diff --git a/gossipsub.go b/gossipsub.go
index d398c8d..a1c1d26 100644
--- a/gossipsub.go
+++ b/gossipsub.go
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ func NewGossipSub(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, opts ...Option) (*PubSub, er
 }
 
 // WithPeerScore is a gossipsub router option that enables peer scoring.
-func WithPeerScore(params *PeerScoreParams, gossipThreshold float64) Option {
+// gossipThreshold is the score threshold below which gossip propagation is supressed.
+// publishThreshold is the score threshold below which we shouldn't publish when using flood
+// publishing (also applies to fanout and floodsub peers).
+func WithPeerScore(params *PeerScoreParams, gossipThreshold float64, publishThreshold float64) Option {
 	return func(ps *PubSub) error {
 		gs, ok := ps.rt.(*GossipSubRouter)
 		if !ok {
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ func WithPeerScore(params *PeerScoreParams, gossipThreshold float64) Option {
 
 		gs.score = newPeerScore(gs, params)
 		gs.gossipThreshold = gossipThreshold
+		gs.publishThreshold = publishThreshold
 
 		// hook the tracer
 		if ps.tracer != nil {
@@ -95,6 +99,22 @@ func WithPeerScore(params *PeerScoreParams, gossipThreshold float64) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithFloodPublish is a gossipsub router option that enables flood publishing.
+// When this is enabled, published messages are forwarded to all peers with score >=
+// to publishThreshold
+func WithFloodPublish(floodPublish bool) Option {
+	return func(ps *PubSub) error {
+		gs, ok := ps.rt.(*GossipSubRouter)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("pubsub router is not gossipsub")
+		}
+
+		gs.floodPublish = floodPublish
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // GossipSubRouter is a router that implements the gossipsub protocol.
 // For each topic we have joined, we maintain an overlay through which
 // messages flow; this is the mesh map.
@@ -120,6 +140,13 @@ type GossipSubRouter struct {
 	// If the peer score is below this threshold, we won't emit or accept gossip from the peer.
 	// When there is no score, this value is 0.
 	gossipThreshold float64
+
+	// flood publish score threshold; we only publish to peers with score >= to the threshold
+	// when using flood publishing or the peer is a fanout or floodsub peer.
+	publishThreshold float64
+
+	// whether to use flood publishing
+	floodPublish bool
 }
 
 type connectInfo struct {
@@ -460,9 +487,18 @@ func (gs *GossipSubRouter) Publish(from peer.ID, msg *pb.Message) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if gs.floodPublish {
+			for p := range tmap {
+				if gs.score.Score(p) >= gs.publishThreshold {
+					tosend[p] = struct{}{}
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// floodsub peers
 		for p := range tmap {
-			if gs.peers[p] == FloodSubID {
+			if gs.peers[p] == FloodSubID && gs.score.Score(p) >= gs.publishThreshold {
 				tosend[p] = struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
@@ -473,8 +509,10 @@ func (gs *GossipSubRouter) Publish(from peer.ID, msg *pb.Message) {
 			// we are not in the mesh for topic, use fanout peers
 			gmap, ok = gs.fanout[topic]
 			if !ok || len(gmap) == 0 {
-				// we don't have any, pick some
-				peers := gs.getPeers(topic, GossipSubD, func(peer.ID) bool { return true })
+				// we don't have any, pick some with score above the publish threshold
+				peers := gs.getPeers(topic, GossipSubD, func(p peer.ID) bool {
+					return gs.score.Score(p) >= gs.publishThreshold
+				})
 
 				if len(peers) > 0 {
 					gmap = peerListToMap(peers)
@@ -510,6 +548,14 @@ func (gs *GossipSubRouter) Join(topic string) {
 
 	gmap, ok = gs.fanout[topic]
 	if ok {
+		// these peers have a score above the publish threshold, which may be negative
+		// so drop the ones with a negative score
+		for p := range gmap {
+			if gs.score.Score(p) < 0 {
+				delete(gmap, p)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if len(gmap) < GossipSubD {
 			// we need more peers; eager, as this would get fixed in the next heartbeat
 			more := gs.getPeers(topic, GossipSubD-len(gmap), func(p peer.ID) bool {
@@ -737,11 +783,11 @@ func (gs *GossipSubRouter) heartbeat() {
 
 	// maintain our fanout for topics we are publishing but we have not joined
 	for topic, peers := range gs.fanout {
-		// check whether our peers are still in the topic and don't have a negative score
+		// check whether our peers are still in the topic and have a score above the publish threshold
 		for p := range peers {
 			_, ok := gs.p.topics[topic][p]
 			score := gs.score.Score(p)
-			if !ok || score < 0 {
+			if !ok || score < gs.publishThreshold {
 				delete(peers, p)
 			}
 		}
@@ -750,10 +796,10 @@ func (gs *GossipSubRouter) heartbeat() {
 		if len(peers) < GossipSubD {
 			ineed := GossipSubD - len(peers)
 			plst := gs.getPeers(topic, ineed, func(p peer.ID) bool {
-				// filter our current peers and peers with negative score
+				// filter our current peers and peers with score above the publish threshold
 				_, ok := peers[p]
 				score := gs.score.Score(p)
-				return !ok && score >= 0
+				return !ok && score >= gs.publishThreshold
 			})
 
 			for _, p := range plst {