diff --git a/web-console/src/dialogs/lookup-edit-dialog/__snapshots__/lookup-edit-dialog.spec.tsx.snap b/web-console/src/dialogs/lookup-edit-dialog/__snapshots__/lookup-edit-dialog.spec.tsx.snap
index 1c880e9340c..ea356d5370f 100644
--- a/web-console/src/dialogs/lookup-edit-dialog/__snapshots__/lookup-edit-dialog.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/web-console/src/dialogs/lookup-edit-dialog/__snapshots__/lookup-edit-dialog.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ exports[`LookupEditDialog matches snapshot 1`] = `
             "suggestions": Array [
               "map",
               "cachedNamespace",
+              "kafka",
             ],
             "type": "string",
           },
@@ -398,6 +399,35 @@ exports[`LookupEditDialog matches snapshot 1`] = `
             "name": "injective",
             "type": "boolean",
           },
+          Object {
+            "defined": [Function],
+            "info": "The Kafka topic to read the data from",
+            "name": "kafkaTopic",
+            "required": true,
+            "type": "string",
+          },
+          Object {
+            "defined": [Function],
+            "height": "100px",
+            "issueWithValue": [Function],
+            "name": "kafkaProperties",
+            "required": true,
+            "type": "json",
+          },
+          Object {
+            "defaultValue": 0,
+            "defined": [Function],
+            "info": "How long to wait for an initial connection",
+            "name": "connectTimeout",
+            "type": "number",
+          },
+          Object {
+            "defaultValue": false,
+            "defined": [Function],
+            "info": "If the underlying map is one-to-one (keys and values are unique) then optimizations can occur internally by setting this to true",
+            "name": "isOneToOne",
+            "type": "boolean",
+          },
         ]
       }
       model={
diff --git a/web-console/src/druid-models/lookup-spec/lookup-spec.tsx b/web-console/src/druid-models/lookup-spec/lookup-spec.tsx
index b1328a8f12a..3e964949538 100644
--- a/web-console/src/druid-models/lookup-spec/lookup-spec.tsx
+++ b/web-console/src/druid-models/lookup-spec/lookup-spec.tsx
@@ -57,10 +57,20 @@ export interface NamespaceParseSpec {
 
 export interface LookupSpec {
   readonly type: string;
+
+  // type: map
   readonly map?: Record<string, string | number>;
+
+  // type: cachedNamespace
   readonly extractionNamespace?: ExtractionNamespaceSpec;
   readonly firstCacheTimeout?: number;
   readonly injective?: boolean;
+
+  // type: kafka
+  readonly kafkaTopic?: string;
+  readonly kafkaProperties?: Record<string, any>;
+  readonly connectTimeout?: number;
+  readonly isOneToOne?: boolean;
 }
 
 function issueWithUri(uri: string): string | undefined {
@@ -83,7 +93,7 @@ export const LOOKUP_FIELDS: Field<LookupSpec>[] = [
   {
     name: 'type',
     type: 'string',
-    suggestions: ['map', 'cachedNamespace'],
+    suggestions: ['map', 'cachedNamespace', 'kafka'],
     required: true,
     adjustment: l => {
       if (l.type === 'map' && !l.map) {
@@ -92,6 +102,9 @@ export const LOOKUP_FIELDS: Field<LookupSpec>[] = [
       if (l.type === 'cachedNamespace' && !deepGet(l, 'extractionNamespace.type')) {
         return deepSet(l, 'extractionNamespace', { type: 'uri', pollPeriod: 'PT1H' });
       }
+      if (l.type === 'kafka' && !deepGet(l, 'kafkaProperties')) {
+        return deepSet(l, 'kafkaProperties', { 'bootstrap.servers': '' });
+      }
       return l;
     },
   },
@@ -396,6 +409,42 @@ export const LOOKUP_FIELDS: Field<LookupSpec>[] = [
     defined: typeIs('cachedNamespace'),
     info: `If the underlying map is injective (keys and values are unique) then optimizations can occur internally by setting this to true`,
   },
+
+  // kafka lookups
+  {
+    name: 'kafkaTopic',
+    type: 'string',
+    defined: typeIs('kafka'),
+    required: true,
+    info: `The Kafka topic to read the data from`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'kafkaProperties',
+    type: 'json',
+    height: '100px',
+    defined: typeIs('kafka'),
+    required: true,
+    issueWithValue: value => {
+      if (!value) return 'kafkaProperties must be defined';
+      if (typeof value !== 'object') return `kafkaProperties must be an object`;
+      if (!value['bootstrap.servers']) return 'bootstrap.servers must be defined';
+      return;
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'connectTimeout',
+    type: 'number',
+    defaultValue: 0,
+    defined: typeIs('kafka'),
+    info: `How long to wait for an initial connection`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'isOneToOne',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    defaultValue: false,
+    defined: typeIs('kafka'),
+    info: `If the underlying map is one-to-one (keys and values are unique) then optimizations can occur internally by setting this to true`,
+  },
 ];
 
 export function isLookupInvalid(
@@ -410,43 +459,54 @@ export function isLookupInvalid(
 }
 
 export function lookupSpecSummary(spec: LookupSpec): string {
-  const { map, extractionNamespace } = spec;
+  const { type, map, extractionNamespace, kafkaTopic, kafkaProperties } = spec;
 
-  if (map) {
-    return pluralIfNeeded(Object.keys(map).length, 'key');
-  }
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'map':
+      if (!map) return 'No map';
+      return pluralIfNeeded(Object.keys(map).length, 'key');
 
-  if (extractionNamespace) {
-    switch (extractionNamespace.type) {
-      case 'uri':
-        if (extractionNamespace.uriPrefix) {
-          return `URI prefix: ${extractionNamespace.uriPrefix}, Match: ${
-            extractionNamespace.fileRegex || '.*'
-          }`;
-        }
-        if (extractionNamespace.uri) {
-          return `URI: ${extractionNamespace.uri}`;
-        }
-        return 'Unknown extractionNamespace lookup';
+    case 'cachedNamespace':
+      if (!extractionNamespace) return 'No extractionNamespace';
+      switch (extractionNamespace.type) {
+        case 'uri':
+          if (extractionNamespace.uriPrefix) {
+            return `URI prefix: ${extractionNamespace.uriPrefix}, Match: ${
+              extractionNamespace.fileRegex || '.*'
+            }`;
+          }
+          if (extractionNamespace.uri) {
+            return `URI: ${extractionNamespace.uri}`;
+          }
+          return 'Unknown extractionNamespace lookup';
 
-      case 'jdbc': {
-        const columns = [
-          `${extractionNamespace.keyColumn} AS key`,
-          `${extractionNamespace.valueColumn} AS value`,
-        ];
-        if (extractionNamespace.tsColumn) {
-          columns.push(`${extractionNamespace.tsColumn} AS ts`);
+        case 'jdbc': {
+          const columns = [
+            `${extractionNamespace.keyColumn} AS key`,
+            `${extractionNamespace.valueColumn} AS value`,
+          ];
+          if (extractionNamespace.tsColumn) {
+            columns.push(`${extractionNamespace.tsColumn} AS ts`);
+          }
+          const queryParts = ['SELECT', columns.join(', '), `FROM ${extractionNamespace.table}`];
+          if (extractionNamespace.filter) {
+            queryParts.push(`WHERE ${extractionNamespace.filter}`);
+          }
+          return `${
+            extractionNamespace.connectorConfig?.connectURI || 'No connectURI'
+          } [${queryParts.join(' ')}]`;
         }
-        const queryParts = ['SELECT', columns.join(', '), `FROM ${extractionNamespace.table}`];
-        if (extractionNamespace.filter) {
-          queryParts.push(`WHERE ${extractionNamespace.filter}`);
-        }
-        return `${
-          extractionNamespace.connectorConfig?.connectURI || 'No connectURI'
-        } [${queryParts.join(' ')}]`;
+
+        default:
+          return `Unknown lookup extractionNamespace type ${extractionNamespace.type}`;
       }
-    }
-  }
 
-  return 'Unknown lookup';
+    case 'kafka': {
+      const servers = kafkaProperties?.['bootstrap.servers'];
+      return `Topic: ${kafkaTopic}` + (servers ? ` (on: ${servers})` : '');
+    }
+
+    default:
+      return `Unknown lookup type ${type}`;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/web-console/src/views/lookups-view/lookups-view.tsx b/web-console/src/views/lookups-view/lookups-view.tsx
index 3f2650db6cc..8599f6d10f1 100644
--- a/web-console/src/views/lookups-view/lookups-view.tsx
+++ b/web-console/src/views/lookups-view/lookups-view.tsx
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ export class LookupsView extends React.PureComponent<LookupsViewProps, LookupsVi
             className: 'padded',
             accessor: row => deepGet(row, 'spec.extractionNamespace.pollPeriod'),
             Cell: ({ original }) => {
-              if (original.spec.type === 'map') return 'Static map';
+              const { type } = original.spec;
+              if (type === 'map') return 'Static map';
+              if (type === 'kafka') return 'Kafka based';
               const pollPeriod = deepGet(original, 'spec.extractionNamespace.pollPeriod');
               if (!pollPeriod) {
                 return (