diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py b/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
index 89bc24802751340b6d4657be8673d714f3d3dc2b..7a3cf1230b29b40d762b978d8ca504f5c53c85d4 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
@@ -236,6 +236,22 @@ class DistributeTranspiler(object):
         else:
             raise ValueError("must set trainer_id > 0")
 
+    def _get_all_sparse_update_op(self, main_program):
+        sparse_update_ops = []
+        sparse_update_op_types = ["lookup_table"]
+        for op in main_program.global_block().ops:
+            if op.type in sparse_update_op_types and op.attr(
+                    'is_sparse') is True and not op.attr('is_distributed'):
+                sparse_update_ops.append(op)
+        return sparse_update_ops
+
+    def _update_sparse_update_op(self, param_varname, height_sections,
+                                 endpint_map):
+        for op in self.sparse_update_ops:
+            if param_varname in op.input_arg_names:
+                op._set_attr('epmap', endpint_map)
+                op._set_attr('height_sections', height_sections)
+
     def transpile(self,
                   trainer_id,
                   program=None,
@@ -299,6 +315,11 @@ class DistributeTranspiler(object):
             self.param_name_to_grad_name[param_var.name] = grad_var.name
             self.grad_name_to_param_name[grad_var.name] = param_var.name
 
+        # get all sparse update ops
+        self.sparse_update_ops = self._get_all_sparse_update_op(
+            self.origin_program)
+        self.sparse_param_to_height_sections = dict()
+
         # add distributed attrs to program
         self.origin_program._is_distributed = True
         self.origin_program._endpoints = self.pserver_endpoints
@@ -425,18 +446,24 @@ class DistributeTranspiler(object):
             if len(splited_trainer_grad) == 1:
                 recv_op_role_var_name = splited_trainer_grad[0].name
 
-            program.global_block().append_op(
-                type="recv",
-                inputs={"X": [recv_dep_in]},
-                outputs={"Out": splited_var},
-                attrs={
-                    "epmap": eps,
-                    "trainer_id": self.trainer_id,
-                    RPC_OP_ROLE_ATTR_NAME: RPC_OP_ROLE_ATTR_VALUE,
-                    OP_ROLE_VAR_ATTR_NAME:
-                    [param_varname, recv_op_role_var_name],
-                    "sync_mode": not self.sync_mode
-                })
+            if param_varname in self.sparse_param_to_height_sections:
+                height_sections = self.sparse_param_to_height_sections[
+                    param_varname]
+                self._update_sparse_update_op(param_varname, height_sections,
+                                              eps)
+            else:
+                program.global_block().append_op(
+                    type="recv",
+                    inputs={"X": [recv_dep_in]},
+                    outputs={"Out": splited_var},
+                    attrs={
+                        "epmap": eps,
+                        "trainer_id": self.trainer_id,
+                        RPC_OP_ROLE_ATTR_NAME: RPC_OP_ROLE_ATTR_VALUE,
+                        OP_ROLE_VAR_ATTR_NAME:
+                        [param_varname, recv_op_role_var_name],
+                        "sync_mode": not self.sync_mode
+                    })
 
         if self.sync_mode:
             # form a WAW dependency
@@ -454,14 +481,17 @@ class DistributeTranspiler(object):
             if len(splited_var) <= 1:
                 continue
             orig_param = program.global_block().vars[param_varname]
-            program.global_block().append_op(
-                type="concat",
-                inputs={"X": splited_var},
-                outputs={"Out": [orig_param]},
-                attrs={
-                    "axis": 0,
-                    RPC_OP_ROLE_ATTR_NAME: DIST_OP_ROLE_ATTR_VALUE
-                })
+            print("sparse_param_to_height_sections: " + str(
+                self.sparse_param_to_height_sections))
+            if param_varname not in self.sparse_param_to_height_sections:
+                program.global_block().append_op(
+                    type="concat",
+                    inputs={"X": splited_var},
+                    outputs={"Out": [orig_param]},
+                    attrs={
+                        "axis": 0,
+                        RPC_OP_ROLE_ATTR_NAME: DIST_OP_ROLE_ATTR_VALUE
+                    })
 
         self._get_trainer_startup_program(recv_vars=recv_vars, eplist=eplist)
 
@@ -1237,9 +1267,8 @@ to transpile() call.")
         # create table param and grad var in pserver program
         # create table optimize block in pserver program
         table_opt_op = [
-            op for op in self.optimize_ops
-            if 'Param' in op.input_names and op.input("Param")[0] ==
-            self.table_name
+            op for op in self.optimize_ops if 'Param' in op.input_names and
+            op.input("Param")[0] == self.table_name
         ][0]
 
         origin_param_var = self.origin_program.global_block().vars[
@@ -1418,6 +1447,10 @@ to transpile() call.")
             height_sections = []
             for v in splited_vars:
                 height_sections.append(v.shape[0])
+            sparse_param_name = self.grad_name_to_param_name[orig_var.name]
+            if sparse_param_name != self.table_name:
+                self.sparse_param_to_height_sections[
+                    sparse_param_name] = height_sections
             program.global_block()._insert_op(
                 index=index + 1,
                 type="split_selected_rows",