diff --git a/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker.go b/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker.go
index 659c940378..38c8aff2e2 100644
--- a/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker.go
+++ b/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/querycoordv2/utils"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/funcutil"
 )
 
 const initialTargetVersion = int64(0)
@@ -203,6 +204,12 @@ func (c *SegmentChecker) getGrowingSegmentDiff(collectionID int64,
 				if channel, ok := currentTargetChannelMap[segment.InsertChannel]; ok {
 					timestampInSegment := segment.GetStartPosition().GetTimestamp()
 					timestampInTarget := channel.GetSeekPosition().GetTimestamp()
+					// release growing segment if in dropped segment list
+					if funcutil.SliceContain(channel.GetDroppedSegmentIds(), segment.GetID()) {
+						log.Info("growing segment exists in dropped segment list, release it", zap.Int64("segmentID", segment.GetID()))
+						toRelease = append(toRelease, segment)
+						continue
+					}
 					// filter toRelease which seekPosition is newer than next target dmChannel
 					if timestampInSegment < timestampInTarget {
 						log.Info("growing segment not exist in target, so release it",
diff --git a/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker_test.go b/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker_test.go
index 5944e8e9b0..228013c48d 100644
--- a/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker_test.go
+++ b/internal/querycoordv2/checkers/segment_checker_test.go
@@ -646,6 +646,62 @@ func (suite *SegmentCheckerTestSuite) TestReleaseGrowingSegments() {
 	suite.Equal(tasks[1].Priority(), task.TaskPriorityNormal)
 }
 
+func (suite *SegmentCheckerTestSuite) TestReleaseCompactedGrowingSegments() {
+	checker := suite.checker
+
+	checker.meta.CollectionManager.PutCollection(utils.CreateTestCollection(1, 1))
+	checker.meta.CollectionManager.PutPartition(utils.CreateTestPartition(1, 1))
+	checker.meta.ReplicaManager.Put(utils.CreateTestReplica(1, 1, []int64{1, 2}))
+
+	segments := []*datapb.SegmentInfo{
+		{
+			ID:            3,
+			PartitionID:   1,
+			InsertChannel: "test-insert-channel",
+		},
+	}
+	channels := []*datapb.VchannelInfo{
+		{
+			CollectionID:      1,
+			ChannelName:       "test-insert-channel",
+			SeekPosition:      &msgpb.MsgPosition{Timestamp: 10},
+			DroppedSegmentIds: []int64{4},
+		},
+	}
+	suite.broker.EXPECT().GetRecoveryInfoV2(mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(
+		channels, segments, nil)
+	checker.targetMgr.UpdateCollectionNextTarget(int64(1))
+	checker.targetMgr.UpdateCollectionCurrentTarget(int64(1))
+	checker.targetMgr.UpdateCollectionNextTarget(int64(1))
+
+	growingSegments := make(map[int64]*meta.Segment)
+	// segment start pos after chekcpoint
+	growingSegments[4] = utils.CreateTestSegment(1, 1, 4, 2, 1, "test-insert-channel")
+	growingSegments[4].SegmentInfo.StartPosition = &msgpb.MsgPosition{Timestamp: 11}
+
+	dmChannel := utils.CreateTestChannel(1, 2, 1, "test-insert-channel")
+	dmChannel.UnflushedSegmentIds = []int64{2, 3}
+	checker.dist.ChannelDistManager.Update(2, dmChannel)
+	view := utils.CreateTestLeaderView(2, 1, "test-insert-channel", map[int64]int64{3: 2}, growingSegments)
+	view.TargetVersion = checker.targetMgr.GetCollectionTargetVersion(int64(1), meta.CurrentTarget)
+	checker.dist.LeaderViewManager.Update(2, view)
+	checker.dist.SegmentDistManager.Update(2, utils.CreateTestSegment(1, 1, 3, 2, 2, "test-insert-channel"))
+
+	tasks := checker.Check(context.TODO())
+	suite.Len(tasks, 1)
+	sort.Slice(tasks, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return tasks[i].Actions()[0].(*task.SegmentAction).GetSegmentID() < tasks[j].Actions()[0].(*task.SegmentAction).GetSegmentID()
+	})
+	suite.Len(tasks[0].Actions(), 1)
+	action, ok := tasks[0].Actions()[0].(*task.SegmentAction)
+	suite.True(ok)
+	suite.EqualValues(1, tasks[0].ReplicaID())
+	suite.Equal(task.ActionTypeReduce, action.Type())
+	suite.EqualValues(4, action.GetSegmentID())
+	suite.EqualValues(2, action.Node())
+	suite.Equal(tasks[0].Priority(), task.TaskPriorityNormal)
+}
+
 func (suite *SegmentCheckerTestSuite) TestSkipReleaseGrowingSegments() {
 	checker := suite.checker
 	checker.meta.CollectionManager.PutCollection(utils.CreateTestCollection(1, 1))