diff --git a/rust/common/kafka/src/kafka_producer.rs b/rust/common/kafka/src/kafka_producer.rs
index 4f30850125415..965406a1ce08c 100644
--- a/rust/common/kafka/src/kafka_producer.rs
+++ b/rust/common/kafka/src/kafka_producer.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ use crate::config::KafkaConfig;
 use futures::future::join_all;
 use health::HealthHandle;
 use rdkafka::error::KafkaError;
-use rdkafka::producer::{FutureProducer, FutureRecord};
+use rdkafka::producer::{FutureProducer, FutureRecord, Producer};
 use rdkafka::ClientConfig;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::error::Error as SerdeError;
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tracing::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 pub struct KafkaContext {
     liveness: HealthHandle,
@@ -55,7 +55,22 @@ pub async fn create_kafka_producer(
     let api: FutureProducer<KafkaContext> =
         client_config.create_with_context(KafkaContext { liveness })?;
 
-    // TODO: ping the kafka brokers to confirm configuration is OK (copy capture)
+    // "Ping" the Kafka brokers by requesting metadata
+    match api
+        .client()
+        .fetch_metadata(None, std::time::Duration::from_secs(15))
+    {
+        Ok(metadata) => {
+            info!(
+                "Successfully connected to Kafka brokers. Found {} topics.",
+                metadata.topics().len()
+            );
+        }
+        Err(error) => {
+            error!("Failed to fetch metadata from Kafka brokers: {:?}", error);
+            return Err(error);
+        }
+    }
 
     Ok(api)
 }