diff --git a/source/libs/planner/src/planSpliter.c b/source/libs/planner/src/planSpliter.c
index 3aad68ae7d5f3f980ec210d5a8a5a6348d6742a2..a3d508690880c1d229c65137014f87d8efa733a9 100644
--- a/source/libs/planner/src/planSpliter.c
+++ b/source/libs/planner/src/planSpliter.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static bool stbSplNeedSplit(bool streamQuery, SLogicNode* pNode) {
       return !stbSplHasGatherExecFunc(pWindow->pFuncs) && stbSplHasMultiTbScan(streamQuery, pNode);
     }
     // case QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_SORT:
-    //   return stbSplHasMultiTbScan(pNode);
+    //   return stbSplHasMultiTbScan(streamQuery, pNode);
     case QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_SCAN:
       return stbSplIsMultiTbScan(streamQuery, (SScanLogicNode*)pNode);
     default:
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ static int32_t stbSplCreatePartWindowNode(SWindowLogicNode* pMergeWindow, SLogic
   return code;
 }
 
-static int32_t stbSplCreateMergeNode(SSplitContext* pCxt, SLogicNode* pParent, SLogicNode* pPartChild) {
+static int32_t stbSplCreateMergeNode(SSplitContext* pCxt, SLogicNode* pParent, SNodeList* pMergeKeys,
+                                     SLogicNode* pPartChild) {
   SMergeLogicNode* pMerge = nodesMakeNode(QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_MERGE);
   if (NULL == pMerge) {
     return TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -304,25 +305,28 @@ static int32_t stbSplCreateMergeNode(SSplitContext* pCxt, SLogicNode* pParent, S
   pMerge->srcGroupId = pCxt->groupId;
   pMerge->node.pParent = pParent;
   pMerge->node.precision = pPartChild->precision;
-  int32_t code = nodesListMakeStrictAppend(&pMerge->pMergeKeys, nodesCloneNode(((SWindowLogicNode*)pParent)->pTspk));
-  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
-    pMerge->node.pTargets = nodesCloneList(pPartChild->pTargets);
-    if (NULL == pMerge->node.pTargets) {
-      code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-    }
-  }
-  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
-    code = nodesListMakeAppend(&pParent->pChildren, pMerge);
+  pMerge->pMergeKeys = pMergeKeys;
+  pMerge->node.pTargets = nodesCloneList(pPartChild->pTargets);
+  if (NULL == pMerge->node.pTargets) {
+    nodesDestroyNode(pMerge);
+    return TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   }
 
-  return code;
+  return nodesListMakeAppend(&pParent->pChildren, pMerge);
 }
 
 static int32_t stbSplSplitWindowNodeForBatch(SSplitContext* pCxt, SStableSplitInfo* pInfo) {
   SLogicNode* pPartWindow = NULL;
   int32_t     code = stbSplCreatePartWindowNode((SWindowLogicNode*)pInfo->pSplitNode, &pPartWindow);
   if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
-    code = stbSplCreateMergeNode(pCxt, pInfo->pSplitNode, pPartWindow);
+    SNodeList* pMergeKeys = NULL;
+    code = nodesListMakeStrictAppend(&pMergeKeys, nodesCloneNode(((SWindowLogicNode*)pInfo->pSplitNode)->pTspk));
+    if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
+      code = stbSplCreateMergeNode(pCxt, pInfo->pSplitNode, pMergeKeys, pPartWindow);
+    }
+    if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS != code) {
+      nodesDestroyList(pMergeKeys);
+    }
   }
   if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
     code = nodesListMakeStrictAppend(&pInfo->pSubplan->pChildren,
@@ -425,6 +429,64 @@ static int32_t stbSplSplitAggNode(SSplitContext* pCxt, SStableSplitInfo* pInfo)
   return code;
 }
 
+static int32_t stbSplCreatePartSortNode(SSortLogicNode* pMergeSort, SLogicNode** pOutput) {
+  SNodeList* pSortKeys = pMergeSort->pSortKeys;
+  pMergeSort->pSortKeys = NULL;
+  SNodeList* pTargets = pMergeSort->node.pTargets;
+  pMergeSort->node.pTargets = NULL;
+  SNodeList* pChildren = pMergeSort->node.pChildren;
+  pMergeSort->node.pChildren = NULL;
+
+  int32_t         code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  SSortLogicNode* pPartSort = nodesCloneNode(pMergeSort);
+  if (NULL == pPartSort) {
+    code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  }
+
+  pMergeSort->node.pTargets = pTargets;
+  pPartSort->node.pChildren = pChildren;
+  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
+    pPartSort->pSortKeys = pSortKeys;
+    code = createColumnByRewriteExps(pPartSort->pSortKeys, &pPartSort->node.pTargets);
+  }
+  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
+    pMergeSort->pSortKeys = nodesCloneList(pPartSort->node.pTargets);
+    if (NULL == pMergeSort->pSortKeys) {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
+    *pOutput = (SLogicNode*)pPartSort;
+  } else {
+    nodesDestroyNode(pPartSort);
+  }
+
+  return code;
+}
+
+static int32_t stbSplSplitSortNode(SSplitContext* pCxt, SStableSplitInfo* pInfo) {
+  SLogicNode* pPartSort = NULL;
+  int32_t     code = stbSplCreatePartSortNode((SSortLogicNode*)pInfo->pSplitNode, &pPartSort);
+  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
+    SNodeList* pMergeKeys = nodesCloneList(((SSortLogicNode*)pInfo->pSplitNode)->pSortKeys);
+    if (NULL != pMergeKeys) {
+      code = stbSplCreateMergeNode(pCxt, pInfo->pSplitNode, pMergeKeys, pPartSort);
+      if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS != code) {
+        nodesDestroyList(pMergeKeys);
+      }
+    } else {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    }
+  }
+  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
+    code = nodesListMakeStrictAppend(&pInfo->pSubplan->pChildren,
+                                     splCreateScanSubplan(pCxt, pPartSort, SPLIT_FLAG_STABLE_SPLIT));
+  }
+  pInfo->pSubplan->subplanType = SUBPLAN_TYPE_MERGE;
+  return code;
+}
+
 static int32_t stbSplSplitScanNode(SSplitContext* pCxt, SStableSplitInfo* pInfo) {
   int32_t code = splCreateExchangeNodeForSubplan(pCxt, pInfo->pSubplan, pInfo->pSplitNode, SUBPLAN_TYPE_MERGE);
   if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == code) {
@@ -452,6 +514,9 @@ static int32_t stableSplit(SSplitContext* pCxt, SLogicSubplan* pSubplan) {
     case QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_WINDOW:
       code = stbSplSplitWindowNode(pCxt, &info);
       break;
+    case QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_SORT:
+      code = stbSplSplitSortNode(pCxt, &info);
+      break;
     case QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_SCAN:
       code = stbSplSplitScanNode(pCxt, &info);
       break;
diff --git a/source/libs/planner/test/planOrderByTest.cpp b/source/libs/planner/test/planOrderByTest.cpp
index d95d1bdf1d429d9ea6c5e62c5a280dbb5c6de477..ef6f438b55c60f89e96de40c9eeeff71f3f2fcdf 100644
--- a/source/libs/planner/test/planOrderByTest.cpp
+++ b/source/libs/planner/test/planOrderByTest.cpp
@@ -23,20 +23,27 @@ class PlanOrderByTest : public PlannerTestBase {};
 TEST_F(PlanOrderByTest, basic) {
   useDb("root", "test");
 
-  // order by key is in the projection list
-  run("select c1 from t1 order by c1");
-  // order by key is not in the projection list
-  run("select c1 from t1 order by c2");
+  // ORDER BY key is in the projection list
+  run("SELECT c1 FROM t1 ORDER BY c1");
+  // ORDER BY key is not in the projection list
+  run("SELECT c1 FROM t1 ORDER BY c2");
 }
 
 TEST_F(PlanOrderByTest, expr) {
   useDb("root", "test");
 
-  run("select * from t1 order by c1 + 10, c2");
+  run("SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY c1 + 10, c2");
 }
 
 TEST_F(PlanOrderByTest, nullsOrder) {
   useDb("root", "test");
 
-  run("select * from t1 order by c1 desc nulls first");
+  run("SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY c1 DESC NULLS FIRST");
+}
+
+TEST_F(PlanOrderByTest, stable) {
+  useDb("root", "test");
+
+  // ORDER BY key is in the projection list
+  run("SELECT c1 FROM st1 ORDER BY c1");
 }