diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
index 7846df838f6ed..0e638881c70db 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
@@ -3983,7 +3983,8 @@ private void checkManagedLedgerIsOpen() throws ManagedLedgerException {
         }
     }
 
-    synchronized void setFenced() {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public synchronized void setFenced() {
         log.info("{} Moving to Fenced state", name);
         STATE_UPDATER.set(this, State.Fenced);
     }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index 773fc7cab4a54..1d9751c0cd876 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -1040,6 +1040,11 @@ private CompletableFuture<Consumer> internalSubscribe(final TransportCnx cnx, St
                 } else if (ex.getCause() instanceof BrokerServiceException.SubscriptionFencedException
                         && isCompactionSubscription(subscriptionName)) {
                     log.warn("[{}] Failed to create compaction subscription: {}", topic, ex.getMessage());
+                } else if (ex.getCause() instanceof ManagedLedgerFencedException) {
+                    // If the topic has been fenced, we cannot continue using it. We need to close and reopen
+                    log.warn("[{}][{}] has been fenced. closing the topic {}", topic, subscriptionName,
+                            ex.getMessage());
+                    close();
                 } else {
                     log.error("[{}] Failed to create subscription: {}", topic, subscriptionName, ex);
                 }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/SimpleProducerConsumerTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/SimpleProducerConsumerTest.java
index f5c5e6742423c..4bcb0e0065c35 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/SimpleProducerConsumerTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/SimpleProducerConsumerTest.java
@@ -4875,4 +4875,31 @@ private int compareMessageIds(MessageIdImpl messageId1, MessageIdImpl messageId2
             return 0;
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFencedLedger() throws Exception {
+        log.info("-- Starting {} test --", methodName);
+
+        final String topic = "persistent://my-property/my-ns/fencedLedger";
+
+        @Cleanup
+        PulsarClient newPulsarClient = PulsarClient.builder().serviceUrl(lookupUrl.toString()).build();
+
+        @Cleanup
+        Producer<byte[]> producer = newPulsarClient.newProducer().topic(topic).enableBatching(false).create();
+
+        final int numMessages = 5;
+        for (int i = 0; i < numMessages; i++) {
+            producer.newMessage().value(("value-" + i).getBytes(UTF_8)).eventTime((i + 1) * 100L).sendAsync();
+        }
+        producer.flush();
+
+        PersistentTopic pTopic = (PersistentTopic) pulsar.getBrokerService().getTopicReference(topic).get();
+        ManagedLedgerImpl ml = (ManagedLedgerImpl) pTopic.getManagedLedger();
+        ml.setFenced();
+
+        Reader<byte[]> reader = newPulsarClient.newReader().topic(topic).startMessageId(MessageId.earliest)
+                .createAsync().get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        assertNotNull(reader);
+    }
 }