diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index f99d9cd7..1f0885b7 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ Default value: `$kafka::params::producer_log4j_opts`
 
 ### <a name="kafka--topic"></a>`kafka::topic`
 
-This defined type handles the creation of Kafka topics.
+   altering broker configs (e.g. specify sasl and ssl configs)
 
 #### Examples
 
@@ -1674,6 +1674,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `kafka::topic` defined type:
 * [`partitions`](#-kafka--topic--partitions)
 * [`bin_dir`](#-kafka--topic--bin_dir)
 * [`config`](#-kafka--topic--config)
+* [`cmd_config`](#-kafka--topic--cmd_config)
 
 ##### <a name="-kafka--topic--ensure"></a>`ensure`
 
@@ -1735,3 +1736,12 @@ See the Kafka documentation for full details on the topic configs.
 
 Default value: `undef`
 
+##### <a name="-kafka--topic--cmd_config"></a>`cmd_config`
+
+Data type: `Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath]`
+
+Property file containing configs to be passed to Admin Client.
+This is used only with --bootstrap-server option for describing and
+
+Default value: `undef`
+
diff --git a/manifests/topic.pp b/manifests/topic.pp
index 627b1cdf..df9a5405 100644
--- a/manifests/topic.pp
+++ b/manifests/topic.pp
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 #   A topic configuration override for the topic being created or altered.
 #   See the Kafka documentation for full details on the topic configs.
 #
+# @param cmd_config
+#   Property file containing configs to be passed to Admin Client.
+#   This is used only with --bootstrap-server option for describing and
+#   altering broker configs (e.g. specify sasl and ssl configs)
+#
 define kafka::topic (
   Optional[String[1]] $ensure                 = undef,
   Optional[String[1]] $zookeeper              = undef,
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@
   Integer   $partitions                       = 1,
   String[1] $bin_dir                          = '/opt/kafka/bin',
   Optional[Hash[String[1],String[1]]] $config = undef,
+  Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath] $cmd_config  = undef,
 ) {
   $_zookeeper          = "--zookeeper ${zookeeper}"
   $_bootstrap_server   = "--bootstrap-server ${bootstrap_server}"
@@ -52,10 +58,18 @@
     fail('Either zookeeper or bootstrap_server parameter must be defined!')
   }
 
+  if $zookeeper and $cmd_config {
+    warn('cmd_config will be ignored: This is used only with bootstrap_server')
+  }
+
   if $zookeeper {
     $_connection = $_zookeeper
   } else {
-    $_connection = $_bootstrap_server
+    if $cmd_config {
+      $_connection = "${_bootstrap_server} --command-config ${cmd_config}"
+    } else {
+      $_connection = $_bootstrap_server
+    }
   }
 
   if $config {
diff --git a/spec/defines/topic_spec.rb b/spec/defines/topic_spec.rb
index 3a2637d2..db781b5f 100644
--- a/spec/defines/topic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/topic_spec.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,25 @@
           )
         }
       end
+
+      context 'when create topic demo for kafka v3 and command-config' do
+        let(:title) { 'demo' }
+        let :params do
+          {
+            'ensure'             => 'present',
+            'bootstrap_server'   => 'localhost:9092',
+            'replication_factor' => 1,
+            'partitions'         => 1,
+            'cmd_config'         => '/opt/kafka/config/admin.config',
+          }
+        end
+
+        it {
+          is_expected.to contain_exec('create topic demo').with(
+            command: 'kafka-topics.sh --create --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --command-config /opt/kafka/config/admin.config --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1 --topic demo '
+          )
+        }
+      end
     end
   end
 end