diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c
index bb2a4db20b..372161a3e8 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCompact.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ typedef struct {
   SArray      *aDelData;  // SArray<SDelData>
   SArray      *aSkyLine;  // SArray<TSDBKEY>
   TSDBKEY     *aTSDBKEY;
+  int32_t      iKey;
+  TSDBKEY      sKey;
 
   // Reader
   SDataFReader  *pReader;
@@ -504,6 +506,42 @@ static int32_t tDelIdxCmprFn(const SDelIdx *pDelIdx1, const SDelIdx *pDelIdx2) {
 
   return 0;
 }
+
+static bool tsdbCompactRowIsDeleted(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor, TSDBROW *pRow) {
+  TSDBKEY tKey = TSDBROW_KEY(pRow);
+
+  while (tKey.ts > pCompactor->sKey.ts) {
+    pCompactor->sKey.version = pCompactor->aTSDBKEY[pCompactor->iKey].version;
+    pCompactor->iKey++;
+    if (pCompactor->iKey < taosArrayGetSize(pCompactor->aSkyLine)) {
+      pCompactor->sKey.ts = pCompactor->aTSDBKEY[pCompactor->iKey].ts;
+    } else {
+      pCompactor->sKey.ts = TSKEY_MAX;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (tKey.ts < pCompactor->sKey.ts) {
+    if (tKey.version > pCompactor->sKey.version) {
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      return true;
+    }
+  } else if (tKey.ts == pCompactor->sKey.ts) {
+    int64_t version;
+    if (pCompactor->iKey < taosArrayGetSize(pCompactor->aSkyLine)) {
+      version = TMAX(pCompactor->sKey.version, pCompactor->aTSDBKEY[pCompactor->iKey].version);
+    }
+
+    if (tKey.version > version) {
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 static int32_t tsdbCompactNextRow(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
   int32_t code = 0;
   int32_t lino = 0;
@@ -588,6 +626,9 @@ static int32_t tsdbCompactNextRow(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
             TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
 
             pCompactor->aTSDBKEY = (TSDBKEY *)TARRAY_DATA(pCompactor->aSkyLine);
+            pCompactor->iKey = 0;
+            pCompactor->sKey.version = 0;
+            pCompactor->sKey.ts = pCompactor->aTSDBKEY[0].ts;
           } else {
             pCompactor->aTSDBKEY = NULL;
           }
@@ -596,7 +637,8 @@ static int32_t tsdbCompactNextRow(STsdbCompactor *pCompactor) {
 
       ASSERT(pRowInfo->uid == pCompactor->tbSkm.uid);
 
-      if (pCompactor->aTSDBKEY && 0 /* TODO: the row is deleted */) {
+      // check if the row is deleted
+      if (pCompactor->aTSDBKEY && tsdbCompactRowIsDeleted(pCompactor, &pRowInfo->row)) {
         continue;
       } else {
         break;