diff --git a/ceilometer/pipeline.py b/ceilometer/pipeline.py
index 95863aef..d82a3b7f 100644
--- a/ceilometer/pipeline.py
+++ b/ceilometer/pipeline.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import os
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
+import oslo_messaging
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 from stevedore import extension
@@ -117,8 +118,14 @@ class EventPipelineEndpoint(PipelineEndpoint):
             for ev in payload if publisher_utils.verify_signature(
                 ev, cfg.CONF.publisher.telemetry_secret)
         ]
-        with self.publish_context as p:
-            p(events)
+        try:
+            with self.publish_context as p:
+                p(events)
+        except Exception:
+            if not cfg.CONF.notification.ack_on_event_error:
+                return oslo_messaging.NotificationResult.REQUEUE
+            raise
+        return oslo_messaging.NotificationResult.HANDLED
 
 
 class _PipelineTransportManager(object):
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/unit/test_event_pipeline.py b/ceilometer/tests/unit/test_event_pipeline.py
index cc3b9b21..fac9d51b 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/unit/test_event_pipeline.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/unit/test_event_pipeline.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import datetime
 import traceback
 import uuid
 
+import mock
+from oslo_config import fixture as fixture_config
+import oslo_messaging
 from oslotest import base
 from oslotest import mockpatch
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ from ceilometer.event.storage import models
 from ceilometer import pipeline
 from ceilometer import publisher
 from ceilometer.publisher import test as test_publisher
+from ceilometer.publisher import utils
 
 
 class EventPipelineTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
@@ -364,3 +368,42 @@ class EventPipelineTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_unique_pipeline_names(self):
         self._dup_pipeline_name_cfg()
         self._exception_create_pipelinemanager()
+
+    def test_event_pipeline_endpoint_requeue_on_failure(self):
+        self.CONF = self.useFixture(fixture_config.Config()).conf
+        self.CONF([])
+
+        self.CONF.set_override("ack_on_event_error", False,
+                               group="notification")
+        self.CONF.set_override("telemetry_secret", "not-so-secret",
+                               group="publisher")
+        test_data = {
+            'message_id': uuid.uuid4(),
+            'event_type': 'a',
+            'generated': '2013-08-08 21:06:37.803826',
+            'traits': [
+                {'name': 't_text',
+                 'value': 1,
+                 'dtype': 'text_trait'
+                 }
+            ],
+            'raw': {'status': 'started'}
+        }
+        message_sign = utils.compute_signature(test_data, 'not-so-secret')
+        test_data['message_signature'] = message_sign
+
+        fake_publisher = mock.Mock()
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
+            'ceilometer.publisher.test.TestPublisher',
+            return_value=fake_publisher))
+
+        pipeline_manager = pipeline.PipelineManager(self.pipeline_cfg,
+                                                    self.transformer_manager,
+                                                    self.p_type)
+        event_pipeline_endpoint = pipeline.EventPipelineEndpoint(
+            mock.Mock(), pipeline_manager.pipelines[0])
+
+        fake_publisher.publish_events.side_effect = Exception
+        ret = event_pipeline_endpoint.sample(None, 'compute.vagrant-precise',
+                                             'a', [test_data], None)
+        self.assertEqual(oslo_messaging.NotificationResult.REQUEUE, ret)