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 3485ac752..362ead229 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
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -module(emqx_bridge_kafka_impl_producer).
 
+-behaviour(emqx_resource).
+
 -include_lib("emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/trace.hrl").
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
index 532c769e2..8092fadc8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 {application, emqx_resource, [
     {description, "Manager for all external resources"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.23"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.24"},
     {registered, []},
     {mod, {emqx_resource_app, []}},
     {applications, [
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
index ffb03209b..92701a8c4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ query(ResId, Request, Opts) ->
                 {simple_async, _} ->
                     %% TODO(5.1.1): pass Resource instead of ResId to simple APIs
                     %% so the buffer worker does not need to lookup the cache again
-                    Opts1 = Opts#{is_buffer_supported => true},
-                    emqx_resource_buffer_worker:simple_async_query(ResId, Request, Opts1);
+                    emqx_resource_buffer_worker:simple_async_query(ResId, Request, Opts);
                 {simple_sync, _} ->
                     %% TODO(5.1.1): pass Resource instead of ResId to simple APIs
                     %% so the buffer worker does not need to lookup the cache again
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
index c75770673..9026fe65c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
@@ -1048,7 +1048,9 @@ call_query(QM, Id, Index, Ref, Query, QueryOpts) ->
             ?RESOURCE_ERROR(not_found, "resource not found")
     end.
 
-do_call_query(QM, Id, Index, Ref, Query, #{is_buffer_supported := true} = QueryOpts, Resource) ->
+do_call_query(QM, Id, Index, Ref, Query, QueryOpts, #{query_mode := ResQM} = Resource) when
+    ResQM =:= simple_async; ResQM =:= simple_sync
+->
     %% The connector supports buffer, send even in disconnected state
     #{mod := Mod, state := ResSt, callback_mode := CBM} = Resource,
     CallMode = call_mode(QM, CBM),
@@ -1059,7 +1061,7 @@ do_call_query(QM, Id, Index, Ref, Query, QueryOpts, #{status := connected} = Res
     #{mod := Mod, state := ResSt, callback_mode := CBM} = Resource,
     CallMode = call_mode(QM, CBM),
     apply_query_fun(CallMode, Mod, Id, Index, Ref, Query, ResSt, QueryOpts);
-do_call_query(_QM, _Id, _Index, _Ref, _Query, _QueryOpts, _Data) ->
+do_call_query(_QM, _Id, _Index, _Ref, _Query, _QueryOpts, _Resource) ->
     ?RESOURCE_ERROR(not_connected, "resource not connected").
 
 -define(APPLY_RESOURCE(NAME, EXPR, REQ),
diff --git a/changes/ee/fix-11722.en.md b/changes/ee/fix-11722.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a8977a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ee/fix-11722.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed an issue where a Kafka Producer bridge with `sync` query mode would not buffer messages when in the `connecting` state.