diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
index ee9d36449..ca075e991 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ package org.jivesoftware.smack;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.Connection.ListenerWrapper;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.*;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.sasl.SASLMechanism.Challenge;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.sasl.SASLMechanism.Failure;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.sasl.SASLMechanism.Success;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.PacketParserUtils;
 import org.xmlpull.mxp1.MXParser;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
@@ -281,14 +284,28 @@ class PacketReader {
                         else {
                             // SASL authentication has failed. The server may close the connection
                             // depending on the number of retries
+                            final Failure failure = PacketParserUtils.parseSASLFailure(parser);
+                            processPacket(failure);
                             connection.getSASLAuthentication().authenticationFailed();
                         }
                     }
                     else if (parser.getName().equals("challenge")) {
                         // The server is challenging the SASL authentication made by the client
-                        connection.getSASLAuthentication().challengeReceived(parser.nextText());
+                        String challengeData = parser.nextText();
+                        processPacket(new Challenge(challengeData));
+                        connection.getSASLAuthentication().challengeReceived(challengeData);
                     }
                     else if (parser.getName().equals("success")) {
+                        processPacket(new Success(parser.nextText()));
+                        // We now need to bind a resource for the connection
+                        // Open a new stream and wait for the response
+                        connection.packetWriter.openStream();
+                        // Reset the state of the parser since a new stream element is going
+                        // to be sent by the server
+                        resetParser();
+                        // The SASL authentication with the server was successful. The next step
+                        // will be to bind the resource
+                        connection.getSASLAuthentication().authenticated();
                     }
                     else if (parser.getName().equals("compressed")) {
                         // Server confirmed that it's possible to use stream compression. Start
@@ -304,17 +321,6 @@ class PacketReader {
                         // Disconnect the connection
                         connection.disconnect();
                     }
-                    else if (parser.getName().equals("success")) {
-                        // We now need to bind a resource for the connection
-                        // Open a new stream and wait for the response
-                        connection.packetWriter.openStream();
-                        // Reset the state of the parser since a new stream element is going
-                        // to be sent by the server
-                        resetParser();
-                        // The SASL authentication with the server was successful. The next step
-                        // will be to bind the resource
-                        connection.getSASLAuthentication().authenticated();
-                    }
                 }
                 eventType = parser.next();
             } while (!done && eventType != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT && thread == readerThread);
diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java
index 42b2670f0..8a5767740 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java
@@ -216,6 +216,28 @@ public abstract class SASLMechanism implements CallbackHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A SASL challenge stanza.
+     */
+    public static class Challenge extends Packet {
+        final private String data;
+
+        public Challenge(String data) {
+            this.data = data;
+        }
+
+        public String toXML() {
+            StringBuilder stanza = new StringBuilder();
+            stanza.append("<challenge xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl\">");
+            if (data != null &&
+                    data.trim().length() > 0) {
+                stanza.append(data);
+            }
+            stanza.append("</challenge>");
+            return stanza.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * A SASL response stanza.
      */
@@ -248,4 +270,57 @@ public abstract class SASLMechanism implements CallbackHandler {
             return stanza.toString();
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * A SASL success stanza.
+     */
+    public static class Success extends Packet {
+        final private String data;
+
+        public Success(String data) {
+            this.data = data;
+        }
+
+        public String toXML() {
+            StringBuilder stanza = new StringBuilder();
+            stanza.append("<success xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl\">");
+            if (data != null &&
+                    data.trim().length() > 0) {
+                stanza.append(data);
+            }
+            stanza.append("</success>");
+            return stanza.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A SASL failure stanza.
+     */
+    public static class Failure extends Packet {
+        final private String condition;
+
+        public Failure(String condition) {
+            this.condition = condition;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Get the SASL related error condition.
+         * 
+         * @return the SASL related error condition.
+         */
+        public String getCondition() {
+            return condition;
+        }
+
+        public String toXML() {
+            StringBuilder stanza = new StringBuilder();
+            stanza.append("<failure xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl\">");
+            if (condition != null &&
+                    condition.trim().length() > 0) {
+                stanza.append("<").append(condition).append("/>");
+            }
+            stanza.append("</failure>");
+            return stanza.toString();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/PacketParserUtils.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/PacketParserUtils.java
index d76b60417..83cffb7ba 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/PacketParserUtils.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/PacketParserUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.*;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.IQProvider;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.PacketExtensionProvider;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.ProviderManager;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.sasl.SASLMechanism.Failure;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
@@ -590,6 +591,33 @@ public class PacketParserUtils {
         return properties;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parses SASL authentication error packets.
+     * 
+     * @param parser the XML parser.
+     * @return a SASL Failure packet.
+     * @throws Exception if an exception occurs while parsing the packet.
+     */
+    public static Failure parseSASLFailure(XmlPullParser parser) throws Exception {
+        String condition = null;
+        boolean done = false;
+        while (!done) {
+            int eventType = parser.next();
+
+            if (eventType == XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+                if (!parser.getName().equals("failure")) {
+                    condition = parser.getName();
+                }
+            }
+            else if (eventType == XmlPullParser.END_TAG) {
+                if (parser.getName().equals("failure")) {
+                    done = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new Failure(condition);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses stream error packets.
      *