diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet/Formatter/V5/MqttV500DataConverter.cs b/Source/MQTTnet/Formatter/V5/MqttV500DataConverter.cs
index 0b4ac3a..038a4ed 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet/Formatter/V5/MqttV500DataConverter.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet/Formatter/V5/MqttV500DataConverter.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Formatter.V5
                     AuthenticationMethod = connectionValidatorContext.AuthenticationMethod,
                     AuthenticationData = connectionValidatorContext.ResponseAuthenticationData,
                     AssignedClientIdentifier = connectionValidatorContext.AssignedClientIdentifier,
-                    ReasonString = connectionValidatorContext.ReasonString
+                    ReasonString = connectionValidatorContext.ReasonString,
+                    TopicAliasMaximum = ushort.MaxValue
                 }
             };
         }