diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp b/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp
index a382420f5ca079..be092ca51490f3 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ Tablet::Tablet(TabletMetaSharedPtr tablet_meta, DataDir* data_dir,
         _last_base_compaction_success_millis(0),
         _cumulative_point(K_INVALID_CUMULATIVE_POINT),
         _cumulative_compaction_type(cumulative_compaction_type) {
-    // change _rs_graph to _timestamped_version_tracker
-    _timestamped_version_tracker.construct_versioned_tracker(_tablet_meta->all_rs_metas());
+    // construct _timestamped_versioned_tracker from rs and stale rs meta
+    _timestamped_version_tracker.construct_versioned_tracker(_tablet_meta->all_rs_metas(),
+                                                             _tablet_meta->all_stale_rs_metas());
 }
 
 OLAPStatus Tablet::_init_once_action() {
@@ -108,6 +109,20 @@ OLAPStatus Tablet::_init_once_action() {
         _inc_rs_version_map[version] = std::move(rowset);
     }
 
+    // init stale rowset
+    for (auto& stale_rs_meta : _tablet_meta->all_stale_rs_metas()) {
+        Version version = stale_rs_meta->version();
+        RowsetSharedPtr rowset;
+        res = RowsetFactory::create_rowset(&_schema, _tablet_path, stale_rs_meta, &rowset);
+        if (res != OLAP_SUCCESS) {
+            LOG(WARNING) << "fail to init stale rowset. tablet_id:" << tablet_id()
+                         << ", schema_hash:" << schema_hash() << ", version=" << version
+                         << ", res:" << res;
+            return res;
+        }
+        _stale_rs_version_map[version] = std::move(rowset);
+    }
+
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -276,6 +291,15 @@ const RowsetSharedPtr Tablet::get_rowset_by_version(const Version& version) cons
     return iter->second;
 }
 
+const RowsetSharedPtr Tablet::get_stale_rowset_by_version(const Version& version) const {
+    auto iter = _stale_rs_version_map.find(version);
+    if (iter == _stale_rs_version_map.end()) {
+        VLOG(3) << "no rowset for version:" << version << ", tablet: " << full_name();
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return iter->second;
+}
+
 // This function only be called by SnapshotManager to perform incremental clone.
 // It will be called under protected of _meta_lock(SnapshotManager will fetch it manually),
 // so it is no need to lock here.
@@ -895,6 +919,12 @@ bool Tablet::check_path(const std::string& path_to_check) const {
             return true;
         }
     }
+    for (auto& stale_version_rowset : _stale_rs_version_map) {
+        bool ret = stale_version_rowset.second->check_path(path_to_check);
+        if (ret) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -919,6 +949,11 @@ bool Tablet::check_rowset_id(const RowsetId& rowset_id) {
             return true;
         }
     }
+    for (auto& stale_version_rowset : _stale_rs_version_map) {
+        if (stale_version_rowset.second->rowset_id() == rowset_id) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
     if (RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_data_dir->get_meta(), tablet_uid(), rowset_id)) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -1120,6 +1155,14 @@ bool Tablet::rowset_meta_is_useful(RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta) {
             find_version = true;
         }
     }
+    for (auto& stale_version_rowset : _stale_rs_version_map) {
+        if (stale_version_rowset.second->rowset_id() == rowset_meta->rowset_id()) {
+            find_rowset_id = true;
+        }
+        if (stale_version_rowset.second->contains_version(rowset_meta->version())) {
+            find_version = true;
+        }
+    }
     return find_rowset_id || !find_version;
 }
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet.h b/be/src/olap/tablet.h
index e8372fb5c51603..4f1ba22b928087 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class Tablet : public BaseTablet {
     // The caller must call hold _meta_lock when call this two function.
     const RowsetSharedPtr get_rowset_by_version(const Version& version) const;
     const RowsetSharedPtr get_inc_rowset_by_version(const Version& version) const;
+    const RowsetSharedPtr get_stale_rowset_by_version(const Version& version) const;
 
     const RowsetSharedPtr rowset_with_max_version() const;
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.cpp b/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.cpp
index 5fb25ce27dfcf1..15801facbdf808 100755
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ void TabletMeta::init_from_pb(const TabletMetaPB& tablet_meta_pb) {
         _inc_rs_metas.push_back(std::move(rs_meta));
     }
 
+    for (auto& it : tablet_meta_pb.stale_rs_metas()) {
+        RowsetMetaSharedPtr rs_meta(new AlphaRowsetMeta());
+        rs_meta->init_from_pb(it);
+        _stale_rs_metas.push_back(std::move(rs_meta));
+    }
+
     // generate AlterTabletTask
     if (tablet_meta_pb.has_alter_task()) {
         AlterTabletTask* alter_tablet_task = new AlterTabletTask();
@@ -431,6 +437,9 @@ void TabletMeta::to_meta_pb(TabletMetaPB* tablet_meta_pb) {
     for (auto rs : _inc_rs_metas) {
         rs->to_rowset_pb(tablet_meta_pb->add_inc_rs_metas());
     }
+    for (auto rs : _stale_rs_metas) {
+        rs->to_rowset_pb(tablet_meta_pb->add_stale_rs_metas());
+    }
     _schema.to_schema_pb(tablet_meta_pb->mutable_schema());
     if (_alter_task != nullptr) {
         _alter_task->to_alter_pb(tablet_meta_pb->mutable_alter_task());
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.h b/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.h
index 8ae8ccdd144b91..2058d72dff107e 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet_meta.h
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ class TabletMeta {
                          const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& to_delete);
     void revise_rs_metas(std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>&& rs_metas);
 
-
     void revise_inc_rs_metas(std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>&& rs_metas);
+
     inline const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& all_inc_rs_metas() const;
     inline const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& all_stale_rs_metas() const;
     OLAPStatus add_inc_rs_meta(const RowsetMetaSharedPtr& rs_meta);
diff --git a/be/src/olap/version_graph.cpp b/be/src/olap/version_graph.cpp
index a64153c7e23ec4..f397dce7f9c335 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/version_graph.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/version_graph.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace doris {
 void TimestampedVersionTracker::_construct_versioned_tracker(const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas) {
     int64_t max_version = 0;
 
-    // construct the roset graph
+    // construct the rowset graph
     _version_graph.reconstruct_version_graph(rs_metas, &max_version);
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +43,167 @@ void TimestampedVersionTracker::construct_versioned_tracker(const std::vector<Ro
     _construct_versioned_tracker(rs_metas);
 }
 
+void TimestampedVersionTracker::construct_versioned_tracker(
+        const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas,
+        const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& stale_metas) {
+
+    if (rs_metas.empty()) {
+        VLOG(3) << "there is no version in the header.";
+        return;
+    }
+    _stale_version_path_map.clear();
+    _next_path_id = 1;
+    _construct_versioned_tracker(rs_metas);
+
+    // init _stale_version_path_map
+    _init_stale_version_path_map(rs_metas, stale_metas);
+}
+
+void TimestampedVersionTracker::_init_stale_version_path_map(
+        const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas,
+        const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& stale_metas) {
+
+    if (stale_metas.empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // sort stale meta by version diff (second version - first version)
+    std::list<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> sorted_stale_metas;
+    for (auto& rs : stale_metas) {
+        sorted_stale_metas.emplace_back(rs);
+    }
+
+    // 1. Sort the existing rowsets by version in ascending order
+    sorted_stale_metas.sort([](const RowsetMetaSharedPtr& a, const RowsetMetaSharedPtr& b) {
+        // compare by version diff between version.first and version.second
+        int64_t a_diff = a->version().second - a->version().first;
+        int64_t b_diff = b->version().second - b->version().first;
+
+        int diff = a_diff - b_diff;
+        if (diff < 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        else if (diff > 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // when the version diff is equal, compare rowset createtime
+        return a->creation_time() < b->creation_time();
+    });
+
+    // first_version -> (second_version -> rowset_meta)
+    std::unordered_map<int64_t, std::unordered_map<int64_t, RowsetMetaSharedPtr>> stale_map;
+
+    // 2. generate stale path from stale_metas. traverse sorted_stale_metas and each time add stale_meta to stale_map.
+    // when a stale path in stale_map can replace stale_meta in sorted_stale_metas, stale_map remove rowset_metas of a stale path
+    // and add the path to _stale_version_path_map.
+    for(auto& stale_meta:sorted_stale_metas) {
+        std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> stale_path;
+        // 2.1 find a path in stale_map can replace current stale_meta version
+        bool r = _find_path_from_stale_map(stale_map, stale_meta->start_version(), stale_meta->end_version(), &stale_path);
+
+        // 2.2 add stale_meta to stale_map
+        auto start_iter = stale_map.find(stale_meta->start_version());
+        if (start_iter != stale_map.end()) {
+            start_iter->second[stale_meta->end_version()] = stale_meta;
+        } else {
+            std::unordered_map<int64_t, RowsetMetaSharedPtr> item;
+            item[stale_meta->end_version()] = stale_meta;
+            stale_map[stale_meta->start_version()] = std::move(item);
+        }
+        // 2.3 add version to version_graph
+        Version stale_meta_version = stale_meta->version();
+        add_version(stale_meta_version);
+        // 2.4 find the path
+        if (r) {
+            // add the path to _stale_version_path_map
+            add_stale_path_version(stale_path);
+            // remove stale_path from stale_map
+            for (auto stale_item:stale_path) {
+                stale_map[stale_item->start_version()].erase(stale_item->end_version());
+            
+                if (stale_map[stale_item->start_version()].empty()) {
+                    stale_map.erase(stale_item->start_version());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 3. generate stale path from rs_metas
+    for(auto& stale_meta:rs_metas) {
+        std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> stale_path;
+        // 3.1 find a path in stale_map can replace current stale_meta version
+        bool r = _find_path_from_stale_map(stale_map, stale_meta->start_version(), stale_meta->end_version(), &stale_path);
+        
+        // 3.2 find the path 
+        if (r) {
+            // add the path to _stale_version_path_map
+            add_stale_path_version(stale_path);
+            // remove stale_path from stale_map
+            for (auto stale_item:stale_path) {
+                stale_map[stale_item->start_version()].erase(stale_item->end_version());
+            
+                if (stale_map[stale_item->start_version()].empty()) {
+                    stale_map.erase(stale_item->start_version());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 4. process remain stale rowset_meta in stale_map
+    auto map_iter = stale_map.begin();
+    while (map_iter != stale_map.end()) {
+        auto second_iter = map_iter->second.begin();
+        while(second_iter != map_iter->second.end()) {
+            // each remain stale rowset_meta generate a stale path
+            std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> stale_path;
+            stale_path.push_back(second_iter->second);
+            add_stale_path_version(stale_path);
+
+            second_iter++;
+        }
+        map_iter++;
+    }
+}
+
+bool TimestampedVersionTracker::_find_path_from_stale_map(
+        const std::unordered_map<int64_t, std::unordered_map<int64_t, RowsetMetaSharedPtr>>& stale_map,
+        int64_t first_version, int64_t second_version, std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>* stale_path) {
+
+    auto first_iter = stale_map.find(first_version);
+    // if first_version not in stale_map, there is no path.
+    if (first_iter == stale_map.end()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    auto& second_version_map = first_iter->second;
+    auto second_iter = second_version_map.find(second_version);
+    // if second_version in stale_map, find a path.
+    if (second_iter != second_version_map.end()) {
+        auto row_meta = second_iter->second;
+        // add rowset to path
+        stale_path->push_back(row_meta);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // traverse the first version map to backtracking _find_path_from_stale_map
+    auto map_iter = second_version_map.begin();
+    while (map_iter != second_version_map.end()) {
+        // the version greater than second_version, we can't find path in stale_map
+        if (map_iter->first > second_version) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        // backtracking _find_path_from_stale_map find from map_iter->first + 1 to second_version
+        stale_path->push_back(map_iter->second);
+        bool r = _find_path_from_stale_map(stale_map, map_iter->first + 1, second_version, stale_path);
+        if (r) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // there is no path in current version, pop and continue
+        stale_path->pop_back();
+        map_iter++;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
 
 void TimestampedVersionTracker::get_stale_version_path_json_doc(rapidjson::Document& path_arr) {
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/version_graph.h b/be/src/olap/version_graph.h
index b8cac9ffd162e5..e051fbc4c5fcf3 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/version_graph.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/version_graph.h
@@ -136,9 +136,13 @@ using PathVersionListSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<TimestampedVersionPathContainer
 /// after the path is expired.
 class TimestampedVersionTracker {
 public:
-    /// Construct rowsets version tracker by rs_metas and stale version path map.
+    /// Construct rowsets version tracker by main path rowset meta.
     void construct_versioned_tracker(const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas);
 
+    /// Construct rowsets version tracker by main path rowset meta and stale rowset meta.
+    void construct_versioned_tracker(const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas,
+                                     const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& stale_metas);
+
     /// Recover rowsets version tracker from stale version path map. When delete operation fails, the 
     /// tracker can be recovered from deleted stale_version_path_map.
     void recover_versioned_tracker(const std::map<int64_t, PathVersionListSharedPtr>& stale_version_path_map);
@@ -180,9 +184,19 @@ class TimestampedVersionTracker {
     void get_stale_version_path_json_doc(rapidjson::Document& path_arr);
 
 private:
-    /// Construct rowsets version tracker with stale rowsets.
+    /// Construct rowsets version tracker with main path rowset meta.
     void _construct_versioned_tracker(const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas);
 
+    /// init stale_version_path_map by main path rowset meta and stale rowset meta.
+    void _init_stale_version_path_map(const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& rs_metas,
+                                      const std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>& stale_metas);
+
+    /// find a path in stale_map from first_version to second_version, stale_path is used as result.
+    bool _find_path_from_stale_map(
+            const std::unordered_map<int64_t, std::unordered_map<int64_t, RowsetMetaSharedPtr>>& stale_map,
+            int64_t first_version, int64_t second_version,
+            std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr>* stale_path);
+
 private:
     // This variable records the id of path version which will be dispatched to next path version, 
     // it is not persisted.
diff --git a/be/test/olap/timestamped_version_tracker_test.cpp b/be/test/olap/timestamped_version_tracker_test.cpp
index 9b4ce966483b3b..3fb3f9ed39c4f4 100644
--- a/be/test/olap/timestamped_version_tracker_test.cpp
+++ b/be/test/olap/timestamped_version_tracker_test.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,23 @@ TEST_F(TestTimestampedVersionTracker, construct_versioned_tracker) {
     ASSERT_EQ(1, tracker._next_path_id);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TestTimestampedVersionTracker, construct_version_tracker_by_stale_meta) {
+
+    std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> rs_metas;
+    std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> expried_rs_metas;
+    std::vector<Version> version_path;
+
+    init_all_rs_meta(&rs_metas);
+    init_expried_row_rs_meta(&expried_rs_metas);
+
+    TimestampedVersionTracker tracker;
+    tracker.construct_versioned_tracker(rs_metas, expried_rs_metas);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(10, tracker._version_graph._version_graph.size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(4, tracker._stale_version_path_map.size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(5, tracker._next_path_id);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TestTimestampedVersionTracker, construct_versioned_tracker_with_same_rowset) {
 
     std::vector<RowsetMetaSharedPtr> rs_metas;
diff --git a/gensrc/proto/olap_file.proto b/gensrc/proto/olap_file.proto
index d4f9cf758523de..72805b8a04671a 100644
--- a/gensrc/proto/olap_file.proto
+++ b/gensrc/proto/olap_file.proto
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ message TabletMetaPB {
     optional int64 end_rowset_id = 15;
     optional RowsetTypePB preferred_rowset_type = 16;
     optional TabletTypePB tablet_type = 17;
+    repeated RowsetMetaPB stale_rs_metas = 18;
 }
 
 message OLAPIndexHeaderMessage {