diff --git a/lib/broadway_kafka/brod_client.ex b/lib/broadway_kafka/brod_client.ex
index 3793fcb..d6ed97c 100644
--- a/lib/broadway_kafka/brod_client.ex
+++ b/lib/broadway_kafka/brod_client.ex
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.BrodClient do
 
   @default_offset_reset_policy :latest
 
+  @begin_offset_values [:assigned, :reset]
+
+  @default_begin_offset :assigned
+
   @impl true
   def init(opts) do
     with {:ok, hosts} <- validate(opts, :hosts, required: true),
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.BrodClient do
            validate(opts, :offset_commit_on_ack, default: @default_offset_commit_on_ack),
          {:ok, offset_reset_policy} <-
            validate(opts, :offset_reset_policy, default: @default_offset_reset_policy),
+         {:ok, begin_offset} <-
+           validate(opts, :begin_offset, default: @default_begin_offset),
          {:ok, group_config} <- validate_group_config(opts),
          {:ok, fetch_config} <- validate_fetch_config(opts),
          {:ok, client_config} <- validate_client_config(opts) do
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.BrodClient do
          reconnect_timeout: reconnect_timeout,
          offset_commit_on_ack: offset_commit_on_ack,
          offset_reset_policy: offset_reset_policy,
+         begin_offset: begin_offset,
          group_config: [{:offset_commit_policy, @offset_commit_policy} | group_config],
          fetch_config: Map.new(fetch_config || []),
          client_config: client_config
@@ -228,6 +235,11 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.BrodClient do
     )
   end
 
+  defp validate_option(:begin_offset, value)
+       when value not in @begin_offset_values do
+    validation_error(:begin_offset, "one of #{inspect(@begin_offset_values)}", value)
+  end
+
   defp validate_option(:offset_commit_interval_seconds, value)
        when not is_integer(value) or value < 1,
        do: validation_error(:offset_commit_interval_seconds, "a positive integer", value)
diff --git a/lib/broadway_kafka/producer.ex b/lib/broadway_kafka/producer.ex
index a4c8202..40e9728 100644
--- a/lib/broadway_kafka/producer.ex
+++ b/lib/broadway_kafka/producer.ex
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.Producer do
       offset in Kafka or if the current offset has expired. Possible values are `:earliest` or
       `:latest`. Default is `:latest`.
 
+    * `:begin_offset` - Optional. Defines how to get the initial offset for the consumers.
+      The possible values are `:assigned` or `:reset`. When set to `:assigned` the starting offset will be the
+      ones returned in the kafka partition assignments (the lastest committed offsets for the consumer group).
+      When set to `:reset`, the starting offset will be dictated by the `:offset_reset_policy` option, either
+      starting from the `:earliest` or the `:latest` offsets of the topic. Default is `:assigned`.
+
     * `:group_config` - Optional. A list of options used to configure the group
       coordinator. See the ["Group config options"](#module-group-config-options) section below for a list of all available
       options.
@@ -356,11 +362,17 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.Producer do
         brod_received_assignment(
           topic: topic,
           partition: partition,
-          begin_offset: begin_offset
+          begin_offset: assigned_begin_offset
         ) = assignment
 
         offset_reset_policy = state.config[:offset_reset_policy]
 
+        begin_offset =
+          case state.config[:begin_offset] do
+            :assigned -> assigned_begin_offset
+            :reset -> :undefined
+          end
+
         offset =
           state.client.resolve_offset(
             topic,
diff --git a/test/brod_client_test.exs b/test/brod_client_test.exs
index f6de4ba..83fad3d 100644
--- a/test/brod_client_test.exs
+++ b/test/brod_client_test.exs
@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.BrodClientTest do
       assert {:ok, %{offset_reset_policy: :latest}} = BrodClient.init(opts)
     end
 
+    test ":begin_offset can be :assigned or :reset. Default is :assigned" do
+      assert {:ok, %{begin_offset: :assigned}} = BrodClient.init(@opts)
+
+      opts = Keyword.put(@opts, :begin_offset, :an_atom)
+
+      assert BrodClient.init(opts) ==
+               {:error, "expected :begin_offset to be one of [:assigned, :reset], got: :an_atom"}
+
+      opts = Keyword.put(@opts, :begin_offset, :assigned)
+      assert {:ok, %{begin_offset: :assigned}} = BrodClient.init(opts)
+
+      opts = Keyword.put(@opts, :begin_offset, :reset)
+      assert {:ok, %{begin_offset: :reset}} = BrodClient.init(opts)
+    end
+
     test ":offset_commit_interval_seconds is an optional non-negative integer" do
       opts = put_in(@opts, [:group_config, :offset_commit_interval_seconds], :an_atom)
 
diff --git a/test/producer_test.exs b/test/producer_test.exs
index 7f685b2..3db4b7b 100644
--- a/test/producer_test.exs
+++ b/test/producer_test.exs
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ defmodule BroadwayKafka.ProducerTest do
                reconnect_timeout: 10,
                max_bytes: 10,
                offset_commit_on_ack: false,
+               begin_offset: :assigned,
                ack_raises_on_offset: ack_raises_on_offset
              ]},
           concurrency: producers_concurrency