diff --git a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.cpp b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.cpp
index c1e68563aa..a407c2c57b 100644
--- a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ ObTransferHandler::ObTransferHandler()
     retry_count_(0),
     transfer_worker_mgr_(),
     round_(0),
-    gts_seq_(share::SCN::base_scn())
+    gts_seq_(share::SCN::base_scn()),
+    transfer_handler_lock_(),
+    transfer_handler_enabled_(true)
 {
 }
 
@@ -322,9 +324,12 @@ int ObTransferHandler::process()
 {
   int ret = OB_SUCCESS;
   ObCurTraceId::init(GCONF.self_addr_);
+  common::SpinRLockGuard guard(transfer_handler_lock_);
   if (!is_inited_) {
     ret = OB_NOT_INIT;
     LOG_WARN("transfer handler do not init", K(ret));
+  } else if (!transfer_handler_enabled_) {
+    LOG_INFO("transfer handler do not enable, ls may offline");
   } else if (OB_FAIL(do_leader_transfer_())) {
     LOG_WARN("failed to do leader transfer", K(ret));
   } else if (OB_FAIL(do_worker_transfer_())) {
@@ -2148,12 +2153,33 @@ int ObTransferHandler::offline()
     ret = OB_NOT_INIT;
     LOG_WARN("ls transfer handler do not init", K(ret));
   } else {
-    int retry_cnt = 0;
-    do {
-      if (OB_FAIL(transfer_worker_mgr_.cancel_dag_net())) {
-        LOG_WARN("failed to cancel dag net", K(ret), KPC(ls_));
+    const int64_t timeout_us = 1 * 1000 * 1000; //1s;
+    bool lock_succ = false;
+    if (OB_FAIL(transfer_handler_lock_.wrlock(timeout_us))) {
+      if (ret == OB_TIMEOUT) {
+        ret = OB_EAGAIN;
       }
-    } while (retry_cnt ++ < 3/*max retry cnt*/ && OB_EAGAIN == ret);
+      LOG_WARN("[TRANSFER] lock transfer_handler_lock_ failed", K(ret), K(timeout_us));
+    } else {
+      lock_succ = true;
+      transfer_handler_enabled_ = false;
+    }
+
+    if (lock_succ) {
+      int64_t tmp_ret = OB_SUCCESS;
+      if (OB_TMP_FAIL(transfer_handler_lock_.unlock())) {
+        LOG_WARN("[RetainCtxMgr] unlock retain_ctx_mgr failed", K(tmp_ret));
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (OB_SUCC(ret)) {
+      int retry_cnt = 0;
+      do {
+        if (OB_FAIL(transfer_worker_mgr_.cancel_dag_net())) {
+          LOG_WARN("failed to cancel dag net", K(ret), KPC(ls_));
+        }
+      } while (retry_cnt ++ < 3/*max retry cnt*/ && OB_EAGAIN == ret);
+    }
   }
   return ret;
 }
@@ -2161,6 +2187,11 @@ int ObTransferHandler::offline()
 void ObTransferHandler::online()
 {
   transfer_worker_mgr_.reset_task_id();
+  {
+    common::SpinWLockGuard guard(transfer_handler_lock_);
+    transfer_handler_enabled_ = true;
+  }
+  wakeup_();
 }
 
 int ObTransferHandler::stop_tablets_schedule_medium_(const ObIArray<ObTabletID> &tablet_ids, bool &succ_stop)
diff --git a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.h b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.h
index d6522f91e9..49f8092e05 100644
--- a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.h
+++ b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_handler.h
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ private:
   ObTransferWorkerMgr transfer_worker_mgr_;
   int64_t round_;
   share::SCN gts_seq_;
+  common::SpinRWLock transfer_handler_lock_;
+  bool transfer_handler_enabled_;
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ObTransferHandler);
 };
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_service.cpp b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_service.cpp
index 05497b12e2..707d00bb65 100644
--- a/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_service.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/high_availability/ob_transfer_service.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ int ObTransferService::do_transfer_handler_(const share::ObLSID &ls_id)
   } else if (OB_ISNULL(ls = ls_handle.get_ls())) {
     ret = OB_ERR_UNEXPECTED;
     LOG_WARN("ls should not be NULL", K(ret), KP(ls), K(ls_id));
+  } else if (ls->is_offline()) {
+    LOG_INFO("ls is during offline, cannot schedule transfer handler", K(ls_id));
   } else if (OB_FAIL(ls->get_transfer_handler()->process())) {
     LOG_WARN("failed to process transfer", K(ret), KP(ls));
   } else {