diff --git a/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go b/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go
index e7cbb6441..eb6946e81 100644
--- a/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go
+++ b/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) Subscribe(stream messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_Subs
 		Partition: in.Init.Partition,
 	}
 	lock := broker.topicManager.RequestLock(tp, topicConfig, false)
+	subscription := lock.subscriptions.AddSubscription(subscriberId)
 	defer broker.topicManager.ReleaseLock(tp, false)
 
 	lastReadTime := time.Now()
@@ -102,9 +103,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) Subscribe(stream messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_Subs
 	}
 
 	err = lock.logBuffer.LoopProcessLogData(lastReadTime, func() bool {
-		lock.Mutex.Lock()
-		lock.cond.Wait()
-		lock.Mutex.Unlock()
+		subscription.Wait()
 		return true
 	}, eachLogEntryFn)
 
diff --git a/weed/messaging/broker/subscription.go b/weed/messaging/broker/subscription.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f74b0c546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/messaging/broker/subscription.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type TopicPartitionSubscription struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	name         string
+	lastReadTsNs int64
+	cond         *sync.Cond
+}
+
+func NewTopicPartitionSubscription(name string) *TopicPartitionSubscription {
+	t := &TopicPartitionSubscription{
+		name: name,
+	}
+	t.cond = sync.NewCond(t)
+	return t
+}
+
+func (s *TopicPartitionSubscription) Wait() {
+	s.Mutex.Lock()
+	s.cond.Wait()
+	s.Mutex.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (s *TopicPartitionSubscription) NotifyOne() {
+	// notify one waiting goroutine
+	s.cond.Signal()
+}
+
+type TopicPartitionSubscriptions struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	cond              *sync.Cond
+	subscriptions     map[string]*TopicPartitionSubscription
+	subscriptionsLock sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func NewTopicPartitionSubscriptions() *TopicPartitionSubscriptions {
+	m := &TopicPartitionSubscriptions{
+		subscriptions: make(map[string]*TopicPartitionSubscription),
+	}
+	m.cond = sync.NewCond(m)
+	return m
+}
+
+func (m *TopicPartitionSubscriptions) AddSubscription(subscription string) *TopicPartitionSubscription {
+	m.subscriptionsLock.Lock()
+	defer m.subscriptionsLock.Unlock()
+
+	if s, found := m.subscriptions[subscription]; found {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	s := NewTopicPartitionSubscription(subscription)
+	m.subscriptions[subscription] = s
+
+	return s
+
+}
+
+func (m *TopicPartitionSubscriptions) NotifyAll() {
+
+	m.subscriptionsLock.RLock()
+	defer m.subscriptionsLock.RUnlock()
+
+	for name, tps := range m.subscriptions {
+		println("notifying", name)
+		tps.NotifyOne()
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (m *TopicPartitionSubscriptions) Wait() {
+	m.Mutex.Lock()
+	m.cond.Wait()
+	for _, tps := range m.subscriptions {
+		tps.NotifyOne()
+	}
+	m.Mutex.Unlock()
+}
diff --git a/weed/messaging/broker/topic_manager.go b/weed/messaging/broker/topic_manager.go
index 21594dea5..e5cebb42d 100644
--- a/weed/messaging/broker/topic_manager.go
+++ b/weed/messaging/broker/topic_manager.go
@@ -25,28 +25,29 @@ func (tp *TopicPartition) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(TopicPartitionFmt, tp.Namespace, tp.Topic, tp.Partition)
 }
 
-type TopicControl struct {
+type TopicCursor struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	cond            *sync.Cond
 	subscriberCount int
 	publisherCount  int
 	logBuffer       *log_buffer.LogBuffer
+	subscriptions   *TopicPartitionSubscriptions
 }
 
 type TopicManager struct {
 	sync.Mutex
-	topicControls map[TopicPartition]*TopicControl
+	topicControls map[TopicPartition]*TopicCursor
 	broker        *MessageBroker
 }
 
 func NewTopicManager(messageBroker *MessageBroker) *TopicManager {
 	return &TopicManager{
-		topicControls: make(map[TopicPartition]*TopicControl),
+		topicControls: make(map[TopicPartition]*TopicCursor),
 		broker:        messageBroker,
 	}
 }
 
-func (tm *TopicManager) buildLogBuffer(tl *TopicControl, tp TopicPartition, topicConfig *messaging_pb.TopicConfiguration) *log_buffer.LogBuffer {
+func (tm *TopicManager) buildLogBuffer(tl *TopicCursor, tp TopicPartition, topicConfig *messaging_pb.TopicConfiguration) *log_buffer.LogBuffer {
 
 	flushFn := func(startTime, stopTime time.Time, buf []byte) {
 
@@ -68,21 +69,21 @@ func (tm *TopicManager) buildLogBuffer(tl *TopicControl, tp TopicPartition, topi
 		}
 	}
 	logBuffer := log_buffer.NewLogBuffer(time.Minute, flushFn, func() {
-		tl.cond.Broadcast()
+		tl.subscriptions.NotifyAll()
 	})
 
 	return logBuffer
 }
 
-func (tm *TopicManager) RequestLock(partition TopicPartition, topicConfig *messaging_pb.TopicConfiguration, isPublisher bool) *TopicControl {
+func (tm *TopicManager) RequestLock(partition TopicPartition, topicConfig *messaging_pb.TopicConfiguration, isPublisher bool) *TopicCursor {
 	tm.Lock()
 	defer tm.Unlock()
 
 	lock, found := tm.topicControls[partition]
 	if !found {
-		lock = &TopicControl{}
-		lock.cond = sync.NewCond(&lock.Mutex)
+		lock = &TopicCursor{}
 		tm.topicControls[partition] = lock
+		lock.subscriptions = NewTopicPartitionSubscriptions()
 		lock.logBuffer = tm.buildLogBuffer(lock, partition, topicConfig)
 	}
 	if isPublisher {
diff --git a/weed/messaging/msgclient/sub_chan.go b/weed/messaging/msgclient/sub_chan.go
index ed25a850c..5465c5913 100644
--- a/weed/messaging/msgclient/sub_chan.go
+++ b/weed/messaging/msgclient/sub_chan.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type SubChannel struct {
 	md5hash hash.Hash
 }
 
-func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubChannel(chanName string) (*SubChannel, error) {
+func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubChannel(subscriberId, chanName string) (*SubChannel, error) {
 	tp := broker.TopicPartition{
 		Namespace: "chan",
 		Topic:     chanName,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubChannel(chanName string) (*SubChannel, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	sc, err := setupSubscriberClient(grpcConnection, "", "chan", chanName, 0, time.Unix(0, 0))
+	sc, err := setupSubscriberClient(grpcConnection, subscriberId, "chan", chanName, 0, time.Unix(0, 0))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}