diff --git a/include/common/tmsg.h b/include/common/tmsg.h
index 1b0d4bffee2832b4cfcd84b5881343e1616e1972..544af9b6eed46cde117815a66e0f99e1e60c0322 100644
--- a/include/common/tmsg.h
+++ b/include/common/tmsg.h
@@ -1764,18 +1764,15 @@ int32_t tDecodeSVDropTbBatchRsp(SDecoder* pCoder, SVDropTbBatchRsp* pRsp);
 typedef struct {
   const char* tbName;
   int8_t      action;
+  const char* colName;
   // TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_ADD_COLUMN
-  int8_t      type;
-  int8_t      flags;
-  int32_t     bytes;
-  const char* colAddName;
+  int8_t  type;
+  int8_t  flags;
+  int32_t bytes;
   // TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_DROP_COLUMN
-  const char* colDropName;
   // TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_BYTES
-  const char* colModName;
-  int32_t     colModBytes;
+  int32_t colModBytes;
   // TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_NAME
-  const char* colOldName;
   const char* colNewName;
   // TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_TAG_VAL
   const char*    tagName;
diff --git a/include/util/taoserror.h b/include/util/taoserror.h
index b8f6e44c2db32356525543bdfff0053be458b11c..32bda084ed5ab1ddac400354264f18545d88e001 100644
--- a/include/util/taoserror.h
+++ b/include/util/taoserror.h
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ int32_t* taosGetErrno();
 #define TSDB_CODE_VND_HASH_MISMATCH             TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0517)
 #define TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_NOT_EXIST           TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0518)
 #define TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_TABLE_ACTION      TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0519)
-#define TSDB_CODE_VND_COL_ALREADY_EXISTS            TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x051a)
+#define TSDB_CODE_VND_COL_ALREADY_EXISTS        TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x051a)
+#define TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_COL_NOT_EXISTS      TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x051b)
 
 // tsdb
 #define TSDB_CODE_TDB_INVALID_TABLE_ID          TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0600)
diff --git a/source/common/src/tmsg.c b/source/common/src/tmsg.c
index bcb2bae22f62196b7220a86dcb3895e992e116a5..ce038a6df1029b3c4be452fd5e5f5d46e3a31ab3 100644
--- a/source/common/src/tmsg.c
+++ b/source/common/src/tmsg.c
@@ -4169,22 +4169,19 @@ int32_t tEncodeSVAlterTbReq(SEncoder *pEncoder, const SVAlterTbReq *pReq) {
 
   if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->tbName) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pReq->action) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->colName) < 0) return -1;
   switch (pReq->action) {
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_ADD_COLUMN:
       if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pReq->type) < 0) return -1;
       if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pReq->flags) < 0) return -1;
       if (tEncodeI32v(pEncoder, pReq->bytes) < 0) return -1;
-      if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->colAddName) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_DROP_COLUMN:
-      if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->colDropName) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_BYTES:
-      if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->colModName) < 0) return -1;
       if (tEncodeI32v(pEncoder, pReq->colModBytes) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_NAME:
-      if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->colOldName) < 0) return -1;
       if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pReq->colNewName) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_TAG_VAL:
@@ -4217,22 +4214,19 @@ int32_t tDecodeSVAlterTbReq(SDecoder *pDecoder, SVAlterTbReq *pReq) {
 
   if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->tbName) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pReq->action) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->colName) < 0) return -1;
   switch (pReq->action) {
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_ADD_COLUMN:
       if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pReq->type) < 0) return -1;
       if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pReq->flags) < 0) return -1;
       if (tDecodeI32v(pDecoder, &pReq->bytes) < 0) return -1;
-      if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->colAddName) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_DROP_COLUMN:
-      if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->colDropName) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_BYTES:
-      if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->colModName) < 0) return -1;
       if (tDecodeI32v(pDecoder, &pReq->colModBytes) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_NAME:
-      if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->colOldName) < 0) return -1;
       if (tDecodeCStr(pDecoder, &pReq->colNewName) < 0) return -1;
       break;
     case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_TAG_VAL:
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index f00e59f3d533fec25ed17400307481eb4e85cdd6..46c22da95237ba3af7b06f6049f405e0561a34fa 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -376,8 +376,138 @@ int metaDropTable(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVDropTbReq *pReq) {
 }
 
 static int metaAlterTableColumn(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq *pAlterTbReq) {
-  // TODO
+  void           *pVal = NULL;
+  int             nVal = 0;
+  const void     *pData = NULL;
+  int             nData = 0;
+  int             ret = 0;
+  tb_uid_t        uid;
+  int64_t         oversion;
+  SSchema        *pColumn = NULL;
+  SMetaEntry      entry = {0};
+  SSchemaWrapper *pSchema;
+  int             c;
+
+  // search name index
+  ret = tdbDbGet(pMeta->pNameIdx, pAlterTbReq->tbName, strlen(pAlterTbReq->tbName) + 1, &pVal, &nVal);
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  uid = *(tb_uid_t *)pVal;
+  tdbFree(pVal);
+  pVal = NULL;
+
+  // search uid index
+  TDBC *pUidIdxc = NULL;
+
+  tdbDbcOpen(pMeta->pUidIdx, &pUidIdxc, &pMeta->txn);
+  tdbDbcMoveTo(pUidIdxc, &uid, sizeof(uid), &c);
+  ASSERT(c == 0);
+
+  tdbDbcGet(pUidIdxc, NULL, NULL, &pData, &nData);
+  oversion = *(int64_t *)pData;
+
+  // search table.db
+  TDBC *pTbDbc = NULL;
+
+  tdbDbcOpen(pMeta->pTbDb, &pTbDbc, &pMeta->txn);
+  tdbDbcMoveTo(pTbDbc, &((STbDbKey){.uid = uid, .version = oversion}), sizeof(STbDbKey), &c);
+  ASSERT(c == 0);
+  tdbDbcGet(pTbDbc, NULL, NULL, &pData, &nData);
+
+  // get table entry
+  SDecoder dc = {0};
+  tDecoderInit(&dc, pData, nData);
+  metaDecodeEntry(&dc, &entry);
+
+  if (entry.type != TSDB_NORMAL_TABLE) {
+    terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_TABLE_ACTION;
+    goto _err;
+  }
+
+  // search the column to add/drop/update
+  pSchema = &entry.ntbEntry.schema;
+  int32_t iCol = 0;
+  for (;;) {
+    pColumn = NULL;
+
+    if (iCol >= pSchema->nCols) break;
+    pColumn = &pSchema->pSchema[iCol];
+
+    if (strcmp(pColumn->name, pAlterTbReq->colName) == 0) break;
+    iCol++;
+  }
+
+  entry.version = version;
+  int tlen;
+  switch (pAlterTbReq->action) {
+    case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_ADD_COLUMN:
+      if (pColumn) {
+        terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_COL_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+        goto _err;
+      }
+      pSchema->sver++;
+      pSchema->nCols++;
+      pSchema->pSchema =
+          taosMemoryRealloc(entry.ntbEntry.schema.pSchema, sizeof(SSchema) * entry.ntbEntry.schema.nCols);
+      pSchema->pSchema[entry.ntbEntry.schema.nCols - 1].bytes = pAlterTbReq->bytes;
+      pSchema->pSchema[entry.ntbEntry.schema.nCols - 1].type = pAlterTbReq->type;
+      pSchema->pSchema[entry.ntbEntry.schema.nCols - 1].flags = pAlterTbReq->flags;
+      pSchema->pSchema[entry.ntbEntry.schema.nCols - 1].colId = entry.ntbEntry.ncid++;
+      strcpy(pSchema->pSchema[entry.ntbEntry.schema.nCols - 1].name, pAlterTbReq->colName);
+      break;
+    case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_DROP_COLUMN:
+      if (pColumn == NULL) {
+        terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_COL_NOT_EXISTS;
+        goto _err;
+      }
+      if (pColumn->colId == 0) {
+        terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_TABLE_ACTION;
+        goto _err;
+      }
+      pSchema->sver++;
+      pSchema->nCols--;
+      tlen = (pSchema->nCols - iCol - 1) * sizeof(SSchema);
+      if (tlen) {
+        memmove(pColumn, pColumn + 1, tlen);
+      }
+      break;
+    case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_BYTES:
+      if (pColumn == NULL) {
+        terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_COL_NOT_EXISTS;
+        goto _err;
+      }
+      if (!IS_VAR_DATA_TYPE(pColumn->type) || pColumn->bytes <= pAlterTbReq->bytes) {
+        terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_TABLE_ACTION;
+        goto _err;
+      }
+      pSchema->sver++;
+      pColumn->bytes = pAlterTbReq->bytes;
+      break;
+    case TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_UPDATE_COLUMN_NAME:
+      if (pColumn == NULL) {
+        terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_COL_NOT_EXISTS;
+        goto _err;
+      }
+      pSchema->sver++;
+      strcpy(pColumn->name, pAlterTbReq->colNewName);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  entry.version = version;
+
+  tDecoderClear(&dc);
+  tdbDbcClose(pTbDbc);
+  tdbDbcClose(pUidIdxc);
   return 0;
+
+_err:
+  tDecoderClear(&dc);
+  tdbDbcClose(pTbDbc);
+  tdbDbcClose(pUidIdxc);
+  return -1;
 }
 
 static int metaUpdateTableTagVal(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq *pAlterTbReq) {
diff --git a/source/util/src/terror.c b/source/util/src/terror.c
index 8857427af75867e18c3726e3df03cf5ec74ce577..b5e64242e4e50179352debf1989a97f70108eef5 100644
--- a/source/util/src/terror.c
+++ b/source/util/src/terror.c
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_VND_HASH_MISMATCH,            "Hash value mismatch")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_NOT_EXIST,          "Table does not exists")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_TABLE_ACTION,     "Invalid table action")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_VND_COL_ALREADY_EXISTS,       "Table column already exists")
+TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_COL_NOT_EXISTS,     "Table column not exists")
+
 
 // tsdb
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_TDB_INVALID_TABLE_ID,         "Invalid table ID")