diff --git a/src/replica/replica_stub.cpp b/src/replica/replica_stub.cpp
index 6389ed50c0..18b5566e63 100644
--- a/src/replica/replica_stub.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/replica_stub.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ METRIC_DEFINE_gauge_int64(server,
                           "The max size of copied files among all splitting replicas");
 
 DSN_DECLARE_bool(duplication_enabled);
+DSN_DECLARE_bool(empty_write_disabled);
 DSN_DECLARE_bool(enable_acl);
 DSN_DECLARE_bool(encrypt_data_at_rest);
 DSN_DECLARE_int32(fd_beacon_interval_seconds);
@@ -2354,6 +2355,11 @@ void replica_stub::register_ctrl_command()
                 });
             }));
 
+        _cmds.emplace_back(::dsn::command_manager::instance().register_bool_command(
+            FLAGS_empty_write_disabled,
+            "replica.disable-empty-write",
+            "whether to disable empty writes"));
+
 #ifdef DSN_ENABLE_GPERF
         _cmds.emplace_back(::dsn::command_manager::instance().register_bool_command(
             _release_tcmalloc_memory,