diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels.go b/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels.go
index d98fd69737064996450a9d0e8531834371b042e7..37e5a00edfdd51ddbdc234055e0ed138f4f90491 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels.go
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 package rootcoord
 
 import (
+	"container/heap"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/metrics"
 
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/log"
@@ -31,9 +31,102 @@ import (
 )
 
 type dmlMsgStream struct {
-	ms     msgstream.MsgStream
-	mutex  sync.RWMutex
-	refcnt int64
+	ms    msgstream.MsgStream
+	mutex sync.RWMutex
+
+	refcnt int64 // current in use count
+	used   int64 // total used counter in current run, not stored in meta so meant to be inaccurate
+	idx    int64 // idx for name
+	pos    int   // position in the heap slice
+}
+
+// RefCnt returns refcnt with mutex protection.
+func (dms *dmlMsgStream) RefCnt() int64 {
+	dms.mutex.RLock()
+	defer dms.mutex.RUnlock()
+	return dms.refcnt
+}
+
+// RefCnt returns refcnt with mutex protection.
+func (dms *dmlMsgStream) Used() int64 {
+	dms.mutex.RLock()
+	defer dms.mutex.RUnlock()
+	return dms.used
+}
+
+// IncRefcnt increases refcnt.
+func (dms *dmlMsgStream) IncRefcnt() {
+	dms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer dms.mutex.Unlock()
+	dms.refcnt++
+}
+
+// BookUsage increases used, acting like reservation usage.
+func (dms *dmlMsgStream) BookUsage() {
+	dms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer dms.mutex.Unlock()
+	dms.used++
+}
+
+// DecRefCnt decreases refcnt only.
+func (dms *dmlMsgStream) DecRefCnt() {
+	dms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer dms.mutex.Unlock()
+	if dms.refcnt > 0 {
+		dms.refcnt--
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("Try to remove channel with no ref count", zap.Int64("idx", dms.idx))
+	}
+}
+
+// channelsHeap implements heap.Interface to performs like an priority queue.
+type channelsHeap []*dmlMsgStream
+
+// Len is the number of elements in the collection.
+func (h channelsHeap) Len() int {
+	return len(h)
+}
+
+// Less reports whether the element with index i
+// must sort before the element with index j.
+func (h channelsHeap) Less(i int, j int) bool {
+	ei, ej := h[i], h[j]
+	// use less refcnt first
+	rci, rcj := ei.RefCnt(), ej.RefCnt()
+	if rci != rcj {
+		return rci < rcj
+	}
+
+	// used not used channel first
+	ui, uj := ei.Used(), ej.Used()
+	if ui != uj {
+		return ui < uj
+	}
+
+	// all number same, used alphabetic smaller one
+	return ei.idx < ej.idx
+}
+
+// Swap swaps the elements with indexes i and j.
+func (h channelsHeap) Swap(i int, j int) {
+	h[i], h[j] = h[j], h[i]
+	h[i].pos, h[j].pos = i, j
+}
+
+// Push adds a new element to the heap.
+func (h *channelsHeap) Push(x interface{}) {
+	item := x.(*dmlMsgStream)
+	*h = append(*h, item)
+}
+
+// Pop implements heap.Interface, pop the last value.
+func (h *channelsHeap) Pop() interface{} {
+	old := *h
+	n := len(old)
+	item := old[n-1]
+	old[n-1] = nil
+	*h = old[0 : n-1]
+	return item
 }
 
 type dmlChannels struct {
@@ -41,18 +134,21 @@ type dmlChannels struct {
 	factory    msgstream.Factory
 	namePrefix string
 	capacity   int64
-	idx        *atomic.Int64
-	pool       sync.Map
+	// pool maintains channelName => dmlMsgStream mapping, stable
+	pool sync.Map
+	// mut protects channlsHeap only
+	mut sync.Mutex
+	// channelsHeap is the heap to pop next dms for use
+	channelsHeap channelsHeap
 }
 
 func newDmlChannels(ctx context.Context, factory msgstream.Factory, chanNamePrefix string, chanNum int64) *dmlChannels {
 	d := &dmlChannels{
-		ctx:        ctx,
-		factory:    factory,
-		namePrefix: chanNamePrefix,
-		capacity:   chanNum,
-		idx:        atomic.NewInt64(0),
-		pool:       sync.Map{},
+		ctx:          ctx,
+		factory:      factory,
+		namePrefix:   chanNamePrefix,
+		capacity:     chanNum,
+		channelsHeap: make([]*dmlMsgStream, 0, chanNum),
 	}
 
 	for i := int64(0); i < chanNum; i++ {
@@ -63,12 +159,19 @@ func newDmlChannels(ctx context.Context, factory msgstream.Factory, chanNamePref
 			panic("Failed to add msgstream")
 		}
 		ms.AsProducer([]string{name})
-		d.pool.Store(name, &dmlMsgStream{
+
+		dms := &dmlMsgStream{
 			ms:     ms,
-			mutex:  sync.RWMutex{},
 			refcnt: 0,
-		})
+			used:   0,
+			idx:    i,
+			pos:    int(i),
+		}
+		d.pool.Store(name, dms)
+		d.channelsHeap = append(d.channelsHeap, dms)
 	}
+
+	heap.Init(&d.channelsHeap)
 	log.Debug("init dml channels", zap.Int64("num", chanNum))
 	metrics.RootCoordNumOfDMLChannel.Add(float64(chanNum))
 	metrics.RootCoordNumOfMsgStream.Add(float64(chanNum))
@@ -77,20 +180,24 @@ func newDmlChannels(ctx context.Context, factory msgstream.Factory, chanNamePref
 }
 
 func (d *dmlChannels) getChannelName() string {
-	cnt := d.idx.Inc()
-	return genChannelName(d.namePrefix, (cnt-1)%d.capacity)
+	d.mut.Lock()
+	defer d.mut.Unlock()
+	// get first item from heap
+	item := d.channelsHeap[0]
+	item.BookUsage()
+	heap.Fix(&d.channelsHeap, 0)
+	return genChannelName(d.namePrefix, item.idx)
 }
 
 func (d *dmlChannels) listChannels() []string {
 	var chanNames []string
+
 	d.pool.Range(
 		func(k, v interface{}) bool {
 			dms := v.(*dmlMsgStream)
-			dms.mutex.RLock()
-			if dms.refcnt > 0 {
-				chanNames = append(chanNames, k.(string))
+			if dms.RefCnt() > 0 {
+				chanNames = append(chanNames, genChannelName(d.namePrefix, dms.idx))
 			}
-			dms.mutex.RUnlock()
 			return true
 		})
 	return chanNames
@@ -161,9 +268,10 @@ func (d *dmlChannels) addChannels(names ...string) {
 		}
 		dms := v.(*dmlMsgStream)
 
-		dms.mutex.Lock()
-		dms.refcnt++
-		dms.mutex.Unlock()
+		d.mut.Lock()
+		dms.IncRefcnt()
+		heap.Fix(&d.channelsHeap, dms.pos)
+		d.mut.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -176,13 +284,10 @@ func (d *dmlChannels) removeChannels(names ...string) {
 		}
 		dms := v.(*dmlMsgStream)
 
-		dms.mutex.Lock()
-		if dms.refcnt > 0 {
-			dms.refcnt--
-		} else {
-			log.Warn("Try to remove channel with no ref count", zap.String("channel name", name))
-		}
-		dms.mutex.Unlock()
+		d.mut.Lock()
+		dms.DecRefCnt()
+		heap.Fix(&d.channelsHeap, dms.pos)
+		d.mut.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels_test.go b/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels_test.go
index 0086ae46434d756757810575ea5659400f55c4ec..65a05f8c72d6d30e769dec8fe066b8fe97380356 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels_test.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/dml_channels_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 package rootcoord
 
 import (
+	"container/heap"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -31,6 +33,93 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestDmlMsgStream(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("RefCnt", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		dms := &dmlMsgStream{refcnt: 0}
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(0), dms.RefCnt())
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(0), dms.Used())
+
+		dms.IncRefcnt()
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), dms.RefCnt())
+		dms.BookUsage()
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), dms.Used())
+
+		dms.DecRefCnt()
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(0), dms.RefCnt())
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), dms.Used())
+
+		dms.DecRefCnt()
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(0), dms.RefCnt())
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), dms.Used())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestChannelsHeap(t *testing.T) {
+	chanNum := 16
+	var h channelsHeap
+	h = make([]*dmlMsgStream, 0, chanNum)
+
+	for i := int64(0); i < int64(chanNum); i++ {
+		dms := &dmlMsgStream{
+			refcnt: 0,
+			used:   0,
+			idx:    i,
+			pos:    int(i),
+		}
+		h = append(h, dms)
+	}
+
+	check := func(h channelsHeap) bool {
+		for i := 0; i < chanNum; i++ {
+			if h[i].pos != i {
+				return false
+			}
+			if i*2+1 < chanNum {
+				if !h.Less(i, i*2+1) {
+					t.Log("left", i)
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+			if i*2+2 < chanNum {
+				if !h.Less(i, i*2+2) {
+					t.Log("right", i)
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	heap.Init(&h)
+
+	assert.True(t, check(h))
+
+	// add usage for all
+	for i := 0; i < chanNum; i++ {
+		h[0].BookUsage()
+		h[0].IncRefcnt()
+		heap.Fix(&h, 0)
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, check(h))
+	for i := 0; i < chanNum; i++ {
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, h[i].RefCnt())
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, h[i].Used())
+	}
+
+	randIdx := rand.Intn(chanNum)
+
+	target := h[randIdx]
+	h[randIdx].DecRefCnt()
+	heap.Fix(&h, randIdx)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 0, target.pos)
+
+	next := heap.Pop(&h).(*dmlMsgStream)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, target, next)
+}
+
 func TestDmlChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		dmlChanPrefix      = "rootcoord-dml"