diff --git a/weed/mq/topic/local_partition.go b/weed/mq/topic/local_partition.go
index 7644b3604..f03bca2f5 100644
--- a/weed/mq/topic/local_partition.go
+++ b/weed/mq/topic/local_partition.go
@@ -183,8 +183,14 @@ func (p *LocalPartition) Subscribe(clientName string, startPosition log_buffer.M
 	}
 
 	// Original timestamp-based subscription logic
+	// Wrap eachMessageFn for disk reads to also update activity
+	eachMessageWithActivityFn := func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) (bool, error) {
+		p.UpdateActivity() // Track disk read activity for idle cleanup
+		return eachMessageFn(logEntry)
+	}
+
 	for {
-		processedPosition, isDone, readPersistedLogErr = p.LogBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn(startPosition, 0, eachMessageFn)
+		processedPosition, isDone, readPersistedLogErr = p.LogBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn(startPosition, 0, eachMessageWithActivityFn)
 		if readPersistedLogErr != nil {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("%s read %v persisted log: %v", clientName, p.Partition, readPersistedLogErr)
 			return readPersistedLogErr