diff --git a/src/rootserver/ob_root_service.cpp b/src/rootserver/ob_root_service.cpp
index 99b8235ff9..7fcbf0c8a2 100644
--- a/src/rootserver/ob_root_service.cpp
+++ b/src/rootserver/ob_root_service.cpp
@@ -8999,7 +8999,8 @@ int ObRootService::check_weak_read_version_refresh_interval(int64_t refresh_inte
         LOG_WARN("get value failed", KR(ret), K(tenant_id), K(obj));
       } else if (OB_FAIL(obj.get_int(session_max_stale_time))) {
         LOG_WARN("get int failed", KR(ret), K(tenant_id), K(obj));
-      } else if (refresh_interval > session_max_stale_time) {
+      } else if (session_max_stale_time != share::ObSysVarFactory::INVALID_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME
+                 && refresh_interval > session_max_stale_time) {
         valid = false;
         LOG_USER_ERROR(OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
                        "weak_read_version_refresh_interval is larger than ob_max_read_stale_time");
diff --git a/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_factory.h b/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_factory.h
index bb598fc54d..80ffdbeedb 100644
--- a/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_factory.h
+++ b/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_factory.h
@@ -1699,6 +1699,7 @@ public:
   const static int64_t MYSQL_SYS_VARS_COUNT = 97;
   const static int64_t OB_SYS_VARS_COUNT = 135;
   const static int64_t ALL_SYS_VARS_COUNT = MYSQL_SYS_VARS_COUNT + OB_SYS_VARS_COUNT;
+  const static int64_t INVALID_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME = -1;
 
   const static int16_t OB_SPECIFIC_SYS_VAR_ID_OFFSET = 10000;
   // 表示当前OB能够使用的sys var id的最大值，正常情况下，不需要申请大于OB_MAX_SYS_VAR_ID的sys var id，
diff --git a/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_init.cpp b/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_init.cpp
index cf294f7cd5..60bbbdffff 100644
--- a/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_init.cpp
+++ b/src/share/system_variable/ob_system_variable_init.cpp
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ static struct VarsInit{
       ObSysVars[219].info_ = "max stale time(us) for weak read query " ;
       ObSysVars[219].name_ = "ob_max_read_stale_time" ;
       ObSysVars[219].data_type_ = ObIntType ;
-      ObSysVars[219].value_ = "5000000" ;
+      ObSysVars[219].value_ = "-1" ;
       ObSysVars[219].flags_ = ObSysVarFlag::GLOBAL_SCOPE | ObSysVarFlag::SESSION_SCOPE | ObSysVarFlag::NEED_SERIALIZE ;
       ObSysVars[219].on_check_and_convert_func_ = "ObSysVarOnCheckFuncs::check_and_convert_timeout_too_large" ;
       ObSysVars[219].id_ = SYS_VAR_OB_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME ;
diff --git a/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_variable_set_executor.cpp b/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_variable_set_executor.cpp
index 6b550d505d..2a7fad2317 100644
--- a/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_variable_set_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/engine/cmd/ob_variable_set_executor.cpp
@@ -644,6 +644,16 @@ int ObVariableSetExecutor::update_global_variables(ObExecContext &ctx,
         extra_var_value.assign(extra_var_value_buf, pos);
         should_update_extra_var = true;
       }
+    } else if (set_var.var_name_ == OB_SV_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME) {
+      int64_t max_read_stale_time = 0;
+      if (OB_FAIL(val.get_int(max_read_stale_time))) {
+        LOG_WARN("fail to get int value", K(ret), K(val));
+      } else if (max_read_stale_time != ObSysVarFactory::INVALID_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME &&
+                 max_read_stale_time < GCONF.weak_read_version_refresh_interval) {
+        ret = OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+        LOG_USER_ERROR(OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                       "max_read_stale_time is smaller than weak_read_version_refresh_interval");
+      }
     }
 
     if (OB_SUCC(ret) && should_update_extra_var) {
diff --git a/src/sql/session/ob_basic_session_info.cpp b/src/sql/session/ob_basic_session_info.cpp
index 77fbdd2039..0690f1cffc 100644
--- a/src/sql/session/ob_basic_session_info.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/session/ob_basic_session_info.cpp
@@ -2590,9 +2590,17 @@ OB_INLINE int ObBasicSessionInfo::process_session_variable(ObSysVarClassType var
       break;
     }
     case SYS_VAR_OB_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME: {
-      int64_t int_val = 0;
-      OZ (val.get_int(int_val), val);
-      OX (sys_vars_cache_.set_ob_max_read_stale_time(int_val));
+      int64_t max_read_stale_time = 0;
+      if (OB_FAIL(val.get_int(max_read_stale_time))) {
+        LOG_WARN("fail to get int value", K(ret), K(val));
+      } else if (max_read_stale_time != ObSysVarFactory::INVALID_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME &&
+                 max_read_stale_time < GCONF.weak_read_version_refresh_interval) {
+        ret = OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+        LOG_USER_ERROR(OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                       "max_read_stale_time is smaller than weak_read_version_refresh_interval");
+      } else {
+        sys_vars_cache_.set_ob_max_read_stale_time(max_read_stale_time);
+      }
       break;
     }
     case SYS_VAR_RUNTIME_FILTER_TYPE: {
@@ -3015,9 +3023,17 @@ int ObBasicSessionInfo::fill_sys_vars_cache_base_value(
       break;
     }
     case SYS_VAR_OB_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME: {
-      int64_t int_val = 0;
-      OZ (val.get_int(int_val), val);
-      OX (sys_vars_cache.set_base_ob_max_read_stale_time(int_val));
+      int64_t max_read_stale_time = 0;
+      if (OB_FAIL(val.get_int(max_read_stale_time))) {
+        LOG_WARN("fail to get int value", K(ret), K(val));
+      } else if (max_read_stale_time != ObSysVarFactory::INVALID_MAX_READ_STALE_TIME &&
+                 max_read_stale_time < GCONF.weak_read_version_refresh_interval) {
+        ret = OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+        LOG_USER_ERROR(OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                       "max_read_stale_time is smaller than weak_read_version_refresh_interval");
+      } else {
+        sys_vars_cache.set_base_ob_max_read_stale_time(max_read_stale_time);
+      }
       break;
     }
     case SYS_VAR_RUNTIME_FILTER_TYPE: {