diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09b8374f63b..964c1bf2543 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@
             <version>3.9</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
             <artifactId>simpleclient</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDChecker.java b/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDChecker.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a64da7100d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDChecker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package org.tikv.common;
+
+public enum PDChecker {
+  Learner,
+  Replica,
+  Rule,
+  Split,
+  Merge,
+  JointState,
+  Priority;
+
+  public String apiName() {
+    switch (this) {
+      case Learner:
+        return "learner";
+      case Replica:
+        return "replica";
+      case Rule:
+        return "rule";
+      case Split:
+        return "split";
+      case Merge:
+        return "merge";
+      case JointState:
+        return "joint-state";
+      case Priority:
+        return "priority";
+    }
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDClient.java b/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDClient.java
index 0c0b0180fe3..d86363f3c66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/tikv/common/PDClient.java
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 import static org.tikv.common.pd.PDUtils.addrToUri;
 import static org.tikv.common.pd.PDUtils.uriToAddr;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ThreadFactoryBuilder;
 import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
@@ -34,7 +37,9 @@
 import io.grpc.stub.MetadataUtils;
 import io.prometheus.client.Histogram;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
@@ -46,6 +51,11 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
+import org.apache.http.entity.ByteArrayEntity;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.tikv.common.codec.Codec.BytesCodec;
@@ -93,12 +103,15 @@ public class PDClient extends AbstractGRPCClient<PDBlockingStub, PDStub>
     implements ReadOnlyPDClient {
   private static final String TIFLASH_TABLE_SYNC_PROGRESS_PATH = "/tiflash/table/sync";
   private static final long MIN_TRY_UPDATE_DURATION = 50;
+  private static final int PAUSE_CHECKER_TIMEOUT = 300; // in seconds
+  private static final int KEEP_CHECKER_PAUSE_PERIOD = PAUSE_CHECKER_TIMEOUT / 5; // in seconds
   private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PDClient.class);
   private RequestHeader header;
   private TsoRequest tsoReq;
   private volatile PDClientWrapper pdClientWrapper;
   private ScheduledExecutorService service;
   private ScheduledExecutorService tiflashReplicaService;
+  private final HashMap<PDChecker, ScheduledExecutorService> pauseCheckerService = new HashMap<>();
   private List<URI> pdAddrs;
   private Client etcdClient;
   private ConcurrentMap<Long, Double> tiflashReplicaMap;
@@ -144,6 +157,70 @@ public TiTimestamp getTimestamp(BackOffer backOffer) {
     return new TiTimestamp(timestamp.getPhysical(), timestamp.getLogical());
   }
 
+  public synchronized void keepPauseChecker(PDChecker checker) {
+    if (!this.pauseCheckerService.containsKey(checker)) {
+      ScheduledExecutorService newService =
+          Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(
+              new ThreadFactoryBuilder()
+                  .setNameFormat(String.format("PDClient-pause-%s-pool-%%d", checker.name()))
+                  .setDaemon(true)
+                  .build());
+      newService.scheduleAtFixedRate(
+          () -> pauseChecker(checker, PAUSE_CHECKER_TIMEOUT),
+          0,
+          KEEP_CHECKER_PAUSE_PERIOD,
+          TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+      this.pauseCheckerService.put(checker, newService);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public synchronized void stopKeepPauseChecker(PDChecker checker) {
+    if (this.pauseCheckerService.containsKey(checker)) {
+      this.pauseCheckerService.get(checker).shutdown();
+      this.pauseCheckerService.remove(checker);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void resumeChecker(PDChecker checker) {
+    pauseChecker(checker, 0);
+  }
+
+  private void pauseChecker(PDChecker checker, int timeout) {
+    String verb = timeout == 0 ? "resume" : "pause";
+    URI url = pdAddrs.get(0);
+    String api = url.toString() + "/pd/api/v1/checker/" + checker.apiName();
+    HashMap<String, Integer> arguments = new HashMap<>();
+    arguments.put("delay", timeout);
+    try (CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault()) {
+      JsonMapper jsonMapper = new JsonMapper();
+      byte[] body = jsonMapper.writeValueAsBytes(arguments);
+      HttpPost post = new HttpPost(api);
+      post.setEntity(new ByteArrayEntity(body));
+      try (CloseableHttpResponse resp = client.execute(post)) {
+        if (resp.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 200) {
+          logger.error("failed to {} checker.", verb);
+        }
+        logger.info("checker {} {}d", checker.apiName(), verb);
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      logger.error(String.format("failed to %s checker.", verb), e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public Boolean isCheckerPaused(PDChecker checker) {
+    URI url = pdAddrs.get(0);
+    String api = url.toString() + "/pd/api/v1/checker/" + checker.apiName();
+    try {
+      ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+      HashMap<String, Boolean> status =
+          mapper.readValue(new URL(api), new TypeReference<HashMap<String, Boolean>>() {});
+      return status.get("paused");
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      logger.error(String.format("failed to get %s checker status.", checker.apiName()), e);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sends request to pd to scatter region.
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tikv/common/PDClientIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/tikv/common/PDClientIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e76ab08cb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tikv/common/PDClientIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package org.tikv.common;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class PDClientIntegrationTest {
+  private TiSession session;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setup() {
+    TiConfiguration conf = TiConfiguration.createRawDefault();
+    conf.setTest(true);
+    session = TiSession.create(conf);
+  }
+
+  @After
+  public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    if (session != null) {
+      session.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPauseCheck() throws Exception {
+    try (PDClient client = session.getPDClient()) {
+      PDChecker checker = PDChecker.Merge;
+      for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+        client.keepPauseChecker(checker);
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
+        assertTrue(client.isCheckerPaused(checker));
+
+        client.stopKeepPauseChecker(checker);
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
+
+        client.resumeChecker(checker);
+        assertFalse(client.isCheckerPaused(checker));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}