diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index 64e4b7ff4ed49..a1cdbd997c529 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -2986,6 +2986,10 @@ public void publishTxnMessage(TxnID txnID, ByteBuf headersAndPayload, PublishCon
                             decrementPendingWriteOpsAndCheck();
                         })
                         .exceptionally(throwable -> {
+                            throwable = throwable.getCause();
+                            if (!(throwable instanceof ManagedLedgerException)) {
+                                throwable = new ManagedLedgerException(throwable);
+                            }
                             addFailed((ManagedLedgerException) throwable, publishContext);
                             return null;
                         });
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TopicTransactionBuffer.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TopicTransactionBuffer.java
index 79f7f35732754..1b0fb6697ec3f 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TopicTransactionBuffer.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TopicTransactionBuffer.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public void addComplete(Position position, ByteBuf entryData, Object ctx) {
             @Override
             public void addFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception, Object ctx) {
                 log.error("Failed to append buffer to txn {}", txnId, exception);
-                completableFuture.completeExceptionally(new PersistenceException(exception));
+                completableFuture.completeExceptionally(exception);
             }
         }, null);
         return completableFuture;
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/TransactionTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/TransactionTest.java
index 971f8b24bce8b..bb172b599c730 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/TransactionTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/TransactionTest.java
@@ -18,15 +18,19 @@
  */
 package org.apache.pulsar.broker.transaction;
 
+import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 import static org.apache.pulsar.transaction.coordinator.impl.MLTransactionLogImpl.TRANSACTION_LOG_PREFIX;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import lombok.Cleanup;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.ManagedLedgerException;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.ManagedLedgerFactory;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.impl.ManagedLedgerFactoryImpl;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.impl.ManagedLedgerImpl;
@@ -295,4 +299,73 @@ public void testTakeSnapshotBeforeBuildTxnProducer() throws Exception {
             Assert.assertEquals(snapshot1.getMaxReadPositionEntryId(), 1);
         });
     }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAppendBufferWithNotManageLedgerExceptionCanCastToMLE()
+            throws Exception {
+        String topic = "persistent://pulsar/system/testReCreateTopic";
+        admin.topics().createNonPartitionedTopic(topic);
+
+        PersistentTopic persistentTopic =
+                (PersistentTopic) pulsarServiceList.get(0).getBrokerService()
+                        .getTopic(topic, false)
+                        .get().get();
+        CountDownLatch countDownLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        Topic.PublishContext publishContext = new Topic.PublishContext() {
+
+            @Override
+            public String getProducerName() {
+                return "test";
+            }
+
+            public long getSequenceId() {
+                return  30;
+            }
+            /**
+             * Return the producer name for the original producer.
+             *
+             * For messages published locally, this will return the same local producer name, though in case of
+             * replicated messages, the original producer name will differ
+             */
+            public String getOriginalProducerName() {
+                return "test";
+            }
+
+            public long getOriginalSequenceId() {
+                return  30;
+            }
+
+            public long getHighestSequenceId() {
+                return  30;
+            }
+
+            public long getOriginalHighestSequenceId() {
+                return  30;
+            }
+
+            public long getNumberOfMessages() {
+                return  30;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void completed(Exception e, long ledgerId, long entryId) {
+                Assert.assertTrue(e.getCause() instanceof ManagedLedgerException.ManagedLedgerAlreadyClosedException);
+                countDownLatch.countDown();
+            }
+        };
+
+        //Close topic manageLedger.
+        persistentTopic.getManagedLedger().close();
+
+        //Publish to a closed managerLedger to test ManagerLedgerException.
+        persistentTopic.publishTxnMessage(new TxnID(123L, 321L),
+                Unpooled.copiedBuffer("message", UTF_8), publishContext);
+
+        //If it times out, it means that the assertTrue in publishContext.completed is failed.
+        Awaitility.await().until(() -> {
+            countDownLatch.await();
+            return true;
+        });
+    }
 }
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