diff --git a/distsql/distsql.go b/distsql/distsql.go
index cb2bbfaef5ff4..3219098b646e9 100644
--- a/distsql/distsql.go
+++ b/distsql/distsql.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package distsql
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strconv"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/metrics"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/stmtctx"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/variable"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/statistics"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/logutil"
@@ -32,17 +34,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tipb/go-tipb"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/tikvrpc/interceptor"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
 
 // DispatchMPPTasks dispatches all tasks and returns an iterator.
 func DispatchMPPTasks(ctx context.Context, sctx sessionctx.Context, tasks []*kv.MPPDispatchRequest, fieldTypes []*types.FieldType, planIDs []int, rootID int, startTs uint64) (SelectResult, error) {
 	ctx = WithSQLKvExecCounterInterceptor(ctx, sctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx)
 	_, allowTiFlashFallback := sctx.GetSessionVars().AllowFallbackToTiKV[kv.TiFlash]
+	ctx = SetTiFlashMaxThreadsInContext(ctx, sctx)
 	resp := sctx.GetMPPClient().DispatchMPPTasks(ctx, sctx.GetSessionVars().KVVars, tasks, allowTiFlashFallback, startTs)
 	if resp == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("client returns nil response")
 	}
-
 	encodeType := tipb.EncodeType_TypeDefault
 	if canUseChunkRPC(sctx) {
 		encodeType = tipb.EncodeType_TypeChunk
@@ -97,6 +100,11 @@ func Select(ctx context.Context, sctx sessionctx.Context, kvReq *kv.Request, fie
 		EventCb:                    eventCb,
 		EnableCollectExecutionInfo: config.GetGlobalConfig().Instance.EnableCollectExecutionInfo,
 	}
+
+	if kvReq.StoreType == kv.TiFlash {
+		ctx = SetTiFlashMaxThreadsInContext(ctx, sctx)
+	}
+
 	resp := sctx.GetClient().Send(ctx, kvReq, sctx.GetSessionVars().KVVars, option)
 	if resp == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("client returns nil response")
@@ -141,6 +149,14 @@ func Select(ctx context.Context, sctx sessionctx.Context, kvReq *kv.Request, fie
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// SetTiFlashMaxThreadsInContext set the config TiFlash max threads in context.
+func SetTiFlashMaxThreadsInContext(ctx context.Context, sctx sessionctx.Context) context.Context {
+	if sctx.GetSessionVars().TiFlashMaxThreads != -1 {
+		ctx = metadata.AppendToOutgoingContext(ctx, variable.TiDBMaxTiFlashThreads, strconv.FormatInt(sctx.GetSessionVars().TiFlashMaxThreads, 10))
+	}
+	return ctx
+}
+
 // SelectWithRuntimeStats sends a DAG request, returns SelectResult.
 // The difference from Select is that SelectWithRuntimeStats will set copPlanIDs into selectResult,
 // which can help selectResult to collect runtime stats.
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/session.go b/sessionctx/variable/session.go
index 431a51a221922..63afe1476e710 100644
--- a/sessionctx/variable/session.go
+++ b/sessionctx/variable/session.go
@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ type SessionVars struct {
 	// Note if you want to set `enforceMPPExecution` to `true`, you must set `allowMPPExecution` to `true` first.
 	enforceMPPExecution bool
 
+	// TiFlashMaxThreads is the maximum number of threads to execute the request which is pushed down to tiflash.
+	// Default value is -1, means it will not be pushed down to tiflash.
+	// If the value is bigger than -1, it will be pushed down to tiflash and used to create db context in tiflash.
+	TiFlashMaxThreads int64
+
 	// TiDBAllowAutoRandExplicitInsert indicates whether explicit insertion on auto_random column is allowed.
 	AllowAutoRandExplicitInsert bool
 
@@ -1305,6 +1310,7 @@ func NewSessionVars() *SessionVars {
 	vars.allowMPPExecution = DefTiDBAllowMPPExecution
 	vars.HashExchangeWithNewCollation = DefTiDBHashExchangeWithNewCollation
 	vars.enforceMPPExecution = DefTiDBEnforceMPPExecution
+	vars.TiFlashMaxThreads = DefTiFlashMaxThreads
 	vars.MPPStoreFailTTL = DefTiDBMPPStoreFailTTL
 
 	enableChunkRPC := "0"
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go b/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go
index ca9b52493d53e..839775e71ba50 100644
--- a/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go
+++ b/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ var defaultSysVars = []*SysVar{
 		s.enforceMPPExecution = TiDBOptOn(val)
 		return nil
 	}},
+	{Scope: ScopeGlobal | ScopeSession, Name: TiDBMaxTiFlashThreads, Type: TypeInt, Value: strconv.Itoa(DefTiFlashMaxThreads), MinValue: -1, MaxValue: MaxConfigurableConcurrency, SetSession: func(s *SessionVars, val string) error {
+		s.TiFlashMaxThreads = TidbOptInt64(val, DefTiFlashMaxThreads)
+		return nil
+	}},
 	{Scope: ScopeSession, Name: TiDBSnapshot, Value: "", skipInit: true, SetSession: func(s *SessionVars, val string) error {
 		err := setSnapshotTS(s, val)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/tidb_vars.go b/sessionctx/variable/tidb_vars.go
index 0010b6f876c71..d852c47ea6870 100644
--- a/sessionctx/variable/tidb_vars.go
+++ b/sessionctx/variable/tidb_vars.go
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ const (
 	// Note if you want to set `tidb_enforce_mpp` to `true`, you must set `tidb_allow_mpp` to `true` first.
 	TiDBEnforceMPPExecution = "tidb_enforce_mpp"
 
+	// TiDBMaxTiFlashThreads is the maximum number of threads to execute the request which is pushed down to tiflash.
+	// Default value is -1, means it will not be pushed down to tiflash.
+	// If the value is bigger than -1, it will be pushed down to tiflash and used to create db context in tiflash.
+	TiDBMaxTiFlashThreads = "tidb_max_tiflash_threads"
 	// TiDBMPPStoreFailTTL is the unavailable time when a store is detected failed. During that time, tidb will not send any task to
 	// TiFlash even though the failed TiFlash node has been recovered.
 	TiDBMPPStoreFailTTL = "tidb_mpp_store_fail_ttl"
@@ -756,6 +760,7 @@ const (
 	DefTiDBAllowMPPExecution                     = true
 	DefTiDBHashExchangeWithNewCollation          = true
 	DefTiDBEnforceMPPExecution                   = false
+	DefTiFlashMaxThreads                         = -1
 	DefTiDBMPPStoreFailTTL                       = "60s"
 	DefTiDBTxnMode                               = ""
 	DefTiDBRowFormatV1                           = 1