diff --git a/components/playground/command.go b/components/playground/command.go
index ae5b8aa14c..02ce69bcd0 100644
--- a/components/playground/command.go
+++ b/components/playground/command.go
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ func buildCommands(tp CommandType, opt *bootOptions) (cmds []Command) {
 
 		cmds = append(cmds, c)
 	}
+	for i := 0; i < opt.ticdc.Num; i++ {
+		c := Command{
+			CommandType: tp,
+			ComponentID: "ticdc",
+			Config:      opt.ticdc,
+		}
+
+		cmds = append(cmds, c)
+	}
 	for i := 0; i < opt.drainer.Num; i++ {
 		c := Command{
 			CommandType: tp,
@@ -127,6 +136,7 @@ func newScaleOut() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.tikv.Num, "kv", "", opt.tikv.Num, "TiKV instance number")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.pd.Num, "pd", "", opt.pd.Num, "PD instance number")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.tiflash.Num, "tiflash", "", opt.tiflash.Num, "TiFlash instance number")
+	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.ticdc.Num, "ticdc", "", opt.ticdc.Num, "TiCDC instance number")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.pump.Num, "pump", "", opt.pump.Num, "Pump instance number")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.drainer.Num, "drainer", "", opt.pump.Num, "Drainer instance number")
 
@@ -144,6 +154,7 @@ func newScaleOut() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.tikv.BinPath, "kv.binpath", "", opt.tikv.BinPath, "TiKV instance binary path")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.pd.BinPath, "pd.binpath", "", opt.pd.BinPath, "PD instance binary path")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.tiflash.BinPath, "tiflash.binpath", "", opt.tiflash.BinPath, "TiFlash instance binary path")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.ticdc.BinPath, "ticdc.binpath", "", opt.ticdc.BinPath, "TiCDC instance binary path")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.pump.BinPath, "pump.binpath", "", opt.pump.BinPath, "Pump instance binary path")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.drainer.BinPath, "drainer.binpath", "", opt.drainer.BinPath, "Drainer instance binary path")
 
diff --git a/components/playground/instance/ticdc.go b/components/playground/instance/ticdc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed6d85a5c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/playground/instance/ticdc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright 2020 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package instance
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/repository/v0manifest"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/utils"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// TiCDC represent a ticdc instance.
+type TiCDC struct {
+	instance
+	pds []*PDInstance
+	Process
+}
+
+var _ Instance = &TiCDC{}
+
+// NewTiCDC create a TiCDC instance.
+func NewTiCDC(binPath string, dir, host, configPath string, id int, pds []*PDInstance) *TiCDC {
+	ticdc := &TiCDC{
+		instance: instance{
+			BinPath:    binPath,
+			ID:         id,
+			Dir:        dir,
+			Host:       host,
+			Port:       utils.MustGetFreePort(host, 8300),
+			ConfigPath: configPath,
+		},
+		pds: pds,
+	}
+	ticdc.StatusPort = ticdc.Port
+	return ticdc
+}
+
+// Start implements Instance interface.
+func (c *TiCDC) Start(ctx context.Context, version v0manifest.Version) error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(c.Dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var urls []string
+	for _, pd := range c.pds {
+		urls = append(urls, fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", pd.Host, pd.StatusPort))
+	}
+
+	args := []string{
+		"server",
+		fmt.Sprintf("--addr=%s:%d", c.Host, c.Port),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--advertise-addr=%s:%d", advertiseHost(c.Host), c.Port),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--pd=%s", strings.Join(urls, ",")),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--log-file=%s", c.LogFile()),
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	if c.Process, err = NewComponentProcess(ctx, c.Dir, c.BinPath, "cdc", version, args...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logIfErr(c.Process.SetOutputFile(c.LogFile()))
+
+	return c.Process.Start()
+}
+
+// Component return component name.
+func (c *TiCDC) Component() string {
+	return "ticdc"
+}
+
+// LogFile return the log file.
+func (c *TiCDC) LogFile() string {
+	return filepath.Join(c.Dir, "ticdc.log")
+}
diff --git a/components/playground/main.go b/components/playground/main.go
index ed30625421..b66d9e2292 100644
--- a/components/playground/main.go
+++ b/components/playground/main.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type bootOptions struct {
 	tidb    instance.Config
 	tikv    instance.Config
 	tiflash instance.Config
+	ticdc   instance.Config
 	pump    instance.Config
 	drainer instance.Config
 	host    string
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ Examples:
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.tikv.Num, "kv", "", opt.tikv.Num, "TiKV instance number")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.pd.Num, "pd", "", opt.pd.Num, "PD instance number")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.tiflash.Num, "tiflash", "", opt.tiflash.Num, "TiFlash instance number")
+	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.ticdc.Num, "ticdc", "", opt.ticdc.Num, "TiCDC instance number")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.pump.Num, "pump", "", opt.pump.Num, "Pump instance number")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opt.drainer.Num, "drainer", "", opt.drainer.Num, "Drainer instance number")
 
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ Examples:
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.tikv.BinPath, "kv.binpath", "", opt.tikv.BinPath, "TiKV instance binary path")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.pd.BinPath, "pd.binpath", "", opt.pd.BinPath, "PD instance binary path")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.tiflash.BinPath, "tiflash.binpath", "", opt.tiflash.BinPath, "TiFlash instance binary path")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.ticdc.BinPath, "ticdc.binpath", "", opt.ticdc.BinPath, "TiCDC instance binary path")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.pump.BinPath, "pump.binpath", "", opt.pump.BinPath, "Pump instance binary path")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opt.drainer.BinPath, "drainer.binpath", "", opt.drainer.BinPath, "Drainer instance binary path")
 
diff --git a/components/playground/playground.go b/components/playground/playground.go
index 0a49701d11..feefae3d67 100755
--- a/components/playground/playground.go
+++ b/components/playground/playground.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type Playground struct {
 	tikvs            []*instance.TiKVInstance
 	tidbs            []*instance.TiDBInstance
 	tiflashs         []*instance.TiFlashInstance
+	ticdcs           []*instance.TiCDC
 	pumps            []*instance.Pump
 	drainers         []*instance.Drainer
 	startedInstances []instance.Instance
@@ -295,6 +296,12 @@ func (p *Playground) handleScaleIn(w io.Writer, pid int) error {
 				p.tidbs = append(p.tidbs[:i], p.tidbs[i+1:]...)
 			}
 		}
+	case "ticdc":
+		for i := 0; i < len(p.ticdcs); i++ {
+			if p.ticdcs[i].Pid() == pid {
+				p.ticdcs = append(p.ticdcs[:i], p.ticdcs[i+1:]...)
+			}
+		}
 	case "tiflash":
 		for i := 0; i < len(p.tiflashs); i++ {
 			if p.tiflashs[i].Pid() == pid {
@@ -393,6 +400,8 @@ func (p *Playground) sanitizeComponentConfig(cid string, cfg *instance.Config) e
 		return p.sanitizeConfig(p.bootOptions.tidb, cfg)
 	case "tiflash":
 		return p.sanitizeConfig(p.bootOptions.tiflash, cfg)
+	case "ticdc":
+		return p.sanitizeConfig(p.bootOptions.ticdc, cfg)
 	case "pump":
 		return p.sanitizeConfig(p.bootOptions.pump, cfg)
 	case "drainer":
@@ -548,6 +557,13 @@ func (p *Playground) WalkInstances(fn func(componentID string, ins instance.Inst
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, ins := range p.ticdcs {
+		err := fn("ticdc", ins)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.AddStack(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, ins := range p.drainers {
 		err := fn("drainer", ins)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -618,6 +634,10 @@ func (p *Playground) addInstance(componentID string, cfg instance.Config) (ins i
 		inst := instance.NewTiFlashInstance(cfg.BinPath, dir, host, cfg.ConfigPath, id, p.pds, p.tidbs)
 		ins = inst
 		p.tiflashs = append(p.tiflashs, inst)
+	case "ticdc":
+		inst := instance.NewTiCDC(cfg.BinPath, dir, host, cfg.ConfigPath, id, p.pds)
+		ins = inst
+		p.ticdcs = append(p.ticdcs, inst)
 	case "pump":
 		inst := instance.NewPump(cfg.BinPath, dir, host, cfg.ConfigPath, id, p.pds)
 		ins = inst
@@ -699,6 +719,12 @@ func (p *Playground) bootCluster(ctx context.Context, env *environment.Environme
 			return errors.AddStack(err)
 		}
 	}
+	for i := 0; i < options.ticdc.Num; i++ {
+		_, err := p.addInstance("ticdc", options.ticdc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.AddStack(err)
+		}
+	}
 	for i := 0; i < options.drainer.Num; i++ {
 		_, err := p.addInstance("drainer", options.drainer)
 		if err != nil {