diff --git a/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/Commands.java b/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/Commands.java
index 7dfb13104a767..b7dc13cbeefe8 100644
--- a/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/Commands.java
+++ b/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/Commands.java
@@ -2031,6 +2031,15 @@ public static PulsarApi.BrokerEntryMetadata parseBrokerEntryMetadataIfExist(
         }
     }
 
+    public static PulsarApi.BrokerEntryMetadata peekBrokerEntryMetadataIfExist(
+            ByteBuf headerAndPayloadWithBrokerEntryMetadata) {
+        final int readerIndex = headerAndPayloadWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readerIndex();
+        PulsarApi.BrokerEntryMetadata entryMetadata =
+                parseBrokerEntryMetadataIfExist(headerAndPayloadWithBrokerEntryMetadata);
+        headerAndPayloadWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readerIndex(readerIndex);
+        return entryMetadata;
+    }
+
     public static ByteBuf serializeMetadataAndPayload(ChecksumType checksumType,
                                                       MessageMetadata msgMetadata, ByteBuf payload) {
         // / Wire format
diff --git a/pulsar-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/CommandUtilsTests.java b/pulsar-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/CommandUtilsTests.java
index 2bd4df09d0516..c7fcc716f5f15 100644
--- a/pulsar-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/CommandUtilsTests.java
+++ b/pulsar-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/protocol/CommandUtilsTests.java
@@ -202,6 +202,38 @@ public void testParseBrokerEntryMetadata() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(new String(content, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), data);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPeekBrokerEntryMetadata() throws Exception {
+        int MOCK_BATCH_SIZE = 10;
+        String data = "test-message";
+        ByteBuf byteBuf = PulsarByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.buffer(data.length(), data.length());
+        byteBuf.writeBytes(data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        ByteBuf dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata =
+                Commands.addBrokerEntryMetadata(byteBuf, getBrokerEntryMetadataInterceptors(), MOCK_BATCH_SIZE);
+        int bytesBeforePeek = dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readableBytes();
+        PulsarApi.BrokerEntryMetadata brokerMetadata =
+                Commands.peekBrokerEntryMetadataIfExist(dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata);
+
+        assertTrue(brokerMetadata.getBrokerTimestamp() <= System.currentTimeMillis());
+        assertEquals(brokerMetadata.getIndex(), MOCK_BATCH_SIZE - 1);
+
+        int bytesAfterPeek = dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readableBytes();
+        assertEquals(bytesBeforePeek, bytesAfterPeek);
+
+        // test parse logic after peek
+
+        PulsarApi.BrokerEntryMetadata brokerMetadata1 =
+                Commands.parseBrokerEntryMetadataIfExist(dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata);
+        assertTrue(brokerMetadata1.getBrokerTimestamp() <= System.currentTimeMillis());
+
+        assertEquals(brokerMetadata1.getIndex(), MOCK_BATCH_SIZE - 1);
+        assertEquals(data.length(), dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readableBytes());
+
+        byte [] content = new byte[dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readableBytes()];
+        dataWithBrokerEntryMetadata.readBytes(content);
+        assertEquals(new String(content, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), data);
+    }
+
     public Set<BrokerEntryMetadataInterceptor> getBrokerEntryMetadataInterceptors() {
         Set<String> interceptorNames = new HashSet<>();
         interceptorNames.add("org.apache.pulsar.common.intercept.AppendBrokerTimestampMetadataInterceptor");