diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 412cfcef..9ea60815 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ Broker:
 - Print OpenSSL errors in more situations, like when loading certificates
   fails. Closes #1552.
 
-Library:
+Client library:
 - Set minimum keepalive argument to `mosquitto_connect*()` to be 5 seconds.
   Closes #1550.
 
+Clients:
+- Fix `--remove-retained` not obeying the `-T` option for filtering out
+  topics. Closes #1585.
+
 
 1.6.8 - 20191128
 ================
diff --git a/client/sub_client.c b/client/sub_client.c
index 8894ca05..ca471a23 100644
--- a/client/sub_client.c
+++ b/client/sub_client.c
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ void my_message_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *obj, const struct mosquit
 
 	if(process_messages == false) return;
 
-	if(cfg.remove_retained && message->retain){
-		mosquitto_publish(mosq, &last_mid, message->topic, 0, NULL, 1, true);
-	}
-
 	if(cfg.retained_only && !message->retain && process_messages){
 		process_messages = false;
 		if(last_mid == 0){
@@ -96,6 +92,10 @@ void my_message_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *obj, const struct mosquit
 		}
 	}
 
+	if(cfg.remove_retained && message->retain){
+		mosquitto_publish(mosq, &last_mid, message->topic, 0, NULL, 1, true);
+	}
+
 	print_message(&cfg, message);
 
 	if(cfg.msg_count>0){