diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
index 72f8e29c9..e3c1f7f76 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ public class EmbeddedTimelineService {
         .serverPort(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerPort())
         .numThreads(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerThreads())
         .compress(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerCompressOutput())
-        .async(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerUseAsync());
+        .async(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerUseAsync())
+        .refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit(writeConfig.isRefreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit());
     // Only passing marker-related write configs to timeline server
     // if timeline-server-based markers are used.
     if (writeConfig.getMarkersType() == MarkerType.TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED) {
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java
index c88465675..4496fa5f8 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ public class HoodieWriteConfig extends HoodieConfig {
       .withDocumentation("Timeline archiving removes older instants from the timeline, after each write operation, to minimize metadata overhead. "
           + "Controls whether or not, the write should be failed as well, if such archiving fails.");
 
+  public static final ConfigProperty<Boolean> REFRESH_TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED_ON_LATEST_COMMIT = ConfigProperty
+      .key("hoodie.refresh.timeline.server.based.on.latest.commit")
+      .defaultValue(false)
+      .withDocumentation("Refresh timeline in timeline server based on latest commit apart from timeline hash difference. By default (false), ");
+
   public static final ConfigProperty<Long> INITIAL_CONSISTENCY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = ConfigProperty
       .key("hoodie.consistency.check.initial_interval_ms")
       .defaultValue(2000L)
@@ -1038,6 +1043,10 @@ public class HoodieWriteConfig extends HoodieConfig {
     return getBoolean(FAIL_ON_TIMELINE_ARCHIVING_ENABLE);
   }
 
+  public boolean isRefreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit() {
+    return getBoolean(REFRESH_TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED_ON_LATEST_COMMIT);
+  }
+
   public int getMaxConsistencyChecks() {
     return getInt(MAX_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS);
   }
diff --git a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
index 602ab16a7..1d3bb583a 100644
--- a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
+++ b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ public class RequestHandler {
     }
 
     String localTimelineHash = localTimeline.getTimelineHash();
-    // refresh if timeline hash mismatches and if local's last known instant < client's last known instant
+    // refresh if timeline hash mismatches and if local's last known instant < client's last known instant (if config is enabled)
     if (!localTimelineHash.equals(timelineHashFromClient)
-        && HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(localLastKnownInstant, HoodieTimeline.LESSER_THAN, lastKnownInstantFromClient)) {
+        && (!timelineServiceConfig.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit || HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(localLastKnownInstant, HoodieTimeline.LESSER_THAN, lastKnownInstantFromClient))) {
       return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java
index 7b8257705..40669f50e 100644
--- a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java
+++ b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ public class TimelineService {
     @Parameter(names = {"--marker-parallelism", "-mdp"}, description = "Parallelism to use for reading and deleting marker files")
     public int markerParallelism = 100;
 
+    @Parameter(names = {"--refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit"}, description = "Refresh local timeline based on latest commit in addition to timeline hash value")
+    public boolean refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = true;
+
     @Parameter(names = {"--help", "-h"})
     public Boolean help = false;
 
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ public class TimelineService {
       private int markerBatchNumThreads = 20;
       private long markerBatchIntervalMs = 50L;
       private int markerParallelism = 100;
+      private boolean refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = false;
 
       public Builder() {
       }
@@ -196,6 +200,11 @@ public class TimelineService {
         return this;
       }
 
+      public Builder refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit(boolean refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit) {
+        this.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit;
+        return this;
+      }
+
       public Builder enableMarkerRequests(boolean enableMarkerRequests) {
         this.enableMarkerRequests = enableMarkerRequests;
         return this;