diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/InterceptorsTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/InterceptorsTest.java
index c079d6590d9cad410e15523d43dd8de7fdb5025d..3192981d4ea2a11504027bcba2772dba979f0c93 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/InterceptorsTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/InterceptorsTest.java
@@ -145,6 +145,107 @@ public class InterceptorsTest extends ProducerConsumerBase {
         producer.close();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testProducerInterceptorsWithErrors() throws PulsarClientException {
+        ProducerInterceptor<String> interceptor = new ProducerInterceptor<String>() {
+            @Override
+            public void close() {
+
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Message<String> beforeSend(Producer<String> producer, Message<String> message) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onSendAcknowledgement(Producer<String> producer, Message<String> message, MessageId msgId, Throwable exception) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+        };
+        Producer<String> producer = pulsarClient.newProducer(Schema.STRING)
+                .topic("persistent://my-property/my-ns/my-topic")
+                .intercept(interceptor)
+                .create();
+
+        MessageId messageId = producer.newMessage().value("Hello Pulsar!").send();
+        Assert.assertNotNull(messageId);
+        producer.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConsumerInterceptorWithErrors() throws PulsarClientException {
+        ConsumerInterceptor<String> interceptor = new ConsumerInterceptor<String>() {
+            @Override
+            public void close() {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Message<String> beforeConsume(Consumer<String> consumer, Message<String> message) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onAcknowledge(Consumer<String> consumer, MessageId messageId, Throwable exception) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onAcknowledgeCumulative(Consumer<String> consumer, MessageId messageId, Throwable exception) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onNegativeAcksSend(Consumer<String> consumer, Set<MessageId> messageIds) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onAckTimeoutSend(Consumer<String> consumer, Set<MessageId> messageIds) {
+                throw new AbstractMethodError();
+            }
+        };
+        Consumer<String> consumer1 = pulsarClient.newConsumer(Schema.STRING)
+                .topic("persistent://my-property/my-ns/my-topic-exception")
+                .subscriptionType(SubscriptionType.Shared)
+                .intercept(interceptor)
+                .subscriptionName("my-subscription-ack-timeout")
+                .ackTimeout(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .subscribe();
+
+        Consumer<String> consumer2 = pulsarClient.newConsumer(Schema.STRING)
+                .topic("persistent://my-property/my-ns/my-topic-exception")
+                .subscriptionType(SubscriptionType.Shared)
+                .intercept(interceptor)
+                .subscriptionName("my-subscription-negative")
+                .subscribe();
+
+        Producer<String> producer = pulsarClient.newProducer(Schema.STRING)
+                .topic("persistent://my-property/my-ns/my-topic-exception")
+                .create();
+
+        producer.newMessage().value("Hello Pulsar!").send();
+
+        Message<String> received = consumer1.receive();
+        Assert.assertEquals(received.getValue(), "Hello Pulsar!");
+        // wait ack timeout
+        Message<String> receivedAgain = consumer1.receive();
+        Assert.assertEquals(receivedAgain.getValue(), "Hello Pulsar!");
+        consumer1.acknowledge(receivedAgain);
+
+        received = consumer2.receive();
+        Assert.assertEquals(received.getValue(), "Hello Pulsar!");
+        consumer2.negativeAcknowledge(received);
+        receivedAgain = consumer2.receive();
+        Assert.assertEquals(receivedAgain.getValue(), "Hello Pulsar!");
+        consumer2.acknowledge(receivedAgain);
+
+        producer.close();
+        consumer1.close();
+        consumer2.close();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testConsumerInterceptorWithSingleTopicSubscribe() throws PulsarClientException {
         ConsumerInterceptor<String> interceptor = new ConsumerInterceptor<String>() {
diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerInterceptors.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerInterceptors.java
index e5bf834cd179f75d5d4944b93408d624910bf113..91b322826b9dd3a22cd129f65471407e3a0c7f76 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerInterceptors.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConsumerInterceptors.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ConsumerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0, interceptorsSize = interceptors.size(); i < interceptorsSize; i++) {
             try {
                 interceptorMessage = interceptors.get(i).beforeConsume(consumer, interceptorMessage);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 if (consumer != null) {
                     log.warn("Error executing interceptor beforeConsume callback topic: {} consumerName: {}", consumer.getTopic(), consumer.getConsumerName(), e);
                 } else {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class ConsumerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0, interceptorsSize = interceptors.size(); i < interceptorsSize; i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).onAcknowledge(consumer, messageId, exception);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.warn("Error executing interceptor onAcknowledge callback ", e);
             }
         }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class ConsumerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0, interceptorsSize = interceptors.size(); i < interceptorsSize; i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).onAcknowledgeCumulative(consumer, messageId, exception);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.warn("Error executing interceptor onAcknowledgeCumulative callback ", e);
             }
         }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class ConsumerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0, interceptorsSize = interceptors.size(); i < interceptorsSize; i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).onNegativeAcksSend(consumer, messageIds);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.warn("Error executing interceptor onNegativeAcksSend callback", e);
             }
         }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class ConsumerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0, interceptorsSize = interceptors.size(); i < interceptorsSize; i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).onAckTimeoutSend(consumer, messageIds);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.warn("Error executing interceptor onAckTimeoutSend callback", e);
             }
         }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class ConsumerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0, interceptorsSize = interceptors.size(); i < interceptorsSize; i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).close();
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.error("Fail to close consumer interceptor ", e);
             }
         }
diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ProducerInterceptors.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ProducerInterceptors.java
index c70e4a3aa38361c9b4be2da6697f0748159db24b..68fa54b705d6cd769a61840ba71e65f99d9c1725 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ProducerInterceptors.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ProducerInterceptors.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ProducerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0; i < interceptors.size(); i++) {
             try {
                 interceptorMessage = interceptors.get(i).beforeSend(producer, interceptorMessage);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 if (producer != null) {
                     log.warn("Error executing interceptor beforeSend callback for topicName:{} ", producer.getTopic(), e);
                 } else {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ProducerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0; i < interceptors.size(); i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).onSendAcknowledgement(producer, message, msgId, exception);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.warn("Error executing interceptor onSendAcknowledgement callback ", e);
             }
         }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class ProducerInterceptors<T> implements Closeable {
         for (int i = 0; i < interceptors.size(); i++) {
             try {
                 interceptors.get(i).close();
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
                 log.error("Fail to close producer interceptor ", e);
             }
         }