diff --git a/jetstream/jsmsg.ts b/jetstream/jsmsg.ts
index 91aa5288..acfdd02f 100644
--- a/jetstream/jsmsg.ts
+++ b/jetstream/jsmsg.ts
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ export interface JsMsg {
   /**
    * Indicate to the JetStream server that processing of the message
    * failed and that the message should not be sent to the consumer again.
+   * @param reason is a string describing why the message was termed. Note
+   * that `reason` is only available on servers 2.11.0 or better.
    */
-  term(): void;
+  term(reason?: string): void;
 
   /**
    * Indicate to the JetStream server that the message was processed
@@ -281,8 +283,12 @@ export class JsMsgImpl implements JsMsg {
     this.msg.respond(payload, reqOpts);
   }
 
-  term() {
-    this.doAck(TERM);
+  term(reason = "") {
+    let term = TERM;
+    if (reason?.length > 0) {
+      term = StringCodec().encode(`+TERM ${reason}`);
+    }
+    this.doAck(term);
   }
 
   json<T = unknown>(): T {
diff --git a/jetstream/tests/jetstream_fetchconsumer_test.ts b/jetstream/tests/jetstream_fetchconsumer_test.ts
index 85a78e9c..d19f727c 100644
--- a/jetstream/tests/jetstream_fetchconsumer_test.ts
+++ b/jetstream/tests/jetstream_fetchconsumer_test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { Js409Errors } from "../jsutil.ts";
 import { nuid } from "../../nats-base-client/nuid.ts";
 import { deferred } from "../../nats-base-client/util.ts";
 import { assertExists } from "https://deno.land/std@0.200.0/assert/assert_exists.ts";
-import { consume } from "./jetstream_test.ts";
+import { consume } from "./jstest_util.ts";
 
 Deno.test("jetstream - fetch expires waits", async () => {
   const { ns, nc } = await setup(jetstreamServerConf({}, true));
diff --git a/jetstream/tests/jetstream_test.ts b/jetstream/tests/jetstream_test.ts
index 9bc48724..e596fcb0 100644
--- a/jetstream/tests/jetstream_test.ts
+++ b/jetstream/tests/jetstream_test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { NatsServer } from "../../tests/helpers/launcher.ts";
 import { initStream } from "./jstest_util.ts";
 import {
   AckPolicy,
+  Advisory,
   consumerOpts,
   DeliverPolicy,
   JsHeaders,
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import {
   JSONCodec,
   NatsError,
   nuid,
-  QueuedIterator,
   StringCodec,
 } from "../../nats-base-client/mod.ts";
 import {
@@ -95,17 +95,6 @@ export function callbackConsume(debug = false): JsMsgCallback {
   };
 }
 
-export async function consume(iter: QueuedIterator<JsMsg>): Promise<JsMsg[]> {
-  const buf: JsMsg[] = [];
-  await (async () => {
-    for await (const m of iter) {
-      m.ack();
-      buf.push(m);
-    }
-  })();
-  return buf;
-}
-
 Deno.test("jetstream - default options", () => {
   const opts = defaultJsOptions();
   assertEquals(opts, { apiPrefix: "$JS.API", timeout: 5000 });
@@ -1626,3 +1615,63 @@ Deno.test("jetstream - source transforms", async () => {
 
   await cleanup(ns, nc);
 });
+
+Deno.test("jetstream - term reason", async () => {
+  const { ns, nc } = await setup(jetstreamServerConf());
+  if (await notCompatible(ns, nc, "2.11.0")) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const jsm = await nc.jetstreamManager();
+  await jsm.streams.add({
+    name: "foos",
+    subjects: ["foo.*"],
+  });
+
+  const js = nc.jetstream();
+
+  await Promise.all(
+    [
+      js.publish("foo.1"),
+      js.publish("foo.2"),
+      js.publish("foo.term"),
+    ],
+  );
+
+  await jsm.consumers.add("foos", {
+    name: "bar",
+    ack_policy: AckPolicy.Explicit,
+  });
+
+  const termed = deferred<Advisory>();
+  const advisories = jsm.advisories();
+  (async () => {
+    for await (const a of advisories) {
+      if (a.kind === "terminated") {
+        termed.resolve(a);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  })().catch((err) => {
+    console.log(err);
+  });
+
+  const c = await js.consumers.get("foos", "bar");
+  const iter = await c.consume();
+  await (async () => {
+    for await (const m of iter) {
+      if (m.subject.endsWith(".term")) {
+        m.term("requested termination");
+        break;
+      } else {
+        m.ack();
+      }
+    }
+  })().catch();
+
+  const s = await termed;
+  const d = s.data as Record<string, unknown>;
+  assertEquals(d.type, "io.nats.jetstream.advisory.v1.terminated");
+  assertEquals(d.reason, "requested termination");
+
+  await cleanup(ns, nc);
+});
diff --git a/jetstream/tests/jstest_util.ts b/jetstream/tests/jstest_util.ts
index 8897b9cf..fd62357c 100644
--- a/jetstream/tests/jstest_util.ts
+++ b/jetstream/tests/jstest_util.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { AckPolicy, nanos, PubAck, StreamConfig } from "../../src/mod.ts";
+import {
+  AckPolicy,
+  JsMsg,
+  nanos,
+  PubAck,
+  QueuedIterator,
+  StreamConfig,
+} from "../../src/mod.ts";
 import { assert } from "https://deno.land/std@0.200.0/assert/mod.ts";
 import {
   Empty,
@@ -21,6 +28,17 @@ import {
   nuid,
 } from "../../nats-base-client/internal_mod.ts";
 
+export async function consume(iter: QueuedIterator<JsMsg>): Promise<JsMsg[]> {
+  const buf: JsMsg[] = [];
+  await (async () => {
+    for await (const m of iter) {
+      m.ack();
+      buf.push(m);
+    }
+  })();
+  return buf;
+}
+
 export async function initStream(
   nc: NatsConnection,
   stream: string = nuid.next(),