diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c
index ee37ffdcbb..2f77788025 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
       }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-C") == 0) {
       dump_config = 1;
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--force-keep-file") == 0) {
+      tsdbForceKeepFile = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--compact-mnode-wal") == 0) {
       tsCompactMnodeWal = 1;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-V") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c
index e53d2826c7..68450301d8 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c
+++ b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static void tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(STsdbRepo *pRepo, int32_t *nExpired);
 static int  tsdbProcessExpiredFS(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 static int  tsdbCreateMeta(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 
+// For backward compatibility
+bool tsdbForceKeepFile = false;
 // ================== CURRENT file header info
 static int tsdbEncodeFSHeader(void **buf, SFSHeader *pHeader) {
   int tlen = 0;
@@ -1048,6 +1050,26 @@ static int tsdbRestoreMeta(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
           return -1;
         }
 
+        if (tsdbForceKeepFile) {
+          struct stat tfstat;
+
+          // Get real file size
+          if (fstat(pfs->cstatus->pmf->fd, &tfstat) < 0) {
+            terrno = TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
+            tsdbCloseMFile(pfs->cstatus->pmf);
+            tfsClosedir(tdir);
+            regfree(&regex);
+            return -1;
+          }
+
+          if (pfs->cstatus->pmf->info.size != tfstat.st_size) {
+            int64_t tfsize = pfs->cstatus->pmf->info.size;
+            pfs->cstatus->pmf->info.size = tfstat.st_size;
+            tsdbInfo("vgId:%d file %s header size is changed from %" PRId64 " to %" PRId64, REPO_ID(pRepo),
+                     TSDB_FILE_FULL_NAME(pfs->cstatus->pmf), tfsize, pfs->cstatus->pmf->info.size);
+          }
+        }
+
         tsdbCloseMFile(pfs->cstatus->pmf);
       }
     } else if (code == REG_NOMATCH) {
@@ -1212,6 +1234,24 @@ static int tsdbRestoreDFileSet(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
         return -1;
       }
 
+      if (tsdbForceKeepFile) {
+        struct stat tfstat;
+
+        // Get real file size
+        if (fstat(pDFile->fd, &tfstat) < 0) {
+          terrno = TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
+          taosArrayDestroy(fArray);
+          return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (pDFile->info.size != tfstat.st_size) {
+          int64_t tfsize = pDFile->info.size;
+          pDFile->info.size = tfstat.st_size;
+          tsdbInfo("vgId:%d file %s header size is changed from %" PRId64 " to %" PRId64, REPO_ID(pRepo),
+                   TSDB_FILE_FULL_NAME(pDFile), tfsize, pDFile->info.size);
+        }
+      }
+
       tsdbCloseDFile(pDFile);
       index++;
     }
diff --git a/src/util/inc/tconfig.h b/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
index d03ce6e0f1..f146ec0b8b 100644
--- a/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
+++ b/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct {
 extern SGlobalCfg tsGlobalConfig[];
 extern int32_t    tsGlobalConfigNum;
 extern char *     tsCfgStatusStr[];
+extern bool       tsdbForceKeepFile;
 
 void taosReadGlobalLogCfg();
 bool taosReadGlobalCfg();