diff --git a/server/grpc_service.go b/server/grpc_service.go
index f0939a45043..d9883e4453f 100644
--- a/server/grpc_service.go
+++ b/server/grpc_service.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	heartbeatSendTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	heartbeatSendTimeout                   = 5 * time.Second
+	maxRetryTimesGetGlobalTSOFromTSOServer = 3
 )
 
 // gRPC errors
@@ -1774,29 +1775,40 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) getGlobalTSOFromTSOServer(ctx context.Context) (pdpb.Timest
 	if !ok || forwardedHost == "" {
 		return pdpb.Timestamp{}, ErrNotFoundTSOAddr
 	}
-	forwardStream, err := s.getTSOForwardStream(forwardedHost)
-	if err != nil {
-		return pdpb.Timestamp{}, err
-	}
-	forwardStream.Send(&tsopb.TsoRequest{
+	request := &tsopb.TsoRequest{
 		Header: &tsopb.RequestHeader{
 			ClusterId:       s.clusterID,
 			KeyspaceId:      utils.DefaultKeyspaceID,
 			KeyspaceGroupId: utils.DefaultKeyspaceGroupID,
 		},
 		Count: 1,
-	})
-	ts, err := forwardStream.Recv()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("get global tso from tso service primary addr failed", zap.Error(err), zap.String("tso", forwardedHost))
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), codes.Unavailable.String()) {
-			s.tsoClientPool.Lock()
-			delete(s.tsoClientPool.clients, forwardedHost)
-			s.tsoClientPool.Unlock()
+	}
+	var (
+		forwardStream tsopb.TSO_TsoClient
+		ts            *tsopb.TsoResponse
+		err           error
+	)
+	for i := 0; i < maxRetryTimesGetGlobalTSOFromTSOServer; i++ {
+		forwardStream, err = s.getTSOForwardStream(forwardedHost)
+		if err != nil {
+			return pdpb.Timestamp{}, err
+		}
+		forwardStream.Send(request)
+		ts, err = forwardStream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), codes.Unavailable.String()) {
+				s.tsoClientPool.Lock()
+				delete(s.tsoClientPool.clients, forwardedHost)
+				s.tsoClientPool.Unlock()
+				continue
+			}
+			log.Error("get global tso from tso service primary addr failed", zap.Error(err), zap.String("tso-addr", forwardedHost))
+			return pdpb.Timestamp{}, err
 		}
-		return pdpb.Timestamp{}, err
+		return *ts.GetTimestamp(), nil
 	}
-	return *ts.GetTimestamp(), nil
+	log.Error("get global tso from tso service primary addr failed after retry", zap.Error(err), zap.String("tso-addr", forwardedHost))
+	return pdpb.Timestamp{}, err
 }
 
 func (s *GrpcServer) getTSOForwardStream(forwardedHost string) (tsopb.TSO_TsoClient, error) {