diff --git a/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml
index bccc0e754..8daf05d94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test Sarama Client Compatibility (Isolated)
       run: |
         cd test/kafka
-        go test -v -run "^TestSarama" -timeout 10s
+        go test -v -run "^(TestSaramaBasic|TestSaramaMinimalConfig|TestSaramaProduceConsume|TestSaramaMetadataOnly)$" -timeout 10s
       env:
         GOMAXPROCS: 1
 
diff --git a/test/kafka/sarama_basic_test.go b/test/kafka/sarama_basic_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..048a6f9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kafka/sarama_basic_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package kafka
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/IBM/sarama"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/kafka/gateway"
+)
+
+// TestSaramaBasic tests basic Sarama functionality without consumer groups
+func TestSaramaBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	// Start gateway with test mode
+	gatewayServer := gateway.NewTestServer(gateway.Options{
+		Listen: "127.0.0.1:0",
+	})
+
+	go gatewayServer.Start()
+	defer gatewayServer.Close()
+
+	// Wait for server to start
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	host, port := gatewayServer.GetListenerAddr()
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port)
+	t.Logf("Gateway running on %s", addr)
+
+	// Add test topic
+	handler := gatewayServer.GetHandler()
+	handler.AddTopicForTesting("sarama-basic-topic", 1)
+	t.Logf("Added topic: sarama-basic-topic")
+
+	// Test 1: Basic Sarama client connection and metadata
+	t.Logf("=== Test 1: Sarama Metadata Request ===")
+	testSaramaBasicMetadata(addr, t)
+
+	// Test 2: Sarama producer
+	t.Logf("=== Test 2: Sarama Producer ===")
+	testSaramaBasicProducer(addr, t)
+
+	// Test 3: Sarama consumer (without consumer groups)
+	t.Logf("=== Test 3: Sarama Consumer ===")
+	testSaramaBasicConsumer(addr, t)
+
+	t.Logf("🎉 All Sarama basic tests passed!")
+}
+
+func testSaramaBasicMetadata(addr string, t *testing.T) {
+	// Create Sarama config
+	config := sarama.NewConfig()
+	config.Version = sarama.V2_6_0_0 // Use a well-supported version
+	config.ClientID = "sarama-basic-client"
+
+	// Create client
+	client, err := sarama.NewClient([]string{addr}, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create Sarama client: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	t.Logf("Sarama client created successfully")
+
+	// Test metadata request
+	topics, err := client.Topics()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to get topics: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Topics from Sarama: %v", topics)
+
+	// Test partition metadata
+	partitions, err := client.Partitions("sarama-basic-topic")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to get partitions: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Partitions for sarama-basic-topic: %v", partitions)
+
+	// Test broker metadata
+	brokers := client.Brokers()
+	t.Logf("Brokers from Sarama: %d brokers", len(brokers))
+	for i, broker := range brokers {
+		t.Logf("Broker %d: ID=%d, Addr=%s", i, broker.ID(), broker.Addr())
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("✅ Sarama metadata test passed!")
+}
+
+func testSaramaBasicProducer(addr string, t *testing.T) {
+	// Create Sarama config for producer
+	config := sarama.NewConfig()
+	config.Version = sarama.V2_6_0_0
+	config.ClientID = "sarama-basic-producer"
+	config.Producer.Return.Successes = true
+	config.Producer.RequiredAcks = sarama.WaitForAll
+
+	// Create producer
+	producer, err := sarama.NewSyncProducer([]string{addr}, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create Sarama producer: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer producer.Close()
+
+	t.Logf("Sarama producer created successfully")
+
+	// Send a message
+	msg := &sarama.ProducerMessage{
+		Topic: "sarama-basic-topic",
+		Key:   sarama.StringEncoder("basic-key"),
+		Value: sarama.StringEncoder("Hello from Sarama Basic!"),
+	}
+
+	partition, offset, err := producer.SendMessage(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to send message: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("✅ Message sent successfully! Partition: %d, Offset: %d", partition, offset)
+}
+
+func testSaramaBasicConsumer(addr string, t *testing.T) {
+	// Create Sarama config for consumer
+	config := sarama.NewConfig()
+	config.Version = sarama.V2_6_0_0
+	config.ClientID = "sarama-basic-consumer"
+	config.Consumer.Return.Errors = true
+
+	// Create consumer
+	consumer, err := sarama.NewConsumer([]string{addr}, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create Sarama consumer: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer consumer.Close()
+
+	t.Logf("Sarama consumer created successfully")
+
+	// Create partition consumer
+	partitionConsumer, err := consumer.ConsumePartition("sarama-basic-topic", 0, sarama.OffsetOldest)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create partition consumer: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer partitionConsumer.Close()
+
+	t.Logf("Partition consumer created successfully")
+
+	// Consume one message with timeout
+	select {
+	case msg := <-partitionConsumer.Messages():
+		t.Logf("✅ Consumed message: Key=%s, Value=%s, Offset=%d", string(msg.Key), string(msg.Value), msg.Offset)
+	case err := <-partitionConsumer.Errors():
+		t.Errorf("Consumer error: %v", err)
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Errorf("Timeout waiting for message")
+	}
+}