diff --git a/faststream/nats/parser.py b/faststream/nats/parser.py
index 25d61d4901..c3a1c32928 100644
--- a/faststream/nats/parser.py
+++ b/faststream/nats/parser.py
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ async def decode_message(
 class NatsParser(NatsBaseParser):
     """A class to parse NATS core messages."""
 
+    def __init__(self, *, pattern: str, no_ack: bool) -> None:
+        super().__init__(pattern=pattern)
+        self.no_ack = no_ack
+
     async def parse_message(
         self,
         message: "Msg",
@@ -62,7 +66,8 @@ async def parse_message(
 
         headers = message.header or {}
 
-        message._ackd = True  # prevent message from acking
+        if not self.no_ack:
+            message._ackd = True  # prevent message from acking
 
         return NatsMessage(
             raw_message=message,
diff --git a/faststream/nats/publisher/producer.py b/faststream/nats/publisher/producer.py
index ffc4aedb70..eedb27932f 100644
--- a/faststream/nats/publisher/producer.py
+++ b/faststream/nats/publisher/producer.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         self._connection = connection
 
-        default = NatsParser(pattern="")
+        default = NatsParser(pattern="", no_ack=False)
         self._parser = resolve_custom_func(parser, default.parse_message)
         self._decoder = resolve_custom_func(decoder, default.decode_message)
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         self._connection = connection
 
-        default = NatsParser(pattern="")
+        default = NatsParser(pattern="", no_ack=False)
         self._parser = resolve_custom_func(parser, default.parse_message)
         self._decoder = resolve_custom_func(decoder, default.decode_message)
 
diff --git a/faststream/nats/subscriber/usecase.py b/faststream/nats/subscriber/usecase.py
index 85c133770c..90074526e9 100644
--- a/faststream/nats/subscriber/usecase.py
+++ b/faststream/nats/subscriber/usecase.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def __init__(
         description_: Optional[str],
         include_in_schema: bool,
     ) -> None:
-        parser_ = NatsParser(pattern=subject)
+        parser_ = NatsParser(pattern=subject, no_ack=no_ack)
 
         self.queue = queue
 
diff --git a/tests/brokers/nats/test_consume.py b/tests/brokers/nats/test_consume.py
index c742fb9e48..9b38e5ddc4 100644
--- a/tests/brokers/nats/test_consume.py
+++ b/tests/brokers/nats/test_consume.py
@@ -160,6 +160,32 @@ async def handler(msg: NatsMessage):
 
         assert event.is_set()
 
+    async def test_core_consume_no_ack(
+        self,
+        queue: str,
+        event: asyncio.Event,
+        stream: JStream,
+    ):
+        consume_broker = self.get_broker(apply_types=True)
+
+        @consume_broker.subscriber(queue, no_ack=True)
+        async def handler(msg: NatsMessage):
+            if not msg.raw_message._ackd:
+                event.set()
+
+        async with self.patch_broker(consume_broker) as br:
+            await br.start()
+
+            await asyncio.wait(
+                (
+                    asyncio.create_task(br.publish("hello", queue)),
+                    asyncio.create_task(event.wait()),
+                ),
+                timeout=3,
+            )
+
+        assert event.is_set()
+
     async def test_consume_ack_manual(
         self,
         queue: str,