diff --git a/stream/storage/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptor.java b/stream/storage/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptor.java
index 664a40da71a..d2d9108bb88 100644
--- a/stream/storage/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptor.java
+++ b/stream/storage/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptor.java
@@ -337,8 +337,15 @@ private <ReqT, TableReqT> ReqT interceptMessage(
         if (null == descriptor) {
             return message;
         } else {
+            byte[] requestBytes = null;
             try {
-                return interceptTableRequest(method, descriptor, message, sid, rid, rk);
+                if (message.getClass() == descriptor.getClz()) {
+                    return interceptTableRequest(method, descriptor, message, sid, rid, rk);
+                } else {
+                    InputStream is = method.getRequestMarshaller().stream(message);
+                    requestBytes = is.readAllBytes();
+                    return interceptTableRequest(method, descriptor, requestBytes, sid, rid, rk);
+                }
             } catch (Throwable t) {
                 log.error()
                     .attr("streamId", sid)
@@ -346,6 +353,9 @@ private <ReqT, TableReqT> ReqT interceptMessage(
                     .attr("routingKey", Hex.encodeHexString(rk))
                     .exception(t)
                     .log("Failed to intercept table request");
+                if (null != requestBytes) {
+                    return method.getRequestMarshaller().parse(new ByteArrayInputStream(requestBytes));
+                }
                 return message;
             }
         }
@@ -363,9 +373,8 @@ private <ReqT, TableReqT> ReqT interceptTableRequest(
         if (message.getClass() == interceptor.getClz()) {
             request = (TableReqT) message;
         } else {
-            InputStream is = method.getRequestMarshaller().stream(message);
-            byte[] bytes = is.readAllBytes();
-            request = interceptor.getParser().parseFrom(bytes);
+            return interceptTableRequest(method, interceptor,
+                method.getRequestMarshaller().stream(message).readAllBytes(), sid, rid, rk);
         }
         TableReqT interceptedMessage = interceptor.getInterceptor().intercept(
             request, sid, rid, rk
@@ -378,4 +387,18 @@ private <ReqT, TableReqT> ReqT interceptTableRequest(
 
         }
     }
+
+    private <ReqT, TableReqT> ReqT interceptTableRequest(
+        MethodDescriptor<ReqT, ?> method,
+        InterceptorDescriptor<TableReqT> interceptor,
+        byte[] requestBytes,
+        Long sid, Long rid, byte[] rk
+    ) {
+        TableReqT request = interceptor.getParser().parseFrom(requestBytes);
+        TableReqT interceptedMessage = interceptor.getInterceptor().intercept(
+            request, sid, rid, rk
+        );
+        byte[] reqBytes = interceptor.getSerializer().toByteArray(interceptedMessage);
+        return method.getRequestMarshaller().parse(new ByteArrayInputStream(reqBytes));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/stream/storage/impl/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptorTest.java b/stream/storage/impl/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptorTest.java
index 17f2ce93195..88e95368943 100644
--- a/stream/storage/impl/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/stream/storage/impl/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/stream/storage/impl/routing/RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptorTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 import static org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.protocol.ProtocolConstants.RID_METADATA_KEY;
 import static org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.protocol.ProtocolConstants.RK_METADATA_KEY;
 import static org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.protocol.ProtocolConstants.SID_METADATA_KEY;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
 
 import io.grpc.CallOptions;
 import io.grpc.Channel;
@@ -34,11 +36,14 @@
 import io.grpc.MethodDescriptor;
 import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessChannelBuilder;
 import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import lombok.CustomLog;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.clients.grpc.GrpcClientTestBase;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.clients.impl.channel.StorageServerChannel;
+import org.apache.bookkeeper.common.grpc.netty.IdentityInputStreamMarshaller;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.DeleteRangeRequest;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.DeleteRangeResponse;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.IncrementRequest;
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.RangeResponse;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.ResponseHeader;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.RoutingHeader;
+import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.TableServiceGrpc;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.TableServiceGrpc.TableServiceImplBase;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.TxnRequest;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.stream.proto.kv.rpc.TxnResponse;
@@ -271,4 +277,85 @@ public void testTxnRequest() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(expectedRequest.getHeader(), response.getHeader().getRoutingHeader());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testForwardOriginalInputStreamWhenInterceptionFails() throws Exception {
+        byte[] requestBytes = new byte[] { 4, 1, 2, 3 };
+        CapturingClientCall delegateCall = new CapturingClientCall();
+        RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptor interceptor = new RoutingHeaderProxyInterceptor();
+
+        ClientCall<InputStream, InputStream> interceptedCall = interceptor.interceptCall(
+            proxyTxnMethod(),
+            CallOptions.DEFAULT,
+            new CapturingChannel(delegateCall));
+
+        Metadata headers = new Metadata();
+        headers.put(SID_METADATA_KEY, 1026L);
+        headers.put(RID_METADATA_KEY, 1030L);
+        headers.put(RK_METADATA_KEY, "txn-key".getBytes(UTF_8));
+
+        ByteArrayInputStream originalMessage = new ByteArrayInputStream(requestBytes);
+        interceptedCall.start(new ClientCall.Listener<InputStream>() { }, headers);
+        interceptedCall.sendMessage(originalMessage);
+
+        assertNotSame(originalMessage, delegateCall.message);
+        assertArrayEquals(requestBytes, delegateCall.message.readAllBytes());
+    }
+
+    private static MethodDescriptor<InputStream, InputStream> proxyTxnMethod() {
+        return MethodDescriptor.newBuilder(
+                IdentityInputStreamMarshaller.of(),
+                IdentityInputStreamMarshaller.of())
+            .setFullMethodName(TableServiceGrpc.getTxnMethod().getFullMethodName())
+            .setType(TableServiceGrpc.getTxnMethod().getType())
+            .build();
+    }
+
+    private static class CapturingChannel extends Channel {
+
+        private final CapturingClientCall call;
+
+        CapturingChannel(CapturingClientCall call) {
+            this.call = call;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public <ReqT, RespT> ClientCall<ReqT, RespT> newCall(
+                MethodDescriptor<ReqT, RespT> methodDescriptor,
+                CallOptions callOptions) {
+            return (ClientCall<ReqT, RespT>) call;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String authority() {
+            return "test-authority";
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class CapturingClientCall extends ClientCall<InputStream, InputStream> {
+
+        private InputStream message;
+
+        @Override
+        public void start(Listener<InputStream> responseListener, Metadata headers) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void request(int numMessages) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void cancel(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void halfClose() {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void sendMessage(InputStream message) {
+            this.message = message;
+        }
+    }
+
 }