diff --git a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
index 8e1c8761de..470a3c9244 100644
--- a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
+++ b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
@@ -2244,6 +2244,7 @@ public class Config extends ConfigBase {
             + "If this database conflicts with a user's own database, please modify this field to replace "
             + "the name of the Doris built-in MySQL database with a different name."})
     public static String mysqldb_replace_name = "mysql";
+
     @ConfField(description = {
         "设置允许跨域访问的特定域名,默认允许任何域名跨域访问",
         "Set the specific domain name that allows cross-domain access. "
@@ -2251,4 +2252,17 @@ public class Config extends ConfigBase {
     })
     public static String access_control_allowed_origin_domain = "*";
 
+    @ConfField(description = {
+            "是否忽略 Image 文件中未知的模块。如果为 true，不在 PersistMetaModules.MODULE_NAMES 中的元数据模块将被忽略并跳过。"
+                    + "默认为 false，如果 Image 文件中包含未知的模块，Doris 将会抛出异常。"
+                    + "该参数主要用于降级操作中，老版本可以兼容新版本的 Image 文件。",
+            "Whether to ignore unknown modules in Image file. "
+                    + "If true, metadata modules not in PersistMetaModules.MODULE_NAMES "
+                    + "will be ignored and skipped. Default is false, if Image file contains unknown modules, "
+                    + "Doris will throw exception. "
+                    + "This parameter is mainly used in downgrade operation, "
+                    + "old version can be compatible with new version Image file."
+    })
+    public static boolean ignore_unknown_metadata_module = false;
+
 }
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/meta/MetaReader.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/meta/MetaReader.java
index 62e02bde42..8024105fe2 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/meta/MetaReader.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/meta/MetaReader.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.doris.persist.meta;
 
 import org.apache.doris.catalog.Env;
+import org.apache.doris.common.Config;
 import org.apache.doris.common.DdlException;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ public class MetaReader {
                 }
                 // skip deprecated modules
                 if (PersistMetaModules.DEPRECATED_MODULE_NAMES.contains(metaIndex.name)) {
-                    LOG.warn("meta modules {} is deprecated, ignore and skip it");
+                    LOG.warn("meta modules {} is deprecated, ignore and skip it", metaIndex.name);
                     // If this is the last module, nothing need to do.
                     if (i < metaFooter.metaIndices.size() - 1) {
                         IOUtils.skipFully(dis, metaFooter.metaIndices.get(i + 1).offset - metaIndex.offset);
@@ -110,8 +111,17 @@ public class MetaReader {
                 }
                 MetaPersistMethod persistMethod = PersistMetaModules.MODULES_MAP.get(metaIndex.name);
                 if (persistMethod == null) {
-                    throw new IOException("Unknown meta module: " + metaIndex.name + ". Known modules: "
-                            + PersistMetaModules.MODULE_NAMES);
+                    if (Config.ignore_unknown_metadata_module) {
+                        LOG.warn("meta modules {} is unknown, ignore and skip it", metaIndex.name);
+                        // If this is the last module, nothing need to do.
+                        if (i < metaFooter.metaIndices.size() - 1) {
+                            IOUtils.skipFully(dis, metaFooter.metaIndices.get(i + 1).offset - metaIndex.offset);
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    } else {
+                        throw new IOException("Unknown meta module: " + metaIndex.name + ". Known modules: "
+                                + PersistMetaModules.MODULE_NAMES);
+                    }
                 }
                 checksum = (long) persistMethod.readMethod.invoke(env, dis, checksum);
             }