diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8701f74..d90a77c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ by adding `elsa` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
 ```elixir
 def deps do
   [
-    {:elsa, "~> 0.5.1"}
+    {:elsa, "~> 0.6.0"}
   ]
 end
 ```
diff --git a/lib/elsa/consumer/message_handler.ex b/lib/elsa/consumer/message_handler.ex
index 216e661..aedcf14 100644
--- a/lib/elsa/consumer/message_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/elsa/consumer/message_handler.ex
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ defmodule Elsa.Consumer.MessageHandler do
   processes.
   """
   @callback init(term()) :: {:ok, term()}
-  @callback handle_messages(term(), term()) :: {:ack, term()} | {:no_ack, term()}
-  @callback handle_messages(term()) :: :ack | :no_ack
+  @callback handle_messages(term(), term()) :: {:ack, term()} | {:ack, term(), term()} | {:no_ack, term()}
+  @callback handle_messages(term()) :: :ack | {:ack, term()} | :no_ack
 
   @doc """
   Defines the macro for implementing the message handler behaviour
@@ -24,14 +24,33 @@ defmodule Elsa.Consumer.MessageHandler do
       end
 
       def handle_messages(messages, state) do
-        result = handle_messages(messages)
-        {result, state}
+        case handle_messages(messages) do
+          :ack -> {:ack, state}
+          {:ack, offset} -> {:ack, offset, state}
+          :no_ack -> {:no_ack, state}
+        end
       end
 
       def handle_messages(messages) do
         :ack
       end
 
+      def topic() do
+        Process.get(:elsa_topic)
+      end
+
+      def partition() do
+        Process.get(:elsa_partition)
+      end
+
+      def generation_id() do
+        Process.get(:elsa_generation_id)
+      end
+
+      def name() do
+        Process.get(:elsa_name)
+      end
+
       defoverridable Elsa.Consumer.MessageHandler
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/elsa/group/manager.ex b/lib/elsa/group/manager.ex
index 2a2ec70..2d74562 100644
--- a/lib/elsa/group/manager.ex
+++ b/lib/elsa/group/manager.ex
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ defmodule Elsa.Group.Manager do
     GenServer.cast(group_manager, {:ack, topic, partition, generation_id, offset})
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Trigger acknowldgement of processed messages back to the cluster.
+  """
+  @spec ack(String.t(), %{topic: String.t(), partition: integer(), generation_id: integer(), offset: integer()}) :: :ok
+  def ack(name, %{topic: topic, partition: partition, generation_id: generation_id, offset: offset}) do
+    ack(name, topic, partition, generation_id, offset)
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Start the group manager process and register a name with the process registry.
   """
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ defmodule Elsa.Group.Manager do
     case assignment_generation_id == generation_id do
       true ->
         :ok = :brod_group_coordinator.ack(state.group_coordinator_pid, generation_id, topic, partition, offset)
+        :ok = :brod.consume_ack(state.name, topic, partition, offset)
         new_workers = WorkerManager.update_offset(state.workers, topic, partition, offset)
         {:noreply, %{state | workers: new_workers}}
 
diff --git a/lib/elsa/group/worker.ex b/lib/elsa/group/worker.ex
index 2a285f2..a095274 100644
--- a/lib/elsa/group/worker.ex
+++ b/lib/elsa/group/worker.ex
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ defmodule Elsa.Group.Worker do
       config: Keyword.fetch!(init_args, :config)
     }
 
+    Process.put(:elsa_name, state.name)
+    Process.put(:elsa_topic, state.topic)
+    Process.put(:elsa_partition, state.partition)
+    Process.put(:elsa_generation_id, state.generation_id)
+
     Registry.register(registry(state.name), :"worker_#{state.topic}_#{state.partition}", nil)
 
     {:ok, handler_state} = state.handler.init(state.handler_init_args)
@@ -84,10 +89,19 @@ defmodule Elsa.Group.Worker do
   end
 
   def handle_info({_consumer_pid, kafka_message_set(topic: topic, partition: partition, messages: messages)}, state) do
-    {:ack, new_handler_state} = send_messages_to_handler(topic, partition, messages, state)
-    offset = ack_messages(topic, partition, messages, state)
-
-    {:noreply, %{state | offset: offset, handler_state: new_handler_state}}
+    case send_messages_to_handler(topic, partition, messages, state) do
+      {:ack, new_handler_state} ->
+        offset = messages |> List.last() |> kafka_message(:offset)
+        ack_messages(topic, partition, offset, state)
+        {:noreply, %{state | offset: offset, handler_state: new_handler_state}}
+
+      {:ack, offset, new_handler_state} ->
+        ack_messages(topic, partition, offset, state)
+        {:noreply, %{state | offset: offset, handler_state: new_handler_state}}
+
+      {:no_ack, new_handler_state} ->
+        {:noreply, %{state | handler_state: new_handler_state}}
+    end
   end
 
   def handle_call(:unsubscribe, _from, state) do
@@ -98,26 +112,24 @@ defmodule Elsa.Group.Worker do
 
   defp send_messages_to_handler(topic, partition, messages, state) do
     messages
-    |> Enum.map(&transform_message(topic, partition, &1))
+    |> Enum.map(&transform_message(topic, partition, state.generation_id, &1))
     |> state.handler.handle_messages(state.handler_state)
   end
 
-  defp ack_messages(topic, partition, messages, state) do
-    offset = messages |> List.last() |> kafka_message(:offset)
-
+  defp ack_messages(topic, partition, offset, state) do
     Elsa.Group.Manager.ack(state.name, topic, partition, state.generation_id, offset)
-    :ok = :brod.consume_ack(state.name, topic, partition, offset)
 
     offset
   end
 
-  defp transform_message(topic, partition, kafka_message(offset: offset, key: key, value: value)) do
+  defp transform_message(topic, partition, generation_id, kafka_message(offset: offset, key: key, value: value)) do
     %{
       topic: topic,
       partition: partition,
       offset: offset,
       key: key,
-      value: value
+      value: value,
+      generation_id: generation_id
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 1c958ce..091d5d1 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Elsa.MixProject do
   def project do
     [
       app: :elsa,
-      version: "0.5.1",
+      version: "0.6.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.8",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       description: description(),
diff --git a/test/integration/elsa/group/consumer_test.exs b/test/integration/elsa/group/consumer_test.exs
index 08c2ebf..5f52af7 100644
--- a/test/integration/elsa/group/consumer_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration/elsa/group/consumer_test.exs
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ defmodule Elsa.Group.ConsumerTest do
     send_messages(["message2"])
 
     assert_async 20, 500, fn ->
-      assert [%{topic: "elsa-topic", partition: 0, key: "", value: "message2"}] ==
-               Agent.get(:test_message_store, fn s -> s end)
+      messages = Agent.get(:test_message_store, fn s -> s end)
+      assert 1 == length(messages)
+      assert match?(%{topic: "elsa-topic", partition: 0, key: "", value: "message2"}, List.first(messages))
     end
 
     Supervisor.stop(pid)
diff --git a/test/unit/elsa/group/worker_test.exs b/test/unit/elsa/group/worker_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8c71e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/elsa/group/worker_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+defmodule Elsa.Group.WorkerTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  use Placebo
+  import Elsa.Group.Worker, only: [kafka_message_set: 1, kafka_message: 1]
+
+  describe "handle_info/2" do
+    setup do
+      Registry.start_link(keys: :unique, name: Elsa.Group.Supervisor.registry(:test_name))
+      allow Elsa.Group.Manager.ack(any(), any(), any(), any(), any()), return: :ok
+      allow :brod.subscribe(any(), any(), any(), any(), any()), return: {:ok, self()}
+      allow :brod.consume_ack(any(), any(), any(), any()), return: :ok
+      :ok
+    end
+
+    test "handler can specifiy offset to ack" do
+      init_args = [
+        name: :test_name,
+        topic: "test-topic",
+        partition: 0,
+        generation_id: 5,
+        begin_offset: 13,
+        handler: Elsa.Group.WorkerTest.Handler1,
+        handler_init_args: [],
+        config: []
+      ]
+
+      Elsa.Group.Worker.start_link(init_args)
+
+      messages =
+        kafka_message_set(
+          topic: "test-topic",
+          partition: 0,
+          messages: [
+            kafka_message(offset: 13, key: "key1", value: "value1"),
+            kafka_message(offset: 14, key: "key2", value: "value2")
+          ]
+        )
+
+      Elsa.Group.Worker.handle_info({:some_pid, messages}, create_state(init_args))
+
+      assert_called Elsa.Group.Manager.ack(:test_name, "test-topic", 0, 5, 13)
+    end
+
+    test "handler can say no_ack" do
+      init_args = [
+        name: :test_name,
+        topic: "test-topic",
+        partition: 0,
+        generation_id: 5,
+        begin_offset: 13,
+        handler: Elsa.Group.WorkerTest.NoAck,
+        handler_init_args: [],
+        config: []
+      ]
+
+      Elsa.Group.Worker.start_link(init_args)
+
+      messages =
+        kafka_message_set(
+          topic: "test-topic",
+          partition: 0,
+          messages: [
+            kafka_message(offset: 13, key: "key1", value: "value1"),
+            kafka_message(offset: 14, key: "key2", value: "value2")
+          ]
+        )
+
+      Elsa.Group.Worker.handle_info({:some_pid, messages}, create_state(init_args))
+
+      refute_called Elsa.Group.Manager.ack(:test_name, "test-topic", 0, any(), any())
+      refute_called :brod.consume_ack(:test_name, "test-topic", 0, any())
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp create_state(init_args) do
+    state =
+      init_args
+      |> Enum.into(%{})
+      |> Map.delete(:begin_offset)
+      |> Map.put(:offset, 13)
+
+    struct(Elsa.Group.Worker.State, state)
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule Elsa.Group.WorkerTest.Handler1 do
+  use Elsa.Consumer.MessageHandler
+
+  def handle_messages(messages) do
+    offset = messages |> List.first() |> Map.get(:offset)
+    {:ack, offset}
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule Elsa.Group.WorkerTest.NoAck do
+  use Elsa.Consumer.MessageHandler
+
+  def handle_messages(_messages) do
+    :no_ack
+  end
+end