diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index 3f44ba1..7d155b6 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type Consumer struct {
 	scanInterval             time.Duration
 	maxRecords               int64
 	isAggregated             bool
+	shardClosedHandler       ShardClosedHandler
 }
 
 // ScanFunc is the type of the function called for each message read
@@ -215,6 +216,12 @@ func (c *Consumer) ScanShard(ctx context.Context, shardID string, fn ScanFunc) e
 
 			if isShardClosed(resp.NextShardIterator, shardIterator) {
 				c.logger.Log("[CONSUMER] shard closed:", shardID)
+				if c.shardClosedHandler != nil {
+					err := c.shardClosedHandler(c.streamName, shardID)
+					if err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("shard closed handler error: %w", err)
+					}
+				}
 				return nil
 			}
 
diff --git a/consumer_test.go b/consumer_test.go
index c070005..b7e5c1d 100644
--- a/consumer_test.go
+++ b/consumer_test.go
@@ -280,6 +280,43 @@ func TestScanShard_ShardIsClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestScanShard_ShardIsClosed_WithShardClosedHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	var client = &kinesisClientMock{
+		getShardIteratorMock: func(input *kinesis.GetShardIteratorInput) (*kinesis.GetShardIteratorOutput, error) {
+			return &kinesis.GetShardIteratorOutput{
+				ShardIterator: aws.String("49578481031144599192696750682534686652010819674221576194"),
+			}, nil
+		},
+		getRecordsMock: func(input *kinesis.GetRecordsInput) (*kinesis.GetRecordsOutput, error) {
+			return &kinesis.GetRecordsOutput{
+				NextShardIterator: nil,
+				Records:           make([]*kinesis.Record, 0),
+			}, nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	var fn = func(r *Record) error {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	c, err := New("myStreamName",
+		WithClient(client),
+		WithShardClosedHandler(func(streamName, shardID string) error {
+			return fmt.Errorf("closed shard error")
+		}))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("new consumer error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = c.ScanShard(context.Background(), "myShard", fn)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected an error but didn't get one")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "shard closed handler error: closed shard error" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestScanShard_GetRecordsError(t *testing.T) {
 	var client = &kinesisClientMock{
 		getShardIteratorMock: func(input *kinesis.GetShardIteratorInput) (*kinesis.GetShardIteratorOutput, error) {
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 093547b..c1080bf 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -79,3 +79,14 @@ func WithAggregation(a bool) Option {
 		c.isAggregated = a
 	}
 }
+
+// ShardClosedHandler is a handler that will be called when the consumer has reached the end of a closed shard.
+// No more records for that shard will be provided by the consumer.
+// An error can be returned to stop the consumer.
+type ShardClosedHandler = func(streamName, shardID string) error
+
+func WithShardClosedHandler(h ShardClosedHandler) Option {
+	return func(c *Consumer) {
+		c.shardClosedHandler = h
+	}
+}