diff --git a/e2e_test/source/basic/inlcude_key_as.slt b/e2e_test/source/basic/inlcude_key_as.slt
index ccf0df9e0277..83cace5eae6f 100644
--- a/e2e_test/source/basic/inlcude_key_as.slt
+++ b/e2e_test/source/basic/inlcude_key_as.slt
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ WHERE  key_col IS NOT NULL
 ----
 101
 
+# the input data is from scripts/source/prepare_ci_kafka.sh
+# ```
+# for i in {0..100}; do echo "key$i:{\"a\": $i}" | ${KCAT_BIN} -P -b message_queue:29092 -t ${ADDI_COLUMN_TOPIC} -K : -H "header1=v1" -H "header2=v2"; done
+# ```
+# The command generates 101 messages with key `key0` to `key100` and value `{"a": 0}` to `{"a": 100}`, with fixed headers `header1=v1` and `header2=v2`.
+
 query TT
 SELECT (header_col[1]).key AS key, (header_col[1]).value::text AS value
 FROM   additional_columns limit 1;
diff --git a/src/connector/src/parser/util.rs b/src/connector/src/parser/util.rs
index cf2b59ad145c..4e0bd6f2f3f0 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/parser/util.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/parser/util.rs
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use itertools::Itertools;
-use rdkafka::message::Headers;
 use reqwest::Url;
 use risingwave_common::error::ErrorCode::{InvalidParameterValue, ProtocolError};
 use risingwave_common::error::{Result, RwError};
-use risingwave_common::types::{Datum, ListValue, Scalar, ScalarImpl, StructValue};
+use risingwave_common::types::Datum;
 
 use crate::aws_utils::load_file_descriptor_from_s3;
 use crate::common::AwsAuthProps;
-use crate::parser::additional_columns::get_kafka_header_item_datatype;
 use crate::source::SourceMeta;
 
 /// get kafka topic name
@@ -117,35 +114,14 @@ pub(super) async fn bytes_from_url(url: &Url, config: Option<&AwsAuthProps>) ->
 
 pub fn extreact_timestamp_from_meta(meta: &SourceMeta) -> Option<Datum> {
     match meta {
-        SourceMeta::Kafka(kafka_meta) => kafka_meta
-            .timestamp
-            .map(|ts| {
-                risingwave_common::cast::i64_to_timestamptz(ts)
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .to_scalar_value()
-            })
-            .into(),
+        SourceMeta::Kafka(kafka_meta) => kafka_meta.extract_timestamp(),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
 
 pub fn extract_headers_from_meta(meta: &SourceMeta) -> Option<Datum> {
     match meta {
-        SourceMeta::Kafka(kafka_meta) => kafka_meta.headers.as_ref().map(|header| {
-            let header_item: Vec<Datum> = header
-                .iter()
-                .map(|header| {
-                    Some(ScalarImpl::Struct(StructValue::new(vec![
-                        Some(ScalarImpl::Utf8(header.key.to_string().into())),
-                        header.value.map(|byte| ScalarImpl::Bytea(byte.into())),
-                    ])))
-                })
-                .collect_vec();
-            Some(ScalarImpl::List(ListValue::from_datum_iter(
-                &get_kafka_header_item_datatype(),
-                header_item,
-            )))
-        }),
+        SourceMeta::Kafka(kafka_meta) => kafka_meta.extract_headers(),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/message.rs b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/message.rs
index 057b83c96198..52f972253313 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/message.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/source/kafka/source/message.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use rdkafka::message::{BorrowedMessage, OwnedHeaders};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use rdkafka::message::{BorrowedMessage, Headers, OwnedHeaders};
 use rdkafka::Message;
+use risingwave_common::types::{Datum, ListValue, Scalar, ScalarImpl, StructValue};
 
+use crate::parser::additional_columns::get_kafka_header_item_datatype;
 use crate::source::base::SourceMessage;
 use crate::source::SourceMeta;
 
@@ -25,6 +28,36 @@ pub struct KafkaMeta {
     pub headers: Option<OwnedHeaders>,
 }
 
+impl KafkaMeta {
+    pub fn extract_timestamp(&self) -> Option<Datum> {
+        self.timestamp
+            .map(|ts| {
+                risingwave_common::cast::i64_to_timestamptz(ts)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .to_scalar_value()
+            })
+            .into()
+    }
+
+    pub fn extract_headers(&self) -> Option<Datum> {
+        self.headers.as_ref().map(|headers| {
+            let header_item: Vec<Datum> = headers
+                .iter()
+                .map(|header| {
+                    Some(ScalarImpl::Struct(StructValue::new(vec![
+                        Some(ScalarImpl::Utf8(header.key.to_string().into())),
+                        header.value.map(|byte| ScalarImpl::Bytea(byte.into())),
+                    ])))
+                })
+                .collect_vec();
+            Some(ScalarImpl::List(ListValue::from_datum_iter(
+                &get_kafka_header_item_datatype(),
+                header_item,
+            )))
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 impl SourceMessage {
     pub fn from_kafka_message(message: &BorrowedMessage<'_>, require_header: bool) -> Self {
         SourceMessage {