diff --git a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go
index 3b585f6f6..3ca10d258 100644
--- a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go
+++ b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go
@@ -150,11 +150,10 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) PublishMessage(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_Publis
 
 func (b *MessageQueueBroker) loadLocalTopicPartitionFromFiler(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) (localTopicPartition *topic.LocalPartition, err error) {
 	self := b.option.BrokerAddress()
-	glog.V(0).Infof("broker %s load topic %v partition %v", self, t, p)
 
 	// load local topic partition from configuration on filer if not found
 	var conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse
-	conf, err = b.readTopicConfFromFiler(t, p)
+	conf, err = b.readTopicConfFromFiler(t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -177,17 +176,20 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) loadLocalTopicPartitionFromFiler(t topic.Topic, p t
 	return localTopicPartition, nil
 }
 
-func (b *MessageQueueBroker) readTopicConfFromFiler(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) (conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse, err error) {
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) readTopicConfFromFiler(t topic.Topic) (conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse, err error) {
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("load conf for topic %v from filer", t)
+
 	topicDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, t.Namespace, t.Name)
 	if err = b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		data, err := filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, topicDir, "topic.conf")
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("read topic %v partition %v conf: %v", t, p, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("read topic %v partition %v conf: %v", t, err)
 		}
 		// parse into filer conf object
 		conf = &mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse{}
 		if err = jsonpb.Unmarshal(data, conf); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unmarshal topic %v partition %v conf: %v", t, p, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unmarshal topic %v conf: %v", t, err)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_coordinator.go b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_coordinator.go
index 352f5fa81..94bd6b0e2 100644
--- a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_coordinator.go
+++ b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_coordinator.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/sub_coordinator"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -35,8 +36,27 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscriberToSubCoordinator(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMess
 
 	ctx := stream.Context()
 
-	// process ack messages
 	go func() {
+		// try to load the partition assignment from filer
+		if conf, err := b.readTopicConfFromFiler(topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic)); err == nil {
+			assignedPartitions := make([]*mq_pb.SubscriberToSubCoordinatorResponse_AssignedPartition, len(conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments))
+			for i, assignment := range conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+				assignedPartitions[i] = &mq_pb.SubscriberToSubCoordinatorResponse_AssignedPartition{
+					Partition: assignment.Partition,
+					Broker:   assignment.LeaderBroker,
+				}
+			}
+			// send partition assignment to subscriber
+			cgi.ResponseChan <- &mq_pb.SubscriberToSubCoordinatorResponse{
+				Message: &mq_pb.SubscriberToSubCoordinatorResponse_Assignment_{
+					Assignment: &mq_pb.SubscriberToSubCoordinatorResponse_Assignment{
+						AssignedPartitions: assignedPartitions,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+		}
+
+		// process ack messages
 		for {
 			_, err := stream.Recv()
 			if err != nil {