diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategy.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategy.java
index b6a437d4..75124a10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategy.java
@@ -15,18 +15,37 @@
 import io.debezium.util.Strings;
 
 /**
+ * <p>
  * Topic naming strategy where only the table name is added. This is used to avoid including
  * the shard which is now part of the catalog of the table ID and would be included if
  * the DefaultTopicNamingStrategy is being used.
+ *</p>
+ * Additionally, supports some Vitess-specific configs:
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li>
+ *        overrideDataChangeTopicPrefix: in the case of mulitple connectors for the same keyspace,
+ *        a unique `topic.prefix` is required for proper metric reporting, so in order for a consistent topic
+ *        naming convention, the data change topic prefix can be set here (typically shared between connectors of the same
+ *        keyspace
+ *      </li>
+ *      <li>
+ *        overrideSchemaChangeTopic: in the case of multiple connectors for the same keyspace and `include.schema.changes` being enabled,
+ *        this is used to prevent the ddl events from being written to the topic named `topic.prefix`, which is the default behavior.
+ *        The reason why this is necessary is that the `topic.prefix` may include the table name for uniqueness, so it may actually be the name
+ *        of a data change topic.
+ *      </li>
+ * </ul>
  */
 public class TableTopicNamingStrategy extends AbstractTopicNamingStrategy<TableId> {
 
     private final String overrideDataChangeTopicPrefix;
+    private final String overrideSchemaChangeTopic;
 
     public TableTopicNamingStrategy(Properties props) {
         super(props);
         Configuration config = Configuration.from(props);
         this.overrideDataChangeTopicPrefix = config.getString(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_DATA_CHANGE_TOPIC_PREFIX);
+        this.overrideSchemaChangeTopic = config.getString(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC);
     }
 
     public static TableTopicNamingStrategy create(CommonConnectorConfig config) {
@@ -44,4 +63,22 @@ public String dataChangeTopic(TableId id) {
         }
         return topicNames.computeIfAbsent(id, t -> sanitizedTopicName(topicName));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the schema change topic. There are two cases:
+     * 1. If override schema change topic is specified - use this as the topic name
+     * 2. If override schema change topic is not specified - call the super method to get the typical
+     * schema change topic name.
+     *
+     * @return String representing the schema change topic name.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String schemaChangeTopic() {
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrBlank(overrideSchemaChangeTopic)) {
+            return overrideSchemaChangeTopic;
+        }
+        else {
+            return super.schemaChangeTopic();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfig.java
index 6437cee9..22817fc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfig.java
@@ -348,6 +348,20 @@ public static BigIntUnsignedHandlingMode parse(String value, String defaultValue
                             + "'false' (the default) omits the fields; "
                             + "'true' converts the field into an implementation dependent binary representation.");
 
+    // Needed for backward compatibility, otherwise all upgraded connectors will start publishing schema change events
+    // by default.
+    public static final Field INCLUDE_SCHEMA_CHANGES = Field.create("include.schema.changes")
+            .withDisplayName("Include database schema changes")
+            .withType(Type.BOOLEAN)
+            .withGroup(Field.createGroupEntry(Field.Group.CONNECTOR, 0))
+            .withWidth(Width.SHORT)
+            .withImportance(ConfigDef.Importance.MEDIUM)
+            .withDescription("Whether the connector should publish changes in the database schema to a Kafka topic with "
+                    + "the same name as the database server ID. Each schema change will be recorded using a key that "
+                    + "contains the database name and whose value include logical description of the new schema and optionally the DDL statement(s). "
+                    + "The default is 'true'. This is independent of how the connector internally records database schema history.")
+            .withDefault(false);
+
     public static final Field OFFSET_STORAGE_PER_TASK = Field.create(VITESS_CONFIG_GROUP_PREFIX + "offset.storage.per.task")
             .withDisplayName("Store offsets per task")
             .withType(Type.BOOLEAN)
@@ -368,6 +382,14 @@ public static BigIntUnsignedHandlingMode parse(String value, String defaultValue
             .withValidation(CommonConnectorConfig::validateTopicName)
             .withDescription("Overrides the topic.prefix used for the data change topic.");
 
+    public static final Field OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC = Field.create("override.schema.change.topic")
+            .withDisplayName("Override schema change topic name")
+            .withType(Type.STRING)
+            .withWidth(Width.MEDIUM)
+            .withImportance(ConfigDef.Importance.LOW)
+            .withValidation(CommonConnectorConfig::validateTopicName)
+            .withDescription("Overrides the name of the schema change topic (if not set uses topic.prefx).");
+
     public static final Field OFFSET_STORAGE_TASK_KEY_GEN = Field.create(VITESS_CONFIG_GROUP_PREFIX + "offset.storage.task.key.gen")
             .withDisplayName("Offset storage task key generation number")
             .withType(Type.INT)
@@ -479,6 +501,7 @@ private static int validateTimePrecisionMode(Configuration config, Field field,
                     GRPC_MAX_INBOUND_MESSAGE_SIZE,
                     BINARY_HANDLING_MODE,
                     OVERRIDE_DATA_CHANGE_TOPIC_PREFIX,
+                    OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC,
                     SCHEMA_NAME_ADJUSTMENT_MODE,
                     OFFSET_STORAGE_PER_TASK,
                     OFFSET_STORAGE_TASK_KEY_GEN,
@@ -553,6 +576,11 @@ public String getConnectorName() {
         return Module.name();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSchemaChangesHistoryEnabled() {
+        return getConfig().getBoolean(INCLUDE_SCHEMA_CHANGES);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public TemporalPrecisionMode getTemporalPrecisionMode() {
         return TemporalPrecisionMode.parse(getConfig().getString(TIME_PRECISION_MODE));
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategyTest.java b/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategyTest.java
index b1656036..0b02eb5f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/TableTopicNamingStrategyTest.java
@@ -52,4 +52,26 @@ public void shouldUseTopicPrefixIfOverrideIsBlank() {
         assertThat(topicName).isEqualTo("prefix.table");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetOverrideSchemaChangeTopic() {
+        TableId tableId = new TableId("shard", "keyspace", "table");
+        final Properties props = new Properties();
+        props.put("topic.prefix", "prefix");
+        props.put(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC.name(), "override-prefix");
+        TopicNamingStrategy strategy = new TableTopicNamingStrategy(props);
+        String topicName = strategy.schemaChangeTopic();
+        assertThat(topicName).isEqualTo("override-prefix");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldUseTopicPrefixIfOverrideSchemaIsBlank() {
+        TableId tableId = new TableId("shard", "keyspace", "table");
+        final Properties props = new Properties();
+        props.put("topic.prefix", "prefix");
+        props.put(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC.name(), "");
+        TopicNamingStrategy strategy = new TableTopicNamingStrategy(props);
+        String topicName = strategy.schemaChangeTopic();
+        assertThat(topicName).isEqualTo("prefix");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfigTest.java b/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfigTest.java
index ab583331..b9b8d7a5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorConfigTest.java
@@ -75,6 +75,43 @@ public void shouldBlankOverrideTopicPrefixFailValidation() {
         assertThat(inputs.size()).isEqualTo(1);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldImproperOverrideSchemaTopicPrefixFailValidation() {
+        Configuration configuration = TestHelper.defaultConfig().with(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC, "hello@world").build();
+        VitessConnectorConfig connectorConfig = new VitessConnectorConfig(configuration);
+        List<String> inputs = new ArrayList<>();
+        Consumer<String> printConsumer = (input) -> {
+            inputs.add(input);
+        };
+        connectorConfig.validateAndRecord(List.of(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC), printConsumer);
+        assertThat(inputs.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldUseSchemaTopicPrefix() {
+        Configuration configuration = TestHelper.defaultConfig().with(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC,
+                "__debezium-ddl.dev.msgdata.precomputed_channel_summary_partitioned").build();
+        VitessConnectorConfig connectorConfig = new VitessConnectorConfig(configuration);
+        List<String> inputs = new ArrayList<>();
+        Consumer<String> printConsumer = (input) -> {
+            inputs.add(input);
+        };
+        connectorConfig.validateAndRecord(List.of(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC), printConsumer);
+        assertThat(inputs.size()).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldBlankOverrideSchemaTopicPrefixFailValidation() {
+        Configuration configuration = TestHelper.defaultConfig().with(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC, "").build();
+        VitessConnectorConfig connectorConfig = new VitessConnectorConfig(configuration);
+        List<String> inputs = new ArrayList<>();
+        Consumer<String> printConsumer = (input) -> {
+            inputs.add(input);
+        };
+        connectorConfig.validateAndRecord(List.of(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC), printConsumer);
+        assertThat(inputs.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldExcludeEmptyShards() {
         Configuration configuration = TestHelper.defaultConfig().with(
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorIT.java b/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorIT.java
index 21b4d5b5..0403cbea 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/vitess/VitessConnectorIT.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public void shouldReceiveSchemaChangeEventAfterDataChangeEvent() throws Exceptio
         TestHelper.executeDDL("vitess_create_tables.ddl");
         // startConnector();
         startConnector(config -> config
-                .with(CommonConnectorConfig.INCLUDE_SCHEMA_CHANGES, true),
+                .with(VitessConnectorConfig.INCLUDE_SCHEMA_CHANGES, true),
                 false);
         assertConnectorIsRunning();
 
@@ -252,6 +252,50 @@ public void shouldReceiveSchemaChangeEventAfterDataChangeEvent() throws Exceptio
         assertThat(consumer.isEmpty());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @FixFor("DBZ-8325")
+    public void shouldSupportOverrideDataChangeAndSchemaChangeTopics() throws Exception {
+        TestHelper.executeDDL("vitess_create_tables.ddl");
+        // startConnector();
+        String overrideDataChangeTopicPrefix = "data.alternate.prefix";
+        String overrideSchemaChangeTopic = "schema.alternate.topic";
+        startConnector(config -> config
+                .with(VitessConnectorConfig.TOPIC_NAMING_STRATEGY, TableTopicNamingStrategy.class)
+                .with(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_DATA_CHANGE_TOPIC_PREFIX, overrideDataChangeTopicPrefix)
+                .with(VitessConnectorConfig.OVERRIDE_SCHEMA_CHANGE_TOPIC, overrideSchemaChangeTopic)
+                .with(VitessConnectorConfig.INCLUDE_SCHEMA_CHANGES, true),
+                false);
+        assertConnectorIsRunning();
+
+        String dataChangeTopic = String.join(".", overrideDataChangeTopicPrefix, "ddl_table");
+
+        String ddl = "ALTER TABLE ddl_table ADD COLUMN new_column_name INT";
+        TestHelper.execute("INSERT INTO ddl_table (id, int_unsigned_col, json_col) VALUES (1, 2, '{\"1\":2}');");
+        TestHelper.execute(ddl);
+
+        int expectedDataChangeRecords = 1;
+        int expectedSchemaChangeRecords = 1;
+        int expectedTotalRecords = expectedDataChangeRecords + expectedSchemaChangeRecords;
+        consumer = testConsumer(expectedTotalRecords);
+        consumer.expects(expectedTotalRecords);
+        consumer.await(TestHelper.waitTimeForRecords(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedTotalRecords; i++) {
+            SourceRecord record = consumer.remove();
+            Struct value = (Struct) record.value();
+            Struct source = (Struct) value.get("source");
+            assertThat(source.getString("table")).isEqualTo("ddl_table");
+            assertThat(source.getString("shard")).isEqualTo(TEST_SHARD);
+            if (i == 1) {
+                assertThat(record.topic()).isEqualTo(overrideSchemaChangeTopic);
+                assertThat(value.getString("ddl")).isEqualToIgnoringCase(ddl);
+            }
+            else {
+                assertThat(record.topic()).isEqualTo(dataChangeTopic);
+            }
+        }
+        assertThat(consumer.isEmpty());
+    }
+
     @Test
     @FixFor("DBZ-8325")
     public void shouldReceiveSchemaEventsShardedBeforeAnyDataEvents() throws Exception {