diff --git a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/UserSessionScope.kt b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/UserSessionScope.kt
index dd4304cc940..aacecae1a91 100644
--- a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/UserSessionScope.kt
+++ b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/UserSessionScope.kt
@@ -784,8 +784,8 @@ class UserSessionScope internal constructor(
 
     private val eventGatherer: EventGatherer get() = EventGathererImpl(eventRepository, incrementalSyncRepository)
 
-    private val eventProcessor: EventProcessor
-        get() = EventProcessorImpl(
+    private val eventProcessor: EventProcessor by lazy {
+        EventProcessorImpl(
             eventRepository,
             conversationEventReceiver,
             userEventReceiver,
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ class UserSessionScope internal constructor(
             userPropertiesEventReceiver,
             federationEventReceiver
         )
+    }
 
     private val slowSyncCriteriaProvider: SlowSyncCriteriaProvider
         get() = SlowSlowSyncCriteriaProviderImpl(clientRepository, logoutRepository)
@@ -1419,6 +1420,7 @@ class UserSessionScope internal constructor(
             messageSendingScheduler,
             selfConversationIdProvider,
             staleEpochVerifier,
+            eventProcessor,
             this
         )
     val messages: MessageScope
diff --git a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DebugScope.kt b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DebugScope.kt
index cd6a8619440..84891a1c98c 100644
--- a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DebugScope.kt
+++ b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DebugScope.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.message.ephemeral.DeleteEphemeralMessageFor
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.message.ephemeral.DeleteEphemeralMessageForSelfUserAsSenderUseCaseImpl
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.message.ephemeral.EphemeralMessageDeletionHandlerImpl
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.sync.SyncManager
+import com.wire.kalium.logic.sync.incremental.EventProcessor
 import com.wire.kalium.logic.util.MessageContentEncoder
 import com.wire.kalium.util.KaliumDispatcher
 import com.wire.kalium.util.KaliumDispatcherImpl
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class DebugScope internal constructor(
     private val messageSendingScheduler: MessageSendingScheduler,
     private val selfConversationIdProvider: SelfConversationIdProvider,
     private val staleEpochVerifier: StaleEpochVerifier,
+    private val eventProcessor: EventProcessor,
     private val scope: CoroutineScope,
     internal val dispatcher: KaliumDispatcher = KaliumDispatcherImpl
 ) {
@@ -101,6 +103,11 @@ class DebugScope internal constructor(
             messageSender
         )
 
+    val disableEventProcessing: DisableEventProcessingUseCase
+        get() = DisableEventProcessingUseCaseImpl(
+            eventProcessor = eventProcessor
+        )
+
     private val messageSendFailureHandler: MessageSendFailureHandler
         get() = MessageSendFailureHandlerImpl(userRepository, clientRepository, messageRepository, messageSendingScheduler)
 
diff --git a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DisableEventProcessingUseCase.kt b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DisableEventProcessingUseCase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6bb30dea45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/feature/debug/DisableEventProcessingUseCase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Wire
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Wire Swiss GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+package com.wire.kalium.logic.feature.debug
+
+import com.wire.kalium.logic.sync.incremental.EventProcessor
+
+/**
+ * Disables processing of incoming events but still mark them as processed.
+ *
+ * This use case useful for testing error scenarios where messages have been lost,
+ * putting the client in an inconsistent state with the backend.
+ */
+interface DisableEventProcessingUseCase {
+    suspend operator fun invoke(disabled: Boolean)
+}
+
+internal class DisableEventProcessingUseCaseImpl(
+    private val eventProcessor: EventProcessor
+) : DisableEventProcessingUseCase {
+
+    override suspend fun invoke(disabled: Boolean) {
+        eventProcessor.disableEventProcessing = disabled
+    }
+}
diff --git a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/sync/incremental/EventProcessor.kt b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/sync/incremental/EventProcessor.kt
index 892fb75d5f0..ebc747a0c04 100644
--- a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/sync/incremental/EventProcessor.kt
+++ b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/sync/incremental/EventProcessor.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ import com.wire.kalium.util.serialization.toJsonElement
  * @see [Event]
  */
 internal interface EventProcessor {
+
+    /**
+     * When enabled events will be consumed but no event processing will occur.
+     */
+    var disableEventProcessing: Boolean
+
     /**
      * Process the [event], and persist the last processed event ID if the event
      * is not transient.
@@ -66,23 +72,31 @@ internal class EventProcessorImpl(
         kaliumLogger.withFeatureId(EVENT_RECEIVER)
     }
 
-    override suspend fun processEvent(event: Event): Either<CoreFailure, Unit> = when (event) {
-        is Event.Conversation -> conversationEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
-        is Event.User -> userEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
-        is Event.FeatureConfig -> featureConfigEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
-        is Event.Unknown -> {
-            kaliumLogger
-                .logEventProcessing(
-                    EventLoggingStatus.SKIPPED,
-                    event
-                )
-            // Skipping event = success
+    override var disableEventProcessing: Boolean = false
+
+    override suspend fun processEvent(event: Event): Either<CoreFailure, Unit> =
+        if (disableEventProcessing) {
+            logger.w("Skipping processing of $event due to debug option")
             Either.Right(Unit)
-        }
+        } else {
+            when (event) {
+                is Event.Conversation -> conversationEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+                is Event.User -> userEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+                is Event.FeatureConfig -> featureConfigEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+                is Event.Unknown -> {
+                    kaliumLogger
+                        .logEventProcessing(
+                            EventLoggingStatus.SKIPPED,
+                            event
+                        )
+                    // Skipping event = success
+                    Either.Right(Unit)
+                }
 
-        is Event.Team -> teamEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
-        is Event.UserProperty -> userPropertiesEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
-        is Event.Federation -> federationEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+                is Event.Team -> teamEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+                is Event.UserProperty -> userPropertiesEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+                is Event.Federation -> federationEventReceiver.onEvent(event)
+            }
     }.onSuccess {
         val logMap = mapOf<String, Any>(
             "event" to event.toLogMap()