diff --git a/contrib/zmq/zmq_sub.py b/contrib/zmq/zmq_sub.py
index 2dbe2923b..62c3d34fb 100755
--- a/contrib/zmq/zmq_sub.py
+++ b/contrib/zmq/zmq_sub.py
@@ -1,45 +1,51 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import array
 import binascii
 import zmq
+import struct
 
 port = 28332
 
 zmqContext = zmq.Context()
 zmqSubSocket = zmqContext.socket(zmq.SUB)
-zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "hashblock")
-zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "hashtx")
-zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "hashtxlock")
-zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "rawblock")
-zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "rawtx")
-zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "rawtxlock")
+zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"hashblock")
+zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"hashtx")
+zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"hashtxlock")
+zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"rawblock")
+zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"rawtx")
+zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"rawtxlock")
 zmqSubSocket.connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:%i" % port)
 
 try:
     while True:
         msg = zmqSubSocket.recv_multipart()
-        topic = str(msg[0])
+        topic = str(msg[0].decode("utf-8"))
         body = msg[1]
+        sequence = "Unknown";
+
+        if len(msg[-1]) == 4:
+          msgSequence = struct.unpack('<I', msg[-1])[-1]
+          sequence = str(msgSequence)
 
         if topic == "hashblock":
-            print "- HASH BLOCK -"
-            print binascii.hexlify(body)
+            print('- HASH BLOCK ('+sequence+') -')
+            print(binascii.hexlify(body).decode("utf-8"))
         elif topic == "hashtx":
-            print '- HASH TX -'
-            print binascii.hexlify(body)
+            print ('- HASH TX ('+sequence+') -')
+            print(binascii.hexlify(body).decode("utf-8"))
         elif topic == "hashtxlock":
-            print '- HASH TX LOCK -'
-            print binascii.hexlify(body)
+            print('- HASH TX LOCK ('+sequence+') -')
+            print(binascii.hexlify(body).decode("utf-8"))
         elif topic == "rawblock":
-            print "- RAW BLOCK HEADER -"
-            print binascii.hexlify(body[:80])
+            print('- RAW BLOCK HEADER ('+sequence+') -')
+            print(binascii.hexlify(body[:80]).decode("utf-8"))
         elif topic == "rawtx":
-            print '- RAW TX -'
-            print binascii.hexlify(body)
+            print('- RAW TX ('+sequence+') -')
+            print(binascii.hexlify(body).decode("utf-8"))
         elif topic == "rawtxlock":
-            print '- RAW TX LOCK -'
-            print binascii.hexlify(body)
+            print('- RAW TX LOCK ('+sequence+') -')
+            print(binascii.hexlify(body).decode("utf-8"))
 
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
     zmqContext.destroy()
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 9e9e80969..be1ae5482 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ The following outputs are affected by this change:
 - REST `/rest/block/` (JSON format when including extended tx details)
 - `bitcoin-tx -json`
 
+### ZMQ
+
+Each ZMQ notification now contains an up-counting sequence number that allows
+listeners to detect lost notifications.
+The sequence number is always the last element in a multi-part ZMQ notification and
+therefore backward compatible.
+Each message type has its own counter.
+(https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/7762)
+
 ### Configuration and command-line options
 
 ### Block and transaction handling
diff --git a/doc/zmq.md b/doc/zmq.md
index f85c338b7..95f982c0e 100644
--- a/doc/zmq.md
+++ b/doc/zmq.md
@@ -101,3 +101,8 @@ using other means such as firewalling.
 Note that when the block chain tip changes, a reorganisation may occur
 and just the tip will be notified. It is up to the subscriber to
 retrieve the chain from the last known block to the new tip.
+
+There are several possibilities that ZMQ notification can get lost
+during transmission depending on the communication type your are
+using. Dashd appends an up-counting sequence number to each
+notification which allows listeners to detect lost notifications.
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp b/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
index a8d3b2b89..b99b42930 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ bool CZMQNotificationInterface::Initialize()
 
     if (i!=notifiers.end())
     {
-        Shutdown();
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp b/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp
index 07f0167be..e2d334c95 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 
 static std::multimap<std::string, CZMQAbstractPublishNotifier*> mapPublishNotifiers;
 
+static const char *MSG_HASHBLOCK  = "hashblock";
+static const char *MSG_HASHTX     = "hashtx";
+static const char *MSG_HASHTXLOCK = "hashtxlock";
+static const char *MSG_RAWBLOCK   = "rawblock";
+static const char *MSG_RAWTX      = "rawtx";
+static const char *MSG_RAWTXLOCK = "rawtxlock";
+
 // Internal function to send multipart message
 static int zmq_send_multipart(void *sock, const void* data, size_t size, ...)
 {
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ bool CZMQAbstractPublishNotifier::Initialize(void *pcontext)
         if (rc!=0)
         {
             zmqError("Failed to bind address");
+            zmq_close(psocket);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -117,6 +125,23 @@ void CZMQAbstractPublishNotifier::Shutdown()
     psocket = 0;
 }
 
+bool CZMQAbstractPublishNotifier::SendMessage(const char *command, const void* data, size_t size)
+{
+    assert(psocket);
+
+    /* send three parts, command & data & a LE 4byte sequence number */
+    unsigned char msgseq[sizeof(uint32_t)];
+    WriteLE32(&msgseq[0], nSequence);
+    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, command, strlen(command), data, size, msgseq, (size_t)sizeof(uint32_t), (void*)0);
+    if (rc == -1)
+        return false;
+
+    /* increment memory only sequence number after sending */
+    nSequence++;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool CZMQPublishHashBlockNotifier::NotifyBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex)
 {
     uint256 hash = pindex->GetBlockHash();
@@ -124,8 +149,7 @@ bool CZMQPublishHashBlockNotifier::NotifyBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex)
     char data[32];
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
         data[31 - i] = hash.begin()[i];
-    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, "hashblock", 9, data, 32, 0);
-    return rc == 0;
+    return SendMessage(MSG_HASHBLOCK, data, 32);
 }
 
 bool CZMQPublishHashTransactionNotifier::NotifyTransaction(const CTransaction &transaction)
@@ -135,8 +159,7 @@ bool CZMQPublishHashTransactionNotifier::NotifyTransaction(const CTransaction &t
     char data[32];
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
         data[31 - i] = hash.begin()[i];
-    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, "hashtx", 6, data, 32, 0);
-    return rc == 0;
+    return SendMessage(MSG_HASHTX, data, 32);
 }
 
 bool CZMQPublishHashTransactionLockNotifier::NotifyTransactionLock(const CTransaction &transaction)
@@ -146,8 +169,7 @@ bool CZMQPublishHashTransactionLockNotifier::NotifyTransactionLock(const CTransa
     char data[32];
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
         data[31 - i] = hash.begin()[i];
-    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, "hashtxlock", 10, data, 32, 0);
-    return rc == 0;
+    return SendMessage(MSG_HASHTXLOCK, data, 32);
 }
 
 bool CZMQPublishRawBlockNotifier::NotifyBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex)
@@ -168,8 +190,7 @@ bool CZMQPublishRawBlockNotifier::NotifyBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex)
         ss << block;
     }
 
-    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, "rawblock", 8, &(*ss.begin()), ss.size(), 0);
-    return rc == 0;
+    return SendMessage(MSG_RAWBLOCK, &(*ss.begin()), ss.size());
 }
 
 bool CZMQPublishRawTransactionNotifier::NotifyTransaction(const CTransaction &transaction)
@@ -178,8 +199,7 @@ bool CZMQPublishRawTransactionNotifier::NotifyTransaction(const CTransaction &tr
     LogPrint("zmq", "zmq: Publish rawtx %s\n", hash.GetHex());
     CDataStream ss(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     ss << transaction;
-    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, "rawtx", 5, &(*ss.begin()), ss.size(), 0);
-    return rc == 0;
+    return SendMessage(MSG_RAWTX, &(*ss.begin()), ss.size());
 }
 
 bool CZMQPublishRawTransactionLockNotifier::NotifyTransactionLock(const CTransaction &transaction)
@@ -188,6 +208,5 @@ bool CZMQPublishRawTransactionLockNotifier::NotifyTransactionLock(const CTransac
     LogPrint("zmq", "zmq: Publish rawtxlock %s\n", hash.GetHex());
     CDataStream ss(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     ss << transaction;
-    int rc = zmq_send_multipart(psocket, "rawtxlock", 9, &(*ss.begin()), ss.size(), 0);
-    return rc == 0;
+    return SendMessage(MSG_RAWTXLOCK, &(*ss.begin()), ss.size());
 }
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.h b/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.h
index c92150472..c2617c0f0 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.h
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.h
@@ -11,7 +11,19 @@ class CBlockIndex;
 
 class CZMQAbstractPublishNotifier : public CZMQAbstractNotifier
 {
+private:
+    uint32_t nSequence; // upcounting per message sequence number
+
 public:
+
+    /* send zmq multipart message
+       parts:
+          * command
+          * data
+          * message sequence number
+    */
+    bool SendMessage(const char *command, const void* data, size_t size);
+
     bool Initialize(void *pcontext);
     void Shutdown();
 };