diff --git a/apisix/init.lua b/apisix/init.lua
index e0903779c964..6225fccfa255 100644
--- a/apisix/init.lua
+++ b/apisix/init.lua
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ local str_byte        = string.byte
 local str_sub         = string.sub
 local tonumber        = tonumber
 local control_api_router
+
+local is_http = false
 if ngx.config.subsystem == "http" then
+    is_http = true
     control_api_router = require("apisix.control.router")
 end
+
 local load_balancer
 local local_conf
-local ver_header    = "APISIX/" .. core.version.VERSION
+local ver_header = "APISIX/" .. core.version.VERSION
 
 
 local _M = {version = 0.4}
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ function _M.http_init_worker()
     end
 
     require("apisix.debug").init_worker()
-    require("apisix.upstream").init_worker()
+    apisix_upstream.init_worker()
     require("apisix.plugins.ext-plugin.init").init_worker()
 
     local_conf = core.config.local_conf()
@@ -254,6 +258,38 @@ local function set_upstream_host(api_ctx)
 end
 
 
+local function get_upstream_by_id(up_id)
+    local upstreams = core.config.fetch_created_obj("/upstreams")
+    if upstreams then
+        local upstream = upstreams:get(tostring(up_id))
+        if not upstream then
+            core.log.error("failed to find upstream by id: " .. up_id)
+            if is_http then
+                return core.response.exit(502)
+            end
+
+            return ngx_exit(1)
+        end
+
+        if upstream.has_domain then
+            local err
+            upstream, err = parse_domain_in_up(upstream)
+            if err then
+                core.log.error("failed to get resolved upstream: ", err)
+                if is_http then
+                    return core.response.exit(500)
+                end
+
+                return ngx_exit(1)
+            end
+        end
+
+        core.log.info("parsed upstream: ", core.json.delay_encode(upstream))
+        return upstream.dns_value or upstream.value
+    end
+end
+
+
 function _M.http_access_phase()
     local ngx_ctx = ngx.ctx
 
@@ -385,30 +421,12 @@ function _M.http_access_phase()
     end
 
     if up_id then
-        local upstreams = core.config.fetch_created_obj("/upstreams")
-        if upstreams then
-            local upstream = upstreams:get(tostring(up_id))
-            if not upstream then
-                core.log.error("failed to find upstream by id: " .. up_id)
-                return core.response.exit(502)
-            end
-
-            if upstream.has_domain then
-                local err
-                upstream, err = parse_domain_in_up(upstream)
-                if err then
-                    core.log.error("failed to get resolved upstream: ", err)
-                    return core.response.exit(500)
-                end
-            end
-
-            if upstream.value.pass_host then
-                api_ctx.pass_host = upstream.value.pass_host
-                api_ctx.upstream_host = upstream.value.upstream_host
-            end
+        local upstream = get_upstream_by_id(up_id)
+        api_ctx.matched_upstream = upstream
 
-            core.log.info("parsed upstream: ", core.json.delay_encode(upstream))
-            api_ctx.matched_upstream = upstream.dns_value or upstream.value
+        if upstream and upstream.pass_host then
+            api_ctx.pass_host = upstream.pass_host
+            api_ctx.upstream_host = upstream.upstream_host
         end
 
     else
@@ -722,6 +740,7 @@ function _M.stream_init_worker()
 
     plugin.init_worker()
     router.stream_init_worker()
+    apisix_upstream.init_worker()
 
     if core.config == require("apisix.core.config_yaml") then
         core.config.init_worker()
@@ -756,11 +775,18 @@ function _M.stream_preread_phase()
         return ngx_exit(1)
     end
 
+
+    local up_id = matched_route.value.upstream_id
+    if up_id then
+        api_ctx.matched_upstream = get_upstream_by_id(up_id)
+    else
+        api_ctx.matched_upstream = matched_route.value.upstream
+    end
+
     local plugins = core.tablepool.fetch("plugins", 32, 0)
     api_ctx.plugins = plugin.stream_filter(matched_route, plugins)
     -- core.log.info("valid plugins: ", core.json.delay_encode(plugins, true))
 
-    api_ctx.matched_upstream = matched_route.value.upstream
     api_ctx.conf_type = "stream/route"
     api_ctx.conf_version = matched_route.modifiedIndex
     api_ctx.conf_id = matched_route.value.id
diff --git a/t/stream-node/sanity.t b/t/stream-node/sanity.t
index 7eaf06e0bb50..cd4e0197de74 100644
--- a/t/stream-node/sanity.t
+++ b/t/stream-node/sanity.t
@@ -163,3 +163,70 @@ GET /t
 passed
 --- no_error_log
 [error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 7: set upstream (id: 1)
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/upstreams/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                [[{
+                    "nodes": {
+                        "127.0.0.1:1995": 1
+                    },
+                    "type": "roundrobin"
+                }]]
+            )
+            if code >= 300 then
+                ngx.status = code
+            end
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- response_body
+passed
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 8: set stream route (id: 1) which uses upstream_id
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/stream_routes/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                [[{
+                    "remote_addr": "127.0.0.1",
+                    "upstream_id": "1"
+                }]]
+            )
+            if code >= 300 then
+                ngx.status = code
+            end
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- response_body
+passed
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 9: hit route
+--- stream_enable
+--- stream_request eval
+mmm
+--- stream_response
+hello world
+--- no_error_log
+[error]