diff --git a/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go b/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
index 79128037fc5..8cdd827baa9 100755
--- a/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
+++ b/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
@@ -212,9 +212,12 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn("load resource group revision failed", zap.Error(err))
 		}
-		watchChannel, err := c.provider.Watch(ctx, pd.GroupSettingsPathPrefixBytes, pd.WithRev(revision), pd.WithPrefix())
+		var watchChannel chan []*meta_storagepb.Event
+		if !c.config.isSingleGroupByKeyspace {
+			watchChannel, err = c.provider.Watch(ctx, pd.GroupSettingsPathPrefixBytes, pd.WithRev(revision), pd.WithPrefix())
+		}
 		watchRetryTimer := time.NewTimer(watchRetryInterval)
-		if err == nil {
+		if err == nil || c.config.isSingleGroupByKeyspace {
 			watchRetryTimer.Stop()
 		}
 		defer watchRetryTimer.Stop()
@@ -254,6 +257,11 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 			case <-emergencyTokenAcquisitionTicker.C:
 				c.executeOnAllGroups((*groupCostController).resetEmergencyTokenAcquisition)
 			case resp, ok := <-watchChannel:
+				failpoint.Inject("disableWatch", func() {
+					if c.config.isSingleGroupByKeyspace {
+						panic("disableWatch")
+					}
+				})
 				if !ok {
 					watchChannel = nil
 					watchRetryTimer.Reset(watchRetryInterval)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/mcs/resource_manager/resource_manager_test.go b/tests/integrations/mcs/resource_manager/resource_manager_test.go
index 3758c41be75..cd88d312305 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/mcs/resource_manager/resource_manager_test.go
+++ b/tests/integrations/mcs/resource_manager/resource_manager_test.go
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ func (suite *resourceManagerClientTestSuite) TestWatchResourceGroup() {
 	re.Equal(len(lresp), 4)
 	re.Greater(revision, int64(0))
 	tcs := tokenConsumptionPerSecond{rruTokensAtATime: 100}
+	re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/client/resource_group/controller/disableWatch", "return(true)"))
+	defer func() {
+		re.NoError(failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/client/resource_group/controller/disableWatch"))
+	}()
+	controllerKeySpace, _ := controller.NewResourceGroupController(suite.ctx, 1, cli, nil, controller.EnableSingleGroupByKeyspace())
 	controller, _ := controller.NewResourceGroupController(suite.ctx, 1, cli, nil)
 	controller.Start(suite.ctx)
 	defer controller.Stop()
@@ -212,6 +217,11 @@ func (suite *resourceManagerClientTestSuite) TestWatchResourceGroup() {
 	re.NoError(err)
 	re.Equal(meta.RUSettings.RU, group.RUSettings.RU)
 	re.Equal(metaShadow.RUSettings.RU, group.RUSettings.RU)
+
+	controllerKeySpace.OnRequestWait(suite.ctx, "test0", tcs.makeReadRequest())
+	metaKeySpace := controllerKeySpace.GetActiveResourceGroup("test0")
+	re.Equal(metaKeySpace.RUSettings.RU, group.RUSettings.RU)
+
 	controller.OnRequestWait(suite.ctx, "test1", tcs.makeReadRequest())
 	meta = controller.GetActiveResourceGroup("test1")
 	metaShadow, err = controller.GetResourceGroup("test1")
@@ -243,6 +253,8 @@ func (suite *resourceManagerClientTestSuite) TestWatchResourceGroup() {
 				meta = controller.GetActiveResourceGroup("test0")
 				return meta.RUSettings.RU.Settings.FillRate == uint64(20000)
 			}, testutil.WithTickInterval(50*time.Millisecond))
+			metaKeySpace = controllerKeySpace.GetActiveResourceGroup("test0")
+			re.Equal(metaKeySpace.RUSettings.RU.Settings.FillRate, uint64(10000))
 			re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/client/watchStreamError", "return(true)"))
 		}
 		group.Name = "test" + strconv.Itoa(i)