diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
index b65f8b901a4..cba08c7bb99 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func CreateClientsWithMultiEndpoint(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls []url.URL) (*c
 
 // CreateClients creates etcd v3 client and http client.
 func CreateClients(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, *http.Client, error) {
-	client, err := createEtcdClient(tlsConfig, acUrls)
+	client, err := CreateEtcdClient(tlsConfig, acUrls)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, errs.ErrNewEtcdClient.Wrap(err).GenWithStackByCause()
 	}
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ func createEtcdClientWithMultiEndpoint(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls []url.URL)
 	return client, err
 }
 
-// createEtcdClient creates etcd v3 client.
+// CreateEtcdClient creates etcd v3 client.
 // Note: it will be used by legacy pd-server, and only connect to leader only.
-func createEtcdClient(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acURL url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
+func CreateEtcdClient(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acURL url.URL) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	lgc := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	lgc.Encoding = log.ZapEncodingName
 	client, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
index ad0b277c8f0..63c7d2276bb 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestEtcdWithHangLeaderEnableCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/etcdutil/closeKeepAliveCheck", "return(true)"))
 	err = checkEtcdWithHangLeader(t)
 	re.Error(err)
-	require.NoError(t, failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/etcdutil/closeKeepAliveCheck"))
+	re.NoError(failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/etcdutil/closeKeepAliveCheck"))
 }
 
 func checkEtcdWithHangLeader(t *testing.T) error {
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e1dcadf2d7e..36a3cefd0af 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	member *member.EmbeddedEtcdMember
 	// etcd client
 	client *clientv3.Client
+	// electionClient is used for leader election.
+	electionClient *clientv3.Client
 	// http client
 	httpClient *http.Client
 	clusterID  uint64 // pd cluster id.
@@ -342,6 +344,11 @@ func (s *Server) startEtcd(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	s.electionClient, err = startElectionClient(s.cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// update advertise peer urls.
 	etcdMembers, err := etcdutil.ListEtcdMembers(s.client)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@ func (s *Server) startEtcd(ctx context.Context) error {
 	failpoint.Inject("memberNil", func() {
 		time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
 	})
-	s.member = member.NewMember(etcd, s.client, etcdServerID)
+	s.member = member.NewMember(etcd, s.electionClient, etcdServerID)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -376,6 +383,19 @@ func startClient(cfg *config.Config) (*clientv3.Client, *http.Client, error) {
 	return etcdutil.CreateClients(tlsConfig, etcdCfg.ACUrls[0])
 }
 
+func startElectionClient(cfg *config.Config) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
+	tlsConfig, err := cfg.Security.ToTLSConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	etcdCfg, err := cfg.GenEmbedEtcdConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return etcdutil.CreateEtcdClient(tlsConfig, etcdCfg.ACUrls[0])
+}
+
 // AddStartCallback adds a callback in the startServer phase.
 func (s *Server) AddStartCallback(callbacks ...func()) {
 	s.startCallbacks = append(s.startCallbacks, callbacks...)
@@ -491,6 +511,11 @@ func (s *Server) Close() {
 			log.Error("close etcd client meet error", errs.ZapError(errs.ErrCloseEtcdClient, err))
 		}
 	}
+	if s.electionClient != nil {
+		if err := s.electionClient.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Error("close election client meet error", errs.ZapError(errs.ErrCloseEtcdClient, err))
+		}
+	}
 
 	if s.httpClient != nil {
 		s.httpClient.CloseIdleConnections()