diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/ClientConfig.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/ClientConfig.java
index 9e012254329..d34af1decbd 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/ClientConfig.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/ClientConfig.java
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ public class ClientConfig {
 
     private int concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
 
+    /**
+     * When true, corrupted local offset files are ignored (logged at WARN level) instead of throwing an exception.
+     * The consumer starts with an empty offset table and falls back to CONSUME_FROM_TIMESTAMP or broker-side offset.
+     */
+    private boolean localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted = false;
+
     /**
      * The switch for message trace
      */
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ public void resetClientConfig(final ClientConfig cc) {
         this.traceTopic = cc.traceTopic;
         this.enableConcurrentHeartbeat = cc.enableConcurrentHeartbeat;
         this.concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize = cc.concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize;
+        this.localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted = cc.localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted;
     }
 
     public ClientConfig cloneClientConfig() {
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@ public ClientConfig cloneClientConfig() {
         cc.traceTopic = traceTopic;
         cc.enableConcurrentHeartbeat = enableConcurrentHeartbeat;
         cc.concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize = concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize;
+        cc.localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted = localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted;
         return cc;
     }
 
@@ -549,6 +557,14 @@ public void setConcurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize(int concurrentHeartbeatThreadPo
         this.concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize = concurrentHeartbeatThreadPoolSize;
     }
 
+    public boolean isLocalOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted() {
+        return localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted;
+    }
+
+    public void setLocalOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted(boolean localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted) {
+        this.localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted = localOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "ClientConfig{" +
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/consumer/store/LocalFileOffsetStore.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/consumer/store/LocalFileOffsetStore.java
index 38b0a5be35b..200c6b7fb38 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/consumer/store/LocalFileOffsetStore.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/consumer/store/LocalFileOffsetStore.java
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ private OffsetSerializeWrapper readLocalOffsetBak() throws MQClientException {
                 offsetSerializeWrapper =
                     OffsetSerializeWrapper.fromJson(content, OffsetSerializeWrapper.class);
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (this.mQClientFactory.getClientConfig().isLocalOffsetStoreIgnoreCorrupted()) {
+                    log.warn("readLocalOffsetBak: local offset file corrupted, ignoring per config. group={}", this.groupName, e);
+                    return null;
+                }
                 log.warn("readLocalOffset Exception", e);
                 throw new MQClientException("readLocalOffset Exception, maybe fastjson version too low"
                     + FAQUrl.suggestTodo(FAQUrl.LOAD_JSON_EXCEPTION),