diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java
index f5dc4b778aa09..74f7c4137a2d5 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Cached topic policies service will cache the system topic reader and the topic policies
- *
+ * <p>
  * While reader cache for the namespace was removed, the topic policies will remove automatically.
  */
 public class SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService implements TopicPoliciesService {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ private CompletableFuture<Void> sendTopicPolicyEvent(TopicName topicName, Action
                                     }
                                 }
                             });
-                    })
+                        })
                 );
             }
         });
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ private PulsarEvent getPulsarEvent(TopicName topicName, ActionType actionType, T
     }
 
     private void notifyListener(Message<PulsarEvent> msg) {
+        // delete policies
+        if (msg.getValue() == null) {
+            TopicName topicName =  TopicName.get(TopicName.get(msg.getKey()).getPartitionedTopicName());
+            policiesCache.remove(topicName);
+            if (listeners.get(topicName) != null) {
+                for (TopicPolicyListener<TopicPolicies> listener : listeners.get(topicName)) {
+                    listener.onUpdate(null);
+                }
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!EventType.TOPIC_POLICY.equals(msg.getValue().getEventType())) {
             return;
         }
@@ -252,12 +264,11 @@ public void unLoad(NamespaceBundle bundle) {
                         removeOwnedNamespaceBundleAsync(bundle);
                     }
 
-            @Override
-            public boolean test(NamespaceBundle namespaceBundle) {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-        });
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean test(NamespaceBundle namespaceBundle) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                });
     }
 
     private void initPolicesCache(SystemTopicClient.Reader<PulsarEvent> reader, CompletableFuture<Void> future) {
@@ -393,7 +404,8 @@ private void fetchTopicPoliciesAsyncAndCloseReader(SystemTopicClient.Reader<Puls
                     if (e != null) {
                         future.completeExceptionally(e);
                     }
-                    if (EventType.TOPIC_POLICY.equals(msg.getValue().getEventType())) {
+                    if (msg != null && msg.getValue() != null
+                            && EventType.TOPIC_POLICY.equals(msg.getValue().getEventType())) {
                         TopicPoliciesEvent topicPoliciesEvent = msg.getValue().getTopicPoliciesEvent();
                         if (topicName.equals(TopicName.get(
                                 topicPoliciesEvent.getDomain(),
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/TopicPoliciesTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/TopicPoliciesTest.java
index 59494fb799d0c..9e56fffe35fd9 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/TopicPoliciesTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/TopicPoliciesTest.java
@@ -2643,4 +2643,51 @@ public void testDoNotCreateSystemTopicForHeartbeatNamespace() {
         });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMultipleCreateAndDeleteTopicPolicies() throws Exception {
+        final String topic = testTopic + UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        int n = 0;
+        while (n < 2) {
+            n++;
+            pulsarClient.newProducer().topic(topic).create().close();
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Assertions.assertThat(pulsar.getTopicPoliciesService().getTopicPolicies(TopicName.get(topic))).isNull();
+            });
+
+            admin.topics().setMaxConsumersPerSubscription(topic, 1);
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Assertions.assertThat(pulsar.getTopicPoliciesService().getTopicPolicies(TopicName.get(topic))).isNotNull();
+            });
+
+            admin.topics().delete(topic);
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Assertions.assertThat(pulsar.getTopicPoliciesService().getTopicPolicies(TopicName.get(topic))).isNull();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLoopCreateAndDeleteTopicPolicies() throws Exception {
+        final String topic = testTopic + UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        int n = 0;
+        while (n < 2) {
+            n++;
+            pulsarClient.newProducer().topic(topic).create().close();
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Assertions.assertThat(pulsar.getTopicPoliciesService().getTopicPolicies(TopicName.get(topic))).isNull();
+            });
+
+            admin.topics().setMaxConsumersPerSubscription(topic, 1);
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Assertions.assertThat(pulsar.getTopicPoliciesService().getTopicPolicies(TopicName.get(topic))).isNotNull();
+            });
+
+            admin.topics().delete(topic);
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Assertions.assertThat(pulsar.getTopicPoliciesService().getTopicPolicies(TopicName.get(topic))).isNull();
+            });
+        }
+    }
 }