diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/README.md b/pulsar-client-cpp/README.md
index f5265577e458e..2af50a0ffafbe 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/README.md
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/README.md
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ ${PULSAR_PATH}/pulsar-test-service-stop.sh
 
 ## Requirements for Contributors
 
-It's recommended to install [LLVM](https://llvm.org/builds/) for `clang-tidy` and `clang-format`. Pulsar C++ client use `clang-format` 6.0+ to format files. 
+It's required to install [LLVM](https://llvm.org/builds/) for `clang-tidy` and `clang-format`. Pulsar C++ client use `clang-format` 6.0+ to format files.  `make format` automatically formats the files.
 
 Use `pulsar-client-cpp/docker-format.sh` to ensure the C++ sources are correctly formatted.
 
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer.h b/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer.h
index 03f80f3239479..37fd2acf5b8a6 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer.h
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer.h
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ PULSAR_PUBLIC pulsar_result pulsar_consumer_seek(pulsar_consumer_t *consumer, pu
 
 PULSAR_PUBLIC int pulsar_consumer_is_connected(pulsar_consumer_t *consumer);
 
+PULSAR_PUBLIC pulsar_result pulsar_consumer_get_last_message_id(pulsar_consumer_t *consumer,
+                                                                pulsar_message_id_t *messageId);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_Consumer.cc b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_Consumer.cc
index 9917e8cfad6e3..00d8311f13278 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_Consumer.cc
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_Consumer.cc
@@ -143,3 +143,8 @@ pulsar_result pulsar_consumer_seek(pulsar_consumer_t *consumer, pulsar_message_i
 }
 
 int pulsar_consumer_is_connected(pulsar_consumer_t *consumer) { return consumer->consumer.isConnected(); }
+
+pulsar_result pulsar_consumer_get_last_message_id(pulsar_consumer_t *consumer,
+                                                  pulsar_message_id_t *messageId) {
+    return (pulsar_result)consumer->consumer.getLastMessageId(messageId->messageId);
+}
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar/__init__.py b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar/__init__.py
index e79955b57dd79..3832c3e69e23f 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar/__init__.py
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar/__init__.py
@@ -1253,7 +1253,12 @@ def is_connected(self):
         Check if the consumer is connected or not.
         """
         return self._consumer.is_connected()
-
+    
+    def get_last_message_id(self):
+        """
+        Get the last message id.
+        """
+        return self._consumer.get_last_message_id()
 
 
 class Reader:
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar_test.py b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar_test.py
index dbdd6be59c7a6..127ecc4247cca 100755
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar_test.py
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/pulsar_test.py
@@ -753,6 +753,18 @@ def test_reader_argument_errors(self):
         self._check_value_error(lambda: client.create_reader(topic, MessageId.earliest, reader_name=5))
         client.close()
 
+    def test_get_last_message_id(self):
+        client = Client(self.serviceUrl)
+        consumer = client.subscribe(
+            "persistent://public/default/topic_name_test", "topic_name_test_sub", consumer_type=ConsumerType.Shared
+        )
+        producer = client.create_producer("persistent://public/default/topic_name_test")
+        msg_id = producer.send(b"hello")
+
+        msg = consumer.receive(TM)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.message_id(), msg_id)
+        client.close()
+
     def test_publish_compact_and_consume(self):
         client = Client(self.serviceUrl)
         topic = "compaction_%s" % (uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/src/consumer.cc b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/src/consumer.cc
index 10ffd07496f78..811ceb3ddf553 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/src/consumer.cc
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/src/consumer.cc
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ void Consumer_seek_timestamp(Consumer& consumer, uint64_t timestamp) {
 
 bool Consumer_is_connected(Consumer& consumer) { return consumer.isConnected(); }
 
+MessageId Consumer_get_last_message_id(Consumer& consumer) {
+    MessageId msgId;
+    Result res;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS res = consumer.getLastMessageId(msgId);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
+        CHECK_RESULT(res);
+    return msgId;
+}
+
 void export_consumer() {
     using namespace boost::python;
 
@@ -105,5 +115,6 @@ void export_consumer() {
         .def("redeliver_unacknowledged_messages", &Consumer::redeliverUnacknowledgedMessages)
         .def("seek", &Consumer_seek)
         .def("seek", &Consumer_seek_timestamp)
-        .def("is_connected", &Consumer_is_connected);
+        .def("is_connected", &Consumer_is_connected)
+        .def("get_last_message_id", &Consumer_get_last_message_id);
 }