diff --git a/cdc/kv/client.go b/cdc/kv/client.go
index 0b8aa86e7a9..fe4fde0c377 100644
--- a/cdc/kv/client.go
+++ b/cdc/kv/client.go
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ func (s *eventFeedSession) receiveFromStream(
 
 	// always create a new region worker, because `receiveFromStream` is ensured
 	// to call exactly once from outer code logic
-	worker := newRegionWorker(parentCtx, s.changefeed, s, addr)
+	worker := newRegionWorker(parentCtx, s.changefeed, s, addr, pendingRegions)
 	defer worker.evictAllRegions()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(parentCtx)
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ func (s *eventFeedSession) receiveFromStream(
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				if status.Code(errors.Cause(err)) == codes.Canceled {
-					log.Debug(
+					log.Info(
 						"receive from stream canceled",
 						zap.String("namespace", s.changefeed.Namespace),
 						zap.String("changefeed", s.changefeed.ID),
diff --git a/cdc/kv/region_worker.go b/cdc/kv/region_worker.go
index 32cc523c90f..01d425558de 100644
--- a/cdc/kv/region_worker.go
+++ b/cdc/kv/region_worker.go
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ type regionWorker struct {
 
 	// how many pending input events
 	inputPending int32
+
+	pendingRegions *syncRegionFeedStateMap
 }
 
 func newRegionWorkerMetrics(changefeedID model.ChangeFeedID) *regionWorkerMetrics {
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ func newRegionWorkerMetrics(changefeedID model.ChangeFeedID) *regionWorkerMetric
 
 func newRegionWorker(
 	ctx context.Context, changefeedID model.ChangeFeedID, s *eventFeedSession, addr string,
+	pendingRegions *syncRegionFeedStateMap,
 ) *regionWorker {
 	return &regionWorker{
 		parentCtx:     ctx,
@@ -161,6 +164,8 @@ func newRegionWorker(
 		concurrency:   int(s.client.config.KVClient.WorkerConcurrent),
 		metrics:       newRegionWorkerMetrics(changefeedID),
 		inputPending:  0,
+
+		pendingRegions: pendingRegions,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ func (w *regionWorker) checkShouldExit() error {
 	empty := w.checkRegionStateEmpty()
 	// If there is no region maintained by this region worker, exit it and
 	// cancel the gRPC stream.
-	if empty {
+	if empty && w.pendingRegions.len() == 0 {
 		w.cancelStream(time.Duration(0))
 		return cerror.ErrRegionWorkerExit.GenWithStackByArgs()
 	}
diff --git a/cdc/kv/region_worker_test.go b/cdc/kv/region_worker_test.go
index 9438d518651..c8041246a96 100644
--- a/cdc/kv/region_worker_test.go
+++ b/cdc/kv/region_worker_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestRegionWokerHandleEventEntryEventOutOfOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		&tikv.RPCContext{}), 0)
 	state.sri.lockedRange = &regionlock.LockedRange{}
 	state.start()
-	worker := newRegionWorker(ctx, model.ChangeFeedID{}, s, "")
+	worker := newRegionWorker(ctx, model.ChangeFeedID{}, s, "", newSyncRegionFeedStateMap())
 	require.Equal(t, 2, cap(worker.outputCh))
 
 	// Receive prewrite2 with empty value.
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func TestRegionWorkerHandleEventsBeforeStartTs(t *testing.T) {
 	s1.sri.lockedRange = &regionlock.LockedRange{}
 	s1.sri.lockedRange.CheckpointTs.Store(9)
 	s1.start()
-	w := newRegionWorker(ctx, model.ChangeFeedID{}, s, "")
+	w := newRegionWorker(ctx, model.ChangeFeedID{}, s, "", newSyncRegionFeedStateMap())
 
 	err := w.handleResolvedTs(ctx, &resolvedTsEvent{
 		resolvedTs: 5,
diff --git a/cdc/kv/sharedconn/conn_and_client_test.go b/cdc/kv/sharedconn/conn_and_client_test.go
index 991ddbb61cc..797eb095601 100644
--- a/cdc/kv/sharedconn/conn_and_client_test.go
+++ b/cdc/kv/sharedconn/conn_and_client_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,40 @@ func TestConnectToUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, conn.Close())
 }
 
+func TestCancelStream(t *testing.T) {
+	service := make(chan *grpc.Server, 1)
+	var addr string
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	defer wg.Wait()
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		require.Nil(t, runGrpcService(&srv{}, &addr, service))
+	}()
+
+	svc := <-service
+	require.NotNil(t, svc)
+	defer svc.GracefulStop()
+
+	connCtx, connCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer connCancel()
+
+	pool := newConnAndClientPool(&security.Credential{}, nil, 1)
+	conn, err := pool.connect(connCtx, addr)
+	require.NotNil(t, conn)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	rpcCtx, rpcCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	rpc := cdcpb.NewChangeDataClient(conn)
+	client, err := rpc.EventFeed(rpcCtx)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	rpcCancel()
+	_, err = client.Recv()
+	require.Equal(t, grpccodes.Canceled, grpcstatus.Code(err))
+	require.Nil(t, conn.Close())
+}
+
 func runGrpcService(srv cdcpb.ChangeDataServer, addr *string, service chan<- *grpc.Server) error {
 	defer close(service)
 	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")