diff --git a/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager.go b/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager.go
index 1ab71da799..d5810eba23 100644
--- a/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager.go
+++ b/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager.go
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ func (g *globalSealedSegmentManager) getGlobalSegmentIDsByPartitionIds(partition
 	return resIDs
 }
 
+func (g *globalSealedSegmentManager) hasGlobalSegment(segmentID UniqueID) bool {
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	defer g.mu.Unlock()
+	_, ok := g.globalSealedSegments[segmentID]
+	return ok
+}
+
 func (g *globalSealedSegmentManager) removeGlobalSegmentInfo(segmentID UniqueID) {
 	g.mu.Lock()
 	defer g.mu.Unlock()
diff --git a/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager_test.go b/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager_test.go
index 05e56cddc1..bb44895464 100644
--- a/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager_test.go
+++ b/internal/querynode/global_sealed_segment_manager_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ func TestGlobalSealedSegmentManager(t *testing.T) {
 	ids = manager.getGlobalSegmentIDs()
 	assert.Len(t, ids, 0)
 
+	has := manager.hasGlobalSegment(defaultSegmentID)
+	assert.False(t, has)
+
 	segmentInfo.CollectionID = defaultCollectionID
 	err = manager.addGlobalSegmentInfo(segmentInfo)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/internal/querynode/mock_test.go b/internal/querynode/mock_test.go
index aacd090cf6..2e637cdf65 100644
--- a/internal/querynode/mock_test.go
+++ b/internal/querynode/mock_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/internalpb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/milvuspb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/planpb"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/querypb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/schemapb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/storage"
 )
@@ -1248,6 +1249,33 @@ func consumeSimpleRetrieveResult(stream msgstream.MsgStream) (*msgstream.Retriev
 	return res.Msgs[0].(*msgstream.RetrieveResultMsg), nil
 }
 
+func genSimpleChangeInfo() *querypb.SealedSegmentsChangeInfo {
+	return &querypb.SealedSegmentsChangeInfo{
+		Base:         genCommonMsgBase(commonpb.MsgType_LoadBalanceSegments),
+		OnlineNodeID: Params.QueryNodeID,
+		OnlineSegments: []*querypb.SegmentInfo{
+			genSimpleSegmentInfo(),
+		},
+		OfflineNodeID: Params.QueryNodeID + 1,
+		OfflineSegments: []*querypb.SegmentInfo{
+			genSimpleSegmentInfo(),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func saveChangeInfo(key string, value string) error {
+	log.Debug(".. [query node unittest] Saving change info")
+
+	kv, err := genEtcdKV()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	key = changeInfoMetaPrefix + "/" + key
+
+	return kv.Save(key, value)
+}
+
 // node
 func genSimpleQueryNode(ctx context.Context) (*QueryNode, error) {
 	fac, err := genFactory()
@@ -1256,6 +1284,13 @@ func genSimpleQueryNode(ctx context.Context) (*QueryNode, error) {
 	}
 	node := NewQueryNode(ctx, fac)
 
+	etcdKV, err := genEtcdKV()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	node.etcdKV = etcdKV
+
 	streaming, err := genSimpleStreaming(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/querynode/query_node.go b/internal/querynode/query_node.go
index fd1d415cbf..0002a3e5cf 100644
--- a/internal/querynode/query_node.go
+++ b/internal/querynode/query_node.go
@@ -27,25 +27,33 @@ import "C"
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/kv"
 	etcdkv "github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/kv/etcd"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/log"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/msgstream"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/datapb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/internalpb"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/proto/querypb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/types"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/util/retry"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/util/sessionutil"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/util/typeutil"
 )
 
+const changeInfoMetaPrefix = "query-changeInfo"
+
 // make sure QueryNode implements types.QueryNode
 var _ types.QueryNode = (*QueryNode)(nil)
 
@@ -212,6 +220,7 @@ func (node *QueryNode) Start() error {
 
 	// start services
 	go node.historical.start()
+	go node.watchChangeInfo()
 
 	Params.CreatedTime = time.Now()
 	Params.UpdatedTime = time.Now()
@@ -256,3 +265,137 @@ func (node *QueryNode) SetIndexCoord(index types.IndexCoord) error {
 	node.indexCoord = index
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (node *QueryNode) watchChangeInfo() {
+	log.Debug("query node watchChangeInfo start")
+	watchChan := node.etcdKV.WatchWithPrefix(changeInfoMetaPrefix)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-node.queryNodeLoopCtx.Done():
+			log.Debug("query node watchChangeInfo close")
+			return
+		case resp := <-watchChan:
+			for _, event := range resp.Events {
+				switch event.Type {
+				case mvccpb.PUT:
+					infoID, err := strconv.ParseInt(filepath.Base(string(event.Kv.Key)), 10, 64)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Warn("Parse SealedSegmentsChangeInfo id failed", zap.Any("error", err.Error()))
+						continue
+					}
+					log.Debug("get SealedSegmentsChangeInfo from etcd",
+						zap.Any("infoID", infoID),
+					)
+					info := &querypb.SealedSegmentsChangeInfo{}
+					err = proto.Unmarshal(event.Kv.Value, info)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Warn("Unmarshal SealedSegmentsChangeInfo failed", zap.Any("error", err.Error()))
+						continue
+					}
+					go func() {
+						err = node.adjustByChangeInfo(info)
+						if err != nil {
+							log.Warn("adjustByChangeInfo failed", zap.Any("error", err.Error()))
+						}
+					}()
+				default:
+					// do nothing
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (node *QueryNode) waitChangeInfo(info *querypb.SealedSegmentsChangeInfo) error {
+	fn := func() error {
+		canDoLoadBalance := true
+		// Check online segments:
+		for _, segmentInfo := range info.OnlineSegments {
+			if node.queryService.hasQueryCollection(segmentInfo.CollectionID) {
+				qc, err := node.queryService.getQueryCollection(segmentInfo.CollectionID)
+				if err != nil {
+					canDoLoadBalance = false
+					break
+				}
+				if info.OnlineNodeID == Params.QueryNodeID && !qc.globalSegmentManager.hasGlobalSegment(segmentInfo.SegmentID) {
+					canDoLoadBalance = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// Check offline segments:
+		for _, segmentInfo := range info.OfflineSegments {
+			if node.queryService.hasQueryCollection(segmentInfo.CollectionID) {
+				qc, err := node.queryService.getQueryCollection(segmentInfo.CollectionID)
+				if err != nil {
+					canDoLoadBalance = false
+					break
+				}
+				if info.OfflineNodeID == Params.QueryNodeID && qc.globalSegmentManager.hasGlobalSegment(segmentInfo.SegmentID) {
+					canDoLoadBalance = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if canDoLoadBalance {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintln("waitChangeInfo failed, infoID = ", info.Base.GetMsgID()))
+	}
+
+	return retry.Do(context.TODO(), fn, retry.Attempts(10))
+}
+
+func (node *QueryNode) adjustByChangeInfo(info *querypb.SealedSegmentsChangeInfo) error {
+	err := node.waitChangeInfo(info)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("waitChangeInfo failed", zap.Any("error", err.Error()))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// For online segments:
+	for _, segmentInfo := range info.OnlineSegments {
+		// 1. update excluded segment, cluster have been loaded sealed segments,
+		// so we need to avoid getting growing segment from flow graph.
+		node.streaming.replica.addExcludedSegments(segmentInfo.CollectionID, []*datapb.SegmentInfo{
+			{
+				ID:            segmentInfo.SegmentID,
+				CollectionID:  segmentInfo.CollectionID,
+				PartitionID:   segmentInfo.PartitionID,
+				InsertChannel: segmentInfo.ChannelID,
+				NumOfRows:     segmentInfo.NumRows,
+				// TODO: add status, remove query pb segment status, use common pb segment status?
+				DmlPosition: &internalpb.MsgPosition{
+					// use max timestamp to filter out dm messages
+					Timestamp: typeutil.MaxTimestamp,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		// 2. delete growing segment because these segments are loaded in historical.
+		hasGrowingSegment := node.streaming.replica.hasSegment(segmentInfo.SegmentID)
+		if hasGrowingSegment {
+			err := node.streaming.replica.removeSegment(segmentInfo.SegmentID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			log.Debug("remove growing segment in adjustByChangeInfo",
+				zap.Any("collectionID", segmentInfo.CollectionID),
+				zap.Any("segmentID", segmentInfo.SegmentID),
+				zap.Any("infoID", info.Base.GetMsgID()),
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// For offline segments:
+	for _, segment := range info.OfflineSegments {
+		// 1. load balance or compaction, remove old sealed segments.
+		if info.OfflineNodeID == Params.QueryNodeID {
+			err := node.historical.replica.removeSegment(segment.SegmentID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/querynode/query_node_test.go b/internal/querynode/query_node_test.go
index 6b23dae4e2..0199ef9ffd 100644
--- a/internal/querynode/query_node_test.go
+++ b/internal/querynode/query_node_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	etcdkv "github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/kv/etcd"
@@ -272,3 +273,138 @@ func TestQueryNode_init(t *testing.T) {
 	err = node.Init()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx context.Context) (*QueryNode, error) {
+	node, err := genSimpleQueryNode(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = node.queryService.addQueryCollection(defaultCollectionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	qc, err := node.queryService.getQueryCollection(defaultCollectionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = qc.globalSegmentManager.addGlobalSegmentInfo(genSimpleSegmentInfo())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return node, nil
+}
+
+func TestQueryNode_waitChangeInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = node.waitChangeInfo(genSimpleChangeInfo())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestQueryNode_adjustByChangeInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	t.Run("test adjustByChangeInfo", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = node.adjustByChangeInfo(genSimpleChangeInfo())
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("test adjustByChangeInfo no segment", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = node.historical.replica.removeSegment(defaultSegmentID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		info := genSimpleChangeInfo()
+		info.OnlineSegments = nil
+		info.OfflineNodeID = Params.QueryNodeID
+
+		qc, err := node.queryService.getQueryCollection(defaultCollectionID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		qc.globalSegmentManager.removeGlobalSegmentInfo(defaultSegmentID)
+
+		err = node.adjustByChangeInfo(info)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestQueryNode_watchChangeInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	t.Run("test watchChangeInfo", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		go node.watchChangeInfo()
+
+		info := genSimpleSegmentInfo()
+		value, err := proto.Marshal(info)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = saveChangeInfo("0", string(value))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("test watchChangeInfo key error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		go node.watchChangeInfo()
+
+		err = saveChangeInfo("*$&#%^^", "%EUY%&#^$%&@")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("test watchChangeInfo unmarshal error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		go node.watchChangeInfo()
+
+		err = saveChangeInfo("0", "$%^$*&%^#$&*")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("test watchChangeInfo adjustByChangeInfo error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		node, err := genSimpleQueryNodeToTestWatchChangeInfo(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = node.historical.replica.removeSegment(defaultSegmentID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		info := genSimpleChangeInfo()
+		info.OnlineSegments = nil
+		info.OfflineNodeID = Params.QueryNodeID
+
+		qc, err := node.queryService.getQueryCollection(defaultCollectionID)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		qc.globalSegmentManager.removeGlobalSegmentInfo(defaultSegmentID)
+
+		go node.watchChangeInfo()
+
+		value, err := proto.Marshal(info)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = saveChangeInfo("0", string(value))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/util/typeutil/time.go b/internal/util/typeutil/time.go
index ae31207672..0305642722 100644
--- a/internal/util/typeutil/time.go
+++ b/internal/util/typeutil/time.go
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
 
 package typeutil
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"math"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const MaxTimestamp = math.MaxUint64
 
 // ZeroTime is a zero time.
 var ZeroTime = time.Time{}