diff --git a/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/MQTTSessionHandler.java b/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/MQTTSessionHandler.java
index d118bd863..e3d6ce3d4 100644
--- a/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/MQTTSessionHandler.java
+++ b/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/MQTTSessionHandler.java
@@ -960,9 +960,6 @@ private void confirm(ConfirmingMessage confirmingMsg, boolean delivered) {
         }
         // confirm up to the current seq
         onConfirm(confirmingMsg.seq);
-        if (resendTask != null && !resendTask.isDone()) {
-            resendTask.cancel(true);
-        }
     }
 
     protected abstract void onConfirm(long seq);
diff --git a/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/v3/MQTT3TransientSessionHandlerTest.java b/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/v3/MQTT3TransientSessionHandlerTest.java
index 6efa2b125..756450015 100644
--- a/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/v3/MQTT3TransientSessionHandlerTest.java
+++ b/bifromq-mqtt/bifromq-mqtt-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bifromq/mqtt/handler/v3/MQTT3TransientSessionHandlerTest.java
@@ -1636,4 +1636,68 @@ public void qoS2PubWithSameSourcePacketId() {
         assertFalse(types.contains(QOS2_DROPPED), "no qos2 message should be dropped");
         assertFalse(types.contains(QOS2_DIST_ERROR), "no qos2 distribution error expected");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void qoS1ResendKeepsRunningAfterPartialAck() {
+        when(settingProvider.provide(eq(ResendTimeoutSeconds), anyString())).thenReturn(1);
+        when(settingProvider.provide(eq(MaxResendTimes), anyString())).thenReturn(1);
+        when(settingProvider.provide(eq(ReceivingMaximum), anyString())).thenReturn(2);
+
+        channel.pipeline().removeLast();
+        channel.pipeline().addLast(new ChannelDuplexHandler() {
+            @Override
+            public void handlerAdded(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+                super.handlerAdded(ctx);
+                ctx.pipeline().addLast(
+                    MQTT3TransientSessionHandler.builder().settings(new TenantSettings(tenantId, settingProvider))
+                        .tenantMeter(tenantMeter).oomCondition(oomCondition).userSessionId(userSessionId(clientInfo))
+                        .keepAliveTimeSeconds(120).clientInfo(clientInfo).willMessage(null).ctx(ctx).build());
+                ctx.pipeline().remove(this);
+            }
+        });
+        transientSessionHandler = (MQTT3TransientSessionHandler) channel.pipeline().last();
+
+        mockCheckPermission(true);
+        mockDistMatch(true);
+        transientSessionHandler.subscribe(System.nanoTime(), topicFilter, QoS.AT_LEAST_ONCE);
+        channel.runPendingTasks();
+        ArgumentCaptor<Long> longCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Long.class);
+        verify(localDistService).match(anyLong(), eq(topicFilter), longCaptor.capture(), any());
+
+        transientSessionHandler.publish(s2cMessageList(topic, 2, QoS.AT_LEAST_ONCE),
+            Collections.singleton(new IMQTTTransientSession.MatchedTopicFilter(topicFilter, longCaptor.getValue())));
+        channel.runPendingTasks();
+
+        MqttPublishMessage first = channel.readOutbound();
+        MqttPublishMessage second = channel.readOutbound();
+        assertNotNull(first);
+        assertNotNull(second);
+
+        int firstId = first.variableHeader().packetId();
+        int secondId = second.variableHeader().packetId();
+
+        channel.writeInbound(MQTTMessageUtils.pubAckMessage(firstId));
+        channel.runPendingTasks();
+
+        testTicker.advanceTimeBy(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        channel.advanceTimeBy(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        channel.runScheduledPendingTasks();
+        channel.runPendingTasks();
+        channel.flushOutbound();
+
+        MqttPublishMessage resent = channel.readOutbound();
+        assertNotNull(resent);
+        assertEquals(resent.variableHeader().packetId(), secondId);
+        assertTrue(resent.fixedHeader().isDup());
+
+        testTicker.advanceTimeBy(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        channel.advanceTimeBy(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        channel.runScheduledPendingTasks();
+        channel.runPendingTasks();
+
+        verify(eventCollector, atLeast(1)).report(argThat(e ->
+            e instanceof QoS1Dropped d && d.reason() == DropReason.MaxRetried));
+        verify(eventCollector, atLeast(1)).report(argThat(e ->
+            e instanceof QoS1Confirmed c && !c.delivered()));
+    }
 }