diff --git a/src/common/inc/tglobal.h b/src/common/inc/tglobal.h
index f1fc5ca8087ddfca0f03c84d2e93c064aad761ce..7c30bd549b9af25bdd6b0ab7f18a1a8714513ff8 100644
--- a/src/common/inc/tglobal.h
+++ b/src/common/inc/tglobal.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern int8_t   tsEnableVnodeBak;
 extern int8_t   tsEnableTelemetryReporting;
 extern char     tsEmail[];
 extern char     tsArbitrator[];
+extern int8_t   tsArbOnline;
 
 // common
 extern int      tsRpcTimer;
diff --git a/src/common/src/tglobal.c b/src/common/src/tglobal.c
index 8fa17f87511ca02759b5700dd59735a526da7fe9..0d96f18a2b3c0c01e52c5713a19c4eaf2a42b4fc 100644
--- a/src/common/src/tglobal.c
+++ b/src/common/src/tglobal.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ int32_t  tsStatusInterval = 1;  // second
 int32_t  tsNumOfMnodes = 3;
 int8_t   tsEnableVnodeBak = 1;
 int8_t   tsEnableTelemetryReporting = 1;
+int8_t   tsArbOnline = 0;
 char     tsEmail[TSDB_FQDN_LEN] = {0};
 
 // common
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
index 14d1fa5816ffc168463e0392e675e20cc783af7c..792e41dd5be3b2e0e0ce0fb1847126caf7dd3b94 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
@@ -810,6 +810,10 @@ static int32_t mnodeGetDnodeMeta(STableMetaMsg *pMeta, SShowObj *pShow, void *pC
   }
 
   pShow->numOfRows = mnodeGetDnodesNum();
+  if (tsArbitrator[0] != 0) {
+    pShow->numOfRows++;
+  }
+
   pShow->rowSize = pShow->offset[cols - 1] + pShow->bytes[cols - 1];
   pShow->pIter = NULL;
 
@@ -821,7 +825,7 @@ static int32_t mnodeGetDnodeMeta(STableMetaMsg *pMeta, SShowObj *pShow, void *pC
 static int32_t mnodeRetrieveDnodes(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, void *pConn) {
   int32_t    numOfRows = 0;
   int32_t    cols      = 0;
-  SDnodeObj *pDnode   = NULL;
+  SDnodeObj *pDnode    = NULL;
   char      *pWrite;
 
   while (numOfRows < rows) {
@@ -864,10 +868,49 @@ static int32_t mnodeRetrieveDnodes(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, vo
     STR_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, offlineReason[pDnode->offlineReason]);
     cols++;
 
-     numOfRows++;
+    numOfRows++;
     mnodeDecDnodeRef(pDnode);
   }
 
+  if (tsArbitrator[0] != 0) {
+    cols = 0;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    *(int16_t *)pWrite = 0;
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    STR_WITH_MAXSIZE_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, tsArbitrator, pShow->bytes[cols]);
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    *(int16_t *)pWrite = 0;
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    *(int16_t *)pWrite = 0;
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    char *status = dnodeStatus[tsArbOnline > 0 ? TAOS_DN_STATUS_READY : TAOS_DN_STATUS_OFFLINE];
+    STR_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, status);
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    STR_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, "arb");
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    *(int64_t *)pWrite = 0;
+    cols++;
+
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
+    STR_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, "-");
+    cols++;
+
+    numOfRows++;
+  }
+
   mnodeVacuumResult(data, pShow->numOfColumns, numOfRows, rows, pShow);
   pShow->numOfReads += numOfRows;
   return numOfRows;
diff --git a/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h b/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h
index 47090cfa0cc6997a20c6803b8fc299f08e407bb5..eef687d64753bdecfddaf63759ba1d3bdd8fa2bd 100644
--- a/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h
+++ b/src/sync/inc/syncInt.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ typedef struct SsyncPeer {
   int32_t  numOfRetrieves;  // number of retrieves tried
   int32_t  fileChanged;     // a flag to indicate file is changed during retrieving process
   int32_t  refCount;
+  int8_t   isArb;
   int64_t  rid;
   void *   timer;
   void *   pConn;
diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
index db100250a8570ec130f89856ce8fa55d493aeb13..118ec1b8b631189c383584f2ba59563744200ffa 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -475,7 +475,13 @@ static void syncAddArbitrator(SSyncNode *pNode) {
     }
   }
 
-  pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA] = syncAddPeer(pNode, &nodeInfo);
+  pPeer = syncAddPeer(pNode, &nodeInfo);
+  if (pPeer != NULL) {
+    pPeer->isArb = 1;
+    sInfo("%s, is added as arbitrator", pPeer->id);
+  }
+
+  pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA] = pPeer;
 }
 
 static void syncFreeNode(void *param) {
@@ -651,9 +657,14 @@ static void syncChooseMaster(SSyncNode *pNode) {
 
   // add arbitrator connection
   SSyncPeer *pArb = pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA];
-  if (pArb && pArb->role != TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_OFFLINE) {
-    onlineNum++;
-    replica = pNode->replica + 1;
+  if (pArb) {
+    if (pArb->role != TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_OFFLINE) {
+      onlineNum++;
+      replica = pNode->replica + 1;
+      sDebug("vgId:%d, arb:%s is used while choose master", pNode->vgId, pArb->id);
+    } else {
+      sError("vgId:%d, arb:%s is not used while choose master for its offline", pNode->vgId, pArb->id);
+    }
   }
 
   if (index < 0 && onlineNum > replica / 2.0) {
@@ -1118,6 +1129,7 @@ static void syncSetupPeerConnection(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
     pPeer->peerFd = connFd;
     pPeer->role = TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_UNSYNCED;
     pPeer->pConn = syncAllocateTcpConn(tsTcpPool, pPeer->rid, connFd);
+    if (pPeer->isArb) tsArbOnline = 1;
   } else {
     sDebug("%s, failed to setup peer connection to server since %s, try later", pPeer->id, strerror(errno));
     taosClose(connFd);