diff --git a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h
index 97c1398020..628c31d9e9 100644
--- a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h
+++ b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ class replication_app_base : public replica_base
     // query app envs.
     virtual void query_app_envs(/*out*/ std::map<std::string, std::string> &envs) = 0;
 
+    // `partition_version` is used to guarantee data consistency during partition split.
+    // In normal cases, partition_version = partition_count-1, when this replica rejects read
+    // and write request, partition_version = -1.
+    //
+    // Thread-safe.
+    virtual void set_partition_version(int32_t partition_version){};
+
 public:
     //
     // utility functions to be used by app
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp
index b25bc8fbba..f3d77366cf 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ replica::replica(
     _options = &stub->options();
     init_state();
     _config.pid = gpid;
+    _partition_version = app.partition_count - 1;
 
     std::string counter_str = fmt::format("private.log.size(MB)@{}", gpid);
     _counter_private_log_size.init_app_counter(
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.h b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.h
index 59055341f2..1c38df9b86 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.h
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.h
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ class replica : public serverlet<replica>, public ref_counter, public replica_ba
     // ballot when starting partition split and split will stop if ballot changed
     // _child_init_ballot = 0 if partition not in partition split
     ballot _child_init_ballot{0};
+    // in normal cases, _partition_version = partition_count-1
+    // when replica reject client read write request, partition_version = -1
+    std::atomic<int32_t> _partition_version;
 
     // perf counters
     perf_counter_wrapper _counter_private_log_size;
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_init.cpp b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_init.cpp
index 739e7e4508..f0563130f3 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_init.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_init.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ error_code replica::init_app_and_prepare_list(bool create_new)
         _app = nullptr;
     } else {
         _is_initializing = true;
+        _app->set_partition_version(_app_info.partition_count - 1);
 
         if (nullptr == _private_log) {
             ddebug("%s: clear private log, dir = %s", name(), log_dir.c_str());
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/mock_utils.h b/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/mock_utils.h
index e368966dd1..2ccd1d2736 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/mock_utils.h
+++ b/src/dist/replication/test/replica_test/unit_test/mock_utils.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class mock_replication_app_base : public replication_app_base
     void query_app_envs(std::map<std::string, std::string> &out) override { out = _envs; }
     decree last_durable_decree() const override { return 0; }
 
+    // TODO(heyuchen): implement this function in further pull request
+    void set_partition_version(int32_t partition_version) override {}
+
 private:
     std::map<std::string, std::string> _envs;
     decree _decree = 5;