diff --git a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
index efd7ec41dd..06222d4cb3 100644
--- a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
+++ b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
@@ -119,13 +119,12 @@ typedef struct {
 } SStreamMergedSubmit;
 
 typedef struct {
-  int8_t type;
-
+  int8_t  type;
+  int64_t nodeId;  // nodeId, from SStreamMeta
   int32_t srcVgId;
   int32_t srcTaskId;
   int64_t sourceVer;
   int64_t reqId;
-
   SArray* blocks;  // SArray<SSDataBlock>
 } SStreamDataBlock;
 
@@ -250,6 +249,7 @@ typedef struct SStreamChildEpInfo {
   int32_t taskId;
   SEpSet  epSet;
   bool    dataAllowed;  // denote if the data from this upstream task is allowed to put into inputQ, not serialize it
+  int64_t stage;  // upstream task stage value, to denote if the upstream node has restart/replica changed/transfer
 } SStreamChildEpInfo;
 
 typedef struct SStreamId {
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ typedef struct SStreamStatus {
   bool   transferState;
   int8_t timerActive;   // timer is active
   int8_t pauseAllowed;  // allowed task status to be set to be paused
-  int32_t       stage;   // rollback will increase this attribute one for each time
 } SStreamStatus;
 
 typedef struct SHistDataRange {
@@ -379,6 +378,7 @@ typedef struct SStreamMeta {
   TXN*          txn;
   FTaskExpand*  expandFunc;
   int32_t       vgId;
+  int64_t       stage;
   SRWLatch      lock;
   int32_t       walScanCounter;
   void*         streamBackend;
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int64_t streamId;
   int32_t taskId;
   int32_t type;
+  int64_t stage; //nodeId from upstream task
   int32_t srcVgId;
   int32_t upstreamTaskId;
   int32_t upstreamChildId;
@@ -459,13 +460,13 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
   int64_t reqId;
+  int64_t stage;
   int64_t streamId;
   int32_t upstreamNodeId;
   int32_t upstreamTaskId;
   int32_t downstreamNodeId;
   int32_t downstreamTaskId;
   int32_t childId;
-  int32_t stage;
 } SStreamTaskCheckReq;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int32_t downstreamNodeId;
   int32_t downstreamTaskId;
   int32_t childId;
-  int32_t stage;
+  int32_t oldStage;
   int8_t  status;
 } SStreamTaskCheckRsp;
 
@@ -626,17 +627,15 @@ bool    streamTaskShouldPause(const SStreamStatus* pStatus);
 bool    streamTaskIsIdle(const SStreamTask* pTask);
 int32_t streamTaskEndScanWAL(SStreamTask* pTask);
 
-SStreamChildEpInfo* streamTaskGetUpstreamTaskEpInfo(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t taskId);
-int32_t             streamScanExec(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t batchSize);
+int32_t streamScanExec(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t batchSize);
 void    initRpcMsg(SRpcMsg* pMsg, int32_t msgType, void* pCont, int32_t contLen);
 
 char* createStreamTaskIdStr(int64_t streamId, int32_t taskId);
 
 // recover and fill history
 void    streamTaskCheckDownstreamTasks(SStreamTask* pTask);
-int32_t streamTaskDoCheckDownstreamTasks(SStreamTask* pTask);
 int32_t streamTaskLaunchScanHistory(SStreamTask* pTask);
-int32_t streamTaskCheckStatus(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t stage);
+int32_t streamTaskCheckStatus(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t upstreamTaskId, int32_t vgId, int64_t stage);
 int32_t streamTaskRestart(SStreamTask* pTask, const char* pDir, bool startTask);
 int32_t streamTaskUpdateEpsetInfo(SStreamTask* pTask, SArray* pNodeList);
 int32_t streamTaskStop(SStreamTask* pTask);
@@ -681,7 +680,7 @@ int32_t streamProcessScanHistoryFinishRsp(SStreamTask* pTask);
 // stream task meta
 void         streamMetaInit();
 void         streamMetaCleanup();
-SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandFunc, int32_t vgId);
+SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandFunc, int32_t vgId, int64_t stage);
 void         streamMetaClose(SStreamMeta* streamMeta);
 
 // save to stream meta store
diff --git a/source/dnode/snode/src/snode.c b/source/dnode/snode/src/snode.c
index 5fc266adf9..ab4834352e 100644
--- a/source/dnode/snode/src/snode.c
+++ b/source/dnode/snode/src/snode.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ SSnode *sndOpen(const char *path, const SSnodeOpt *pOption) {
   }
   pSnode->msgCb = pOption->msgCb;
 
-  pSnode->pMeta = streamMetaOpen(path, pSnode, (FTaskExpand *)sndExpandTask, SNODE_HANDLE);
+  pSnode->pMeta = streamMetaOpen(path, pSnode, (FTaskExpand *)sndExpandTask, SNODE_HANDLE, -1);
   if (pSnode->pMeta == NULL) {
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     goto FAIL;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int32_t sndProcessStreamTaskCheckReq(SSnode *pSnode, SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
   SStreamTask *pTask = streamMetaAcquireTask(pSnode->pMeta, req.streamId, taskId);
 
   if (pTask != NULL) {
-    rsp.status = streamTaskCheckStatus(pTask, req.stage);
+    rsp.status = streamTaskCheckStatus(pTask, req.upstreamTaskId, req.upstreamNodeId, req.stage);
     streamMetaReleaseTask(pSnode->pMeta, pTask);
 
     const char* pStatus = streamGetTaskStatusStr(pTask->status.taskStatus);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
index d84cc26d9f..c0c01c100d 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ int32_t tqProcessStreamCheckPointSourceReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg);
 int32_t tqProcessStreamTaskCheckpointReadyMsg(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg);
 int32_t tqProcessTaskUpdateReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg);
 int32_t tqCheckStreamStatus(STQ* pTq);
+int64_t tqGetNodeStage(STQ* pTq);
 
 int     tqCommit(STQ*);
 int32_t tqUpdateTbUidList(STQ* pTq, const SArray* tbUidList, bool isAdd);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index c33492bfa1..9be90eb801 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ int32_t tqInitialize(STQ* pTq) {
     return -1;
   }
 
-  pTq->pStreamMeta = streamMetaOpen(pTq->path, pTq, (FTaskExpand*)tqExpandTask, pTq->pVnode->config.vgId);
+  int64_t stage = tqGetNodeStage(pTq);
+  pTq->pStreamMeta = streamMetaOpen(pTq->path, pTq, (FTaskExpand*)tqExpandTask, pTq->pVnode->config.vgId, stage);
   if (pTq->pStreamMeta == NULL) {
     return -1;
   }
@@ -1064,16 +1065,14 @@ int32_t tqProcessStreamTaskCheckReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg) {
 
   SStreamTask* pTask = streamMetaAcquireTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, req.streamId, taskId);
   if (pTask != NULL) {
-    rsp.status = streamTaskCheckStatus(pTask, req.stage);
-    rsp.stage = pTask->status.stage;
+    rsp.status = streamTaskCheckStatus(pTask, req.upstreamTaskId, req.upstreamNodeId, req.stage);
     streamMetaReleaseTask(pTq->pStreamMeta, pTask);
 
     const char* pStatus = streamGetTaskStatusStr(pTask->status.taskStatus);
     tqDebug("s-task:%s status:%s, stage:%d recv task check req(reqId:0x%" PRIx64 ") task:0x%x (vgId:%d), ready:%d",
-            pTask->id.idStr, pStatus, rsp.stage, rsp.reqId, rsp.upstreamTaskId, rsp.upstreamNodeId, rsp.status);
+            pTask->id.idStr, pStatus, rsp.oldStage, rsp.reqId, rsp.upstreamTaskId, rsp.upstreamNodeId, rsp.status);
   } else {
     rsp.status = 0;
-    rsp.stage = 0;
     tqDebug("tq recv task check(taskId:0x%" PRIx64 "-0x%x not built yet) req(reqId:0x%" PRIx64
             ") from task:0x%x (vgId:%d), rsp status %d",
             req.streamId, taskId, rsp.reqId, rsp.upstreamTaskId, rsp.upstreamNodeId, rsp.status);
@@ -1928,8 +1927,11 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskStopReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg) {
   }
 
   streamMetaReleaseTask(pMeta, pTask);
-
-//  tDecoderClear(&decoder);
   tmsgSendRsp(&rsp);
   return 0;
+}
+
+int64_t tqGetNodeStage(STQ* pTq) {
+  SSyncState state = syncGetState(pTq->pVnode->sync);
+  return state.term;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tqRestore.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tqRestore.c
index da88ae34b8..1c55607653 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tqRestore.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tqRestore.c
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ int32_t tqStreamTasksScanWal(STQ* pTq) {
   SStreamMeta* pMeta = pTq->pStreamMeta;
   int64_t      st = taosGetTimestampMs();
 
+  // update the cached nodeId when reading data from WAL files.
+  int64_t nodeStage = tqGetNodeStage(pTq);
+  if (pMeta->stage != nodeStage) {
+    pMeta->stage = nodeStage;
+  }
+
   while (1) {
     int32_t scan = pMeta->walScanCounter;
     tqDebug("vgId:%d continue check if data in wal are available, walScanCounter:%d", vgId, scan);
@@ -80,13 +86,7 @@ int32_t tqStreamTasksStatusCheck(STQ* pTq) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (pTask->info.fillHistory == 1) {
-      tqDebug("s-task:%s fill-history task, wait for related stream task:0x%x to launch it", pTask->id.idStr,
-              pTask->streamTaskId.taskId);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    streamTaskDoCheckDownstreamTasks(pTask);
+    streamTaskCheckDownstreamTasks(pTask);
     streamMetaReleaseTask(pMeta, pTask);
   }
 
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ int32_t createStreamTaskRunReq(SStreamMeta* pStreamMeta, bool* pScanIdle) {
       continue;
     }
 
+    // downstream task has blocked the output, stopped for a while
     if (pTask->inputStatus == TASK_INPUT_STATUS__BLOCKED) {
       tqDebug("s-task:%s inputQ is blocked, do nothing", pTask->id.idStr);
       streamMetaReleaseTask(pStreamMeta, pTask);
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c b/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c
index 8baf4d1ece..65221a1e33 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/stream.c
@@ -241,23 +241,31 @@ int32_t streamTaskOutputResultBlock(SStreamTask* pTask, SStreamDataBlock* pBlock
 int32_t streamProcessDispatchMsg(SStreamTask* pTask, SStreamDispatchReq* pReq, SRpcMsg* pRsp, bool exec) {
   qDebug("s-task:%s receive dispatch msg from taskId:0x%x(vgId:%d), msgLen:%" PRId64, pTask->id.idStr,
          pReq->upstreamTaskId, pReq->upstreamNodeId, pReq->totalLen);
-
   int32_t status = 0;
 
   SStreamChildEpInfo* pInfo = streamTaskGetUpstreamTaskEpInfo(pTask, pReq->upstreamTaskId);
   ASSERT(pInfo != NULL);
 
-  if (!pInfo->dataAllowed) {
-    qWarn("s-task:%s data from task:0x%x is denied, since inputQ is closed for it", pTask->id.idStr, pReq->upstreamTaskId);
+  // upstream task has restarted/leader-follower switch/transferred to other dnodes
+  if (pReq->stage > pInfo->stage) {
+    qError("s-task:%s upstream task:0x%x (vgId:%d) has restart/leader-switch/vnode-transfer, prev stage:%" PRId64
+           ", current:%" PRId64 " dispatch msg rejected",
+           pTask->id.idStr, pReq->upstreamTaskId, pReq->upstreamNodeId, pInfo->stage, pReq->stage);
     status = TASK_INPUT_STATUS__BLOCKED;
   } else {
-    // Current task has received the checkpoint req from the upstream task, from which the message should all be blocked
-    if (pReq->type == STREAM_INPUT__CHECKPOINT_TRIGGER) {
-      streamTaskCloseUpstreamInput(pTask, pReq->upstreamTaskId);
-      qDebug("s-task:%s close inputQ for upstream:0x%x", pTask->id.idStr, pReq->upstreamTaskId);
-    }
+    if (!pInfo->dataAllowed) {
+      qWarn("s-task:%s data from task:0x%x is denied, since inputQ is closed for it", pTask->id.idStr,
+            pReq->upstreamTaskId);
+      status = TASK_INPUT_STATUS__BLOCKED;
+    } else {
+      // Current task has received the checkpoint req from the upstream task, from which the message should all be blocked
+      if (pReq->type == STREAM_INPUT__CHECKPOINT_TRIGGER) {
+        streamTaskCloseUpstreamInput(pTask, pReq->upstreamTaskId);
+        qDebug("s-task:%s close inputQ for upstream:0x%x", pTask->id.idStr, pReq->upstreamTaskId);
+      }
 
-    status = streamTaskAppendInputBlocks(pTask, pReq);
+      status = streamTaskAppendInputBlocks(pTask, pReq);
+    }
   }
 
   {
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamDispatch.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamDispatch.c
index fc88bbc07b..9955e02ff4 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamDispatch.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamDispatch.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void initRpcMsg(SRpcMsg* pMsg, int32_t msgType, void* pCont, int32_t contLen) {
 
 int32_t tDecodeStreamDispatchReq(SDecoder* pDecoder, SStreamDispatchReq* pReq) {
   if (tStartDecode(pDecoder) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pReq->stage) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pReq->streamId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pReq->taskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pReq->upstreamTaskId) < 0) return -1;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ static int32_t tInitStreamDispatchReq(SStreamDispatchReq* pReq, const SStreamTas
                                       int32_t numOfBlocks, int64_t dstTaskId, int32_t type) {
   pReq->streamId = pTask->id.streamId;
   pReq->srcVgId = vgId;
+  pReq->stage = pTask->pMeta->stage;
   pReq->upstreamTaskId = pTask->id.taskId;
   pReq->upstreamChildId = pTask->info.selfChildId;
   pReq->upstreamNodeId = pTask->info.nodeId;
@@ -457,27 +459,27 @@ int32_t streamSearchAndAddBlock(SStreamTask* pTask, SStreamDispatchReq* pReqs, S
 int32_t streamDispatchStreamBlock(SStreamTask* pTask) {
   ASSERT((pTask->outputInfo.type == TASK_OUTPUT__FIXED_DISPATCH || pTask->outputInfo.type == TASK_OUTPUT__SHUFFLE_DISPATCH));
 
+  const char* id = pTask->id.idStr;
   int32_t numOfElems = taosQueueItemSize(pTask->outputInfo.queue->queue);
   if (numOfElems > 0) {
-    qDebug("s-task:%s try to dispatch intermediate block to downstream, elem in outputQ:%d", pTask->id.idStr,
-           numOfElems);
+    qDebug("s-task:%s try to dispatch intermediate block to downstream, elem in outputQ:%d", id, numOfElems);
   }
 
   // to make sure only one dispatch is running
   int8_t old =
       atomic_val_compare_exchange_8(&pTask->outputInfo.status, TASK_OUTPUT_STATUS__NORMAL, TASK_OUTPUT_STATUS__WAIT);
   if (old != TASK_OUTPUT_STATUS__NORMAL) {
-    qDebug("s-task:%s wait for dispatch rsp, not dispatch now, output status:%d", pTask->id.idStr, old);
+    qDebug("s-task:%s wait for dispatch rsp, not dispatch now, output status:%d", id, old);
     return 0;
   }
 
   ASSERT(pTask->msgInfo.pData == NULL);
-  qDebug("s-task:%s start to dispatch msg, set output status:%d", pTask->id.idStr, pTask->outputInfo.status);
+  qDebug("s-task:%s start to dispatch msg, set output status:%d", id, pTask->outputInfo.status);
 
   SStreamDataBlock* pBlock = streamQueueNextItem(pTask->outputInfo.queue);
   if (pBlock == NULL) {
     atomic_store_8(&pTask->outputInfo.status, TASK_OUTPUT_STATUS__NORMAL);
-    qDebug("s-task:%s not dispatch since no elems in outputQ, output status:%d", pTask->id.idStr, pTask->outputInfo.status);
+    qDebug("s-task:%s not dispatch since no elems in outputQ, output status:%d", id, pTask->outputInfo.status);
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ int32_t streamDispatchStreamBlock(SStreamTask* pTask) {
       break;
     }
 
-    qDebug("s-task:%s failed to dispatch msg to downstream, code:%s, output status:%d, retry cnt:%d", pTask->id.idStr,
+    qDebug("s-task:%s failed to dispatch msg to downstream, code:%s, output status:%d, retry cnt:%d", id,
            tstrerror(terrno), pTask->outputInfo.status, retryCount);
 
     // todo deal with only partially success dispatch case
@@ -581,11 +583,12 @@ int32_t streamTaskSendCheckpointSourceRsp(SStreamTask* pTask) {
 
 int32_t tEncodeStreamDispatchReq(SEncoder* pEncoder, const SStreamDispatchReq* pReq) {
   if (tStartEncode(pEncoder) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pReq->stage) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pReq->streamId) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->srcVgId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->taskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->upstreamTaskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->type) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->srcVgId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->upstreamChildId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->upstreamNodeId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->blockNum) < 0) return -1;
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
index a6c15d997a..ce5cdc704c 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamMeta.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <libs/sync/sync.h>
 #include "executor.h"
 #include "streamBackendRocksdb.h"
 #include "streamInt.h"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ void streamMetaCleanup() {
   taosCloseRef(streamBackendCfWrapperId);
 }
 
-SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandFunc, int32_t vgId) {
+SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandFunc, int32_t vgId, int64_t stage) {
   int32_t      code = -1;
   SStreamMeta* pMeta = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(SStreamMeta));
   if (pMeta == NULL) {
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ SStreamMeta* streamMetaOpen(const char* path, void* ahandle, FTaskExpand expandF
   pMeta->vgId = vgId;
   pMeta->ahandle = ahandle;
   pMeta->expandFunc = expandFunc;
+  pMeta->stage = stage;
 
   // send heartbeat every 20sec.
   pMeta->hbTmr = taosTmrStart(metaHbToMnode, 20000, pMeta, streamEnv.timer);
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamRecover.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamRecover.c
index 484e5157db..ef8a96b3df 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamRecover.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamRecover.c
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <tstream.h>
 #include "streamInt.h"
+#include "trpc.h"
 #include "ttimer.h"
 #include "wal.h"
-#include "trpc.h"
 
 typedef struct SStreamTaskRetryInfo {
   SStreamMeta* pMeta;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ int32_t streamTaskDoCheckDownstreamTasks(SStreamTask* pTask) {
       .upstreamTaskId = pTask->id.taskId,
       .upstreamNodeId = pTask->info.nodeId,
       .childId = pTask->info.selfChildId,
-      .stage = pTask->status.stage,
+      .stage = pTask->pMeta->stage,
   };
 
   // serialize
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ int32_t streamRecheckDownstream(SStreamTask* pTask, const SStreamTaskCheckRsp* p
       .downstreamTaskId = pRsp->downstreamTaskId,
       .downstreamNodeId = pRsp->downstreamNodeId,
       .childId = pRsp->childId,
-      .stage = pTask->status.stage,
+      .stage = pTask->pMeta->stage,
   };
 
   qDebug("s-task:%s (vgId:%d) check downstream task:0x%x (vgId:%d) (recheck)", pTask->id.idStr, pTask->info.nodeId,
@@ -197,8 +198,21 @@ int32_t streamRecheckDownstream(SStreamTask* pTask, const SStreamTaskCheckRsp* p
   return 0;
 }
 
-int32_t streamTaskCheckStatus(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t stage) {
-  return ((pTask->status.downstreamReady == 1) && (pTask->status.stage == stage))? 1:0;
+int32_t streamTaskCheckStatus(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t upstreamTaskId, int32_t vgId, int64_t stage) {
+  SStreamChildEpInfo* pInfo = streamTaskGetUpstreamTaskEpInfo(pTask, upstreamTaskId);
+  ASSERT(pInfo != NULL && pInfo->stage <= stage);
+
+  if (pInfo->stage == -1) {
+    pInfo->stage = stage;
+    qDebug("s-task:%s receive msg from upstream task:0x%x, init stage value:%"PRId64, pTask->id.idStr, upstreamTaskId, stage);
+  }
+
+  if (pInfo->stage < stage) {
+    qError("s-task:%s receive msg from upstream task:0x%x(vgId:%d), new stage received:%" PRId64 ", prev:%" PRId64,
+           pTask->id.idStr, vgId, stage, pInfo->stage);
+  }
+
+  return ((pTask->status.downstreamReady == 1) && (pInfo->stage == upstreamTaskId))? 1:0;
 }
 
 static void doProcessDownstreamReadyRsp(SStreamTask* pTask, int32_t numOfReqs) {
@@ -266,7 +280,7 @@ int32_t streamProcessCheckRsp(SStreamTask* pTask, const SStreamTaskCheckRsp* pRs
     }
   } else {  // not ready, wait for 100ms and retry
     qDebug("s-task:%s downstream taskId:0x%x (vgId:%d) not ready, stage:%d, wait for 100ms and retry", id,
-           pRsp->downstreamTaskId, pRsp->downstreamNodeId, pRsp->stage);
+           pRsp->downstreamTaskId, pRsp->downstreamNodeId, pRsp->oldStage);
     taosMsleep(100);
     streamRecheckDownstream(pTask, pRsp);
   }
@@ -664,7 +678,7 @@ int32_t tEncodeStreamTaskCheckReq(SEncoder* pEncoder, const SStreamTaskCheckReq*
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->downstreamNodeId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->downstreamTaskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->childId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pReq->stage) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pReq->stage) < 0) return -1;
   tEndEncode(pEncoder);
   return pEncoder->pos;
 }
@@ -678,7 +692,7 @@ int32_t tDecodeStreamTaskCheckReq(SDecoder* pDecoder, SStreamTaskCheckReq* pReq)
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pReq->downstreamNodeId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pReq->downstreamTaskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pReq->childId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pReq->stage) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pReq->stage) < 0) return -1;
   tEndDecode(pDecoder);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -692,7 +706,7 @@ int32_t tEncodeStreamTaskCheckRsp(SEncoder* pEncoder, const SStreamTaskCheckRsp*
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pRsp->downstreamNodeId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pRsp->downstreamTaskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pRsp->childId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pRsp->stage) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pRsp->oldStage) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pRsp->status) < 0) return -1;
   tEndEncode(pEncoder);
   return pEncoder->pos;
@@ -707,7 +721,7 @@ int32_t tDecodeStreamTaskCheckRsp(SDecoder* pDecoder, SStreamTaskCheckRsp* pRsp)
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pRsp->downstreamNodeId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pRsp->downstreamTaskId) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pRsp->childId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pRsp->stage) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pRsp->oldStage) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pRsp->status) < 0) return -1;
   tEndDecode(pDecoder);
   return 0;
@@ -785,15 +799,13 @@ void launchFillHistoryTask(SStreamTask* pTask) {
   streamLaunchFillHistoryTask(pTask);
 }
 
+// only the downstream tasks are ready, set the task to be ready to work.
 void streamTaskCheckDownstreamTasks(SStreamTask* pTask) {
   if (pTask->info.fillHistory) {
     qDebug("s-task:%s fill history task, wait for being launched", pTask->id.idStr);
     return;
   }
-
   ASSERT(pTask->status.downstreamReady == 0);
-
-  // check downstream tasks for itself
   streamTaskDoCheckDownstreamTasks(pTask);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamTask.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamTask.c
index bd1ffcfbb3..b6291c4c02 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamTask.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamTask.c
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "tmisce.h"
+#include "sync.h"
+#include "tstream.h"
 #include "executor.h"
 #include "streamInt.h"
+#include "tmisce.h"
 #include "tstream.h"
 #include "ttimer.h"
 #include "wal.h"
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ int32_t tEncodeStreamEpInfo(SEncoder* pEncoder, const SStreamChildEpInfo* pInfo)
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pInfo->childId) < 0) return -1;
   /*if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pInfo->processedVer) < 0) return -1;*/
   if (tEncodeSEpSet(pEncoder, &pInfo->epSet) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pInfo->stage) < 0) return -1;
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ int32_t tDecodeStreamEpInfo(SDecoder* pDecoder, SStreamChildEpInfo* pInfo) {
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pInfo->childId) < 0) return -1;
   /*if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pInfo->processedVer) < 0) return -1;*/
   if (tDecodeSEpSet(pDecoder, &pInfo->epSet) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pInfo->stage) < 0) return -1;
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +386,7 @@ static SStreamChildEpInfo* createStreamTaskEpInfo(const SStreamTask* pTask) {
   pEpInfo->epSet = pTask->info.epSet;
   pEpInfo->nodeId = pTask->info.nodeId;
   pEpInfo->taskId = pTask->id.taskId;
+  pEpInfo->stage = -1;
 
   return pEpInfo;
 }
@@ -467,9 +472,10 @@ int32_t streamTaskStop(SStreamTask* pTask) {
 
 int32_t streamTaskRestart(SStreamTask* pTask, const char* pDir, bool startTask) {
   const char* id = pTask->id.idStr;
-  int32_t vgId = pTask->pMeta->vgId;
+  int64_t     stage = pTask->pMeta->stage;
+  int32_t     vgId = pTask->pMeta->vgId;
 
-  qDebug("s-task:%s vgId:%d restart current task, stage:%d, status:%s, sched-status:%d", id, vgId, pTask->status.stage,
+  qDebug("s-task:%s vgId:%d restart current task, stage:%"PRId64", status:%s, sched-status:%d", id, vgId, stage,
          streamGetTaskStatusStr(pTask->status.taskStatus), pTask->status.schedStatus);
 
   // 1. stop task
@@ -482,8 +488,6 @@ int32_t streamTaskRestart(SStreamTask* pTask, const char* pDir, bool startTask)
   taosArrayClear(pTask->pRspMsgList);
 
   pTask->status.downstreamReady = 0;
-  pTask->status.stage += 1;
-
   streamSetStatusNormal(pTask);
 
   taosWLockLatch(&pTask->pMeta->lock);
@@ -491,8 +495,9 @@ int32_t streamTaskRestart(SStreamTask* pTask, const char* pDir, bool startTask)
   streamMetaCommit(pTask->pMeta);
   taosWUnLockLatch(&pTask->pMeta->lock);
 
-  qDebug("s-task:%s reset downstream status and inc stage to be:%d, status:%s, start to check downstream", id,
-         pTask->status.stage, streamGetTaskStatusStr(pTask->status.taskStatus));
+  ASSERT(0);
+//  qDebug("s-task:%s reset downstream status and inc stage to be:%d, status:%s, start to check downstream", id,
+//         pTask->status.stage, streamGetTaskStatusStr(pTask->status.taskStatus));
 
   // 3. start to check the downstream status
   if (startTask) {