diff --git a/components/mqtt/esp-mqtt b/components/mqtt/esp-mqtt
index 18b6f2c58..e205913b2 160000
--- a/components/mqtt/esp-mqtt
+++ b/components/mqtt/esp-mqtt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 18b6f2c58231728805ff813d46021d07ed023dcb
+Subproject commit e205913b2cf3eff20b1f8ced7c76cf03533f130b
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/protocols/mqtt.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/protocols/mqtt.rst
index 3fa366b0c..053159eba 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/protocols/mqtt.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/protocols/mqtt.rst
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ URI
 
     const esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_cfg = {
         .uri = "mqtt://iot.eclipse.org",
-        .event_handle = mqtt_event_handler,
         // .user_context = (void *)your_context
     };
+    esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = esp_mqtt_client_init(&mqtt_cfg);
+    esp_mqtt_client_register_event(client, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, mqtt_event_handler, client);
+    esp_mqtt_client_start(client);
+
+-  Note: By default mqtt client uses event loop library to post related mqtt events (connected, subsribed, published, etc.)
 
 -  If there are any options related to the URI in
    ``esp_mqtt_client_config_t``, the option defined by the URI will be
@@ -68,7 +72,6 @@ URI
 
     const esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_cfg = {
         .uri = "mqtt://iot.eclipse.org:1234",
-        .event_handle = mqtt_event_handler,
         .port = 4567,
     };
     //MQTT client will connect to iot.eclipse.org using port 4567
diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c
index 88e1a0c38..090e80255 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern const uint8_t iot_eclipse_org_pem_start[]   asm("_binary_iot_eclipse_org_
 #endif
 extern const uint8_t iot_eclipse_org_pem_end[]   asm("_binary_iot_eclipse_org_pem_end");
 
-static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
+static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler_cb(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
 {
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = event->client;
     int msg_id;
@@ -87,17 +87,21 @@ static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+static void mqtt_event_handler(void *handler_args, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Event dispatched from event loop base=%s, event_id=%d", base, event_id);
+    mqtt_event_handler_cb(event_data);
+}
 
 static void mqtt_app_start(void)
 {
     const esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_cfg = {
         .uri = CONFIG_BROKER_URI,
-        .event_handle = mqtt_event_handler,
         .cert_pem = (const char *)iot_eclipse_org_pem_start,
     };
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[APP] Free memory: %d bytes", esp_get_free_heap_size());
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = esp_mqtt_client_init(&mqtt_cfg);
+    esp_mqtt_client_register_event(client, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, mqtt_event_handler, client);
     esp_mqtt_client_start(client);
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ void app_main()
 
     esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
     esp_log_level_set("MQTT_CLIENT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("MQTT_EXAMPLE", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_TCP", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_SSL", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/tcp/main/app_main.c b/examples/protocols/mqtt/tcp/main/app_main.c
index 1863a013a..9e24a3770 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/mqtt/tcp/main/app_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/mqtt/tcp/main/app_main.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 static const char *TAG = "MQTT_EXAMPLE";
 
 
-static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
+static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler_cb(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
 {
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = event->client;
     int msg_id;
@@ -83,14 +83,16 @@ static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+static void mqtt_event_handler(void *handler_args, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Event dispatched from event loop base=%s, event_id=%d", base, event_id);
+    mqtt_event_handler_cb(event_data);
+}
+
 static void mqtt_app_start(void)
 {
     esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_cfg = {
         .uri = CONFIG_BROKER_URL,
-        .event_handle = mqtt_event_handler,
-        // .user_context = (void *)your_context
     };
-
 #if CONFIG_BROKER_URL_FROM_STDIN
     char line[128];
 
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ static void mqtt_app_start(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BROKER_URL_FROM_STDIN */
 
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = esp_mqtt_client_init(&mqtt_cfg);
+    esp_mqtt_client_register_event(client, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, mqtt_event_handler, client);
     esp_mqtt_client_start(client);
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ void app_main()
 
     esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
     esp_log_level_set("MQTT_CLIENT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("MQTT_EXAMPLE", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_TCP", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_SSL", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ws/main/app_main.c b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ws/main/app_main.c
index 0387e967c..cb45759ef 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ws/main/app_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ws/main/app_main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 static const char *TAG = "MQTTWS_EXAMPLE";
 
 
-static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
+static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler_cb(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
 {
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = event->client;
     int msg_id;
@@ -79,16 +79,19 @@ static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+static void mqtt_event_handler(void *handler_args, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Event dispatched from event loop base=%s, event_id=%d", base, event_id);
+    mqtt_event_handler_cb(event_data);
+}
 
 static void mqtt_app_start(void)
 {
     const esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_cfg = {
         .uri = CONFIG_BROKER_URI,
-        .event_handle = mqtt_event_handler,
-        // .user_context = (void *)your_context
     };
 
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = esp_mqtt_client_init(&mqtt_cfg);
+    esp_mqtt_client_register_event(client, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, mqtt_event_handler, client);
     esp_mqtt_client_start(client);
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ void app_main()
 
     esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
     esp_log_level_set("MQTT_CLIENT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("MQTT_EXAMPLE", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_TCP", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_SSL", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_WS", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/wss/main/app_main.c b/examples/protocols/mqtt/wss/main/app_main.c
index cbf8631e2..dca752b99 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/mqtt/wss/main/app_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/mqtt/wss/main/app_main.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern const uint8_t iot_eclipse_org_pem_start[]   asm("_binary_iot_eclipse_org_
 #endif
 extern const uint8_t iot_eclipse_org_pem_end[]   asm("_binary_iot_eclipse_org_pem_end");
 
-static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
+static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler_cb(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
 {
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = event->client;
     int msg_id;
@@ -86,16 +86,22 @@ static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+static void mqtt_event_handler(void *handler_args, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t event_id, void *event_data) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Event dispatched from event loop base=%s, event_id=%d", base, event_id);
+    mqtt_event_handler_cb(event_data);
+}
+
 static void mqtt_app_start(void)
 {
     const esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_cfg = {
         .uri = CONFIG_BROKER_URI,
-        .event_handle = mqtt_event_handler,
         .cert_pem = (const char *)iot_eclipse_org_pem_start,
     };
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[APP] Free memory: %d bytes", esp_get_free_heap_size());
     esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = esp_mqtt_client_init(&mqtt_cfg);
+    esp_mqtt_client_register_event(client, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, mqtt_event_handler, client);
+
     esp_mqtt_client_start(client);
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ void app_main()
 
     esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_INFO);
     esp_log_level_set("MQTT_CLIENT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("MQTT_EXAMPLE", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_TCP", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT_SSL", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
     esp_log_level_set("TRANSPORT", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);