diff --git a/pkg/kgo/source.go b/pkg/kgo/source.go
index f961ff5b..7c638a0d 100644
--- a/pkg/kgo/source.go
+++ b/pkg/kgo/source.go
@@ -1546,6 +1546,8 @@ type fetchRequest struct {
 	topic2id map[string][16]byte
 	id2topic map[[16]byte]string
 
+	disableIDs bool // #295: using an old IBP on new Kafka results in ApiVersions advertising 13+ while the broker does not return IDs
+
 	// Session is a copy of the source session at the time a request is
 	// built. If the source is reset, the session it has is reset at the
 	// field level only. Our view of the original session is still valid.
@@ -1565,6 +1567,10 @@ func (f *fetchRequest) addCursor(c *cursor) {
 		f.usedOffsets[c.topic] = partitions
 		f.id2topic[c.topicID] = c.topic
 		f.topic2id[c.topic] = c.topicID
+		var noID [16]byte
+		if c.topicID == noID {
+			f.disableIDs = true
+		}
 		f.torder = append(f.torder, c.topic)
 	}
 	partitions[c.partition] = c.use()
@@ -1754,8 +1760,13 @@ func (f *fetchRequest) adjustPreferringLag() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (*fetchRequest) Key() int16           { return 1 }
-func (*fetchRequest) MaxVersion() int16    { return 13 }
+func (*fetchRequest) Key() int16 { return 1 }
+func (f *fetchRequest) MaxVersion() int16 {
+	if f.disableIDs {
+		return 12
+	}
+	return 13
+}
 func (f *fetchRequest) SetVersion(v int16) { f.version = v }
 func (f *fetchRequest) GetVersion() int16  { return f.version }
 func (f *fetchRequest) IsFlexible() bool   { return f.version >= 12 } // version 12+ is flexible