diff --git a/docs/en_US/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md b/docs/en_US/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md
index 13ce1ad568..fcd6a83203 100644
--- a/docs/en_US/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md
+++ b/docs/en_US/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ default:
   groupID: ""
   partition: 0
   maxBytes: 1000000
-  offset: 0
 ```
 
 ### Global configurations
@@ -44,7 +43,3 @@ The partition specified when eKuiper consumes kafka messages
 ### maxBytes
 
 The maximum number of bytes that a single Kafka message batch can carry, the default is 1MB
-
-### offset
-
-The offset specified when eKuiper starts consuming messages from kafka, -1 represents lastOffset, and -2 represents firstOffset.
diff --git a/docs/zh_CN/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md b/docs/zh_CN/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md
index 53f4d8da9f..5235eed546 100644
--- a/docs/zh_CN/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md
+++ b/docs/zh_CN/guide/sources/plugin/kafka.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ default:
   groupID: ""
   partition: 0
   maxBytes: 1000000
-  offset: 0
 ```
 
 ### 全局配置
@@ -44,7 +43,3 @@ eKuiper 消费 kafka 消息时所指定的 partition
 ### maxBytes
 
 单个 kafka 消息批次最大所能携带的 bytes 数，默认为 1MB
-
-### offset
-
-eKuiper 启动向 kafka 进行消息消费时所指定的 offset， -1 代表 lastOffset，-2 代表 firstOffset。
diff --git a/etc/sources/kafka.yaml b/etc/sources/kafka.yaml
index 95d476c580..366620612d 100644
--- a/etc/sources/kafka.yaml
+++ b/etc/sources/kafka.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ default:
   groupID: ""
   partition: 0
   maxBytes: 1000000
-  offset: 0
diff --git a/extensions/sources/kafka/ext/kafka.go b/extensions/sources/kafka/ext/kafka.go
index f0ad8ec2df..b9e3152deb 100644
--- a/extensions/sources/kafka/ext/kafka.go
+++ b/extensions/sources/kafka/ext/kafka.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 type KafkaSource struct {
 	reader *kafkago.Reader
+	offset int64
 }
 
 type kafkaSourceConf struct {
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ type kafkaSourceConf struct {
 	Partition   int    `json:"partition"`
 	MaxAttempts int    `json:"maxAttempts"`
 	MaxBytes    int    `json:"maxBytes"`
-	Offset      int64  `json:"offset"`
 }
 
 func (c *kafkaSourceConf) validate() error {
@@ -118,13 +118,10 @@ func (s *KafkaSource) Configure(topic string, props map[string]interface{}) erro
 		SASLMechanism: mechanism,
 	}
 	reader := kafkago.NewReader(readerConfig)
-	if kConf.Offset != 0 {
-		if err := reader.SetOffset(kConf.Offset); err != nil {
-			conf.Log.Errorf("kafka offset error: %v", err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("set kafka offset failed, err:%v", err)
-		}
-	}
 	s.reader = reader
+	if err := s.reader.SetOffset(kafkago.LastOffset); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	conf.Log.Infof("kafka source got configured.")
 	return nil
 }
@@ -144,6 +141,7 @@ func (s *KafkaSource) Open(ctx api.StreamContext, consumer chan<- api.SourceTupl
 			errCh <- err
 			return
 		}
+		s.offset = msg.Offset
 		dataList, err := ctx.DecodeIntoList(msg.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("unmarshal kafka message value err: %v", err)
@@ -160,3 +158,27 @@ func (s *KafkaSource) Open(ctx api.StreamContext, consumer chan<- api.SourceTupl
 func (s *KafkaSource) Close(_ api.StreamContext) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s *KafkaSource) Rewind(offset interface{}) error {
+	conf.Log.Infof("set kafka source offset: %v", offset)
+	offsetV := s.offset //nolint:staticcheck
+	switch v := offset.(type) {
+	case int64:
+		offsetV = v
+	case int:
+		offsetV = int64(v)
+	case float64:
+		offsetV = int64(v)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%v can't be set as offset", offset)
+	}
+	if err := s.reader.SetOffset(offsetV); err != nil {
+		conf.Log.Errorf("kafka offset error: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("set kafka offset failed, err:%v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *KafkaSource) GetOffset() (interface{}, error) {
+	return s.offset, nil
+}
diff --git a/extensions/sources/kafka/kafka.json b/extensions/sources/kafka/kafka.json
index 04a95432fe..dc6a378490 100644
--- a/extensions/sources/kafka/kafka.json
+++ b/extensions/sources/kafka/kafka.json
@@ -95,21 +95,6 @@
         "zh_CN": "建立连接的尝试次数"
       }
     },
-    {
-      "name": "offset",
-      "default": "0",
-      "optional": true,
-      "control": "text",
-      "type": "int",
-      "hint": {
-        "en_US": "the offset from which the next batch of messages will be read. -1 indicates latest offset and -2 indicates first offset.",
-        "zh_CN": "kafka consumer 的初始 offset, -1 默认为最新 offset, -2 默认为最旧 offset"
-      },
-      "label": {
-        "en_US": "offset",
-        "zh_CN": "offset"
-      }
-    },
     {
       "name": "saslAuthType",
       "default": "none",