diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
index 5a5fe4949cd2f..44e9d67b56d2c 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
@@ -1657,6 +1657,13 @@ public void asyncReadEntry(PositionImpl position, ReadEntryCallback callback, Ob
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
             log.debug("[{}] Reading entry ledger {}: {}", name, position.getLedgerId(), position.getEntryId());
         }
+        if (!ledgers.containsKey(position.getLedgerId())) {
+            log.error("[{}] Failed to get message with ledger {}:{} the ledgerId does not belong to this topic.",
+                name, position.getLedgerId(), position.getEntryId());
+            callback.readEntryFailed(new ManagedLedgerException.NonRecoverableLedgerException("Message not found, "
+                + "the ledgerId does not belong to this topic or has been deleted"), ctx);
+            return;
+        }
         if (position.getLedgerId() == currentLedger.getId()) {
             asyncReadEntry(currentLedger, position, callback, ctx);
         } else {
diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java
index 13fd4dbbad366..56f6ca32daa56 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java
@@ -2966,4 +2966,55 @@ public void testInvalidateReadHandleWhenConsumed() throws Exception {
         cursor3.close();
         ledger.close();
     }
+
+    @Test(timeOut = 30000)
+    public void testReadOtherManagedLedgersEntry() throws Exception {
+        ManagedLedgerImpl managedLedgerA = (ManagedLedgerImpl) factory.open("my_test_ledger_a");
+        ManagedLedgerImpl managedLedgerB = (ManagedLedgerImpl) factory.open("my_test_ledger_b");
+
+        PositionImpl pa = (PositionImpl) managedLedgerA.addEntry("dummy-entry-a".getBytes(Encoding));
+        PositionImpl pb = (PositionImpl) managedLedgerB.addEntry("dummy-entry-b".getBytes(Encoding));
+
+        // read managedLegerA's entry using managedLedgerA
+        CompletableFuture<byte[]> completableFutureA = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        managedLedgerA.asyncReadEntry(pa, new ReadEntryCallback() {
+            @Override
+            public void readEntryComplete(Entry entry, Object ctx) {
+                completableFutureA.complete(entry.getData());
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void readEntryFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception, Object ctx) {
+                completableFutureA.completeExceptionally(exception.getCause());
+            }
+        }, null);
+
+        assertEquals("dummy-entry-a".getBytes(Encoding), completableFutureA.get());
+
+        // read managedLedgerB's entry using managedLedgerA
+        CompletableFuture<byte[]> completableFutureB = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        managedLedgerA.asyncReadEntry(pb, new ReadEntryCallback() {
+            @Override
+            public void readEntryComplete(Entry entry, Object ctx) {
+                completableFutureB.complete(entry.getData());
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void readEntryFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception, Object ctx) {
+                completableFutureB.completeExceptionally(exception);
+            }
+        }, null);
+
+        try {
+            completableFutureB.get();
+            Assert.fail();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(e.getCause().getMessage(),
+                "Message not found, the ledgerId does not belong to this topic or has been deleted");
+        }
+
+        managedLedgerA.close();
+        managedLedgerB.close();
+
+    }
 }