diff --git a/kafka/consumer/group.py b/kafka/consumer/group.py
index 36df78326..49fa3e261 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/group.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/group.py
@@ -779,13 +779,12 @@ def position(self, partition, timeout_ms=None):
 
         timer = Timer(timeout_ms)
         position = self._subscription.assignment[partition].position
-        while position is None:
+        while position is None and not timer.expired:
             # batch update fetch positions for any partitions without a valid position
-            if self._update_fetch_positions(timeout_ms=timer.timeout_ms):
-                position = self._subscription.assignment[partition].position
-            if timer.expired:
-                return None
-        else:
+            self._update_fetch_positions(timeout_ms=timer.timeout_ms)
+            self._client.poll(timeout_ms=timer.timeout_ms)
+            position = self._subscription.assignment[partition].position
+        if position is not None:
             return position.offset
 
     def highwater(self, partition):
diff --git a/test/integration/test_consumer_integration.py b/test/integration/test_consumer_integration.py
index 71cf2642d..6060dc830 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_consumer_integration.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_consumer_integration.py
@@ -302,3 +302,25 @@ def test_kafka_consumer_offsets_for_times_errors(kafka_consumer_factory, topic):
 
     with pytest.raises(KafkaTimeoutError):
         consumer.offsets_for_times({bad_tp: 0})
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not env_kafka_version(), reason="No KAFKA_VERSION set")
+def test_kafka_consumer_position_after_seek_to_end(kafka_consumer_factory, topic, send_messages):
+    send_messages(range(0, 10), partition=0)
+
+    # Start a consumer with manual partition assignment.
+    consumer = kafka_consumer_factory(
+        topics=(),
+        group_id=None,
+        enable_auto_commit=False,
+    )
+    tp = TopicPartition(topic, 0)
+    consumer.assign([tp])
+
+    # Seek to the end of the partition, and call position() to synchronize the
+    # partition's offset without calling poll().
+    consumer.seek_to_end(tp)
+    position = consumer.position(tp, timeout_ms=1000)
+
+    # Verify we got the expected position
+    assert position == 10, f"Expected position 10, got {position}"