diff --git a/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/TableViewBuilder.java b/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/TableViewBuilder.java
index 76b8ff4fbdac3..cf5ec93f3dc38 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/TableViewBuilder.java
+++ b/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/TableViewBuilder.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.classification.InterfaceStability;
 
@@ -137,4 +138,23 @@ public interface TableViewBuilder<T> {
      * @return the {@link TableViewBuilder} builder instance
      */
     TableViewBuilder<T> cryptoFailureAction(ConsumerCryptoFailureAction action);
+
+
+    /**
+     * Set the message listeners.
+     * If {@link TableViewBuilder#existingMessageListeners} are not specified, these listeners are used for both
+     * existing and tailing(future) messages in the topic.
+     * @param listeners message listeners
+     * @return the {@link TableViewBuilder} builder instance
+     */
+    TableViewBuilder<T> messageListeners(BiConsumer<String, T>... listeners);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the message listeners separately for existing messages in the topic.
+     * @param listeners message listeners
+     * @return
+     */
+    TableViewBuilder<T> existingMessageListeners(BiConsumer<String, T>... listeners);
+
+
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewBuilderImpl.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewBuilderImpl.java
index e0a47a70b1c8b..315369a6ef4c6 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewBuilderImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.ConsumerCryptoFailureAction;
@@ -109,4 +110,16 @@ public TableViewBuilder<T> cryptoFailureAction(ConsumerCryptoFailureAction actio
         conf.setCryptoFailureAction(action);
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public TableViewBuilder<T> messageListeners(BiConsumer<String, T>... messageListeners) {
+        conf.setMessageListeners(messageListeners);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TableViewBuilder<T> existingMessageListeners(BiConsumer<String, T>... existingMessageListeners) {
+        conf.setExistingMessageListeners(existingMessageListeners);
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewConfigurationData.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewConfigurationData.java
index b27f8137b14a4..df8869814c854 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewConfigurationData.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewConfigurationData.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.pulsar.client.impl;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.ConsumerCryptoFailureAction;
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ public class TableViewConfigurationData implements Serializable, Cloneable {
     private CryptoKeyReader cryptoKeyReader = null;
     private ConsumerCryptoFailureAction cryptoFailureAction = ConsumerCryptoFailureAction.FAIL;
 
+    private BiConsumer[] messageListeners;
+    private BiConsumer[] existingMessageListeners;
+
     @Override
     public TableViewConfigurationData clone() {
         try {
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ public TableViewConfigurationData clone() {
             clone.setAutoUpdatePartitionsSeconds(autoUpdatePartitionsSeconds);
             clone.setSubscriptionName(subscriptionName);
             clone.setTopicCompactionStrategyClassName(topicCompactionStrategyClassName);
+            clone.setMessageListeners(messageListeners);
+            clone.setExistingMessageListeners(existingMessageListeners);
             return clone;
         } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
             throw new AssertionError();
diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewImpl.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewImpl.java
index d5d4174ee10a9..4cfa35e4d8a70 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/TableViewImpl.java
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ public class TableViewImpl<T> implements TableView<T> {
     private final CompletableFuture<Reader<T>> reader;
 
     private final List<BiConsumer<String, T>> listeners;
+
+    private final List<BiConsumer<String, T>> existingMessageListeners;
+
+
     private final ReentrantLock listenersMutex;
     private final boolean isPersistentTopic;
     private TopicCompactionStrategy<T> compactionStrategy;
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ public class TableViewImpl<T> implements TableView<T> {
         this.data = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
         this.immutableData = Collections.unmodifiableMap(data);
         this.listeners = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.existingMessageListeners = new ArrayList<>();
         this.listenersMutex = new ReentrantLock();
         this.compactionStrategy =
                 TopicCompactionStrategy.load(TABLE_VIEW_TAG, conf.getTopicCompactionStrategyClassName());
@@ -108,6 +113,17 @@ public class TableViewImpl<T> implements TableView<T> {
         }
 
         readerBuilder.cryptoFailureAction(conf.getCryptoFailureAction());
+        if (conf.getExistingMessageListeners() != null && conf.getExistingMessageListeners().length > 0) {
+            for (BiConsumer<String, T> listener : conf.getExistingMessageListeners()) {
+                existingMessageListeners.add(listener);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (conf.getMessageListeners() != null && conf.getMessageListeners().length > 0) {
+            for (BiConsumer<String, T> listener : conf.getMessageListeners()) {
+                listeners.add(listener);
+            }
+        }
 
         this.reader = readerBuilder.createAsync();
     }
@@ -202,7 +218,7 @@ public void close() throws PulsarClientException {
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleMessage(Message<T> msg) {
+    private void handleMessage(Message<T> msg, boolean handleExistingMessage) {
         lastReadPositions.put(msg.getTopicName(), msg.getMessageId());
         try {
             if (msg.hasKey()) {
@@ -238,6 +254,10 @@ private void handleMessage(Message<T> msg) {
                             data.put(key, cur);
                         }
 
+                        List<BiConsumer<String, T>> listeners =
+                                handleExistingMessage && !existingMessageListeners.isEmpty() ?
+                                        this.existingMessageListeners : this.listeners;
+
                         for (BiConsumer<String, T> listener : listeners) {
                             try {
                                 listener.accept(key, cur);
@@ -357,7 +377,7 @@ private void readAllExistingMessages(Reader<T> reader, CompletableFuture<Void> f
                                   messagesRead.incrementAndGet();
                                   String topicName = msg.getTopicName();
                                   MessageId messageId = msg.getMessageId();
-                                  handleMessage(msg);
+                                  handleMessage(msg, true);
                                   if (!checkFreshTask(maxMessageIds, future, messageId, topicName)) {
                                       readAllExistingMessages(reader, future, startTime,
                                               messagesRead, maxMessageIds);
@@ -389,7 +409,7 @@ private void readAllExistingMessages(Reader<T> reader, CompletableFuture<Void> f
     private void readTailMessages(Reader<T> reader) {
         reader.readNextAsync()
                 .thenAccept(msg -> {
-                    handleMessage(msg);
+                    handleMessage(msg, false);
                     readTailMessages(reader);
                 }).exceptionally(ex -> {
                     if (ex.getCause() instanceof PulsarClientException.AlreadyClosedException) {