diff --git a/utils/tsim/inc/simInt.h b/utils/tsim/inc/simInt.h
index fb92c18a5a..02c7540cde 100644
--- a/utils/tsim/inc/simInt.h
+++ b/utils/tsim/inc/simInt.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ typedef struct _script_t {
   bool              killed;
   void             *taos;
   char              rows[12];                                                         // number of rows data retrieved
+  char              cols[12];                                                        // number of columns data retrieved
   char              data[MAX_QUERY_ROW_NUM][MAX_QUERY_COL_NUM][MAX_QUERY_VALUE_LEN];  // query results
   char              system_exit_code[12];
   char              system_ret_content[MAX_SYSTEM_RESULT_LEN];
diff --git a/utils/tsim/src/simExe.c b/utils/tsim/src/simExe.c
index 4fd218bd14..ac17fad36b 100644
--- a/utils/tsim/src/simExe.c
+++ b/utils/tsim/src/simExe.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ char *simGetVariable(SScript *script, char *varName, int32_t varLen) {
 
   if (strncmp(varName, "rows", varLen) == 0) return script->rows;
 
+  if (strncmp(varName, "cols", varLen) == 0) return script->cols;
+
   if (strncmp(varName, "system_exit", varLen) == 0) return script->system_exit_code;
 
   if (strncmp(varName, "system_content", varLen) == 0) return script->system_ret_content;
@@ -828,6 +830,7 @@ bool simExecuteNativeSqlCommand(SScript *script, char *rest, bool isSlow) {
 
   taos_free_result(pSql);
   sprintf(script->rows, "%d", numOfRows);
+  sprintf(script->cols, "%d", num_fields);
 
   script->linePos++;
   return true;
@@ -842,6 +845,7 @@ bool simExecuteSqlImpCmd(SScript *script, char *rest, bool isSlow) {
 
   simDebug("script:%s, exec:%s", script->fileName, rest);
   strcpy(script->rows, "-1");
+  strcpy(script->cols, "-1");
   for (int32_t row = 0; row < MAX_QUERY_ROW_NUM; ++row) {
     for (int32_t col = 0; col < MAX_QUERY_COL_NUM; ++col) {
       strcpy(script->data[row][col], "null");
@@ -938,6 +942,7 @@ bool simExecuteSqlErrorCmd(SScript *script, char *rest) {
 
   simDebug("script:%s, exec:%s", script->fileName, rest);
   strcpy(script->rows, "-1");
+  strcpy(script->cols, "-1");
   for (int32_t row = 0; row < MAX_QUERY_ROW_NUM; ++row) {
     for (int32_t col = 0; col < MAX_QUERY_COL_NUM; ++col) {
       strcpy(script->data[row][col], "null");