diff --git a/conf/broker.conf b/conf/broker.conf
index c117596445dd2..c69ae50f80155 100644
--- a/conf/broker.conf
+++ b/conf/broker.conf
@@ -1360,6 +1360,11 @@ managedLedgerInfoCompressionThresholdInBytes=16384
 # corrupted at bookkeeper and managed-cursor is stuck at that ledger.
 autoSkipNonRecoverableData=false
 
+# Whether to allow brokers to forcefully load topics by skipping ledger failures to avoid topic unavailability and 
+# perform auto repairs of the topics.
+# It's worth noting that enabling this option means permanently losing data
+managedLedgerForceRecovery=false
+
 # Whether to recover cursors lazily when trying to recover a managed ledger backing a persistent topic.
 # It can improve write availability of topics.
 # The caveat is now when recovered ledger is ready to write we're not sure if all old consumers last mark
diff --git a/conf/standalone.conf b/conf/standalone.conf
index 1797728984629..29514b06e809d 100644
--- a/conf/standalone.conf
+++ b/conf/standalone.conf
@@ -886,6 +886,11 @@ managedLedgerInfoCompressionThresholdInBytes=16384
 # corrupted at bookkeeper and managed-cursor is stuck at that ledger.
 autoSkipNonRecoverableData=false
 
+# Whether to allow brokers to forcefully load topics by skipping ledger failures to avoid topic unavailability and 
+# perform auto repairs of the topics.
+# It's worth noting that enabling this option means permanently losing data
+managedLedgerForceRecovery=false
+
 # operation timeout while updating managed-ledger metadata.
 managedLedgerMetadataOperationsTimeoutSeconds=60