diff --git a/source/libs/wal/inc/walInt.h b/source/libs/wal/inc/walInt.h
index 1aea0e8148..6dc9922981 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/inc/walInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/wal/inc/walInt.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int64_t createTs;
   int64_t closeTs;
   int64_t fileSize;
+  int64_t syncedOffset;
 } SWalFileInfo;
 
 typedef struct WalIdxEntry {
@@ -66,6 +67,12 @@ static inline int64_t walGetLastFileSize(SWal* pWal) {
   return pInfo->fileSize;
 }
 
+static inline int64_t walGetLastFileCachedSize(SWal* pWal) {
+  if (taosArrayGetSize(pWal->fileInfoSet) == 0) return 0;
+  SWalFileInfo* pInfo = (SWalFileInfo*)taosArrayGetLast(pWal->fileInfoSet);
+  return (pInfo->fileSize - pInfo->syncedOffset);
+}
+
 static inline int64_t walGetLastFileFirstVer(SWal* pWal) {
   if (taosArrayGetSize(pWal->fileInfoSet) == 0) return -1;
   SWalFileInfo* pInfo = (SWalFileInfo*)taosArrayGetLast(pWal->fileInfoSet);
diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
index b489df2f4c..bcc9a11458 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ int walRollFileInfo(SWal* pWal) {
   pNewInfo->createTs = ts;
   pNewInfo->closeTs = -1;
   pNewInfo->fileSize = 0;
+  pNewInfo->syncedOffset = 0;
   taosArrayPush(pArray, pNewInfo);
   taosMemoryFree(pNewInfo);
   return 0;
@@ -739,6 +740,12 @@ static int walFindCurMetaVer(SWal* pWal) {
   return metaVer;
 }
 
+void walUpdateSyncedOffset(SWal* pWal) {
+  SWalFileInfo* pFileInfo = walGetCurFileInfo(pWal);
+  if (pFileInfo == NULL) return;
+  pFileInfo->syncedOffset = pFileInfo->fileSize;
+}
+
 int walSaveMeta(SWal* pWal) {
   int  metaVer = walFindCurMetaVer(pWal);
   char fnameStr[WAL_FILE_LEN];
@@ -758,6 +765,9 @@ int walSaveMeta(SWal* pWal) {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  // update synced offset
+  (void)walUpdateSyncedOffset(pWal);
+
   // flush to a tmpfile
   n = walBuildTmpMetaName(pWal, tmpFnameStr);
   ASSERT(n < sizeof(tmpFnameStr) && "Buffer overflow of file name");
diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
index 527ffa0056..7f4fbb7c71 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
@@ -252,23 +252,36 @@ static FORCE_INLINE int32_t walCheckAndRoll(SWal *pWal) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (walGetLastFileCachedSize(pWal) > WAL_RECOV_SIZE_LIMIT / 2) {
+    if (walSaveMeta(pWal) < 0) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
   return 0;
 }
 
 int32_t walBeginSnapshot(SWal *pWal, int64_t ver) {
+  taosThreadMutexLock(&pWal->mutex);
+
   pWal->vers.verInSnapshotting = ver;
   wDebug("vgId:%d, wal begin snapshot for version %" PRId64 ", first ver %" PRId64 ", last ver %" PRId64,
          pWal->cfg.vgId, ver, pWal->vers.firstVer, pWal->vers.lastVer);
   // check file rolling
   if (pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod == 0) {
-    taosThreadMutexLock(&pWal->mutex);
     if (walGetLastFileSize(pWal) != 0) {
-      walRollImpl(pWal);
+      if (walRollImpl(pWal) < 0) {
+        wError("vgId:%d, failed to roll wal files since %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, terrstr());
+        goto _err;
+      }
     }
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
   }
-
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
   return 0;
+
+_err:
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
+  return -1;
 }
 
 int32_t walEndSnapshot(SWal *pWal) {