diff --git a/processor.go b/processor.go
index 4c6471a..93a0b4d 100644
--- a/processor.go
+++ b/processor.go
@@ -323,20 +323,23 @@ func (p *processor) markAsDone(l *base.Lease, msg *base.TaskMessage) {
 // the task should not be retried and should be archived instead.
 var SkipRetry = errors.New("skip retry for the task")
 
+// RevokeTask is used as a return value from Handler.ProcessTask to indicate that
+// the task should not be retried or archived.
+var RevokeTask = errors.New("revoke task")
+
 func (p *processor) handleFailedMessage(ctx context.Context, l *base.Lease, msg *base.TaskMessage, err error) {
 	if p.errHandler != nil {
 		p.errHandler.HandleError(ctx, NewTask(msg.Type, msg.Payload), err)
 	}
-	if !p.isFailureFunc(err) {
-		// retry the task without marking it as failed
-		p.retry(l, msg, err, false /*isFailure*/)
-		return
-	}
-	if msg.Retried >= msg.Retry || errors.Is(err, SkipRetry) {
+	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, RevokeTask):
+		p.logger.Warnf("revoke task id=%s", msg.ID)
+		p.markAsDone(l, msg)
+	case msg.Retried >= msg.Retry || errors.Is(err, SkipRetry):
 		p.logger.Warnf("Retry exhausted for task id=%s", msg.ID)
 		p.archive(l, msg, err)
-	} else {
-		p.retry(l, msg, err, true /*isFailure*/)
+	default:
+		p.retry(l, msg, err, p.isFailureFunc(err))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/processor_test.go b/processor_test.go
index 9be4729..669ce43 100644
--- a/processor_test.go
+++ b/processor_test.go
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ func TestProcessorRetry(t *testing.T) {
 
 	errMsg := "something went wrong"
 	wrappedSkipRetry := fmt.Errorf("%s:%w", errMsg, SkipRetry)
+	wrappedRevokeTask := fmt.Errorf("%s:%w", errMsg, RevokeTask)
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc         string              // test description
@@ -346,6 +347,32 @@ func TestProcessorRetry(t *testing.T) {
 			wantArchived: []*base.TaskMessage{m1, m2},
 			wantErrCount: 2, // ErrorHandler should still be called with SkipRetry error
 		},
+		{
+			desc:    "Should revoke task",
+			pending: []*base.TaskMessage{m1, m2},
+			delay:   time.Minute,
+			handler: HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, task *Task) error {
+				return RevokeTask // return RevokeTask without wrapping
+			}),
+			wait:         2 * time.Second,
+			wantErrMsg:   RevokeTask.Error(),
+			wantRetry:    []*base.TaskMessage{},
+			wantArchived: []*base.TaskMessage{},
+			wantErrCount: 2, // ErrorHandler should still be called with RevokeTask error
+		},
+		{
+			desc:    "Should revoke task (with error wrapping)",
+			pending: []*base.TaskMessage{m1, m2},
+			delay:   time.Minute,
+			handler: HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, task *Task) error {
+				return wrappedRevokeTask
+			}),
+			wait:         2 * time.Second,
+			wantErrMsg:   wrappedRevokeTask.Error(),
+			wantRetry:    []*base.TaskMessage{},
+			wantArchived: []*base.TaskMessage{},
+			wantErrCount: 2, // ErrorHandler should still be called with RevokeTask error
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index e405399..277638e 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -633,6 +633,10 @@ func NewServerFromRedisClient(c redis.UniversalClient, cfg Config) *Server {
 // One exception to this rule is when ProcessTask returns a SkipRetry error.
 // If the returned error is SkipRetry or an error wraps SkipRetry, retry is
 // skipped and the task will be immediately archived instead.
+//
+// One exception to this rule is when ProcessTask returns a RevokeTask error.
+// If the returned error is RevokeTask or an error wraps RevokeTask, the task
+// will not be retried or archived.
 type Handler interface {
 	ProcessTask(context.Context, *Task) error
 }