diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/AbstractDispatcherSingleActiveConsumer.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/AbstractDispatcherSingleActiveConsumer.java
index 8cab06be11..17a6d1dbfb 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/AbstractDispatcherSingleActiveConsumer.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/AbstractDispatcherSingleActiveConsumer.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDispatcherSingleActiveConsumer extends AbstractBas
         if (IS_CLOSED_UPDATER.get(this) == TRUE) {
             log.warn("[{}] Dispatcher is already closed. Closing consumer {}", this.topicName, consumer);
             consumer.disconnect();
+            return;
         }
 
         if (subscriptionType == SubType.Exclusive && !consumers.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
index 9694584025..1d74d00776 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends AbstractDispatcher
     protected final Subscription subscription;
 
     private CompletableFuture<Void> closeFuture = null;
-    private final String name;
+    protected final String name;
     protected final Rate msgDrop;
     protected static final AtomicIntegerFieldUpdater<NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers>
             TOTAL_AVAILABLE_PERMITS_UPDATER = AtomicIntegerFieldUpdater
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
index e5e5349651..da7fe56bde 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import org.apache.pulsar.common.api.proto.CommandSubscribe.SubType;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.api.proto.KeySharedMeta;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.api.proto.KeySharedMode;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.protocol.Commands;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends NonPersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers {
 
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ public class NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends NonPersis
 
     @Override
     public synchronized void addConsumer(Consumer consumer) throws BrokerServiceException {
+        if (IS_CLOSED_UPDATER.get(this) == TRUE) {
+            log.warn("[{}] Dispatcher is already closed. Closing consumer {}", name, consumer);
+            consumer.disconnect();
+            return;
+        }
         super.addConsumer(consumer);
         try {
             selector.addConsumer(consumer);
@@ -168,4 +175,6 @@ public class NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends NonPersis
     public boolean hasSameKeySharedPolicy(KeySharedMeta ksm) {
         return (ksm.getKeySharedMode() == this.keySharedMode);
     }
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.class);
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
index 90db639fde..e5b6f68bdf 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.persistent;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -99,8 +100,18 @@ public class PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends PersistentDi
         }
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public StickyKeyConsumerSelector getSelector() {
+        return selector;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public synchronized void addConsumer(Consumer consumer) throws BrokerServiceException {
+        if (IS_CLOSED_UPDATER.get(this) == TRUE) {
+            log.warn("[{}] Dispatcher is already closed. Closing consumer {}", name, consumer);
+            consumer.disconnect();
+            return;
+        }
         super.addConsumer(consumer);
         try {
             selector.addConsumer(consumer);
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentDispatcherFailoverConsumerTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentDispatcherFailoverConsumerTest.java
index 31e6f5579b..2b58ddfa88 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentDispatcherFailoverConsumerTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentDispatcherFailoverConsumerTest.java
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ public class PersistentDispatcherFailoverConsumerTest {
         assertEquals(isActive, change.isIsActive());
     }
 
+
     @Test
     public void testConsumerGroupChangesWithOldNewConsumers() throws Exception {
         PersistentTopic topic = new PersistentTopic(successTopicName, ledgerMock, brokerService);
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java
index f319b7ce4a..b21f80ce1f 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.EntryBatchSizes;
 import org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.HashRangeAutoSplitStickyKeyConsumerSelector;
 import org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.RedeliveryTracker;
 import org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.persistent.DispatchRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.StickyKeyConsumerSelector;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.api.proto.MessageMetadata;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.policies.data.HierarchyTopicPolicies;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.protocol.Commands;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public class NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest {
     private ServiceConfiguration configMock;
 
     private NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers nonpersistentDispatcher;
+    private StickyKeyConsumerSelector selector;
 
     final String topicName = "non-persistent://public/default/testTopic";
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public class NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest {
         doReturn(topicPolicies).when(topicMock).getHierarchyTopicPolicies();
 
         subscriptionMock = mock(NonPersistentSubscription.class);
+        selector = new HashRangeAutoSplitStickyKeyConsumerSelector();
 
         try (MockedStatic<DispatchRateLimiter> rateLimiterMockedStatic = mockStatic(DispatchRateLimiter.class);) {
             rateLimiterMockedStatic.when(() -> DispatchRateLimiter.isDispatchRateNeeded(
@@ -102,8 +105,7 @@ public class NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest {
                             any(DispatchRateLimiter.Type.class)))
                     .thenReturn(false);
             nonpersistentDispatcher = new NonPersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumers(
-                    topicMock, subscriptionMock,
-                    new HashRangeAutoSplitStickyKeyConsumerSelector());
+              topicMock, subscriptionMock, selector);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java
index 99a66f44ac..587ef122ec 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
@@ -156,6 +157,16 @@ public class PersistentStickyKeyDispatcherMultipleConsumersTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test(timeOut = 10000)
+    public void testAddConsumerWhenClosed() throws Exception {
+        persistentDispatcher.close().get();
+        Consumer consumer = mock(Consumer.class);
+        persistentDispatcher.addConsumer(consumer);
+        verify(consumer, times(1)).disconnect();
+        assertEquals(0, persistentDispatcher.getConsumers().size());
+        assertTrue(persistentDispatcher.getSelector().getConsumerKeyHashRanges().isEmpty());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSendMarkerMessage() {
         try {