diff --git a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h
index a1b8e4afef..baa610c5db 100644
--- a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h
+++ b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class replica_envs
     static const std::string REPLICA_ACCESS_CONTROLLER_ALLOWED_USERS;
     static const std::string READ_QPS_THROTTLING;
     static const std::string READ_SIZE_THROTTLING;
+    static const std::string SPLIT_VALIDATE_PARTITION_HASH;
 };
 
 } // namespace replication
diff --git a/src/common/replication_common.cpp b/src/common/replication_common.cpp
index e711046f6d..a1d0a10f7e 100644
--- a/src/common/replication_common.cpp
+++ b/src/common/replication_common.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ const std::string replica_envs::REPLICA_ACCESS_CONTROLLER_ALLOWED_USERS(
     "replica_access_controller.allowed_users");
 const std::string replica_envs::READ_QPS_THROTTLING("replica.read_throttling");
 const std::string replica_envs::READ_SIZE_THROTTLING("replica.read_throttling_by_size");
+const std::string
+    replica_envs::SPLIT_VALIDATE_PARTITION_HASH("replica.split.validate_partition_hash");
 
 const std::string bulk_load_constant::BULK_LOAD_INFO("bulk_load_info");
 const int32_t bulk_load_constant::BULK_LOAD_REQUEST_INTERVAL = 10;
diff --git a/src/meta/app_env_validator.cpp b/src/meta/app_env_validator.cpp
index c7021c6fff..422b7d8bc0 100644
--- a/src/meta/app_env_validator.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/app_env_validator.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ bool check_throttling(const std::string &env_value, std::string &hint_message)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool check_split_validation(const std::string &env_value, std::string &hint_message)
+{
+    bool result = false;
+    if (!dsn::buf2bool(env_value, result)) {
+        hint_message = fmt::format("invalid string {}, should be \"true\" or \"false\"", env_value);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool app_env_validator::validate_app_env(const std::string &env_name,
                                          const std::string &env_value,
                                          std::string &hint_message)
@@ -172,7 +182,9 @@ void app_env_validator::register_all_validators()
         {replica_envs::READ_QPS_THROTTLING,
          std::bind(&check_throttling, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)},
         {replica_envs::READ_SIZE_THROTTLING,
-         std::bind(&check_throttling, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)}};
+         std::bind(&check_throttling, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)},
+        {replica_envs::SPLIT_VALIDATE_PARTITION_HASH,
+         std::bind(&check_split_validation, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)}};
 }
 
 } // namespace replication
diff --git a/src/meta/meta_split_service.cpp b/src/meta/meta_split_service.cpp
index 1d10493055..1070411d79 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta_split_service.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/meta_split_service.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <dsn/dist/fmt_logging.h>
+#include <dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h>
 #include <dsn/utility/fail_point.h>
 
 #include "meta_split_service.h"
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ void meta_split_service::start_partition_split(start_split_rpc rpc)
             response.err = app == nullptr ? ERR_APP_NOT_EXIST : ERR_APP_DROPPED;
             response.hint_msg = fmt::format(
                 "app {}", response.err == ERR_APP_NOT_EXIST ? "not existed" : "dropped");
-
             return;
         }
 
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ void meta_split_service::do_start_partition_split(std::shared_ptr<app_state> app
         app->partition_count *= 2;
         app->helpers->contexts.resize(app->partition_count);
         app->partitions.resize(app->partition_count);
+        app->envs[replica_envs::SPLIT_VALIDATE_PARTITION_HASH] = "true";
 
         for (int i = 0; i < app->partition_count; ++i) {
             app->helpers->contexts[i].config_owner = &app->partitions[i];
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ void meta_split_service::do_start_partition_split(std::shared_ptr<app_state> app
     }
     auto copy = *app;
     copy.partition_count *= 2;
+    copy.envs[replica_envs::SPLIT_VALIDATE_PARTITION_HASH] = "true";
     blob value = dsn::json::json_forwarder<app_info>::encode(copy);
-
     _meta_svc->get_meta_storage()->set_data(
         _state->get_app_path(*app), std::move(value), on_write_storage_complete);
 }
diff --git a/src/meta/test/meta_split_service_test.cpp b/src/meta/test/meta_split_service_test.cpp
index a4719ec143..b322b7efa5 100644
--- a/src/meta/test/meta_split_service_test.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/test/meta_split_service_test.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <dsn/service_api_c.h>
+#include <dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h>
 
 #include "meta_service_test_app.h"
 #include "meta_test_base.h"
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ TEST_F(meta_split_service_test, start_split_test)
         ASSERT_EQ(start_partition_split(test.app_name, test.new_partition_count),
                   test.expected_err);
         ASSERT_EQ(app->partition_count, test.expected_partition_count);
+        if (test.expected_err == ERR_OK) {
+            ASSERT_EQ(app->envs[replica_envs::SPLIT_VALIDATE_PARTITION_HASH], "true");
+        }
     }
 }