diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/inc/catalogInt.h b/source/libs/catalog/inc/catalogInt.h
index c435c46d467f26bd4818f8074a4d90a263fe0e21..0a43324a5683613736179e0b214e28d1e0fda3df 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/inc/catalogInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/inc/catalogInt.h
@@ -798,6 +798,9 @@ SName*  ctgGetFetchName(SArray* pNames, SCtgFetch* pFetch);
 int32_t ctgdGetOneHandle(SCatalog **pHandle);
 int     ctgVgInfoComp(const void* lp, const void* rp);
 int32_t ctgMakeVgArray(SDBVgInfo* dbInfo);
+int32_t ctgAcquireVgMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, const char *dbFName, const char *tbName, SCtgDBCache **pDb, SCtgTbCache **pTb);
+int32_t ctgCopyTbMeta(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, SCtgDBCache *dbCache, SCtgTbCache **pTb, STableMeta **pTableMeta, char* dbFName);
+void    ctgReleaseVgMetaToCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgDBCache *dbCache, SCtgTbCache *pCache);
 
 extern SCatalogMgmt gCtgMgmt;
 extern SCtgDebug    gCTGDebug;
diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
index 7e1269f0dcceb28adbbea6bc0f18f7ebc7ee8fa1..23c39a7e3ad2f2bbf697ae9f167deeaf9ddffb3e 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
@@ -551,6 +551,35 @@ _return:
   CTG_RET(code);
 }
 
+int32_t ctgGetCachedTbVgMeta(SCatalog* pCtg, const SName* pTableName, SVgroupInfo* pVgroup, STableMeta** pTableMeta) {
+  int32_t      code = 0;
+  char         db[TSDB_DB_FNAME_LEN] = {0};
+  tNameGetFullDbName(pTableName, db);
+  SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
+  SCtgTbCache *tbCache = NULL;
+
+  CTG_ERR_RET(ctgAcquireVgMetaFromCache(pCtg, db, pTableName->tname, &dbCache, &tbCache));
+
+  if (NULL == dbCache || NULL == tbCache) {
+    *pTableMeta = NULL;
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgGetVgInfoFromHashValue(pCtg, dbCache->vgCache.vgInfo, pTableName, pVgroup));
+
+  SCtgTbMetaCtx ctx = {0};
+  ctx.pName = (SName*)pTableName;
+  ctx.flag = CTG_FLAG_UNKNOWN_STB;
+  CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgCopyTbMeta(pCtg, &ctx, dbCache, &tbCache, pTableMeta, db));
+
+_return:
+  
+  ctgReleaseVgMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
+
+  CTG_RET(code);
+}
+
+
 int32_t ctgRemoveTbMeta(SCatalog* pCtg, SName* pTableName) {
   int32_t code = 0;
 
@@ -1121,7 +1150,7 @@ int32_t catalogGetCachedTableHashVgroup(SCatalog* pCtg, const SName* pTableName,
 int32_t catalogGetCachedTableVgMeta(SCatalog* pCtg, const SName* pTableName,          SVgroupInfo* pVgroup, STableMeta** pTableMeta) {
   CTG_API_ENTER();
 
-  CTG_API_LEAVE(ctgGetTbHashVgroup(pCtg, NULL, pTableName, pVgroup, exists));
+  CTG_API_LEAVE(ctgGetCachedTbVgMeta(pCtg, pTableName, pVgroup, pTableMeta));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
index f41058584f322de823c48d85239aeb43a25f89a9..4124202b03a5f11d49f6ee061f7b5fc62d81e6e5 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ void ctgReleaseTbIndexToCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgDBCache *dbCache, SCtgTbCache
   }
 }
 
+void ctgReleaseVgMetaToCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgDBCache *dbCache, SCtgTbCache *pCache) {
+  if (pCache) {
+    CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &pCache->metaLock);
+    taosHashRelease(dbCache->tbCache, pCache);
+  }
+
+  ctgRUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
+  ctgReleaseDBCache(pCtg, dbCache);
+}
+
 int32_t ctgAcquireVgInfoFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, const char *dbFName, SCtgDBCache **pCache) {
   SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
   ctgAcquireDBCache(pCtg, dbFName, &dbCache);
@@ -226,6 +236,75 @@ _return:
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+int32_t ctgAcquireVgMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, const char *dbFName, const char *tbName, SCtgDBCache **pDb, SCtgTbCache **pTb) {
+  SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
+  SCtgTbCache *tbCache = NULL;
+
+  ctgAcquireDBCache(pCtg, dbFName, &dbCache);
+  if (NULL == dbCache) {
+    ctgDebug("db %s not in cache", dbFName);
+    CTG_CACHE_STAT_INC(numOfVgMiss, 1);
+    goto _return;
+  }
+
+  bool vgInCache = false;
+  ctgRLockVgInfo(pCtg, dbCache, &vgInCache);
+  if (!vgInCache) {
+    ctgDebug("vgInfo of db %s not in cache", dbFName);
+    CTG_CACHE_STAT_INC(numOfVgMiss, 1);
+    goto _return;
+  }
+
+  *pDb = dbCache;
+
+  CTG_CACHE_STAT_INC(numOfVgHit, 1);
+
+  ctgDebug("Got db vgInfo from cache, dbFName:%s", dbFName);
+
+  tbCache = taosHashAcquire(dbCache->tbCache, tbName, strlen(tbName));
+  if (NULL == tbCache) {
+    ctgDebug("tb %s not in cache, dbFName:%s", tbName, dbFName);
+    CTG_CACHE_STAT_INC(numOfMetaMiss, 1);
+    goto _return;
+  }
+
+  CTG_LOCK(CTG_READ, &tbCache->metaLock);
+  if (NULL == tbCache->pMeta) {
+    ctgDebug("tb %s meta not in cache, dbFName:%s", tbName, dbFName);
+    CTG_CACHE_STAT_INC(numOfMetaMiss, 1);
+    goto _return;
+  }
+
+  *pTb = tbCache;
+
+  ctgDebug("tb %s meta got in cache, dbFName:%s", tbName, dbFName);
+
+  CTG_CACHE_STAT_INC(numOfMetaHit, 1);
+
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+
+_return:
+
+  if (tbCache) {
+    CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &tbCache->metaLock);
+    taosHashRelease(dbCache->tbCache, tbCache);
+  }
+
+  if (vgInCache) {
+    ctgRUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
+  }
+
+  if (dbCache) {
+    ctgReleaseDBCache(pCtg, dbCache);
+  }
+
+  *pDb = NULL;
+  *pTb = NULL;
+
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
 /*
 int32_t ctgAcquireStbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, char *dbFName, uint64_t suid, SCtgDBCache **pDb, SCtgTbCache **pTb) {
   SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
@@ -378,25 +457,8 @@ int32_t ctgTbMetaExistInCache(SCatalog *pCtg, char *dbFName, char *tbName, int32
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int32_t ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **pTableMeta) {
-  int32_t      code = 0;
-  SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
-  SCtgTbCache *tbCache = NULL;
-  *pTableMeta = NULL;
-
-  char dbFName[TSDB_DB_FNAME_LEN] = {0};
-  if (CTG_FLAG_IS_SYS_DB(ctx->flag)) {
-    strcpy(dbFName, ctx->pName->dbname);
-  } else {
-    tNameGetFullDbName(ctx->pName, dbFName);
-  }
-
-  ctgAcquireTbMetaFromCache(pCtg, dbFName, ctx->pName->tname, &dbCache, &tbCache);
-  if (NULL == tbCache) {
-    ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
-    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
-  }
-
+int32_t ctgCopyTbMeta(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, SCtgDBCache *dbCache, SCtgTbCache **pTb, STableMeta **pTableMeta, char* dbFName) {
+  SCtgTbCache *tbCache = *pTb;
   STableMeta *tbMeta = tbCache->pMeta;
   ctx->tbInfo.inCache = true;
   ctx->tbInfo.dbId = dbCache->dbId;
@@ -407,13 +469,11 @@ int32_t ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **
     int32_t metaSize = CTG_META_SIZE(tbMeta);
     *pTableMeta = taosMemoryCalloc(1, metaSize);
     if (NULL == *pTableMeta) {
-      ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
-      CTG_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+      CTG_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     }
 
     memcpy(*pTableMeta, tbMeta, metaSize);
 
-    ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
     ctgDebug("Got tb %s meta from cache, type:%d, dbFName:%s", ctx->pName->tname, tbMeta->tableType, dbFName);
     return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   }
@@ -423,7 +483,7 @@ int32_t ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **
   int32_t metaSize = sizeof(SCTableMeta);
   *pTableMeta = taosMemoryCalloc(1, metaSize);
   if (NULL == *pTableMeta) {
-    CTG_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+    CTG_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
 
   memcpy(*pTableMeta, tbMeta, metaSize);
@@ -433,6 +493,7 @@ int32_t ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **
   if (tbCache) {
     CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &tbCache->metaLock);
     taosHashRelease(dbCache->tbCache, tbCache);
+    *pTb = NULL;
   }
   
   ctgDebug("Got ctb %s meta from cache, will continue to get its stb meta, type:%d, dbFName:%s", ctx->pName->tname,
@@ -440,28 +501,53 @@ int32_t ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **
 
   ctgAcquireStbMetaFromCache(dbCache, pCtg, dbFName, ctx->tbInfo.suid, &tbCache);
   if (NULL == tbCache) {
-    //ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
     taosMemoryFreeClear(*pTableMeta);
     ctgDebug("stb 0x%" PRIx64 " meta not in cache", ctx->tbInfo.suid);
     return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   }
 
+  *pTb = tbCache;
+
   STableMeta *stbMeta = tbCache->pMeta;
   if (stbMeta->suid != ctx->tbInfo.suid) {
-    ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
     ctgError("stb suid 0x%" PRIx64 " in stbCache mis-match, expected suid 0x%" PRIx64, stbMeta->suid, ctx->tbInfo.suid);
-    CTG_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_CTG_INTERNAL_ERROR);
+    taosMemoryFreeClear(*pTableMeta);
+    CTG_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_CTG_INTERNAL_ERROR);
   }
 
   metaSize = CTG_META_SIZE(stbMeta);
   *pTableMeta = taosMemoryRealloc(*pTableMeta, metaSize);
   if (NULL == *pTableMeta) {
-    ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
-    CTG_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+    CTG_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
   }
 
   memcpy(&(*pTableMeta)->sversion, &stbMeta->sversion, metaSize - sizeof(SCTableMeta));
 
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+int32_t ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **pTableMeta) {
+  int32_t      code = 0;
+  SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
+  SCtgTbCache *tbCache = NULL;
+  *pTableMeta = NULL;
+
+  char dbFName[TSDB_DB_FNAME_LEN] = {0};
+  if (CTG_FLAG_IS_SYS_DB(ctx->flag)) {
+    strcpy(dbFName, ctx->pName->dbname);
+  } else {
+    tNameGetFullDbName(ctx->pName, dbFName);
+  }
+
+  ctgAcquireTbMetaFromCache(pCtg, dbFName, ctx->pName->tname, &dbCache, &tbCache);
+  if (NULL == tbCache) {
+    ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgCopyTbMeta(pCtg, ctx, dbCache, &tbCache, pTableMeta, dbFName));
+
   ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
 
   ctgDebug("Got tb %s meta from cache, dbFName:%s", ctx->pName->tname, dbFName);