diff --git a/src/mod_pubsub.erl b/src/mod_pubsub.erl
index 75a64e1a6..a8b7b0ecb 100644
--- a/src/mod_pubsub.erl
+++ b/src/mod_pubsub.erl
@@ -3069,6 +3069,7 @@ get_roster_info(OwnerUser, OwnerServer, JID, AllowedGroups) ->
 
 string_to_affiliation(<<"owner">>) -> owner;
 string_to_affiliation(<<"publisher">>) -> publisher;
+string_to_affiliation(<<"publish-only">>) -> publish_only;
 string_to_affiliation(<<"member">>) -> member;
 string_to_affiliation(<<"outcast">>) -> outcast;
 string_to_affiliation(<<"none">>) -> none;
@@ -3082,6 +3083,7 @@ string_to_subscription(_) -> false.
 
 affiliation_to_string(owner) -> <<"owner">>;
 affiliation_to_string(publisher) -> <<"publisher">>;
+affiliation_to_string(publish_only) -> <<"publish-only">>;
 affiliation_to_string(member) -> <<"member">>;
 affiliation_to_string(outcast) -> <<"outcast">>;
 affiliation_to_string(_) -> <<"none">>.
@@ -4023,6 +4025,7 @@ features() ->
 	<<"presence-notifications">>,   % OPTIONAL
 	<<"presence-subscribe">>,   % RECOMMENDED
 	<<"publisher-affiliation">>,   % RECOMMENDED
+	<<"publish-only-affiliation">>,   % OPTIONAL
 	<<"retrieve-default">>,
 	<<"shim">>].   % RECOMMENDED
 
diff --git a/src/node_hometree.erl b/src/node_hometree.erl
index f2e592aaa..296fbdde7 100644
--- a/src/node_hometree.erl
+++ b/src/node_hometree.erl
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ features() ->
 	<<"outcast-affiliation">>,
 	<<"persistent-items">>,
 	<<"publish">>,
+	<<"publish-only-affiliation">>,
 	<<"purge-nodes">>,
 	<<"retract-items">>,
 	<<"retrieve-affiliations">>,
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ subscribe_node(Nidx, Sender, Subscriber, AccessModel,
     if not Authorized ->
 	    {error,
 		?ERR_EXTENDED((?ERR_BAD_REQUEST), <<"invalid-jid">>)};
-	Affiliation == outcast ->
+	(Affiliation == outcast) or (Affiliation == publish_only) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	PendingSubscription ->
 	    {error,
@@ -377,7 +378,9 @@ publish_item(Nidx, Publisher, PublishModel, MaxItems, ItemId, Payload) ->
     end,
     if not ((PublishModel == open) or
 		    (PublishModel == publishers) and
-		    ((Affiliation == owner) or (Affiliation == publisher))
+		    ((Affiliation == owner)
+			or (Affiliation == publisher)
+			or (Affiliation == publish_only))
 		    or (Subscribed == true)) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	true ->
@@ -743,7 +746,7 @@ get_items(Nidx, JID, AccessModel, PresenceSubscription, RosterGroup, _SubId, _RS
 	%%InvalidSubId ->
 	%% Entity is subscribed but specifies an invalid subscription ID
 	%{error, ?ERR_EXTENDED(?ERR_NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "invalid-subid")};
-	Affiliation == outcast ->
+	(Affiliation == outcast) or (Affiliation == publish_only) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	(AccessModel == presence) and not PresenceSubscription ->
 	    {error,
@@ -784,7 +787,7 @@ get_item(Nidx, ItemId, JID, AccessModel, PresenceSubscription, RosterGroup, _Sub
 	%%InvalidSubId ->
 	%% Entity is subscribed but specifies an invalid subscription ID
 	%{error, ?ERR_EXTENDED(?ERR_NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "invalid-subid")};
-	Affiliation == outcast ->
+	(Affiliation == outcast) or (Affiliation == publish_only) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	(AccessModel == presence) and not PresenceSubscription ->
 	    {error,
@@ -832,6 +835,7 @@ path_to_node(Path) -> iolist_to_binary(str:join([<<"">> | Path], <<"/">>)).
 can_fetch_item(owner, _) -> true;
 can_fetch_item(member, _) -> true;
 can_fetch_item(publisher, _) -> true;
+can_fetch_item(publish_only, _) -> false;
 can_fetch_item(outcast, _) -> false;
 can_fetch_item(none, Subscriptions) -> is_subscribed(Subscriptions).
 %can_fetch_item(_Affiliation, _Subscription) -> false.
diff --git a/src/node_hometree_odbc.erl b/src/node_hometree_odbc.erl
index 6207e0fbc..b9abac203 100644
--- a/src/node_hometree_odbc.erl
+++ b/src/node_hometree_odbc.erl
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ subscribe_node(Nidx, Sender, Subscriber, AccessModel,
     if not Authorized ->
 	    {error,
 		?ERR_EXTENDED((?ERR_BAD_REQUEST), <<"invalid-jid">>)};
-	Affiliation == outcast ->
+	(Affiliation == outcast) or (Affiliation == publish_only) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	PendingSubscription ->
 	    {error,
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@ publish_item(Nidx, Publisher, PublishModel, MaxItems, ItemId, Payload) ->
     end,
     if not ((PublishModel == open) or
 		    (PublishModel == publishers) and
-		    ((Affiliation == owner) or (Affiliation == publisher))
+		    ((Affiliation == owner)
+			 or (Affiliation == publisher)
+			 or (Affiliation == publish_only))
 		    or (Subscribed == true)) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	true ->
@@ -868,7 +870,7 @@ get_items(Nidx, JID, AccessModel, PresenceSubscription, RosterGroup, _SubId, RSM
 	%%InvalidSubId ->
 	%% Entity is subscribed but specifies an invalid subscription ID
 	%{error, ?ERR_EXTENDED(?ERR_NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "invalid-subid")};
-	Affiliation == outcast ->
+	(Affiliation == outcast) or (Affiliation == publish_only) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	(AccessModel == presence) and not PresenceSubscription ->
 	    {error,
@@ -927,7 +929,7 @@ get_item(Nidx, ItemId, JID, AccessModel, PresenceSubscription, RosterGroup, _Sub
 	%%InvalidSubId ->
 	%% Entity is subscribed but specifies an invalid subscription ID
 	%{error, ?ERR_EXTENDED(?ERR_NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "invalid-subid")};
-	Affiliation == outcast ->
+	(Affiliation == outcast) or (Affiliation == publish_only) ->
 	    {error, ?ERR_FORBIDDEN};
 	(AccessModel == presence) and not PresenceSubscription ->
 	    {error,
@@ -1005,6 +1007,7 @@ path_to_node(Path) ->
 can_fetch_item(owner, _) -> true;
 can_fetch_item(member, _) -> true;
 can_fetch_item(publisher, _) -> true;
+can_fetch_item(publish_only, _) -> false;
 can_fetch_item(outcast, _) -> false;
 can_fetch_item(none, Subscriptions) -> is_subscribed(Subscriptions).
 %can_fetch_item(_Affiliation, _Subscription) -> false.