diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl
index 6eccaaf09..e91cce600 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_kafka/src/emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer.erl
@@ -291,12 +291,15 @@ on_kafka_ack(_Partition, buffer_overflow_discarded, _Callback) ->
     %% do not apply the callback (which is basically to bump success or fail counter)
     ok.
 
+%% Note: since wolff client has its own replayq that is not managed by
+%% `emqx_resource_buffer_worker', we must avoid returning `disconnected' here.  Otherwise,
+%% `emqx_resource_manager' will kill the wolff producers and messages might be lost.
 on_get_status(_InstId, #{client_id := ClientId, kafka_topic := KafkaTopic}) ->
     case wolff_client_sup:find_client(ClientId) of
         {ok, Pid} ->
             do_get_status(Pid, KafkaTopic);
         {error, _Reason} ->
-            disconnected
+            connecting
     end.
 
 do_get_status(Client, KafkaTopic) ->
@@ -315,10 +318,10 @@ do_get_status(Client, KafkaTopic) ->
                 true ->
                     connected;
                 false ->
-                    disconnected
+                    connecting
             end;
         {error, _} ->
-            disconnected
+            connecting
     end.
 
 ssl(#{enable := true} = SSL) ->
diff --git a/changes/ee/fix-11040.en.md b/changes/ee/fix-11040.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d01152b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ee/fix-11040.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a health check issue for Kafka Producer that could lead to loss of messages when the connection to Kafka's brokers were down.