diff --git a/executor/adapter.go b/executor/adapter.go
index 3f1504b654..4cf27e849d 100644
--- a/executor/adapter.go
+++ b/executor/adapter.go
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ func (a *ExecStmt) buildExecutor() (Executor, error) {
 		}
 		e = executorExec.stmtExec
 	}
-	a.isSelectForUpdate = b.hasLock && (!stmtCtx.InDeleteStmt && !stmtCtx.InUpdateStmt)
+	a.isSelectForUpdate = b.hasLock && (!stmtCtx.InDeleteStmt && !stmtCtx.InUpdateStmt && !stmtCtx.InInsertStmt)
 	return e, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/tidb_test.go b/server/tidb_test.go
index cdabeb1c2d..9c7b0a78e5 100644
--- a/server/tidb_test.go
+++ b/server/tidb_test.go
@@ -931,3 +931,24 @@ func (ts *tidbTestSuite) TestNullFlag(c *C) {
 	expectFlag := uint16(tmysql.NotNullFlag | tmysql.BinaryFlag)
 	c.Assert(dumpFlag(cols[0].Type, cols[0].Flag), Equals, expectFlag)
 }
+
+func (ts *tidbTestSuite) TestPessimisticInsertSelectForUpdate(c *C) {
+	qctx, err := ts.tidbdrv.OpenCtx(uint64(0), 0, uint8(tmysql.DefaultCollationID), "test", nil)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err = Execute(ctx, qctx, "use test;")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = Execute(ctx, qctx, "drop table if exists t1, t2")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = Execute(ctx, qctx, "create table t1 (id int)")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = Execute(ctx, qctx, "create table t2 (id int)")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = Execute(ctx, qctx, "insert into t1 select 1")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = Execute(ctx, qctx, "begin pessimistic")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	rs, err := Execute(ctx, qctx, "INSERT INTO t2 (id) select id from t1 where id = 1 for update")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(rs, IsNil) // should be no delay
+}