diff --git a/paddle/fluid/API.spec b/paddle/fluid/API.spec
index 9a6d0d1c083dcaa1bee570455ad46caddd2a3d18..15040858042a79f2956f14e85b9e03f4eaebc01f 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/API.spec
+++ b/paddle/fluid/API.spec
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.block (ArgSpec(args=['self'], varargs=None, keywo
 paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.memory (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'init', 'shape', 'value', 'need_reorder', 'dtype'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=(None, None, 0.0, False, 'float32')), ('document', 'b9174d4e91505b0c8ecc193eb51e248d'))
 paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.output (ArgSpec(args=['self'], varargs='outputs', keywords=None, defaults=None), ('document', 'b439a176a3328de8a75bdc5c08eece4a'))
 paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.static_input (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'x'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=None), ('document', 'f29ad2478b6b2ad4f413d2936a331ea0'))
-paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.step_input (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'x'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=None), ('document', '169d694d2224f62b4f3afdc3dbc19e95'))
+paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.step_input (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'x', 'level'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=(0,)), ('document', '7568c5ac7622a10288d3307a94134655'))
 paddle.fluid.layers.DynamicRNN.update_memory (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'ex_mem', 'new_mem'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=None), ('document', '5d83987da13b98363d6a807a52d8024f'))
 paddle.fluid.layers.StaticRNN.__init__ (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'name'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=(None,)), ('document', '6adf97f83acf6453d4a6a4b1070f3754'))
 paddle.fluid.layers.StaticRNN.memory (ArgSpec(args=['self', 'init', 'shape', 'batch_ref', 'init_value', 'init_batch_dim_idx', 'ref_batch_dim_idx'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=(None, None, None, 0.0, 0, 1)), ('document', 'c24e368e23afac1ed91a78a639d7a9c7'))
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/control_flow.py b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/control_flow.py
index e7f704515df947f107df6d83a644530a0e468430..e6e13b0342092bcd2de89e0c98d1c4cf361dbc9a 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/control_flow.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/control_flow.py
@@ -1448,12 +1448,13 @@ class DynamicRNN(object):
         self.input_array = []
         self.mem_link = []
 
-    def step_input(self, x):
+    def step_input(self, x, level=0):
         """
         Mark a sequence as a dynamic RNN input.
 
         Args:
             x(Variable): The input sequence.
+            level(int): The level of lod used to split steps. Default: 0.
 
         Returns:
             The current timestep in the input sequence.
@@ -1471,7 +1472,8 @@ class DynamicRNN(object):
             parent_block.append_op(
                 type='lod_rank_table',
                 inputs={"X": x},
-                outputs={"Out": self.lod_rank_table})
+                outputs={"Out": self.lod_rank_table},
+                attrs={"level": level})
             self.max_seq_len = parent_block.create_var(
                 name=unique_name.generate('dynamic_rnn_max_seq_len'),
                 dtype='int64')