diff --git a/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go b/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go
index 02b5279d02..94e4965919 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -120,12 +121,22 @@ type shardLeadersReader struct {
 // Shuffle returns the shuffled shard leader list.
 func (it shardLeadersReader) Shuffle() map[string][]nodeInfo {
 	result := make(map[string][]nodeInfo)
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	for channel, leaders := range it.leaders.shardLeaders {
 		l := len(leaders)
-		shuffled := make([]nodeInfo, 0, len(leaders))
-		for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
-			shuffled = append(shuffled, leaders[(i+int(it.idx))%l])
+		// shuffle all replica at random order
+		shuffled := make([]nodeInfo, l)
+		for i, randIndex := range rand.Perm(l) {
+			shuffled[i] = leaders[randIndex]
 		}
+
+		// make each copy has same probability to be first replica
+		for index, leader := range shuffled {
+			if leader == leaders[int(it.idx)%l] {
+				shuffled[0], shuffled[index] = shuffled[index], shuffled[0]
+			}
+		}
+
 		result[channel] = shuffled
 	}
 	return result
diff --git a/internal/proxy/meta_cache_test.go b/internal/proxy/meta_cache_test.go
index 8b92f98d2e..bbe5ab4ba7 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/meta_cache_test.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/meta_cache_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/util/funcutil"
+	uatomic "go.uber.org/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
@@ -842,3 +843,42 @@ func TestMetaCache_ExpireShardLeaderCache(t *testing.T) {
 		return len(nodeInfos["channel-1"]) == 3 && len(nodeInfos["channel-2"]) == 3
 	}, 3*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
 }
+
+func TestGlobalMetaCache_ShuffleShardLeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	shards := map[string][]nodeInfo{
+		"channel-1": {
+			{
+				nodeID:  1,
+				address: "localhost:9000",
+			},
+			{
+				nodeID:  2,
+				address: "localhost:9000",
+			},
+			{
+				nodeID:  3,
+				address: "localhost:9000",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	sl := &shardLeaders{
+		deprecated:   uatomic.NewBool(false),
+		idx:          uatomic.NewInt64(5),
+		shardLeaders: shards,
+	}
+
+	reader := sl.GetReader()
+	result := reader.Shuffle()
+	assert.Len(t, result["channel-1"], 3)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), result["channel-1"][0].nodeID)
+
+	reader = sl.GetReader()
+	result = reader.Shuffle()
+	assert.Len(t, result["channel-1"], 3)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), result["channel-1"][0].nodeID)
+
+	reader = sl.GetReader()
+	result = reader.Shuffle()
+	assert.Len(t, result["channel-1"], 3)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(3), result["channel-1"][0].nodeID)
+}