diff --git a/consumergroup.go b/consumergroup.go
index f4bb382c..90c0d623 100644
--- a/consumergroup.go
+++ b/consumergroup.go
@@ -925,12 +925,12 @@ func (cg *ConsumerGroup) coordinator() (coordinator, error) {
 // the leader.  Otherwise, GroupMemberAssignments will be nil.
 //
 // Possible kafka error codes returned:
-//  * GroupLoadInProgress:
-//  * GroupCoordinatorNotAvailable:
-//  * NotCoordinatorForGroup:
-//  * InconsistentGroupProtocol:
-//  * InvalidSessionTimeout:
-//  * GroupAuthorizationFailed:
+//   - GroupLoadInProgress:
+//   - GroupCoordinatorNotAvailable:
+//   - NotCoordinatorForGroup:
+//   - InconsistentGroupProtocol:
+//   - InvalidSessionTimeout:
+//   - GroupAuthorizationFailed:
 func (cg *ConsumerGroup) joinGroup(conn coordinator, memberID string) (string, int32, GroupMemberAssignments, error) {
 	request, err := cg.makeJoinGroupRequestV1(memberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1073,11 +1073,11 @@ func (cg *ConsumerGroup) makeMemberProtocolMetadata(in []joinGroupResponseMember
 // Readers subscriptions topic => partitions
 //
 // Possible kafka error codes returned:
-//  * GroupCoordinatorNotAvailable:
-//  * NotCoordinatorForGroup:
-//  * IllegalGeneration:
-//  * RebalanceInProgress:
-//  * GroupAuthorizationFailed:
+//   - GroupCoordinatorNotAvailable:
+//   - NotCoordinatorForGroup:
+//   - IllegalGeneration:
+//   - RebalanceInProgress:
+//   - GroupAuthorizationFailed:
 func (cg *ConsumerGroup) syncGroup(conn coordinator, memberID string, generationID int32, memberAssignments GroupMemberAssignments) (map[string][]int32, error) {
 	request := cg.makeSyncGroupRequestV0(memberID, generationID, memberAssignments)
 	response, err := conn.syncGroup(request)
diff --git a/example_groupbalancer_test.go b/example_groupbalancer_test.go
index e81cb494..be24d1eb 100644
--- a/example_groupbalancer_test.go
+++ b/example_groupbalancer_test.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ func ExampleNewReader_rackAffinity() {
 }
 
 // findRack is the basic rack resolver strategy for use in AWS.  It supports
-//  * ECS with the task metadata endpoint enabled (returns the container
-//    instance's availability zone)
-//  * Linux EC2 (returns the instance's availability zone)
+//   - ECS with the task metadata endpoint enabled (returns the container
+//     instance's availability zone)
+//   - Linux EC2 (returns the instance's availability zone)
 func findRack() string {
 	switch whereAmI() {
 	case "ecs":
diff --git a/groupbalancer.go b/groupbalancer.go
index 9491bc50..61741b73 100644
--- a/groupbalancer.go
+++ b/groupbalancer.go
@@ -41,14 +41,15 @@ type GroupBalancer interface {
 // RangeGroupBalancer groups consumers by partition
 //
 // Example: 5 partitions, 2 consumers
-// 		C0: [0, 1, 2]
-// 		C1: [3, 4]
+//
+//	C0: [0, 1, 2]
+//	C1: [3, 4]
 //
 // Example: 6 partitions, 3 consumers
-// 		C0: [0, 1]
-// 		C1: [2, 3]
-// 		C2: [4, 5]
 //
+//	C0: [0, 1]
+//	C1: [2, 3]
+//	C2: [4, 5]
 type RangeGroupBalancer struct{}
 
 func (r RangeGroupBalancer) ProtocolName() string {
@@ -92,14 +93,15 @@ func (r RangeGroupBalancer) AssignGroups(members []GroupMember, topicPartitions
 // RoundrobinGroupBalancer divides partitions evenly among consumers
 //
 // Example: 5 partitions, 2 consumers
-// 		C0: [0, 2, 4]
-// 		C1: [1, 3]
+//
+//	C0: [0, 2, 4]
+//	C1: [1, 3]
 //
 // Example: 6 partitions, 3 consumers
-// 		C0: [0, 3]
-// 		C1: [1, 4]
-// 		C2: [2, 5]
 //
+//	C0: [0, 3]
+//	C1: [1, 4]
+//	C2: [2, 5]
 type RoundRobinGroupBalancer struct{}
 
 func (r RoundRobinGroupBalancer) ProtocolName() string {
diff --git a/kafka_test.go b/kafka_test.go
index 4c6af706..c9aa7c46 100644
--- a/kafka_test.go
+++ b/kafka_test.go
@@ -189,3 +189,15 @@ func (l *testKafkaLogger) Printf(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 		l.T.Logf(msg, args...)
 	}
 }
+
+type testRebalanceEventCallback struct {
+	NoticeChan chan map[string][]PartitionAssignment
+}
+
+func newTestRebalanceEventCallback(c chan map[string][]PartitionAssignment) RebalanceEventInterceptor {
+	return &testRebalanceEventCallback{NoticeChan: c}
+}
+
+func (c *testRebalanceEventCallback) Callback(partitionAssignments map[string][]PartitionAssignment) {
+	c.NoticeChan <- partitionAssignments
+}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index d359ab78..4f77fcf0 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ type Logger interface {
 
 // LoggerFunc is a bridge between Logger and any third party logger
 // Usage:
-//   l := NewLogger() // some logger
-//   r := kafka.NewReader(kafka.ReaderConfig{
-//     Logger:      kafka.LoggerFunc(l.Infof),
-//     ErrorLogger: kafka.LoggerFunc(l.Errorf),
-//   })
+//
+//	l := NewLogger() // some logger
+//	r := kafka.NewReader(kafka.ReaderConfig{
+//	  Logger:      kafka.LoggerFunc(l.Infof),
+//	  ErrorLogger: kafka.LoggerFunc(l.Errorf),
+//	})
 type LoggerFunc func(string, ...interface{})
 
 func (f LoggerFunc) Printf(msg string, args ...interface{}) { f(msg, args...) }
diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index 04d90f35..d2d4a1a0 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ func (r *Reader) run(cg *ConsumerGroup) {
 
 		r.subscribe(gen.Assignments)
 
+		r.withRebalanceEventInterceptor(func(l RebalanceEventInterceptor) {
+			l.Callback(gen.Assignments)
+		})
+
 		gen.Start(func(ctx context.Context) {
 			r.commitLoop(ctx, gen)
 		})
@@ -522,6 +526,9 @@ type ReaderConfig struct {
 	// This flag is being added to retain backwards-compatibility, so it will be
 	// removed in a future version of kafka-go.
 	OffsetOutOfRangeError bool
+
+	// If not nil, specifies a callback usd to report rebalance events
+	RebalanceEventInterceptor RebalanceEventInterceptor
 }
 
 // Validate method validates ReaderConfig properties.
@@ -1142,6 +1149,12 @@ func (r *Reader) withErrorLogger(do func(Logger)) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *Reader) withRebalanceEventInterceptor(do func(RebalanceEventInterceptor)) {
+	if r.config.RebalanceEventInterceptor != nil {
+		do(r.config.RebalanceEventInterceptor)
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *Reader) activateReadLag() {
 	if r.config.ReadLagInterval > 0 && atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&r.once, 0, 1) {
 		// read lag will only be calculated when not using consumer groups
diff --git a/reader_test.go b/reader_test.go
index f413d742..36e6ff5e 100644
--- a/reader_test.go
+++ b/reader_test.go
@@ -395,6 +395,52 @@ func deleteTopic(t *testing.T, topic ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReaderCollectsRebalanceEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	const GroupId = "a"
+	const Partitions = 5
+	topic := makeTopic()
+	createTopic(t, topic, Partitions)
+	defer deleteTopic(t, topic)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	c := make(chan map[string][]PartitionAssignment)
+	eventReceived := false
+	defer func() {
+		if !eventReceived {
+			t.Error("no rebalance event received")
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		firstAssignment := <-c
+		if len(firstAssignment) != 1 {
+			t.Error("multiple topics assigned")
+		}
+		info, ok := firstAssignment[topic]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Error("wrong topic assigned")
+		}
+		if len(info) != Partitions {
+			t.Error("wrong number of partitions assigned")
+		}
+		eventReceived = true
+	}()
+
+	r := NewReader(ReaderConfig{
+		Brokers:                   []string{"localhost:9092"},
+		Topic:                     topic,
+		GroupID:                   GroupId,
+		MinBytes:                  1,
+		MaxBytes:                  1000,
+		MaxWait:                   100 * time.Millisecond,
+		RebalanceEventInterceptor: newTestRebalanceEventCallback(c),
+	})
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	prepareReader(t, ctx, r, makeTestSequence(1)...)
+	_, _ = r.ReadMessage(ctx)
+}
+
 func TestReaderOnNonZeroPartition(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		scenario string
diff --git a/rebalance_callback.go b/rebalance_callback.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2afa9cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rebalance_callback.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package kafka
+
+// RebalanceEventInterceptor defines the rebalance event callback API
+type RebalanceEventInterceptor interface {
+	Callback(map[string][]PartitionAssignment)
+}
+
+type RebalanceFunc func(map[string][]PartitionAssignment)
+
+func (f RebalanceFunc) Callback(partitionAssignments map[string][]PartitionAssignment) {
+	f(partitionAssignments)
+}