message reply functionality.
+ *
+ * @param jid The JID of the user to check for reply support.
+ * @return {@code true} if the user supports replies, {@code false} otherwise.
+ * @throws XMPPException.XMPPErrorException If an XMPP error occurs.
+ * @throws SmackException.NotConnectedException If the XMPP connection is not established.
+ * @throws InterruptedException If the process is interrupted.
+ * @throws SmackException.NoResponseException If no response is received from the server.
+ */
+ public boolean userSupportsReplies(EntityBareJid jid) throws XMPPException.XMPPErrorException, SmackException.NotConnectedException, InterruptedException,
+ SmackException.NoResponseException {
+ return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection())
+ .supportsFeature(jid, ReplyElement.NAMESPACE);
+
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Checks if the XMPP server supports replies for messages.
+ *
+ * @return {@code true} if the server supports replies, {@code false} otherwise.
+ * @throws XMPPException.XMPPErrorException If an XMPP error occurs.
+ * @throws SmackException.NotConnectedException If the XMPP connection is not established.
+ * @throws InterruptedException If the process is interrupted.
+ * @throws SmackException.NoResponseException If no response is received from the server.
+ */
+ public boolean serverSupportsReplies()
+ throws XMPPException.XMPPErrorException, SmackException.NotConnectedException, InterruptedException,
+ SmackException.NoResponseException {
+ return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection()).serverSupportsFeature(ReplyElement.NAMESPACE);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a reply extension to the message builder with the specified reply details.
+ *
+ * This method creates a `ReplyElement` with the given `to` and `id` attributes,
+ * and adds it as an extension to the provided `messageBuilder`.
+ *
+ * @param messageBuilder The message builder that will receive the reply extension.
+ * @param replyTo The 'to' attribute of the reply, representing the recipient of the original message.
+ * @param replyId The 'id' attribute of the reply, representing the ID of the original message being replied to.
+ * @return The message builder with the reply extension added, including the specified `to` and `id` attributes.
+ */
+ public static MessageBuilder addReply(MessageBuilder messageBuilder, String replyTo, String replyId) {
+ ReplyElement replyElement = new ReplyElement(replyTo, replyId);
+
+ return messageBuilder.addExtension(replyElement);
+ }
+
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a reply listener for message replies.
+ *
+ * @param listener The listener to be added.
+ * @return {@code true} if the listener was successfully added, {@code false} otherwise.
+ */
+ public synchronized boolean addReplyListener(ReplyListener listener) {
+ return listeners.add(listener);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Removes a reply listener for message replies.
+ *
+ * @param listener The listener to be removed.
+ * @return {@code true} if the listener was successfully removed, {@code false} otherwise.
+ */
+ public synchronized boolean removeReplyListener(ReplyListener listener) {
+ return listeners.remove(listener);
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/element/ReplyElement.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/element/ReplyElement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa7047fa07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/element/ReplyElement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.element;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.ExtensionElement;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Message;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.XmlEnvironment;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.XmlStringBuilder;
+
+
+public class ReplyElement implements ExtensionElement {
+
+ public static final String NAMESPACE = "urn:xmpp:reply:0";
+ public static final String ELEMENT = "reply";
+
+ private final String replyTo;
+ private final String replyId;
+
+ public ReplyElement(String replyTo, String replyId) {
+ this.replyTo = replyTo;
+ this.replyId = replyId;
+ }
+
+ public String getReplyTo() {
+ return replyTo;
+ }
+
+ public String getReplyId() {
+ return replyId;
+ }
+
+ @Override public String getNamespace() {
+ return NAMESPACE;
+ }
+
+ @Override public String getElementName() {
+ return ELEMENT;
+ }
+
+ @Override public XmlStringBuilder toXML(XmlEnvironment xmlEnvironment) {
+ XmlStringBuilder xml = new XmlStringBuilder(this);
+
+ if (replyTo != null) {
+ xml.attribute("to", replyTo);
+ }
+ if (replyId != null) {
+ xml.attribute("id", replyId);
+ }
+
+ return xml.closeEmptyElement();
+ }
+
+ public static ReplyElement fromMessage(Message message) {
+ return message.getExtension(ReplyElement.class);
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/element/package-info.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/element/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a90f6b65b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/element/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smack's API for XEP-0461: Message Replies.
+ * Extension Elements
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.element;
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/package-info.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..853e845c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smack's API for XEP-0461: Message Replies.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply;
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/provider/ReplyElementProvider.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/provider/ReplyElementProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78d5a282a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/provider/ReplyElementProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.provider;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.XmlEnvironment;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.parsing.SmackParsingException;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.ExtensionElementProvider;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.xml.XmlPullParser;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.xml.XmlPullParserException;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.element.ReplyElement;
+
+public class ReplyElementProvider extends ExtensionElementProvider {
+
+ @Override public ReplyElement parse(XmlPullParser parser, int initialDepth, XmlEnvironment xmlEnvironment)
+ throws XmlPullParserException, IOException, SmackParsingException, ParseException {
+
+ String replyTo = parser.getAttributeValue("to");
+ String replyId = parser.getAttributeValue("id");
+
+ return new ReplyElement(replyTo, replyId);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/provider/package-info.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/provider/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f4f99f756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/provider/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smack's API for XEP-0461: Message Replies.
+ * Element Providers
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.provider;
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/resources/org.jivesoftware.smack.experimental/experimental.providers b/smack-experimental/src/main/resources/org.jivesoftware.smack.experimental/experimental.providers
index 822bc58375..f1a2cb7894 100644
--- a/smack-experimental/src/main/resources/org.jivesoftware.smack.experimental/experimental.providers
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/resources/org.jivesoftware.smack.experimental/experimental.providers
@@ -399,5 +399,12 @@
org.jivesoftware.smackx.gcm.provider.GcmExtensionProvider
+
+
+ reply
+ urn:xmpp:reply:0
+ org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.provider.ReplyElementProvider
+
+
diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyTest.java b/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..822efe2110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/reply/ReplyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Ismael Nunes Campos
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply;
+
+import static org.jivesoftware.smack.test.util.XmlAssertUtil.assertXmlSimilar;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.test.util.SmackTestUtil;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.test.util.TestUtils;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.xml.XmlPullParser;
+
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.element.ReplyElement;
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.reply.provider.ReplyElementProvider;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.EnumSource;
+
+public class ReplyTest {
+
+ @ParameterizedTest
+ @EnumSource(SmackTestUtil.XmlPullParserKind.class)
+ public void serializationTest() {
+
+ String replyTo = "anna@example.com";
+ String replyId = "message-id1";
+ ReplyElement element = new ReplyElement(replyTo, replyId);
+ assertXmlSimilar("", element.toXML());
+ }
+
+ @ParameterizedTest
+ @EnumSource(SmackTestUtil.XmlPullParserKind.class)
+ public void deserializationTest() throws Exception {
+
+ String xml = "";
+
+ XmlPullParser parser = TestUtils.getParser(xml);
+
+ ReplyElementProvider provider = new ReplyElementProvider();
+
+ ReplyElement element = provider.parse(parser, 1, null);
+
+ assertEquals("anna@example.com", element.getReplyTo());
+ assertEquals("message-id1", element.getReplyId());
+ }
+
+}