diff --git a/lib/manageiq/messaging/kafka/client.rb b/lib/manageiq/messaging/kafka/client.rb
index 77eccb5..2fcf948 100644
--- a/lib/manageiq/messaging/kafka/client.rb
+++ b/lib/manageiq/messaging/kafka/client.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ def topics
           Rdkafka::Metadata.new(native_kafka).topics.collect { |topic| topic[:topic_name] }
         end
 
+        def metadata
+          native_kafka = producer.instance_variable_get(:@native_kafka)
+          Rdkafka::Admin.new(native_kafka).metadata
+        end
+
         private
 
         attr_reader :kafka_client