diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/importer/import.go b/br/pkg/lightning/importer/import.go
index 4d9c30ff07..e022a4f8b8 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/importer/import.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/importer/import.go
@@ -1548,6 +1548,12 @@ func (rc *Controller) importTables(ctx context.Context) (finalErr error) {
 		}
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, &checksumManagerKey, manager)
 
+		undo, err := rc.registerTaskToPD(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Trace(err)
+		}
+		defer undo()
+
 		// Drop all secondary indexes before restore.
 		if rc.cfg.TikvImporter.AddIndexBySQL {
 			if err := rc.dropAllIndexes(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -1738,6 +1744,32 @@ func (rc *Controller) importTables(ctx context.Context) (finalErr error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (rc *Controller) registerTaskToPD(ctx context.Context) (undo func(), _ error) {
+	etcdCli, err := dialEtcdWithCfg(ctx, rc.cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
+	register := utils.NewTaskRegister(etcdCli, utils.RegisterLightning, fmt.Sprintf("lightning-%s", uuid.New()))
+
+	undo = func() {
+		closeCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		if err := register.Close(closeCtx); err != nil {
+			log.L().Warn("failed to unregister task", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+		if err := etcdCli.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.L().Warn("failed to close etcd client", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+	}
+	if err := register.RegisterTask(ctx); err != nil {
+		undo()
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	return undo, nil
+}
+
 func (rc *Controller) dropAllIndexes(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for _, dbInfo := range rc.dbInfos {
 		for _, tblInfo := range dbInfo.Tables {