diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index 74361ec319..0a3173b3cb 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,9 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskRunReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg) {
               pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.version);
       streamProcessRunReq(pTask);
     } else {
+      if (streamTaskShouldPause(&pTask->status)) {
+        atomic_val_compare_exchange_8(&pTask->status.schedStatus, TASK_SCHED_STATUS__WAITING, TASK_SCHED_STATUS__INACTIVE);
+      }
       tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s ignore run req since not in ready state", vgId, pTask->id.idStr);
     }
 
@@ -1298,22 +1301,22 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskResumeReq(STQ* pTq, int64_t sversion, char* msg, int32_t ms
     atomic_store_8(&pTask->status.taskStatus, pTask->status.keepTaskStatus);
 
     // no lock needs to secure the access of the version
-    if (pReq->igUntreated) {  // discard all the data  when the stream task is suspended.
+    if (pReq->igUntreated && pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SOURCE) {  // discard all the data  when the stream task is suspended.
       pTask->chkInfo.currentVer = sversion;
       walReaderSeekVer(pTask->exec.pWalReader, sversion);
-      tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s resume to normal from the latest version:%" PRId64 ", vnode ver:%" PRId64, pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId,
-              pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.currentVer, sversion);
+      tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s resume to normal from the latest version:%" PRId64 ", vnode ver:%" PRId64 ", schedStatus:%d", pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId,
+              pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.currentVer, sversion, pTask->status.schedStatus);
     } else {  // from the previous paused version and go on
-      tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s resume to normal from paused ver:%" PRId64 ", vnode ver:%" PRId64, pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId,
-              pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.currentVer, sversion);
+      tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s resume to normal from paused ver:%" PRId64 ", vnode ver:%" PRId64 ", schedStatus:%d", pTq->pStreamMeta->vgId,
+              pTask->id.idStr, pTask->chkInfo.currentVer, sversion, pTask->status.schedStatus);
     }
 
-    streamMetaReleaseTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, pTask);
-    if (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SOURCE) {
+    if (pTask->taskLevel == TASK_LEVEL__SOURCE && taosQueueItemSize(pTask->inputQueue->queue) == 0) {
       tqStartStreamTasks(pTq);
     } else {
       streamSchedExec(pTask);
     }
+    streamMetaReleaseTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, pTask);
   }
 
   return 0;