diff --git a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/enumerator/client.rs b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/enumerator/client.rs
index b86aa4fd0a4d2..cb2d8fa705b53 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/enumerator/client.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/enumerator/client.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ use rdkafka::{Offset, TopicPartitionList};
 
 use crate::source::base::SplitEnumerator;
 use crate::source::kafka::split::KafkaSplit;
-use crate::source::kafka::{KafkaProperties, PrivateLinkConsumerContext, KAFKA_SYNC_CALL_TIMEOUT};
+use crate::source::kafka::{
+    KafkaProperties, PrivateLinkConsumerContext, KAFKA_ISOLATION_LEVEL, KAFKA_SYNC_CALL_TIMEOUT,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum KafkaEnumeratorOffset {
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ impl SplitEnumerator for KafkaSplitEnumerator {
         let broker_rewrite_map = common_props.broker_rewrite_map.clone();
         let topic = common_props.topic.clone();
         config.set("bootstrap.servers", &broker_address);
+        config.set("isolation.level", KAFKA_ISOLATION_LEVEL);
         common_props.set_security_properties(&mut config);
         let mut scan_start_offset = match properties
             .scan_startup_mode
diff --git a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/mod.rs b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/mod.rs
index afd039e922160..9bb55bca5128a 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/mod.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/mod.rs
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ pub struct KafkaProperties {
 }
 
 const KAFKA_SYNC_CALL_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+const KAFKA_ISOLATION_LEVEL: &str = "read_committed";
diff --git a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/reader.rs b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/reader.rs
index 63380043632e8..d9e109279b6b4 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/reader.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/reader.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use rdkafka::{ClientConfig, Message, Offset, TopicPartitionList};
 use crate::impl_common_split_reader_logic;
 use crate::parser::ParserConfig;
 use crate::source::base::{SourceMessage, MAX_CHUNK_SIZE};
-use crate::source::kafka::{KafkaProperties, PrivateLinkConsumerContext};
+use crate::source::kafka::{KafkaProperties, PrivateLinkConsumerContext, KAFKA_ISOLATION_LEVEL};
 use crate::source::{
     BoxSourceWithStateStream, Column, SourceContextRef, SplitId, SplitImpl, SplitMetaData,
     SplitReader,
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ impl SplitReader for KafkaSplitReader {
         config.set("enable.partition.eof", "false");
         config.set("enable.auto.commit", "false");
         config.set("auto.offset.reset", "smallest");
+        config.set("isolation.level", KAFKA_ISOLATION_LEVEL);
         config.set("bootstrap.servers", bootstrap_servers);
 
         properties.common.set_security_properties(&mut config);