diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/include/emqx_bridge_v2_register.hrl b/apps/emqx_bridge/include/emqx_bridge_v2_register.hrl
index 362b671ad..186564bef 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/include/emqx_bridge_v2_register.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/include/emqx_bridge_v2_register.hrl
@@ -120,8 +120,15 @@ internal_register_bridge_type_with_lock(BridgeTypeInfo) ->
         InfoMap7,
         maps:get(schema_struct_field, BridgeTypeInfo)
     ),
-
-    ok = persistent_term:put(internal_emqx_bridge_v2_persistent_term_info_key(), InfoMap8).
+    InfoMap9 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_force_put(
+        [
+            bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type,
+            maps:get(bridge_v2_type_name, BridgeTypeInfo)
+        ],
+        InfoMap8,
+        maps:get(bridge_v1_type_name, BridgeTypeInfo)
+    ),
+    ok = persistent_term:put(internal_emqx_bridge_v2_persistent_term_info_key(), InfoMap9).
 
 internal_maybe_create_initial_bridge_v2_info_map() ->
     case persistent_term:get(internal_emqx_bridge_v2_persistent_term_info_key(), undefined) of
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ internal_maybe_create_initial_bridge_v2_info_map() ->
                 #{
                     bridge_v2_type_names => #{},
                     bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type => #{},
+                    bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type => #{},
                     bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type => #{},
                     bridge_v2_type_to_schema_module => #{},
                     bridge_v2_type_to_schema_struct_field => #{}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_lib.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_lib.erl
index b11344ee1..e8ea422f6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_lib.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_lib.erl
@@ -53,20 +53,16 @@ maybe_withdraw_rule_action_loop([BridgeId | More], DeleteActions) ->
     end.
 
 %% @doc Kafka producer bridge renamed from 'kafka' to 'kafka_bridge' since 5.3.1.
-upgrade_type(kafka) ->
-    kafka_producer;
-upgrade_type(<<"kafka">>) ->
-    <<"kafka_producer">>;
-upgrade_type(Other) ->
-    Other.
+upgrade_type(Type) when is_atom(Type) ->
+    emqx_bridge_v2:bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type(Type);
+upgrade_type(Type) when is_binary(Type) ->
+    atom_to_binary(emqx_bridge_v2:bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type(Type)).
 
 %% @doc Kafka producer bridge type renamed from 'kafka' to 'kafka_bridge' since 5.3.1
-downgrade_type(kafka_producer) ->
-    kafka;
-downgrade_type(<<"kafka_producer">>) ->
-    <<"kafka">>;
-downgrade_type(Other) ->
-    Other.
+downgrade_type(Type) when is_atom(Type) ->
+    emqx_bridge_v2:bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type(Type);
+downgrade_type(Type) when is_binary(Type) ->
+    atom_to_binary(emqx_bridge_v2:bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type(Type)).
 
 %% A rule might be referencing an old version bridge type name
 %% i.e. 'kafka' instead of 'kafka_producer' so we need to try both
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
index 1a0160b46..d4a621452 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
     bridge_v1_split_config_and_create/3,
     bridge_v1_create_dry_run/2,
     bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type/1,
+    %% Exception from the naming convention:
+    bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type/1,
     bridge_v1_id_to_connector_resource_id/1,
     bridge_v1_enable_disable/3,
     bridge_v1_restart/2,
@@ -1140,7 +1142,24 @@ bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type(Type) ->
 % bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type_old(kafka_producer) ->
 %     kafka_producer;
 bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type_old(azure_event_hub_producer) ->
-    azure_event_hub_producer.
+    azure_event_hub_producer;
+bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type_old(Type) ->
+    Type.
+
+bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) ->
+    ?MODULE:bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type(binary_to_existing_atom(Bin));
+bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type(Type) ->
+    BridgeV2InfoMap = persistent_term:get(internal_emqx_bridge_v2_persistent_term_info_key()),
+    BridgeV2TypeToBridgeV1Type = maps:get(bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type, BridgeV2InfoMap),
+    case maps:get(Type, BridgeV2TypeToBridgeV1Type, undefined) of
+        undefined -> bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type_old(Type);
+        BridgeV1Type -> BridgeV1Type
+    end.
+
+bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type_old(azure_event_hub_producer) ->
+    azure_event_hub_producer;
+bridge_v2_type_to_bridge_v1_type_old(Type) ->
+    Type.
 
 %% This function should return true for all inputs that are bridge V1 types for
 %% bridges that have been refactored to bridge V2s, and for all all bridge V2
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_SUITE.erl
index a4e659ce6..c2c52b6a6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ t_rule_engine(_) ->
     {400, _} = emqx_rule_engine_api:'/rule_engine'(put, #{body => #{<<"something">> => <<"weird">>}}).
 
 t_downgrade_bridge_type(_) ->
+    case emqx_release:edition() of
+        ee ->
+            do_test_downgrade_bridge_type();
+        ce ->
+            %% downgrade is not supported in CE
+            ok
+    end.
+
+do_test_downgrade_bridge_type() ->
     #{id := RuleId} = create_rule((?SIMPLE_RULE(<<>>))#{<<"actions">> => [<<"kafka:name">>]}),
     ?assertMatch(
         %% returns a bridges_v2 ID