diff --git a/internal/masterservice/master_service.go b/internal/masterservice/master_service.go
index 54bf296a72..32ce0ab74a 100644
--- a/internal/masterservice/master_service.go
+++ b/internal/masterservice/master_service.go
@@ -583,8 +583,9 @@ func (c *Core) setMsgStreams() error {
 				Timestamp: t,
 				SourceID:  c.session.ServerID,
 			},
-			ChannelNames: pc,
-			Timestamps:   pt,
+			ChannelNames:     pc,
+			Timestamps:       pt,
+			DefaultTimestamp: t,
 		}
 		return c.chanTimeTick.UpdateTimeTick(&ttMsg)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/masterservice/master_service_test.go b/internal/masterservice/master_service_test.go
index 4177482366..46e35bb8d2 100644
--- a/internal/masterservice/master_service_test.go
+++ b/internal/masterservice/master_service_test.go
@@ -479,11 +479,15 @@ func TestMasterService(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, len(core.chanTimeTick.proxyTimeTick), 2)
 		pt, ok := core.chanTimeTick.proxyTimeTick[core.session.ServerID]
 		assert.True(t, ok)
-		assert.Equal(t, 2, len(pt.ChannelNames))
-		assert.Equal(t, 2, len(pt.Timestamps))
-		assert.Equal(t, pt.ChannelNames, createMeta.PhysicalChannelNames)
-		assert.Equal(t, pt.Timestamps[0], pt.Timestamps[1])
-		assert.LessOrEqual(t, createPart.BeginTimestamp, pt.Timestamps[0])
+		assert.Equal(t, 2, len(pt.in.ChannelNames))
+		assert.Equal(t, 2, len(pt.in.Timestamps))
+		assert.Equal(t, 2, len(pt.timeTick))
+		assert.Equal(t, pt.in.ChannelNames, createMeta.PhysicalChannelNames)
+		assert.Equal(t, pt.in.Timestamps[0], pt.in.Timestamps[1])
+		assert.Equal(t, pt.in.Timestamps[0], pt.in.DefaultTimestamp)
+		assert.Equal(t, pt.timeTick[pt.in.ChannelNames[0]], pt.in.DefaultTimestamp)
+		assert.Equal(t, pt.timeTick[pt.in.ChannelNames[1]], pt.in.DefaultTimestamp)
+		assert.LessOrEqual(t, createPart.BeginTimestamp, pt.in.Timestamps[0])
 		core.chanTimeTick.lock.Unlock()
 
 		// check DD operation info
diff --git a/internal/masterservice/timeticksync.go b/internal/masterservice/timeticksync.go
index a5ebacc00e..18cb2ccd98 100644
--- a/internal/masterservice/timeticksync.go
+++ b/internal/masterservice/timeticksync.go
@@ -29,16 +29,40 @@ import (
 type timetickSync struct {
 	core          *Core
 	lock          sync.Mutex
-	proxyTimeTick map[typeutil.UniqueID]*internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg
-	sendChan      chan map[typeutil.UniqueID]*internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg
+	proxyTimeTick map[typeutil.UniqueID]*channelTimeTickMsg
+	sendChan      chan map[typeutil.UniqueID]*channelTimeTickMsg
+}
+
+type channelTimeTickMsg struct {
+	in       *internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg
+	timeTick map[string]typeutil.Timestamp
+}
+
+func newChannelTimeTickMsg(in *internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg) *channelTimeTickMsg {
+	msg := &channelTimeTickMsg{
+		in:       in,
+		timeTick: make(map[string]typeutil.Timestamp),
+	}
+	for idx := range in.ChannelNames {
+		msg.timeTick[in.ChannelNames[idx]] = in.Timestamps[idx]
+	}
+	return msg
+}
+
+func (c *channelTimeTickMsg) getTimetick(channelName string) typeutil.Timestamp {
+	tt, ok := c.timeTick[channelName]
+	if ok {
+		return tt
+	}
+	return c.in.DefaultTimestamp
 }
 
 func newTimeTickSync(core *Core) *timetickSync {
 	return &timetickSync{
 		lock:          sync.Mutex{},
 		core:          core,
-		proxyTimeTick: make(map[typeutil.UniqueID]*internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg),
-		sendChan:      make(chan map[typeutil.UniqueID]*internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg, 16),
+		proxyTimeTick: make(map[typeutil.UniqueID]*channelTimeTickMsg),
+		sendChan:      make(chan map[typeutil.UniqueID]*channelTimeTickMsg, 16),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +78,7 @@ func (t *timetickSync) sendToChannel() {
 		}
 	}
 	// clear proxyTimeTick and send a clone
-	ptt := make(map[typeutil.UniqueID]*internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg)
+	ptt := make(map[typeutil.UniqueID]*channelTimeTickMsg)
 	for k, v := range t.proxyTimeTick {
 		ptt[k] = v
 		t.proxyTimeTick[k] = nil
@@ -78,12 +102,18 @@ func (t *timetickSync) UpdateTimeTick(in *internalpb.ChannelTimeTickMsg) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Skip ChannelTimeTickMsg from un-recognized proxy node %d", in.Base.SourceID)
 	}
 	if in.Base.SourceID == t.core.session.ServerID {
-		if prev != nil && prev.Timestamps[0] >= in.Timestamps[0] {
-			log.Debug("timestamp go back", zap.Int64("source id", in.Base.SourceID), zap.Uint64("prev ts", prev.Timestamps[0]), zap.Uint64("curr ts", in.Timestamps[0]))
+		if prev != nil && prev.in.DefaultTimestamp >= in.DefaultTimestamp {
+			log.Debug("timestamp go back", zap.Int64("source id", in.Base.SourceID), zap.Uint64("prev ts", prev.in.DefaultTimestamp), zap.Uint64("curr ts", in.DefaultTimestamp))
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
-	t.proxyTimeTick[in.Base.SourceID] = in
+	if in.DefaultTimestamp == 0 {
+		mints := minTimeTick(in.Timestamps...)
+		log.Debug("default time stamp is zero, set it to the min value of inputs", zap.Int64("proxy id", in.Base.SourceID), zap.Uint64("min ts", mints))
+		in.DefaultTimestamp = mints
+	}
+
+	t.proxyTimeTick[in.Base.SourceID] = newChannelTimeTickMsg(in)
 	t.sendToChannel()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -123,27 +153,22 @@ func (t *timetickSync) StartWatch() {
 				log.Debug("timetickSync sendChan closed")
 				return
 			}
+
 			// reduce each channel to get min timestamp
-			chanName2TimeTickMap := make(map[string]typeutil.Timestamp)
-			for _, cttMsg := range ptt {
-				chanNum := len(cttMsg.ChannelNames)
-				for i := 0; i < chanNum; i++ {
-					name := cttMsg.ChannelNames[i]
-					ts := cttMsg.Timestamps[i]
-					cts, ok := chanName2TimeTickMap[name]
-					if !ok || ts < cts {
-						chanName2TimeTickMap[name] = ts
+			mtt := ptt[t.core.session.ServerID]
+			for _, chanName := range mtt.in.ChannelNames {
+				mints := mtt.getTimetick(chanName)
+				for _, tt := range ptt {
+					ts := tt.getTimetick(chanName)
+					if ts < mints {
+						mints = ts
 					}
 				}
-			}
-			log.Debug("MasterService timeticksync",
-				zap.Any("chanName2TimeTickMap", chanName2TimeTickMap))
-			// send timetick msg to msg stream
-			for chanName, chanTs := range chanName2TimeTickMap {
-				if err := t.SendChannelTimeTick(chanName, chanTs); err != nil {
+				if err := t.SendChannelTimeTick(chanName, mints); err != nil {
 					log.Debug("SendChannelTimeTick fail", zap.Error(err))
 				}
 			}
+
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -188,3 +213,17 @@ func (t *timetickSync) GetProxyNodeNum() int {
 func (t *timetickSync) GetChanNum() int {
 	return t.core.dmlChannels.GetNumChannles()
 }
+
+func minTimeTick(tt ...typeutil.Timestamp) typeutil.Timestamp {
+	var ret typeutil.Timestamp
+	for _, t := range tt {
+		if ret == 0 {
+			ret = t
+		} else {
+			if t < ret {
+				ret = t
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ret
+}