diff --git a/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h b/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h
index 1cbd7b042c..a7490ea422 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h
+++ b/source/libs/stream/inc/streamBackendRocksdb.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 void*      streamBackendInit(const char* path);
 void       streamBackendCleanup(void* arg);
+int32_t    streamBackendDoCheckpoint(int64_t rid, const char* cpPath);
 SListNode* streamBackendAddCompare(void* backend, void* arg);
 void       streamBackendDelCompare(void* backend, void* arg);
 
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
index df045eef20..bcbdd8fc21 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } RocksdbCfInst;
 
 uint32_t nextPow2(uint32_t x) {
+  if (x <= 1) return 2;
   x = x - 1;
   x = x | (x >> 1);
   x = x | (x >> 2);
@@ -189,6 +190,37 @@ void streamBackendCleanup(void* arg) {
   qDebug("destroy stream backend backend:%p", pHandle);
   return;
 }
+
+int32_t streamBackendDoCheckpoint(int64_t backendRid, const char* path) {
+  int64_t         st = taosGetTimestampMs();
+  int32_t         code = -1;
+  SBackendHandle* pHandle = taosAcquireRef(streamBackendId, backendRid);
+  if (pHandle == NULL) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  qDebug("stream backend:%p start to do checkpoint at:%s ", pHandle, path);
+
+  if (pHandle->db != NULL) {
+    char*                 err = NULL;
+    rocksdb_checkpoint_t* cp = rocksdb_checkpoint_object_create(pHandle->db, &err);
+    if (cp == NULL || err != NULL) {
+      taosMemoryFree(err);
+      qError("stream backend:%p failed to do checkpoint at:%s, reason:%s", pHandle, path, err);
+    }
+    rocksdb_checkpoint_create(cp, path, 64 << 20, &err);
+    if (err != NULL) {
+      taosMemoryFree(err);
+      qError("stream backend:%p failed to do checkpoint at:%s, reason:%s", pHandle, path, err);
+    } else {
+      code = 0;
+      qDebug("stream backend:%p end to do checkpoint at:%s, time cost:%" PRId64 "ms", pHandle, path,
+             taosGetTimestampMs() - st);
+    }
+    rocksdb_checkpoint_object_destroy(cp);
+  }
+  taosReleaseRef(streamBackendId, backendRid);
+  return code;
+}
 SListNode* streamBackendAddCompare(void* backend, void* arg) {
   SBackendHandle* pHandle = (SBackendHandle*)backend;
   SListNode*      node = NULL;
@@ -810,7 +842,11 @@ int32_t streamStateOpenBackendCf(void* backend, char* name, char** cfs, int32_t
 }
 int streamStateOpenBackend(void* backend, SStreamState* pState) {
   qInfo("start to open state %p on backend %p 0x%" PRIx64 "-%d", pState, backend, pState->streamId, pState->taskId);
-  taosAcquireRef(streamBackendId, pState->streamBackendRid);
+  void* arg = taosAcquireRef(streamBackendId, pState->streamBackendRid);
+  if (arg == NULL) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
   SBackendHandle* handle = backend;
 
   sprintf(pState->pTdbState->idstr, "0x%" PRIx64 "-%d", pState->streamId, pState->taskId);
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index ed9f99cf78..a572159af1 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandF
   }
 
   pMeta->streamBackend = streamBackendInit(streamPath);
+
+  if (pMeta->streamBackend == NULL) {
+    goto _err;
+  }
   pMeta->streamBackendRid = taosAddRef(streamBackendId, pMeta->streamBackend);
 
   taosMemoryFree(streamPath);
@@ -104,7 +108,6 @@ _err:
   if (pMeta->pTaskDb) tdbTbClose(pMeta->pTaskDb);
   if (pMeta->pCheckpointDb) tdbTbClose(pMeta->pCheckpointDb);
   if (pMeta->db) tdbClose(pMeta->db);
-  // if (pMeta->streamBackend) streamBackendCleanup(pMeta->streamBackend);
   taosMemoryFree(pMeta);
   qError("failed to open stream meta");
   return NULL;
@@ -399,3 +402,17 @@ int32_t streamLoadTasks(SStreamMeta* pMeta, int64_t ver) {
 
   return 0;
 }
+
+int32_t streamDoCheckpoint(SStreamMeta* pMeta) {
+  int  code = -1;
+  char buf[256];
+
+  sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", pMeta->path, "checkpoints");
+  code = taosMulModeMkDir(buf, 0755);
+  if (code != 0) {
+    qError("failed to create chechpoint %s, reason:%s", buf, tstrerror(code));
+    return code;
+  }
+  code = streamBackendDoCheckpoint(pMeta->streamBackendRid, buf);
+  return code;
+}
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamState.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamState.c
index 967c7733c9..d9acbc31d6 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamState.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamState.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ SStreamState* streamStateOpen(char* path, void* pTask, bool specPath, int32_t sz
 #ifdef USE_ROCKSDB
   SStreamMeta* pMeta = pStreamTask->pMeta;
   pState->streamBackendRid = pMeta->streamBackendRid;
+
   int code = streamStateOpenBackend(pMeta->streamBackend, pState);
   if (code == -1) {
     taosReleaseRef(streamBackendId, pMeta->streamBackendRid);