diff --git a/kafka/consumer/fetcher.py b/kafka/consumer/fetcher.py
index 42e2d660c..b083deb1a 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/fetcher.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/fetcher.py
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ def reset_offsets_if_needed(self):
         Arguments:
             partitions ([TopicPartition]): the partitions that need offsets reset
 
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if any partitions need reset; otherwise False (no reset pending)
+
         Raises:
             NoOffsetForPartitionError: if no offset reset strategy is defined
             KafkaTimeoutError if timeout_ms provided
@@ -189,7 +192,8 @@ def reset_offsets_if_needed(self):
 
         partitions = self._subscriptions.partitions_needing_reset()
         if not partitions:
-            return
+            return False
+        log.debug('Resetting offsets for %s', partitions)
 
         offset_resets = dict()
         for tp in partitions:
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ def reset_offsets_if_needed(self):
                 offset_resets[tp] = ts
 
         self._reset_offsets_async(offset_resets)
+        return True
 
     def offsets_by_times(self, timestamps, timeout_ms=None):
         """Fetch offset for each partition passed in ``timestamps`` map.
diff --git a/kafka/consumer/group.py b/kafka/consumer/group.py
index ce3cf9203..d966ea009 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/group.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/group.py
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ def _update_fetch_positions(self, timeout_ms=None):
             partitions (List[TopicPartition]): The partitions that need
                 updating fetch positions.
 
-        Returns True if fetch positions updated, False if timeout
+        Returns True if fetch positions updated, False if timeout or async reset is pending
 
         Raises:
             NoOffsetForPartitionError: If no offset is stored for a given
@@ -1135,15 +1135,13 @@ def _update_fetch_positions(self, timeout_ms=None):
 
         if (self.config['api_version'] >= (0, 8, 1) and
             self.config['group_id'] is not None):
-            try:
-                # If there are any partitions which do not have a valid position and are not
-                # awaiting reset, then we need to fetch committed offsets. We will only do a
-                # coordinator lookup if there are partitions which have missing positions, so
-                # a consumer with manually assigned partitions can avoid a coordinator dependence
-                # by always ensuring that assigned partitions have an initial position.
-                self._coordinator.refresh_committed_offsets_if_needed(timeout_ms=timeout_ms)
-            except KafkaTimeoutError:
-                pass
+            # If there are any partitions which do not have a valid position and are not
+            # awaiting reset, then we need to fetch committed offsets. We will only do a
+            # coordinator lookup if there are partitions which have missing positions, so
+            # a consumer with manually assigned partitions can avoid a coordinator dependence
+            # by always ensuring that assigned partitions have an initial position.
+            if not self._coordinator.refresh_committed_offsets_if_needed(timeout_ms=timeout_ms):
+                return False
 
         # If there are partitions still needing a position and a reset policy is defined,
         # request reset using the default policy. If no reset strategy is defined and there
@@ -1152,8 +1150,7 @@ def _update_fetch_positions(self, timeout_ms=None):
 
         # Finally send an asynchronous request to lookup and update the positions of any
         # partitions which are awaiting reset.
-        self._fetcher.reset_offsets_if_needed()
-        return False
+        return not self._fetcher.reset_offsets_if_needed()
 
     def _message_generator_v2(self):
         timeout_ms = 1000 * max(0, self._consumer_timeout - time.time())
diff --git a/kafka/coordinator/consumer.py b/kafka/coordinator/consumer.py
index ddd413b82..d6fc802d9 100644
--- a/kafka/coordinator/consumer.py
+++ b/kafka/coordinator/consumer.py
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ def fetch_committed_offsets(self, partitions, timeout_ms=None):
         future_key = frozenset(partitions)
         timer = Timer(timeout_ms)
         while True:
-            self.ensure_coordinator_ready(timeout_ms=timer.timeout_ms)
+            if not self.ensure_coordinator_ready(timeout_ms=timer.timeout_ms):
+                timer.maybe_raise()
 
             # contact coordinator to fetch committed offsets
             if future_key in self._offset_fetch_futures: