diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCache.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCache.c
index 795f281ab2..b37e9272c5 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCache.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCache.c
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ struct SMetaCache {
     SHashObj*     pTableEntry;
     SLRUCache*    pUidResCache;
   } sTagFilterResCache;
+
+  struct STbGroupResCache {
+    TdThreadMutex lock;
+    uint32_t      accTimes;
+    SHashObj*     pTableEntry;
+    SLRUCache*    pResCache;
+  } STbGroupResCache;
 };
 
 static void entryCacheClose(SMeta* pMeta) {
@@ -144,6 +151,25 @@ int32_t metaCacheOpen(SMeta* pMeta) {
   taosHashSetFreeFp(pCache->sTagFilterResCache.pTableEntry, freeCacheEntryFp);
   taosThreadMutexInit(&pCache->sTagFilterResCache.lock, NULL);
 
+
+  pCache->STbGroupResCache.pResCache = taosLRUCacheInit(5 * 1024 * 1024, -1, 0.5);
+  if (pCache->STbGroupResCache.pResCache == NULL) {
+    code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    goto _err2;
+  }
+
+  pCache->STbGroupResCache.accTimes = 0;
+  pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry =
+      taosHashInit(1024, taosGetDefaultHashFunction(TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VARCHAR), false, HASH_NO_LOCK);
+  if (pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry == NULL) {
+    code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    goto _err2;
+  }
+
+  taosHashSetFreeFp(pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry, freeCacheEntryFp);
+  taosThreadMutexInit(&pCache->STbGroupResCache.lock, NULL);
+
+
   pMeta->pCache = pCache;
   return code;
 
@@ -165,6 +191,10 @@ void metaCacheClose(SMeta* pMeta) {
     taosThreadMutexDestroy(&pMeta->pCache->sTagFilterResCache.lock);
     taosHashCleanup(pMeta->pCache->sTagFilterResCache.pTableEntry);
 
+    taosLRUCacheCleanup(pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pResCache);
+    taosThreadMutexDestroy(&pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.lock);
+    taosHashCleanup(pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry);
+
     taosMemoryFree(pMeta->pCache);
     pMeta->pCache = NULL;
   }
@@ -520,7 +550,7 @@ int32_t metaGetCachedTableUidList(SMeta* pMeta, tb_uid_t suid, const uint8_t* pK
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void freePayload(const void* key, size_t keyLen, void* value) {
+static void freeUidCachePayload(const void* key, size_t keyLen, void* value) {
   if (value == NULL) {
     return;
   }
@@ -626,7 +656,7 @@ int32_t metaUidFilterCachePut(SMeta* pMeta, uint64_t suid, const void* pKey, int
   }
 
   // add to cache.
-  taosLRUCacheInsert(pCache, key, TAG_FILTER_RES_KEY_LEN, pPayload, payloadLen, freePayload, NULL,
+  taosLRUCacheInsert(pCache, key, TAG_FILTER_RES_KEY_LEN, pPayload, payloadLen, freeUidCachePayload, NULL,
                      TAOS_LRU_PRIORITY_LOW);
 _end:
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
@@ -671,3 +701,180 @@ int32_t metaUidCacheClear(SMeta* pMeta, uint64_t suid) {
   metaDebug("vgId:%d suid:%"PRId64" cached related tag filter uid list cleared", vgId, suid);
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int32_t metaGetCachedTbGroup(SMeta* pMeta, tb_uid_t suid, const uint8_t* pKey, int32_t keyLen, SArray** pList) {
+  int32_t vgId = TD_VID(pMeta->pVnode);
+
+  // generate the composed key for LRU cache
+  SLRUCache*     pCache = pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pResCache;
+  SHashObj*      pTableMap = pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry;
+  TdThreadMutex* pLock = &pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.lock;
+
+  *pList = NULL;
+  uint64_t key[4];
+  initCacheKey(key, pTableMap, suid, (const char*)pKey, keyLen);
+
+  taosThreadMutexLock(pLock);
+  pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.accTimes += 1;
+
+  LRUHandle* pHandle = taosLRUCacheLookup(pCache, key, TAG_FILTER_RES_KEY_LEN);
+  if (pHandle == NULL) {
+    taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  STagFilterResEntry** pEntry = taosHashGet(pTableMap, &suid, sizeof(uint64_t));
+  if (NULL == pEntry) {
+    metaDebug("suid %" PRIu64 " not in tb group cache", suid);
+    return TSDB_CODE_FAILED;
+  }
+
+  *pList = taosLRUCacheValue(pCache, pHandle);
+
+  (*pEntry)->hitTimes += 1;
+
+  uint32_t acc = pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.accTimes;
+  if ((*pEntry)->hitTimes % 5000 == 0 && (*pEntry)->hitTimes > 0) {
+    metaInfo("vgId:%d tb group cache hit:%d, total acc:%d, rate:%.2f", vgId, (*pEntry)->hitTimes, acc, ((double)(*pEntry)->hitTimes) / acc);
+  }
+
+  taosLRUCacheRelease(pCache, pHandle, false);
+
+  // unlock meta
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+static void freeTbGroupCachePayload(const void* key, size_t keyLen, void* value) {
+  if (value == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const uint64_t* p = key;
+  if (keyLen != sizeof(int64_t) * 4) {
+    metaError("tb group key length is invalid, length:%d, expect:%d", (int32_t)keyLen, (int32_t)sizeof(uint64_t) * 2);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  SHashObj* pHashObj = (SHashObj*)p[0];
+
+  STagFilterResEntry** pEntry = taosHashGet(pHashObj, &p[1], sizeof(uint64_t));
+
+  if (pEntry != NULL && (*pEntry) != NULL) {
+    int64_t st = taosGetTimestampUs();
+
+    SListIter iter = {0};
+    tdListInitIter((SList*)&((*pEntry)->list), &iter, TD_LIST_FORWARD);
+
+    SListNode* pNode = NULL;
+    while ((pNode = tdListNext(&iter)) != NULL) {
+      uint64_t* digest = (uint64_t*)pNode->data;
+      if (digest[0] == p[2] && digest[1] == p[3]) {
+        void* tmp = tdListPopNode(&((*pEntry)->list), pNode);
+        taosMemoryFree(tmp);
+
+        double el = (taosGetTimestampUs() - st) / 1000.0;
+        metaDebug("clear one item in tb group cache, remain cached item:%d, elapsed time:%.2fms", listNEles(&((*pEntry)->list)),
+                 el);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  taosArrayDestroy((SArray*)value);
+}
+
+
+int32_t metaPutTbGroupToCache(SMeta* pMeta, uint64_t suid, const void* pKey, int32_t keyLen, void* pPayload,
+                              int32_t payloadLen) {
+  int32_t code = 0;
+  int32_t vgId = TD_VID(pMeta->pVnode);
+
+  if (payloadLen > tsTagFilterResCacheSize) {
+    metaDebug("vgId:%d, suid:%" PRIu64
+              " ignore to add to tb group cache, due to payload length %d greater than threshold %d",
+              vgId, suid, payloadLen, tsTagFilterResCacheSize);
+    taosArrayDestroy((SArray*)pPayload);
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  SLRUCache*     pCache = pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pResCache;
+  SHashObj*      pTableEntry = pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry;
+  TdThreadMutex* pLock = &pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.lock;
+
+  uint64_t key[4] = {0};
+  initCacheKey(key, pTableEntry, suid, pKey, keyLen);
+
+  taosThreadMutexLock(pLock);
+  STagFilterResEntry** pEntry = taosHashGet(pTableEntry, &suid, sizeof(uint64_t));
+  if (pEntry == NULL) {
+    code = addNewEntry(pTableEntry, pKey, keyLen, suid);
+    if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+      goto _end;
+    }
+  } else { // check if it exists or not
+    size_t size = listNEles(&(*pEntry)->list);
+    if (size == 0) {
+      tdListAppend(&(*pEntry)->list, pKey);
+    } else {
+      SListNode* pNode = listHead(&(*pEntry)->list);
+      uint64_t*  p = (uint64_t*)pNode->data;
+      if (p[1] == ((uint64_t*)pKey)[1] && p[0] == ((uint64_t*)pKey)[0]) {
+        // we have already found the existed items, no need to added to cache anymore.
+        taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
+        return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+      } else {  // not equal, append it
+        tdListAppend(&(*pEntry)->list, pKey);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // add to cache.
+  taosLRUCacheInsert(pCache, key, TAG_FILTER_RES_KEY_LEN, pPayload, payloadLen, freeTbGroupCachePayload, NULL,
+                     TAOS_LRU_PRIORITY_LOW);
+_end:
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
+  metaDebug("vgId:%d, suid:%" PRIu64 " tb group added into cache, total:%d, tables:%d", vgId, suid,
+            (int32_t)taosLRUCacheGetUsage(pCache), taosHashGetSize(pTableEntry));
+
+  return code;
+}
+
+// remove the lru cache that are expired due to the tags value update, or creating, or dropping, of child tables
+int32_t metaTbGroupCacheClear(SMeta* pMeta, uint64_t suid) {
+  uint64_t  p[4] = {0};
+  int32_t   vgId = TD_VID(pMeta->pVnode);
+  SHashObj* pEntryHashMap = pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pTableEntry;
+
+  uint64_t dummy[2] = {0};
+  initCacheKey(p, pEntryHashMap, suid, (char*) &dummy[0], 16);
+
+  TdThreadMutex* pLock = &pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.lock;
+  taosThreadMutexLock(pLock);
+
+  STagFilterResEntry** pEntry = taosHashGet(pEntryHashMap, &suid, sizeof(uint64_t));
+  if (pEntry == NULL || listNEles(&(*pEntry)->list) == 0) {
+    taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  (*pEntry)->hitTimes = 0;
+
+  SListIter iter = {0};
+  tdListInitIter(&(*pEntry)->list, &iter, TD_LIST_FORWARD);
+
+  SListNode* pNode = NULL;
+  while ((pNode = tdListNext(&iter)) != NULL) {
+    setMD5DigestInKey(p, pNode->data, 2 * sizeof(uint64_t));
+    taosLRUCacheErase(pMeta->pCache->STbGroupResCache.pResCache, p, TAG_FILTER_RES_KEY_LEN);
+  }
+
+  tdListEmpty(&(*pEntry)->list);
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(pLock);
+
+  metaDebug("vgId:%d suid:%"PRId64" cached related tb group cleared", vgId, suid);
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index 3325f4055c..b2d553055d 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ int metaCreateTable(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVCreateTbReq *pReq, STableMe
     metaWLock(pMeta);
     metaUpdateStbStats(pMeta, me.ctbEntry.suid, 1);
     metaUidCacheClear(pMeta, me.ctbEntry.suid);
+    metaTbGroupCacheClear(pMeta, me.ctbEntry.suid);
     metaULock(pMeta);
   } else {
     me.ntbEntry.ctime = pReq->ctime;
@@ -999,6 +1000,7 @@ static int metaDropTableByUid(SMeta *pMeta, tb_uid_t uid, int *type) {
 
     metaUpdateStbStats(pMeta, e.ctbEntry.suid, -1);
     metaUidCacheClear(pMeta, e.ctbEntry.suid);
+    metaTbGroupCacheClear(pMeta, e.ctbEntry.suid);    
   } else if (e.type == TSDB_NORMAL_TABLE) {
     // drop schema.db (todo)
 
@@ -1010,6 +1012,7 @@ static int metaDropTableByUid(SMeta *pMeta, tb_uid_t uid, int *type) {
 
     metaStatsCacheDrop(pMeta, uid);
     metaUidCacheClear(pMeta, uid);
+    metaTbGroupCacheClear(pMeta, uid);        
     --pMeta->pVnode->config.vndStats.numOfSTables;
   }
 
@@ -1430,6 +1433,7 @@ static int metaUpdateTableTagVal(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq *pA
               ((STag *)(ctbEntry.ctbEntry.pTags))->len, pMeta->txn);
 
   metaUidCacheClear(pMeta, ctbEntry.ctbEntry.suid);
+  metaTbGroupCacheClear(pMeta, ctbEntry.ctbEntry.suid);        
 
   metaULock(pMeta);
 
diff --git a/source/libs/executor/src/executil.c b/source/libs/executor/src/executil.c
index c7baef8d08..080ed37ee9 100644
--- a/source/libs/executor/src/executil.c
+++ b/source/libs/executor/src/executil.c
@@ -454,15 +454,14 @@ static void genTagFilterDigest(const SNode* pTagCond, T_MD5_CTX* pContext) {
 }
 
 
-int32_t getColInfoResultForGroupby(void* metaHandle, uint64_t suid, SNodeList* group, STableListInfo* pTableListInfo) {
+int32_t getColInfoResultForGroupby(void* metaHandle, SNodeList* group, STableListInfo* pTableListInfo) {
   int32_t      code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   SArray*      pBlockList = NULL;
   SSDataBlock* pResBlock = NULL;
   void*        keyBuf = NULL;
   SArray*      groupData = NULL;
   SArray*      pUidTagList = NULL;
-  static T_MD5_CTX lastMd5 = {-1};
-  static SArray*   lastTableList = NULL;
+  SArray*      tableList = NULL;
   static SHashObj *pTableListHash = NULL;
 
   int32_t rows = taosArrayGetSize(pTableListInfo->pTableList);
@@ -498,10 +497,10 @@ int32_t getColInfoResultForGroupby(void* metaHandle, uint64_t suid, SNodeList* g
 
   SArray **pLastTableList = (SArray **)taosHashGet(pTableListHash, context.digest, sizeof(context.digest));
   if (pLastTableList && *pLastTableList) {
-    pTableListInfo->pTableList = taosArrayDup(lastTableList, NULL);
+    pTableListInfo->pTableList = taosArrayDup(*pLastTableList, NULL);
     goto end;
   } else {
-    qError("group not hit, last:%p, lastSize:%d, newSize:%d", lastTableList, (int32_t)taosArrayGetSize(lastTableList), (int32_t)taosArrayGetSize(pTableListInfo->pTableList));
+    qError("group not hit");
   }
   
   pUidTagList = taosArrayInit(8, sizeof(STUidTagInfo));
@@ -637,8 +636,8 @@ int32_t getColInfoResultForGroupby(void* metaHandle, uint64_t suid, SNodeList* g
     }
   }
   
-  lastTableList = taosArrayDup(pTableListInfo->pTableList, NULL);
-  taosHashPut(pTableListHash, context.digest, sizeof(context.digest), &lastTableList, POINTER_BYTES);
+  tableList = taosArrayDup(pTableListInfo->pTableList, NULL);
+  taosHashPut(pTableListHash, context.digest, sizeof(context.digest), &tableList, POINTER_BYTES);
 
   //  int64_t st2 = taosGetTimestampUs();
   //  qDebug("calculate tag block rows:%d, cost:%ld us", rows, st2-st1);
@@ -2046,7 +2045,7 @@ int32_t buildGroupIdMapForAllTables(STableListInfo* pTableListInfo, SReadHandle*
       pTableListInfo->numOfOuputGroups = 1;
     }
   } else {
-    code = getColInfoResultForGroupby(pHandle->meta, pScanNode->suid, group, pTableListInfo);
+    code = getColInfoResultForGroupby(pHandle->meta, group, pTableListInfo);
     if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
       return code;
     }