diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/inc/vmInt.h b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/inc/vmInt.h
index ebbb9fa5d4f820cbdc46f92590dabc56161c80b2..30f54831987999daccac93f5b6cbd0ccc2dfbf28 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/inc/vmInt.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/inc/vmInt.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ typedef struct {
   TdThread     thread;
   SVnodeMgmt  *pMgmt;
   SWrapperCfg *pCfgs;
+  SVnodeObj  **ppVnodes;
 } SVnodeThread;
 
 // vmInt.c
diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c
index 1f981cc9e0fbc6b119542980e241e20bb06b1fde..3940543e7432af31e07e76edca3347cddd3dd940 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@ static void vmCloseVnodes(SVnodeMgmt *pMgmt) {
   dInfo("start to close all vnodes");
 
   int32_t     numOfVnodes = 0;
-  SVnodeObj **pVnodes = vmGetVnodeListFromHash(pMgmt, &numOfVnodes);
+  SVnodeObj **ppVnodes = vmGetVnodeListFromHash(pMgmt, &numOfVnodes);
 
   for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfVnodes; ++i) {
-    vmCloseVnode(pMgmt, pVnodes[i]);
+    vmCloseVnode(pMgmt, ppVnodes[i]);
   }
 
-  if (pVnodes != NULL) {
-    taosMemoryFree(pVnodes);
+  if (ppVnodes != NULL) {
+    taosMemoryFree(ppVnodes);
   }
 
   if (pMgmt->hash != NULL) {
@@ -331,22 +331,92 @@ static int32_t vmRequire(const SMgmtInputOpt *pInput, bool *required) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int32_t vmStart(SVnodeMgmt *pMgmt) {
+static void *vmRestoreVnodeInThread(void *param) {
+  SVnodeThread *pThread = param;
+  SVnodeMgmt   *pMgmt = pThread->pMgmt;
+
+  dInfo("thread:%d, start to restore %d vnodes", pThread->threadIndex, pThread->vnodeNum);
+  setThreadName("restore-vnodes");
+
+  for (int32_t v = 0; v < pThread->vnodeNum; ++v) {
+    SVnodeObj *pVnode = pThread->ppVnodes[v];
+
+    char stepDesc[TSDB_STEP_DESC_LEN] = {0};
+    snprintf(stepDesc, TSDB_STEP_DESC_LEN, "vgId:%d, start to restore, %d of %d have been restored", pVnode->vgId,
+             pMgmt->state.openVnodes, pMgmt->state.totalVnodes);
+    tmsgReportStartup("vnode-restore", stepDesc);
+
+    int32_t code = vnodeStart(pVnode->pImpl);
+    if (code != 0) {
+      dError("vgId:%d, failed to restore vnode by thread:%d", pVnode->vgId, pThread->threadIndex);
+      pThread->failed++;
+    } else {
+      dDebug("vgId:%d, is restored by thread:%d", pVnode->vgId, pThread->threadIndex);
+      pThread->opened++;
+      atomic_add_fetch_32(&pMgmt->state.openVnodes, 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  dInfo("thread:%d, numOfVnodes:%d, restored:%d failed:%d", pThread->threadIndex, pThread->vnodeNum, pThread->opened,
+        pThread->failed);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static int32_t vmStartVnodes(SVnodeMgmt *pMgmt) {
   int32_t     numOfVnodes = 0;
-  SVnodeObj **pVnodes = vmGetVnodeListFromHash(pMgmt, &numOfVnodes);
+  SVnodeObj **ppVnodes = vmGetVnodeListFromHash(pMgmt, &numOfVnodes);
 
-  for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfVnodes; ++i) {
-    SVnodeObj *pVnode = pVnodes[i];
-    vnodeStart(pVnode->pImpl);
+  int32_t threadNum = tsNumOfCores / 2;
+  if (threadNum < 1) threadNum = 1;
+  int32_t vnodesPerThread = numOfVnodes / threadNum + 1;
+
+  SVnodeThread *threads = taosMemoryCalloc(threadNum, sizeof(SVnodeThread));
+  for (int32_t t = 0; t < threadNum; ++t) {
+    threads[t].threadIndex = t;
+    threads[t].pMgmt = pMgmt;
+    threads[t].ppVnodes = taosMemoryCalloc(vnodesPerThread, sizeof(SVnode *));
   }
 
+  for (int32_t v = 0; v < numOfVnodes; ++v) {
+    int32_t       t = v % threadNum;
+    SVnodeThread *pThread = &threads[t];
+    pThread->ppVnodes[pThread->vnodeNum++] = ppVnodes[v];
+  }
+
+  pMgmt->state.openVnodes = 0;
+  dInfo("restore %d vnodes with %d threads", numOfVnodes, threadNum);
+
+  for (int32_t t = 0; t < threadNum; ++t) {
+    SVnodeThread *pThread = &threads[t];
+    if (pThread->vnodeNum == 0) continue;
+
+    TdThreadAttr thAttr;
+    taosThreadAttrInit(&thAttr);
+    taosThreadAttrSetDetachState(&thAttr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
+    if (taosThreadCreate(&pThread->thread, &thAttr, vmRestoreVnodeInThread, pThread) != 0) {
+      dError("thread:%d, failed to create thread to restore vnode since %s", pThread->threadIndex, strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    taosThreadAttrDestroy(&thAttr);
+  }
+
+  for (int32_t t = 0; t < threadNum; ++t) {
+    SVnodeThread *pThread = &threads[t];
+    if (pThread->vnodeNum > 0 && taosCheckPthreadValid(pThread->thread)) {
+      taosThreadJoin(pThread->thread, NULL);
+      taosThreadClear(&pThread->thread);
+    }
+    taosMemoryFree(pThread->pCfgs);
+  }
+  taosMemoryFree(threads);
+
   for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfVnodes; ++i) {
-    SVnodeObj *pVnode = pVnodes[i];
+    SVnodeObj *pVnode = ppVnodes[i];
     vmReleaseVnode(pMgmt, pVnode);
   }
 
-  if (pVnodes != NULL) {
-    taosMemoryFree(pVnodes);
+  if (ppVnodes != NULL) {
+    taosMemoryFree(ppVnodes);
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -360,7 +430,7 @@ SMgmtFunc vmGetMgmtFunc() {
   SMgmtFunc mgmtFunc = {0};
   mgmtFunc.openFp = vmInit;
   mgmtFunc.closeFp = (NodeCloseFp)vmCleanup;
-  mgmtFunc.startFp = (NodeStartFp)vmStart;
+  mgmtFunc.startFp = (NodeStartFp)vmStartVnodes;
   mgmtFunc.stopFp = (NodeStopFp)vmStop;
   mgmtFunc.requiredFp = vmRequire;
   mgmtFunc.getHandlesFp = vmGetMsgHandles;