diff --git a/src/common/src/tglobal.c b/src/common/src/tglobal.c
index 4630ea48c9ed2bad8fa7414bd08eda54efad12ef..f439d26606ac3d424604920e742c2e249f30e3ff 100644
--- a/src/common/src/tglobal.c
+++ b/src/common/src/tglobal.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void doInitGlobalConfig() {
   cfg.unitType = TAOS_CFG_UTYPE_NONE;
   taosInitConfigOption(cfg);
 
-  // 0-any; 1-mnode; 2-dnode
+  // 0-any; 1-mnode; 2-vnode
   cfg.option = "alternativeRole";
   cfg.ptr = &tsAlternativeRole;
   cfg.valType = TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT32;
diff --git a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
index 2b12a29390754dd6d99b685cb24bb7f52c4c4aa8..f95a163d838fc10ea9bb9acadef7bd9df7a83769 100644
--- a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
+++ b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ typedef enum {
   TAOS_DN_STATUS_READY
 } EDnodeStatus;
 
+typedef enum {
+  TAOS_DN_ALTERNATIVE_ROLE_ANY,
+  TAOS_DN_ALTERNATIVE_ROLE_MNODE,
+  TAOS_DN_ALTERNATIVE_ROLE_VNODE
+} EDnodeAlternativeRole;
+
 int32_t mnodeInitDnodes();
 void    mnodeCleanupDnodes();
 
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
index 5aaa2049f1679799052869a1a880993351e2bf66..506511ece9ed38785521571cde28b9a7d94f3913 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static int32_t mnodeGetVnodeMeta(STableMetaMsg *pMeta, SShowObj *pShow, void *pC
 static int32_t mnodeRetrieveVnodes(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, void *pConn);
 static int32_t mnodeGetDnodeMeta(STableMetaMsg *pMeta, SShowObj *pShow, void *pConn);
 static int32_t mnodeRetrieveDnodes(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, void *pConn);
+static char*   mnodeGetDnodeAlternativeRoleStr(int32_t alternativeRole);
 
 static int32_t mnodeDnodeActionDestroy(SSdbOper *pOper) {
   tfree(pOper->pObj);
@@ -521,6 +522,12 @@ static int32_t mnodeGetDnodeMeta(STableMetaMsg *pMeta, SShowObj *pShow, void *pC
   pSchema[cols].bytes = htons(pShow->bytes[cols]);
   cols++;
 
+  pShow->bytes[cols] = 6 + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE;
+  pSchema[cols].type = TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BINARY;
+  strcpy(pSchema[cols].name, "alternativeRole");
+  pSchema[cols].bytes = htons(pShow->bytes[cols]);
+  cols++;
+
   pShow->bytes[cols] = 8;
   pSchema[cols].type = TSDB_DATA_TYPE_TIMESTAMP;
   strcpy(pSchema[cols].name, "create_time");
@@ -572,12 +579,16 @@ static int32_t mnodeRetrieveDnodes(SShowObj *pShow, char *data, int32_t rows, vo
     *(int16_t *)pWrite = pDnode->totalVnodes;
     cols++;
     
-    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
-    
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;  
     char* status = mnodeGetDnodeStatusStr(pDnode->status);
     STR_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, status);
     cols++;
 
+    pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;  
+    char* role = mnodeGetDnodeAlternativeRoleStr(pDnode->alternativeRole);
+    STR_TO_VARSTR(pWrite, role);
+    cols++;
+
     pWrite = data + pShow->offset[cols] * rows + pShow->bytes[cols] * numOfRows;
     *(int64_t *)pWrite = pDnode->createdTime;
     cols++;
@@ -895,3 +906,13 @@ char* mnodeGetDnodeStatusStr(int32_t dnodeStatus) {
     default:                       return "undefined";
   }
 }
+
+static char* mnodeGetDnodeAlternativeRoleStr(int32_t alternativeRole) {
+  switch (alternativeRole) {
+    case TAOS_DN_ALTERNATIVE_ROLE_ANY: return "any";
+    case TAOS_DN_ALTERNATIVE_ROLE_MNODE: return "mnode";
+    case TAOS_DN_ALTERNATIVE_ROLE_VNODE: return "vnode";
+    default:return "any";
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt b/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt
index dc8c564fd95db99e5528e227f5098ea8317fc153..eb392bb00bef86b5228a725b715081efbf85e81e 100644
--- a/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt
+++ b/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ cd ../../../debug; make
 ./test.sh -u -f unique/db/replica_reduce31.sim
 ./test.sh -u -f unique/db/replica_part.sim
 
+./test.sh -u -f unique/dnode/alternativeRole.sim
 ./test.sh -u -f unique/dnode/balance1.sim
 ./test.sh -u -f unique/dnode/balance2.sim
 ./test.sh -u -f unique/dnode/balance3.sim
diff --git a/tests/script/unique/dnode/alternativeRole.sim b/tests/script/unique/dnode/alternativeRole.sim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c9815fdf39eb506cce446951c195aa9c7e6cbaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/script/unique/dnode/alternativeRole.sim
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
+
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode2 -i 2
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode3 -i 3
+
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c alternativeRole -v 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c alternativeRole -v 2
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode3 -c alternativeRole -v 0
+
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c wallevel -v 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode3 -c wallevel -v 1
+
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfMpeers -v 3
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c numOfMpeers -v 3
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode3 -c numOfMpeers -v 3
+
+print ========== step1
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sql connect
+sql create dnode $hostname2
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode2 -s start
+sleep 3000
+sql create dnode $hostname3
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode3 -s start
+sleep 3000
+
+sql show dnodes
+print dnode1 $data5_1
+print dnode1 $data5_2
+print dnode1 $data5_3
+
+if $data5_1 != mnode then
+  return -1
+endi
+if $data5_2 != vnode then
+  return -1
+endi
+if $data5_3 != any then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+sql show mnodes
+print dnode1 ==> $data2_1
+print dnode2 ==> $data2_2
+print dnode3 ==> $data2_3
+if $data2_1 != master then
+  return -1
+endi
+if $data2_2 != null then
+  return -1
+endi
+if $data2_3 != slave then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+print ========== step2
+sql create database d1 maxTables 4
+sql create table d1.t1 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t2 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t3 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t4 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t5 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t6 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t7 (ts timestamp, i int)
+sql create table d1.t8 (ts timestamp, i int)
+
+sql show dnodes
+print dnode1 $data2_1
+print dnode2 $data2_2
+print dnode3 $data2_3
+
+if $data2_1 != 0 then
+  return -1
+endi
+if $data2_2 != 1 then
+  return -1
+endi
+if $data2_3 != 1 then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode1 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode2 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode3 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode4 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode5 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode6 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode7 -s stop  -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec_up.sh -n dnode8 -s stop  -x SIGINT
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