diff --git a/libbeat/publisher/bulk.go b/libbeat/publisher/bulk.go
index 01887c145415..a10dff6f6a17 100644
--- a/libbeat/publisher/bulk.go
+++ b/libbeat/publisher/bulk.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type bulkWorker struct {
 
 	queue       chan message
 	bulkQueue   chan message
+	guaranteed  bool
 	flushTicker *time.Ticker
 
 	maxBatchSize int
@@ -58,9 +59,9 @@ func (b *bulkWorker) run() {
 		case <-b.ws.done:
 			return
 		case m := <-b.queue:
-			b.onEvent(m.context.Signal, m.event)
+			b.onEvent(&m.context, m.event)
 		case m := <-b.bulkQueue:
-			b.onEvents(m.context.Signal, m.events)
+			b.onEvents(&m.context, m.events)
 		case <-b.flushTicker.C:
 			if len(b.events) > 0 {
 				b.publish()
@@ -69,8 +70,11 @@ func (b *bulkWorker) run() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *bulkWorker) onEvent(signal outputs.Signaler, event common.MapStr) {
+func (b *bulkWorker) onEvent(ctx *Context, event common.MapStr) {
 	b.events = append(b.events, event)
+	b.guaranteed = b.guaranteed || ctx.Guaranteed
+
+	signal := ctx.Signal
 	if signal != nil {
 		b.pending = append(b.pending, signal)
 	}
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ func (b *bulkWorker) onEvent(signal outputs.Signaler, event common.MapStr) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *bulkWorker) onEvents(signal outputs.Signaler, events []common.MapStr) {
+func (b *bulkWorker) onEvents(ctx *Context, events []common.MapStr) {
 	for len(events) > 0 {
 		// split up bulk to match required bulk sizes.
 		// If input events have been split up bufferFull will be set and
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ func (b *bulkWorker) onEvents(signal outputs.Signaler, events []common.MapStr) {
 		spaceLeft := cap(b.events) - len(b.events)
 		consume := len(events)
 		bufferFull := spaceLeft <= consume
+		signal := ctx.Signal
+		b.guaranteed = b.guaranteed || ctx.Guaranteed
 		if spaceLeft < consume {
 			consume = spaceLeft
 			if signal != nil {
@@ -114,13 +120,15 @@ func (b *bulkWorker) publish() {
 	// TODO: remember/merge and forward context options to output worker
 	b.output.send(message{
 		context: Context{
-			Signal: outputs.NewCompositeSignaler(b.pending...),
+			publishOptions: publishOptions{Guaranteed: b.guaranteed},
+			Signal:         outputs.NewCompositeSignaler(b.pending...),
 		},
 		event:  nil,
 		events: b.events,
 	})
 
 	b.pending = nil
+	b.guaranteed = false
 	b.events = make([]common.MapStr, 0, b.maxBatchSize)
 }
 
diff --git a/libbeat/publisher/output.go b/libbeat/publisher/output.go
index b948f20a2c15..da4ee3465bd6 100644
--- a/libbeat/publisher/output.go
+++ b/libbeat/publisher/output.go
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ func (o *outputWorker) sendBulk(
 ) {
 	debug("output worker: publish %v events", len(events))
 
-	err := o.out.BulkPublish(ctx.Signal, outputs.Options{ctx.Guaranteed}, events)
+	opts := outputs.Options{ctx.Guaranteed}
+	err := o.out.BulkPublish(ctx.Signal, opts, events)
 	if err != nil {
 		logp.Info("Error bulk publishing events: %s", err)
 	}