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BE: Topic default config values are hard-coded 
kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/InternalTopicConfig.java kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/ReactiveAdminClient.java kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/TopicsService.java kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/KafkaConstants.java kafka-ui-contract/src/main/resources/swagger/kafka-ui-api.yaml
kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/InternalTopicConfig.java kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/ReactiveAdminClient.java kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/TopicsService.java kafka-ui-contract/src/main/resources/swagger/kafka-ui-api.yaml
kafka-ui-api/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/KafkaConsumerTests.java
diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/InternalTopicConfig.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/InternalTopicConfig.java
index 294894ebc2f..d061dd49813 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/InternalTopicConfig.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/InternalTopicConfig.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package com.provectus.kafka.ui.model;
 
-import static com.provectus.kafka.ui.util.KafkaConstants.TOPIC_DEFAULT_CONFIGS;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG;
-
 import java.util.List;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
@@ -19,6 +16,7 @@ public class InternalTopicConfig {
   private final boolean isSensitive;
   private final boolean isReadOnly;
   private final List<ConfigEntry.ConfigSynonym> synonyms;
+  private final String doc;
 
   public static InternalTopicConfig from(ConfigEntry configEntry) {
     InternalTopicConfig.InternalTopicConfigBuilder builder = InternalTopicConfig.builder()
@@ -27,11 +25,22 @@ public static InternalTopicConfig from(ConfigEntry configEntry) {
         .source(configEntry.source())
         .isReadOnly(configEntry.isReadOnly())
         .isSensitive(configEntry.isSensitive())
-        .synonyms(configEntry.synonyms());
-    if (configEntry.name().equals(MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG)) {
+        .synonyms(configEntry.synonyms())
+        .doc(configEntry.documentation());
+
+    if (configEntry.source() == ConfigEntry.ConfigSource.DEFAULT_CONFIG) {
+      // this is important case, because for some configs like "confluent.*" no synonyms returned, but
+      // they are set by default and "source" == DEFAULT_CONFIG
       builder.defaultValue(configEntry.value());
     } else {
-      builder.defaultValue(TOPIC_DEFAULT_CONFIGS.get(configEntry.name()));
+      // normally by default first entity of synonyms values will be used.
+      configEntry.synonyms().stream()
+          // skipping DYNAMIC_TOPIC_CONFIG value - which is explicitly set value when
+          // topic was created (not default), see ConfigEntry.synonyms() doc
+          .filter(s -> s.source() != ConfigEntry.ConfigSource.DYNAMIC_TOPIC_CONFIG)
+          .map(ConfigEntry.ConfigSynonym::value)
+          .findFirst()
+          .ifPresent(builder::defaultValue);
     }
     return builder.build();
   }
diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/ReactiveAdminClient.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/ReactiveAdminClient.java
index c08b839410e..463e2d9b6c6 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/ReactiveAdminClient.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/ReactiveAdminClient.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.util.NumberUtil;
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -69,8 +70,24 @@
 public class ReactiveAdminClient implements Closeable {
 
   private enum SupportedFeature {
-    INCREMENTAL_ALTER_CONFIGS,
-    ALTER_CONFIGS
+    INCREMENTAL_ALTER_CONFIGS(2.3f),
+    CONFIG_DOCUMENTATION_RETRIEVAL(2.6f);
+
+    private final float sinceVersion;
+
+    SupportedFeature(float sinceVersion) {
+      this.sinceVersion = sinceVersion;
+    }
+
+    static Set<SupportedFeature> forVersion(float kafkaVersion) {
+      return Arrays.stream(SupportedFeature.values())
+          .filter(f -> kafkaVersion >= f.sinceVersion)
+          .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+    }
+
+    static Set<SupportedFeature> defaultFeatures() {
+      return Set.of();
+    }
   }
 
   @Value
@@ -88,18 +105,15 @@ public static Mono<ReactiveAdminClient> create(AdminClient adminClient) {
             new ReactiveAdminClient(
                 adminClient,
                 ver,
-                Set.of(getSupportedUpdateFeatureForVersion(ver))));
+                getSupportedUpdateFeaturesForVersion(ver)));
   }
 
-  private static SupportedFeature getSupportedUpdateFeatureForVersion(String versionStr) {
+  private static Set<SupportedFeature> getSupportedUpdateFeaturesForVersion(String versionStr) {
     try {
       float version = NumberUtil.parserClusterVersion(versionStr);
-      return version <= 2.3f
-          ? SupportedFeature.ALTER_CONFIGS
-          : SupportedFeature.INCREMENTAL_ALTER_CONFIGS;
+      return SupportedFeature.forVersion(version);
     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-      log.info("Assuming non-incremental alter configs due to version parsing error");
-      return SupportedFeature.ALTER_CONFIGS;
+      return SupportedFeature.defaultFeatures();
     }
   }
 
@@ -145,20 +159,21 @@ public String getVersion() {
   }
 
   public Mono<Map<String, List<ConfigEntry>>> getTopicsConfig() {
-    return listTopics(true).flatMap(this::getTopicsConfig);
+    return listTopics(true).flatMap(topics -> getTopicsConfig(topics, false));
   }
 
-  public Mono<Map<String, List<ConfigEntry>>> getTopicsConfig(Collection<String> topicNames) {
+  public Mono<Map<String, List<ConfigEntry>>> getTopicsConfig(Collection<String> topicNames, boolean includeDoc) {
+    var includeDocFixed = features.contains(SupportedFeature.CONFIG_DOCUMENTATION_RETRIEVAL) && includeDoc;
     // we need to partition calls, because it can lead to AdminClient timeouts in case of large topics count
     return partitionCalls(
         topicNames,
         200,
-        this::getTopicsConfigImpl,
+        part -> getTopicsConfigImpl(part, includeDocFixed),
         (m1, m2) -> ImmutableMap.<String, List<ConfigEntry>>builder().putAll(m1).putAll(m2).build()
     );
   }
 
-  private Mono<Map<String, List<ConfigEntry>>> getTopicsConfigImpl(Collection<String> topicNames) {
+  private Mono<Map<String, List<ConfigEntry>>> getTopicsConfigImpl(Collection<String> topicNames, boolean includeDoc) {
     List<ConfigResource> resources = topicNames.stream()
         .map(topicName -> new ConfigResource(ConfigResource.Type.TOPIC, topicName))
         .collect(toList());
@@ -166,7 +181,7 @@ private Mono<Map<String, List<ConfigEntry>>> getTopicsConfigImpl(Collection<Stri
     return toMonoWithExceptionFilter(
         client.describeConfigs(
             resources,
-            new DescribeConfigsOptions().includeSynonyms(true)).values(),
+            new DescribeConfigsOptions().includeSynonyms(true).includeDocumentation(includeDoc)).values(),
         UnknownTopicOrPartitionException.class
     ).map(config -> config.entrySet().stream()
         .collect(toMap(
diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/TopicsService.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/TopicsService.java
index 2dffe0de75e..8badcebc360 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/TopicsService.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/service/TopicsService.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public Mono<List<InternalTopic>> loadTopics(KafkaCluster c, List<String> topics)
     }
     return adminClientService.get(c)
         .flatMap(ac ->
-            ac.describeTopics(topics).zipWith(ac.getTopicsConfig(topics),
+            ac.describeTopics(topics).zipWith(ac.getTopicsConfig(topics, false),
                 (descriptions, configs) -> {
                   statisticsCache.update(c, descriptions, configs);
                   return getPartitionOffsets(descriptions, ac).map(offsets -> {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public Mono<InternalTopic> getTopicDetails(KafkaCluster cluster, String topicNam
 
   public Mono<List<ConfigEntry>> getTopicConfigs(KafkaCluster cluster, String topicName) {
     return adminClientService.get(cluster)
-        .flatMap(ac -> ac.getTopicsConfig(List.of(topicName)))
+        .flatMap(ac -> ac.getTopicsConfig(List.of(topicName), true))
         .map(m -> m.values().stream().findFirst().orElseThrow(TopicNotFoundException::new));
   }
 
diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/KafkaConstants.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/KafkaConstants.java
deleted file mode 100644
index aa482c57b59..00000000000
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/util/KafkaConstants.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-package com.provectus.kafka.ui.util;
-
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.CLEANUP_POLICY_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.CLEANUP_POLICY_DELETE;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.COMPRESSION_TYPE_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.DELETE_RETENTION_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.FILE_DELETE_DELAY_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.FLUSH_MESSAGES_INTERVAL_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.FLUSH_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.INDEX_INTERVAL_BYTES_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MAX_COMPACTION_LAG_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MIN_CLEANABLE_DIRTY_RATIO_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MIN_COMPACTION_LAG_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.MIN_IN_SYNC_REPLICAS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.PREALLOCATE_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.RETENTION_BYTES_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.RETENTION_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.SEGMENT_BYTES_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.SEGMENT_INDEX_BYTES_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.SEGMENT_JITTER_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.SEGMENT_MS_CONFIG;
-import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.TopicConfig.UNCLEAN_LEADER_ELECTION_ENABLE_CONFIG;
-
-import java.util.AbstractMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-public final class KafkaConstants {
-
-  private static final String LONG_MAX_STRING = Long.toString(Long.MAX_VALUE);
-
-  public static final Map<String, String> TOPIC_DEFAULT_CONFIGS = Map.ofEntries(
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(CLEANUP_POLICY_CONFIG, CLEANUP_POLICY_DELETE),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(COMPRESSION_TYPE_CONFIG, "producer"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(DELETE_RETENTION_MS_CONFIG, "86400000"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(FILE_DELETE_DELAY_MS_CONFIG, "60000"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(FLUSH_MESSAGES_INTERVAL_CONFIG, LONG_MAX_STRING),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(FLUSH_MS_CONFIG, LONG_MAX_STRING),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("follower.replication.throttled.replicas", ""),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(INDEX_INTERVAL_BYTES_CONFIG, "4096"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("leader.replication.throttled.replicas", ""),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MAX_COMPACTION_LAG_MS_CONFIG, LONG_MAX_STRING),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES_CONFIG, "1000012"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, LONG_MAX_STRING),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG, "CreateTime"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MIN_CLEANABLE_DIRTY_RATIO_CONFIG, "0.5"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MIN_COMPACTION_LAG_MS_CONFIG, "0"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MIN_IN_SYNC_REPLICAS_CONFIG, "1"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(PREALLOCATE_CONFIG, "false"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(RETENTION_BYTES_CONFIG, "-1"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(RETENTION_MS_CONFIG, "604800000"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(SEGMENT_BYTES_CONFIG, "1073741824"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(SEGMENT_INDEX_BYTES_CONFIG, "10485760"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(SEGMENT_JITTER_MS_CONFIG, "0"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(SEGMENT_MS_CONFIG, "604800000"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(UNCLEAN_LEADER_ELECTION_ENABLE_CONFIG, "false"),
-      new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_CONFIG, "true")
-  );
-
-  private KafkaConstants() {
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/kafka-ui-contract/src/main/resources/swagger/kafka-ui-api.yaml b/kafka-ui-contract/src/main/resources/swagger/kafka-ui-api.yaml
index c4765fb2202..6a71863c7e8 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-contract/src/main/resources/swagger/kafka-ui-api.yaml
+++ b/kafka-ui-contract/src/main/resources/swagger/kafka-ui-api.yaml
@@ -2213,6 +2213,8 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/ConfigSynonym"
+        doc:
+          type: string
       required:
         - name
 

diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/KafkaConsumerTests.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/KafkaConsumerTests.java
index d248edf5e8c..ff11aa6656a 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/KafkaConsumerTests.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/KafkaConsumerTests.java
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.springframework.http.MediaType.TEXT_EVENT_STREAM;
 
-import com.provectus.kafka.ui.api.model.TopicConfig;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.BrokerConfigDTO;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.PartitionsIncreaseDTO;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.PartitionsIncreaseResponseDTO;
+import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.TopicConfigDTO;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.TopicCreationDTO;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.TopicDetailsDTO;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.model.TopicMessageEventDTO;
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ public void shouldRetrieveTopicConfig() {
             .expectStatus()
             .isOk();
 
-    List<TopicConfig> configs = webTestClient.get()
+    List<TopicConfigDTO> configs = webTestClient.get()
             .uri("/api/clusters/{clusterName}/topics/{topicName}/config", LOCAL, topicName)
             .exchange()
             .expectStatus()
             .isOk()
-            .expectBodyList(TopicConfig.class)
+            .expectBodyList(TopicConfigDTO.class)
             .returnResult()
             .getResponseBody();
 
