diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/meta.h b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/meta.h
index 300ba515e2b37381ac6da135a2d0781f338b0b6e..9ef61a21d82060cfbf0423635119d3673a13eec2 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/meta.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/meta.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ typedef struct SMetaCache SMetaCache;
 int32_t metaRLock(SMeta* pMeta);
 int32_t metaWLock(SMeta* pMeta);
 int32_t metaULock(SMeta* pMeta);
+int32_t metaWaitTxnReadyAndWLock(SMeta* pMeta);
+int32_t metaULockAndPostTxnReady(SMeta* pMeta);
 
 // metaEntry ==================
 int metaEncodeEntry(SEncoder* pCoder, const SMetaEntry* pME);
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ int32_t metaUidFilterCacheGet(SMeta* pMeta, uint64_t suid, const void* pKey, int
 struct SMeta {
   TdThreadRwlock lock;
 
-  tsem_t txnReady; // if false, we should not write journal
+  tsem_t txnReady; // vnode-write: wait in 'metaCommit' and post in 'metaBegin'
 
   char*   path;
   SVnode* pVnode;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
index 85206d082252407afa7d515bc54affd5aaa5eed1..b681597787b4853cbe6fe345ef2b92c327b8d556 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int             metaCreateTable(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t version, SVCreateTbReq* pR
 int             metaDropTable(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t version, SVDropTbReq* pReq, SArray* tbUids, int64_t* tbUid);
 int32_t         metaTrimTables(SMeta* pMeta);
 int32_t         metaTtlSetExpireTime(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t timePointMs);
-int             metaTtlDropTables(SMeta* pMeta, SArray* tbUids);
+int             metaTtlDropTables(SMeta* pMeta, SArray* tbUids, bool* pShallAbort);
 int             metaAlterTable(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq* pReq, STableMetaRsp* pMetaRsp);
 int             metaUpdateChangeTimeWithLock(SMeta* pMeta, tb_uid_t uid, int64_t changeTimeMs);
 SSchemaWrapper* metaGetTableSchema(SMeta* pMeta, tb_uid_t uid, int32_t sver, int lock);
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ struct SVnode {
   TdThreadMutex lock;
   bool          blocked;
   bool          restored;
-  bool          hasTtlTask;
+  bool          ttlTaskProcessing;
+  bool          ttlTaskShallAbort;
   tsem_t        syncSem;
   int32_t       blockSec;
   int64_t       blockSeq;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
index fc57816994ca8fca335b6b5f7ad159c1b47d8bad..c15d34f9d8f0aee925bfd6786d5ad774136d8ba4 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
@@ -265,6 +265,24 @@ int32_t metaULock(SMeta *pMeta) {
   return ret;
 }
 
+int32_t metaWaitTxnReadyAndWLock(SMeta *pMeta) {
+  int32_t ret = 0;
+
+  tsem_wait(&pMeta->txnReady);
+  ret = metaWLock(pMeta);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t metaULockAndPostTxnReady(SMeta *pMeta) {
+  int32_t ret = 0;
+
+  ret = metaULock(pMeta);
+  tsem_post(&pMeta->txnReady);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 static void metaCleanup(SMeta **ppMeta) {
   SMeta *pMeta = *ppMeta;
   if (pMeta) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index 58e2e9f153ac616ac69a641657670c1d5ecff25e..333e3e8a556b84cf1e03713f055c310fda5dc169 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -932,15 +932,13 @@ int metaTtlSetExpireTime(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t timePointMs) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-int metaTtlDropTables(SMeta *pMeta, SArray *tbUids) {
+int metaTtlDropTables(SMeta *pMeta, SArray *tbUids, bool* pShallAbort) {
   int     ret = 0;
   int64_t startMs = taosGetTimestampMs();
 
-  tsem_wait(&pMeta->txnReady);
-  metaWLock(pMeta);
+  metaWaitTxnReadyAndWLock(pMeta);
   ttlMgrFlush(pMeta->pTtlMgr, pMeta->txn);
-  metaULock(pMeta);
-  tsem_post(&pMeta->txnReady);
+  metaULockAndPostTxnReady(pMeta);
 
   metaRLock(pMeta);
   ret = ttlMgrFindExpired(pMeta->pTtlMgr, tbUids);
@@ -959,16 +957,15 @@ int metaTtlDropTables(SMeta *pMeta, SArray *tbUids) {
   for (int i = 0; i < TARRAY_SIZE(tbUids); ++i) {
     tb_uid_t uid = *(tb_uid_t *)taosArrayGet(tbUids, i);
 
-    tsem_wait(&pMeta->txnReady);
-    metaWLock(pMeta);
+    if (*pShallAbort) break;
+    metaWaitTxnReadyAndWLock(pMeta);
     metaDropTableByUid(pMeta, uid, NULL);
-    metaULock(pMeta);
-    tsem_post(&pMeta->txnReady);
+    metaULockAndPostTxnReady(pMeta);
     taosUsleep(1);
   }
 
   int64_t endMs = taosGetTimestampMs();
-  metaInfo("ttl drop table finished, time consumed:%" PRId64 "ms", endMs - startMs);
+  metaInfo("ttl drop table finished, time consumed:%" PRId64 "ms, isAbort:%d", endMs - startMs, *pShallAbort);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
index da3d6f3462dbe105fb84a935cfe82ad9b6519f78..bd24ab5eb5187a0ff56f848505d1fc4b7cd74aa5 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int32_t vnodeTtlTask(void *arg) {
   SVnode   *pVnode = pInfo->pVnode;
   SArray   *tbUids = taosArrayInit(8, sizeof(int64_t));
 
-  code = metaTtlDropTables(pVnode->pMeta, tbUids);
+  code = metaTtlDropTables(pVnode->pMeta, tbUids, &pVnode->ttlTaskShallAbort);
   if (code) {
     vFatal("vgId:%d, meta failed to drop table by ttl since %s", TD_VID(pVnode), terrstr());
     goto _exit;
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int32_t vnodeTtlTask(void *arg) {
   }
 
 _exit:
-  pVnode->hasTtlTask = false;
+  pVnode->ttlTaskProcessing = false;
   taosArrayDestroy(tbUids);
   taosMemoryFree(pInfo);
   return code;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index 8285de75df1e7909eef5636dc2c5e4ccba8c3aa1..a0ab8b85e22e97938e04127aef4fb41a7e2673ba 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ SVnode *vnodeOpen(const char *path, int32_t diskPrimary, STfs *pTfs, SMsgCb msgC
   pVnode->msgCb = msgCb;
   taosThreadMutexInit(&pVnode->lock, NULL);
   pVnode->blocked = false;
-  pVnode->hasTtlTask = false;
+  pVnode->ttlTaskProcessing = false;
+  pVnode->ttlTaskShallAbort = false;
 
   tsem_init(&pVnode->syncSem, 0, 0);
   tsem_init(&(pVnode->canCommit), 0, 1);
@@ -476,6 +477,11 @@ void vnodePostClose(SVnode *pVnode) { vnodeSyncPostClose(pVnode); }
 
 void vnodeClose(SVnode *pVnode) {
   if (pVnode) {
+    pVnode->ttlTaskShallAbort = true;
+    while (pVnode->ttlTaskProcessing) {
+      taosMsleep(10);
+    }
+
     tsem_wait(&pVnode->canCommit);
     vnodeSyncClose(pVnode);
     vnodeQueryClose(pVnode);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
index 65dbe9c680d10798e97d0460a24c5bb177add9f8..964b8acfa895663609fa18523cfa60b6ded81fc2 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
@@ -725,11 +725,11 @@ static int32_t vnodeProcessDropTtlTbReq(SVnode *pVnode, int64_t ver, void *pReq,
   code = metaTtlSetExpireTime(pVnode->pMeta, ttlExpireTimeMs);
   if (code) goto end;
 
-  if (!pVnode->hasTtlTask) {
-    pVnode->hasTtlTask = true;
+  if (!pVnode->ttlTaskProcessing) {
+    pVnode->ttlTaskProcessing = true;
     code = vnodeAsyncTtlDropTable(pVnode);
     if (code) {
-      pVnode->hasTtlTask = false;
+      pVnode->ttlTaskProcessing = false;
       goto end;
     }
   }