diff --git a/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/KafkaSourceOptions.java b/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/KafkaSourceOptions.java
index f96cd3ea0..7b4a18678 100644
--- a/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/KafkaSourceOptions.java
+++ b/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/KafkaSourceOptions.java
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ public class KafkaSourceOptions {
                     .noDefaultValue()
                     .withDescription("The prefix to use for the Kafka consumers.");
 
+    public static final ConfigOption<String> COMPLETE_CLIENT_ID =
+            ConfigOptions.key("client.id.complete")
+                    .stringType()
+                    .noDefaultValue()
+                    .withDescription(
+                        "The complete client ID to use for Kafka consumers. If provided this will "
+                            + "take precedence over prefixes and subtask ID suffixes.");
+
     public static final ConfigOption<Long> PARTITION_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL_MS =
             ConfigOptions.key("partition.discovery.interval.ms")
                     .longType()
diff --git a/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/reader/KafkaPartitionSplitReader.java b/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/reader/KafkaPartitionSplitReader.java
index 94940b8e7..6b3ae5f0a 100644
--- a/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/reader/KafkaPartitionSplitReader.java
+++ b/flink-connector-kafka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/connector/kafka/source/reader/KafkaPartitionSplitReader.java
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@ private void unassignPartitions(Collection<TopicPartition> partitionsToUnassign)
     }
 
     private String createConsumerClientId(Properties props) {
+        String providedClientId = props.getProperty(KafkaSourceOptions.COMPLETE_CLIENT_ID.key());
+        if (providedClientId != null) {
+            return providedClientId;
+        }
+
         String prefix = props.getProperty(KafkaSourceOptions.CLIENT_ID_PREFIX.key());
         return prefix + "-" + subtaskId;
     }