diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c
index b34facb3ed..8469996ccd 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ typedef struct {
   int32_t    fid;
   SDFileSet *pDFileSet;
 
+  // Tombstone
+  SDelFReader *pDelFReader;
+  SArray      *aDelIdx;   // SArray<SDelIdx>
+  SArray      *aDelData;  // SArray<SDelData>
+  SArray      *aSkyLine;  // SArray<TSDBKEY>
+  TSDBKEY     *aTSDBKEY;
+
   // Reader
   SDataFReader  *pReader;
   STsdbDataIter *iterList;  // list of iterators
@@ -314,6 +321,33 @@ static int32_t tsdbBeginCompact(STsdb *pTsdb, STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
   code = tBlockDataCreate(&pCompactor->bData);
   TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
 
+  // tombstone
+  if (pCompactor->fs.pDelFile) {
+    code = tsdbDelFReaderOpen(&pCompactor->pDelFReader, pCompactor->fs.pDelFile, pTsdb);
+    TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+
+    pCompactor->aDelIdx = taosArrayInit(0, sizeof(SDelIdx));
+    if (pCompactor->aDelIdx == NULL) {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+      TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+    }
+
+    pCompactor->aDelData = taosArrayInit(0, sizeof(SDelData));
+    if (pCompactor->aDelData == NULL) {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+      TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+    }
+
+    pCompactor->aSkyLine = taosArrayInit(0, sizeof(TSDBKEY));
+    if (pCompactor->aSkyLine == NULL) {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+      TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+    }
+
+    code = tsdbReadDelIdx(pCompactor->pDelFReader, pCompactor->aDelIdx);
+    TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+  }
+
 _exit:
   if (code) {
     tsdbError("vgId:%d %s failed at line %d since %s", TD_VID(pTsdb->pVnode), __func__, lino, tstrerror(code));
@@ -322,6 +356,10 @@ _exit:
 }
 
 static void tsdbEndCompact(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
+  taosArrayDestroy(pCompactor->aSkyLine);
+  taosArrayDestroy(pCompactor->aDelData);
+  taosArrayDestroy(pCompactor->aDelIdx);
+  tsdbDelFReaderClose(&pCompactor->pDelFReader);
   tsdbFSDestroy(&pCompactor->fs);
   tBlockDataDestroy(&pCompactor->bData);
   tDestroyTSchema(pCompactor->tbSkm.pTSchema);
@@ -451,6 +489,21 @@ _exit:
   return code;
 }
 
+static int32_t tDelIdxCmprFn(const SDelIdx *pDelIdx1, const SDelIdx *pDelIdx2) {
+  if (pDelIdx1->suid < pDelIdx2->suid) {
+    return -1;
+  } else if (pDelIdx1->suid > pDelIdx2->suid) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (pDelIdx1->uid < pDelIdx2->uid) {
+    return -1;
+  } else if (pDelIdx1->uid > pDelIdx2->uid) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
 static int32_t tsdbCompactNextRow(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
   int32_t code = 0;
   int32_t lino = 0;
@@ -466,8 +519,15 @@ static int32_t tsdbCompactNextRow(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
     if (pCompactor->pIter) {
       SRowInfo *pRowInfo = &pCompactor->pIter->rowInfo;
 
-      // Table exists, just break out
-      if (pRowInfo->uid == pCompactor->tbSkm.uid) break;
+      // Table exists
+      if (pRowInfo->uid == pCompactor->tbSkm.uid) {
+        if (pCompactor->aTSDBKEY) {
+          // TODO: check if the row is deleted. if deleted, continue, else break
+          ASSERT(0);
+        } else {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
 
       SMetaInfo info;
       if (pRowInfo->suid) {  // child table
@@ -523,6 +583,25 @@ static int32_t tsdbCompactNextRow(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
         }
       }
 
+      // load delData and build the skyline
+      if (pCompactor->pDelFReader) {
+        SDelIdx *pDelIdx =
+            taosArraySearch(pCompactor->aDelIdx, &(SDelIdx){.suid = pRowInfo->suid, .uid = pRowInfo->uid},
+                            (__compar_fn_t)tDelIdxCmprFn, TD_EQ);
+        if (pDelIdx) {
+          code = tsdbReadDelData(pCompactor->pDelFReader, pDelIdx, pCompactor->aDelData);
+          TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+
+          code = tsdbBuildDeleteSkyline(pCompactor->aDelData, 0, taosArrayGetSize(pCompactor->aDelData) - 1,
+                                        pCompactor->aSkyLine);
+          TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+
+          pCompactor->aTSDBKEY = (TSDBKEY *)TARRAY_DATA(pCompactor->aDelData);
+        } else {
+          pCompactor->aTSDBKEY = NULL;
+        }
+      }
+
       break;
     } else {
       // iter end, just break out