diff --git a/consumer_group.go b/consumer_group.go
index 67a9f9241..de119d520 100644
--- a/consumer_group.go
+++ b/consumer_group.go
@@ -210,11 +210,6 @@ func (c *consumerGroup) Consume(ctx context.Context, topics []string, handler Co
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// loop check topic partition numbers changed
-	// will trigger rebalance when any topic partitions number had changed
-	// avoid Consume function called again that will generate more than loopCheckPartitionNumbers coroutine
-	go c.loopCheckPartitionNumbers(topics, sess)
-
 	// Wait for session exit signal
 	<-sess.ctx.Done()
 
@@ -347,13 +342,15 @@ func (c *consumerGroup) newSession(ctx context.Context, topics []string, handler
 	// Prepare distribution plan if we joined as the leader
 	var plan BalanceStrategyPlan
 	var members map[string]ConsumerGroupMemberMetadata
+	var allSubscribedTopicPartitions map[string][]int32
+	var allSubscribedTopics []string
 	if join.LeaderId == join.MemberId {
 		members, err = join.GetMembers()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		plan, err = c.balance(strategy, members)
+		allSubscribedTopicPartitions, allSubscribedTopics, plan, err = c.balance(strategy, members)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -421,7 +418,17 @@ func (c *consumerGroup) newSession(ctx context.Context, topics []string, handler
 		}
 	}
 
-	return newConsumerGroupSession(ctx, c, claims, join.MemberId, join.GenerationId, handler)
+	session, err := newConsumerGroupSession(ctx, c, claims, join.MemberId, join.GenerationId, handler)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// only the leader needs to check whether there are newly-added partitions in order to trigger a rebalance
+	if join.LeaderId == join.MemberId {
+		go c.loopCheckPartitionNumbers(allSubscribedTopicPartitions, allSubscribedTopics, session)
+	}
+
+	return session, err
 }
 
 func (c *consumerGroup) joinGroupRequest(coordinator *Broker, topics []string) (*JoinGroupResponse, error) {
@@ -551,23 +558,36 @@ func (c *consumerGroup) heartbeatRequest(coordinator *Broker, memberID string, g
 	return coordinator.Heartbeat(req)
 }
 
-func (c *consumerGroup) balance(strategy BalanceStrategy, members map[string]ConsumerGroupMemberMetadata) (BalanceStrategyPlan, error) {
-	topics := make(map[string][]int32)
+func (c *consumerGroup) balance(strategy BalanceStrategy, members map[string]ConsumerGroupMemberMetadata) (map[string][]int32, []string, BalanceStrategyPlan, error) {
+	topicPartitions := make(map[string][]int32)
 	for _, meta := range members {
 		for _, topic := range meta.Topics {
-			topics[topic] = nil
+			topicPartitions[topic] = nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	for topic := range topics {
+	allSubscribedTopics := make([]string, 0, len(topicPartitions))
+	for topic := range topicPartitions {
+		allSubscribedTopics = append(allSubscribedTopics, topic)
+	}
+
+	// refresh metadata for all the subscribed topics in the consumer group
+	// to avoid using stale metadata to assigning partitions
+	err := c.client.RefreshMetadata(allSubscribedTopics...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	for topic := range topicPartitions {
 		partitions, err := c.client.Partitions(topic)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, nil, nil, err
 		}
-		topics[topic] = partitions
+		topicPartitions[topic] = partitions
 	}
 
-	return strategy.Plan(members, topics)
+	plan, err := strategy.Plan(members, topicPartitions)
+	return topicPartitions, allSubscribedTopics, plan, err
 }
 
 // Leaves the cluster, called by Close.
@@ -653,24 +673,29 @@ func (c *consumerGroup) handleError(err error, topic string, partition int32) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *consumerGroup) loopCheckPartitionNumbers(topics []string, session *consumerGroupSession) {
+func (c *consumerGroup) loopCheckPartitionNumbers(allSubscribedTopicPartitions map[string][]int32, topics []string, session *consumerGroupSession) {
 	if c.config.Metadata.RefreshFrequency == time.Duration(0) {
 		return
 	}
-	pause := time.NewTicker(c.config.Metadata.RefreshFrequency)
+
 	defer session.cancel()
-	defer pause.Stop()
-	var oldTopicToPartitionNum map[string]int
-	var err error
-	if oldTopicToPartitionNum, err = c.topicToPartitionNumbers(topics); err != nil {
-		return
+
+	oldTopicToPartitionNum := make(map[string]int, len(allSubscribedTopicPartitions))
+	for topic, partitions := range allSubscribedTopicPartitions {
+		oldTopicToPartitionNum[topic] = len(partitions)
 	}
+
+	pause := time.NewTicker(c.config.Metadata.RefreshFrequency)
+	defer pause.Stop()
 	for {
 		if newTopicToPartitionNum, err := c.topicToPartitionNumbers(topics); err != nil {
 			return
 		} else {
 			for topic, num := range oldTopicToPartitionNum {
 				if newTopicToPartitionNum[topic] != num {
+					Logger.Printf(
+						"consumergroup/%s loop check partition number goroutine find partitions in topics %s changed from %d to %d\n",
+						c.groupID, topics, num, newTopicToPartitionNum[topic])
 					return // trigger the end of the session on exit
 				}
 			}
@@ -679,7 +704,7 @@ func (c *consumerGroup) loopCheckPartitionNumbers(topics []string, session *cons
 		case <-pause.C:
 		case <-session.ctx.Done():
 			Logger.Printf(
-				"consumergroup/%s loop check partition number coroutine will exit, topics %s\n",
+				"consumergroup/%s loop check partition number goroutine will exit, topics %s\n",
 				c.groupID, topics)
 			// if session closed by other, should be exited
 			return
@@ -1054,7 +1079,7 @@ type ConsumerGroupClaim interface {
 	// InitialOffset returns the initial offset that was used as a starting point for this claim.
 	InitialOffset() int64
 
-	// HighWaterMarkOffset returns the high water mark offset of the partition,
+	// HighWaterMarkOffset returns the high watermark offset of the partition,
 	// i.e. the offset that will be used for the next message that will be produced.
 	// You can use this to determine how far behind the processing is.
 	HighWaterMarkOffset() int64
diff --git a/functional_consumer_group_test.go b/functional_consumer_group_test.go
index f05666185..19ca48348 100644
--- a/functional_consumer_group_test.go
+++ b/functional_consumer_group_test.go
@@ -135,6 +135,51 @@ func TestFuncConsumerGroupExcessConsumers(t *testing.T) {
 	m5.AssertCleanShutdown()
 }
 
+func TestFuncConsumerGroupRebalanceAfterAddingPartitions(t *testing.T) {
+	checkKafkaVersion(t, "0.10.2")
+	setupFunctionalTest(t)
+	defer teardownFunctionalTest(t)
+
+	config := NewTestConfig()
+	config.Version = V2_3_0_0
+	admin, err := NewClusterAdmin(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = admin.Close()
+	}()
+
+	groupID := testFuncConsumerGroupID(t)
+
+	// start M1
+	m1 := runTestFuncConsumerGroupMember(t, groupID, "M1", 0, nil, "test.1")
+	defer m1.Stop()
+	m1.WaitForClaims(map[string]int{"test.1": 1})
+	m1.WaitForHandlers(1)
+
+	// start M2
+	m2 := runTestFuncConsumerGroupMember(t, groupID, "M2", 0, nil, "test.1_to_2")
+	defer m2.Stop()
+	m2.WaitForClaims(map[string]int{"test.1_to_2": 1})
+	m1.WaitForHandlers(1)
+
+	// add a new partition to topic "test.1_to_2"
+	err = admin.CreatePartitions("test.1_to_2", 2, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// assert that claims are shared among both members
+	m2.WaitForClaims(map[string]int{"test.1_to_2": 2})
+	m2.WaitForHandlers(2)
+	m1.WaitForClaims(map[string]int{"test.1": 1})
+	m1.WaitForHandlers(1)
+
+	m1.AssertCleanShutdown()
+	m2.AssertCleanShutdown()
+}
+
 func TestFuncConsumerGroupFuzzy(t *testing.T) {
 	checkKafkaVersion(t, "0.10.2")
 	setupFunctionalTest(t)
@@ -360,6 +405,8 @@ func defaultConfig(clientID string) *Config {
 	config.Consumer.Return.Errors = true
 	config.Consumer.Offsets.Initial = OffsetOldest
 	config.Consumer.Group.Rebalance.Timeout = 10 * time.Second
+	config.Metadata.Full = false
+	config.Metadata.RefreshFrequency = 5 * time.Second
 	return config
 }
 
diff --git a/functional_test.go b/functional_test.go
index fad313a5d..602c1c45a 100644
--- a/functional_test.go
+++ b/functional_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ var (
 			NumPartitions:     1,
 			ReplicationFactor: 3,
 		},
+		"test.1_to_2": {
+			NumPartitions:     1,
+			ReplicationFactor: 3,
+		},
 	}
 
 	FunctionalTestEnv *testEnvironment