diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/implement/src/dmHandle.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/implement/src/dmHandle.c
index dd221f8404..2acaaccb43 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/implement/src/dmHandle.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/implement/src/dmHandle.c
@@ -216,6 +216,95 @@ static void dmStopMgmt(SMgmtWrapper *pWrapper) {
   dmStopStatusThread(pWrapper->pDnode);
 }
 
+static int32_t dmSpawnUdfd(SDnodeData *pData);
+
+void dmUdfdExit(uv_process_t *process, int64_t exitStatus, int termSignal) {
+  dInfo("udfd process exited with status %" PRId64 ", signal %d", exitStatus, termSignal);
+  uv_close((uv_handle_t*)process, NULL);
+  SDnodeData *pData = process->data;
+  if (atomic_load_8(&pData->udfdStoping) != 0) {
+    dDebug("udfd process exit due to stopping");
+  } else {
+    dmSpawnUdfd(pData);
+  }
+}
+
+static int32_t dmSpawnUdfd(SDnodeData *pData) {
+  dInfo("dnode start spawning udfd");
+  uv_process_options_t options = {0};
+
+  char path[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+  size_t cwdSize;
+  uv_cwd(path, &cwdSize);
+  strcat(path, "/udfd");
+  char* argsUdfd[] = {path, "-c", configDir, NULL};
+  options.args = argsUdfd;
+  options.file = path;
+
+  options.exit_cb = dmUdfdExit;
+
+  options.stdio_count = 3;
+  uv_stdio_container_t child_stdio[3];
+  child_stdio[0].flags = UV_IGNORE;
+  child_stdio[1].flags = UV_INHERIT_FD;
+  child_stdio[1].data.fd = 1;
+  child_stdio[2].flags = UV_INHERIT_FD;
+  child_stdio[2].data.fd = 2;
+  options.stdio = child_stdio;
+
+  char dnodeIdEnvItem[32] = {0};
+  char thrdPoolSizeEnvItem[32] = {0};
+  snprintf(dnodeIdEnvItem, 32, "%s=%d", "DNODE_ID", pData->dnodeId);
+  float numCpuCores = 4;
+  taosGetCpuCores(&numCpuCores);
+  snprintf(thrdPoolSizeEnvItem,32,  "%s=%d", "UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE", (int)numCpuCores*2);
+  char* envUdfd[] = {dnodeIdEnvItem, thrdPoolSizeEnvItem, NULL};
+  options.env = envUdfd;
+
+  int err = uv_spawn(&pData->udfdLoop, &pData->udfdProcess, &options);
+
+  pData->udfdProcess.data = (void*)pData;
+
+  if (err != 0) {
+    dError("can not spawn udfd. path: %s, error: %s", path, uv_strerror(err));
+  }
+  return err;
+}
+
+void dmWatchUdfd(void *args) {
+  SDnodeData *pData = args;
+  uv_loop_init(&pData->udfdLoop);
+  int err = dmSpawnUdfd(pData);
+  pData->udfdErrCode = err;
+  uv_barrier_wait(&pData->udfdBarrier);
+  if (pData->udfdErrCode == 0) {
+    uv_run(&pData->udfdLoop, UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+  }
+  uv_loop_close(&pData->udfdLoop);
+  return;
+}
+
+int32_t dmStartUdfd(SDnode *pDnode) {
+  SDnodeData *pData = &pDnode->data;
+  uv_barrier_init(&pData->udfdBarrier, 2);
+  pData->udfdStoping = 0;
+  uv_thread_create(&pData->udfdThread, dmWatchUdfd, pData);
+  uv_barrier_wait(&pData->udfdBarrier);
+  return pData->udfdErrCode;
+}
+
+int32_t dmStopUdfd(SDnode *pDnode) {
+  SDnodeData *pData = &pDnode->data;
+  atomic_store_8(&pData->udfdStoping, 1);
+
+  uv_barrier_destroy(&pData->udfdBarrier);
+  uv_process_kill(&pData->udfdProcess, SIGINT);
+  uv_thread_join(&pData->udfdThread);
+
+  atomic_store_8(&pData->udfdStoping, 0);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static int32_t dmInitMgmt(SMgmtWrapper *pWrapper) {
   dInfo("dnode-mgmt start to init");
   SDnode *pDnode = pWrapper->pDnode;
@@ -247,6 +336,10 @@ static int32_t dmInitMgmt(SMgmtWrapper *pWrapper) {
   }
   dmReportStartup(pDnode, "dnode-transport", "initialized");
 
+  if (dmStartUdfd(pDnode) != 0) {
+    dError("failed to start udfd");
+  }
+
   dInfo("dnode-mgmt is initialized");
   return 0;
 }
@@ -254,6 +347,7 @@ static int32_t dmInitMgmt(SMgmtWrapper *pWrapper) {
 static void dmCleanupMgmt(SMgmtWrapper *pWrapper) {
   dInfo("dnode-mgmt start to clean up");
   SDnode *pDnode = pWrapper->pDnode;
+  dmStopUdfd(pDnode);
   dmStopWorker(pDnode);
 
   taosWLockLatch(&pDnode->data.latch);
diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/interface/inc/dmDef.h b/source/dnode/mgmt/interface/inc/dmDef.h
index e6537dcf73..fdce59b4df 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/interface/inc/dmDef.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/interface/inc/dmDef.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef _TD_DM_DEF_H_
 #define _TD_DM_DEF_H_
 
+#include "uv.h"
 #include "dmLog.h"
 
 #include "cJSON.h"
@@ -135,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct {
   int32_t       numOfDisks;
   int32_t       supportVnodes;
   uint16_t      serverPort;
+
+  uv_loop_t udfdLoop;
+  uv_thread_t udfdThread;
+  uv_barrier_t udfdBarrier;
+  uv_process_t udfdProcess;
+  int udfdErrCode;
+  int8_t udfdStoping;
 } SDnodeData;
 
 typedef struct {