diff --git a/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/Consumer.java b/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/Consumer.java
index 88ad24fe1f484..c67ad08c83631 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/Consumer.java
+++ b/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/Consumer.java
@@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ CompletableFuture<Void> reconsumeLaterCumulativeAsync(Message<?> message,
 
     /**
      * Reset the subscription associated with this consumer to a specific message id.
+     * <p>
+     * If there is already a seek operation in progress, the method will log a warning and
+     * return a future completed exceptionally.
      *
      * <p>The message id can either be a specific message or represent the first or last messages in the topic.
      * <ul>
@@ -483,6 +486,9 @@ CompletableFuture<Void> reconsumeLaterCumulativeAsync(Message<?> message,
 
     /**
      * Reset the subscription associated with this consumer to a specific message publish time.
+     * <p>
+     * If there is already a seek operation in progress, the method will log a warning and
+     * return a future completed exceptionally.
      *
      * @param timestamp
      *            the message publish time where to reposition the subscription
@@ -493,6 +499,10 @@ CompletableFuture<Void> reconsumeLaterCumulativeAsync(Message<?> message,
     /**
      * Reset the subscription associated with this consumer to a specific message ID or message publish time.
      * <p>
+     * If there is already a seek operation in progress, the method will log a warning and
+     * return a future completed exceptionally.
+     *
+     * <p>
      * The Function input is topic+partition. It returns only timestamp or MessageId.
      * <p>
      * The return value is the seek position/timestamp of the current partition.
@@ -523,11 +533,17 @@ CompletableFuture<Void> reconsumeLaterCumulativeAsync(Message<?> message,
 
     /**
      * The asynchronous version of {@link Consumer#seek(MessageId)}.
+     * <p>
+     * If there is already a seek operation in progress, the method will log a warning and
+     * return a future completed exceptionally.
      */
     CompletableFuture<Void> seekAsync(MessageId messageId);
 
     /**
      * Reset the subscription associated with this consumer to a specific message publish time.
+     * <p>
+     * If there is already a seek operation in progress, the method will log a warning and
+     * return a future completed exceptionally.
      *
      * @param timestamp
      *            the message publish time where to reposition the subscription