diff --git a/br/pkg/task/stream.go b/br/pkg/task/stream.go
index 881ad795f0405..176ac3119bf08 100644
--- a/br/pkg/task/stream.go
+++ b/br/pkg/task/stream.go
@@ -1056,7 +1056,20 @@ func checkTaskExists(ctx context.Context, cfg *RestoreConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if len(tasks) > 0 {
-		return errors.Errorf("log backup task is running: %s, please stop the task before restore, and after PITR operation finished, create log-backup task again and create a full backup on this cluster", tasks[0].Info.Name)
+		return errors.Errorf("log backup task is running: %s, "+
+			"please stop the task before restore, and after PITR operation finished, "+
+			"create log-backup task again and create a full backup on this cluster", tasks[0].Info.Name)
+	}
+
+	// check cdc changefeed
+	if cfg.CheckRequirements {
+		nameSet, err := utils.GetCDCChangefeedNameSet(ctx, etcdCLI)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !nameSet.Empty() {
+			return errors.Errorf("%splease stop changefeed(s) before restore", nameSet.MessageToUser())
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/br/pkg/utils/BUILD.bazel b/br/pkg/utils/BUILD.bazel
index b455237dbf506..d119c77364e1b 100644
--- a/br/pkg/utils/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/br/pkg/utils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go_library(
     name = "utils",
     srcs = [
         "backoff.go",
+        "cdc.go",
         "db.go",
         "dyn_pprof_other.go",
         "dyn_pprof_unix.go",
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ go_library(
         "@com_github_tikv_client_go_v2//oracle",
         "@com_github_tikv_client_go_v2//tikv",
         "@com_github_tikv_pd_client//:client",
+        "@io_etcd_go_etcd_client_v3//:client",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//:grpc",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//backoff",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//codes",
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ go_test(
     timeout = "short",
     srcs = [
         "backoff_test.go",
+        "cdc_test.go",
         "db_test.go",
         "env_test.go",
         "json_test.go",
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@ go_test(
         "@com_github_stretchr_testify//require",
         "@com_github_tikv_client_go_v2//tikv",
         "@com_github_tikv_pd_client//:client",
+        "@io_etcd_go_etcd_client_v3//:client",
+        "@io_etcd_go_etcd_tests_v3//integration",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//:grpc",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//codes",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//status",
diff --git a/br/pkg/utils/cdc.go b/br/pkg/utils/cdc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..69e029135879c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/br/pkg/utils/cdc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Copyright 2023 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 utils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
+	"github.com/pingcap/log"
+	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+const (
+	CDCPrefix      = "/tidb/cdc/"
+	ChangefeedPath = "/changefeed/info/"
+	CDCPrefixV61   = "/tidb/cdc/changefeed/info/"
+)
+
+// CDCNameSet saves CDC changefeed's information.
+// nameSet maps `cluster/namespace` to `changefeed`s
+type CDCNameSet struct {
+	nameSet map[string][]string
+}
+
+// that the nameSet is empty means no changefeed exists.
+func (s *CDCNameSet) Empty() bool {
+	return len(s.nameSet) == 0
+}
+
+// MessageToUser convert the map `nameSet` to a readable message to user.
+func (s *CDCNameSet) MessageToUser() string {
+	var changefeedMsgBuf strings.Builder
+	changefeedMsgBuf.WriteString("found CDC changefeed(s): ")
+	for clusterID, captureIDs := range s.nameSet {
+		changefeedMsgBuf.WriteString("cluster/namespace: ")
+		changefeedMsgBuf.WriteString(clusterID)
+		changefeedMsgBuf.WriteString(" changefeed(s): ")
+		changefeedMsgBuf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", captureIDs))
+		changefeedMsgBuf.WriteString(", ")
+	}
+	return changefeedMsgBuf.String()
+}
+
+// GetCDCChangefeedNameSet gets CDC changefeed information and wraps them to a map
+// for CDC >= v6.2, the etcd key format is /tidb/cdc/<clusterID>/<namespace>/changefeed/info/<changefeedID>
+// for CDC <= v6.1, the etcd key format is /tidb/cdc/changefeed/info/<changefeedID>
+func GetCDCChangefeedNameSet(ctx context.Context, cli *clientv3.Client) (*CDCNameSet, error) {
+	nameSet := make(map[string][]string, 1)
+	// check etcd KV of CDC >= v6.2
+	resp, err := cli.Get(ctx, CDCPrefix, clientv3.WithPrefix())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
+	// cluster id should be valid in
+	// https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/blob/ca69c33948bea082aff9f4c0a357ace735b494ed/pkg/config/server_config.go#L218
+	reg, err := regexp.Compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.L().Warn("failed to parse cluster id, skip it", zap.Error(err))
+		reg = nil
+	}
+
+	for _, kv := range resp.Kvs {
+		// example: /tidb/cdc/<clusterID>/<namespace>/changefeed/info/<changefeedID>
+		k := kv.Key[len(CDCPrefix):]
+		clusterAndNamespace, changefeedID, found := bytes.Cut(k, []byte(ChangefeedPath))
+		if !found {
+			continue
+		}
+		// example: clusterAndNamespace normally is <clusterID>/<namespace>
+		// but in migration scenario it become __backup__. we need handle it
+		// see https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/9807
+		clusterID, _, found := bytes.Cut(clusterAndNamespace, []byte(`/`))
+		if !found {
+			// ignore __backup__ or other formats
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if reg != nil {
+			matched := reg.Match(clusterID)
+			if !matched {
+				continue
+			}
+			if !isActiveCDCChangefeed(kv.Value) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		nameSet[string(clusterAndNamespace)] = append(nameSet[string(clusterAndNamespace)], string(changefeedID))
+	}
+	if len(nameSet) == 0 {
+		// check etcd KV of CDC <= v6.1
+		resp, err = cli.Get(ctx, CDCPrefixV61, clientv3.WithPrefix())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+		}
+		for _, kv := range resp.Kvs {
+			// example: /tidb/cdc/changefeed/info/<changefeedID>
+			k := kv.Key[len(CDCPrefixV61):]
+			if len(k) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if !isActiveCDCChangefeed(kv.Value) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			nameSet["<nil>"] = append(nameSet["<nil>"], string(k))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &CDCNameSet{nameSet}, nil
+}
+
+type onlyState struct {
+	State string `json:"state"`
+}
+
+func isActiveCDCChangefeed(jsonBytes []byte) bool {
+	s := onlyState{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(jsonBytes, &s)
+	if err != nil {
+		// maybe a compatible issue, skip this key
+		log.L().Error("unmarshal etcd value failed when check CDC changefeed, will skip this key",
+			zap.ByteString("value", jsonBytes),
+			zap.Error(err))
+		return false
+	}
+	switch s.State {
+	// https://docs.pingcap.com/zh/tidb/stable/ticdc-changefeed-overview
+	case "normal", "stopped", "error", "warning":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/br/pkg/utils/cdc_test.go b/br/pkg/utils/cdc_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3b5644c22631d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/br/pkg/utils/cdc_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright 2023 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 utils_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/integration"
+)
+
+func TestGetCDCChangefeedNameSet(t *testing.T) {
+	integration.BeforeTestExternal(t)
+	testEtcdCluster := integration.NewClusterV3(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{Size: 1})
+	defer testEtcdCluster.Terminate(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cli := testEtcdCluster.RandClient()
+	checkEtcdPut := func(key string, vals ...string) {
+		val := ""
+		if len(vals) == 1 {
+			val = vals[0]
+		}
+		_, err := cli.Put(ctx, key, val)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	nameSet, err := utils.GetCDCChangefeedNameSet(ctx, cli)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, nameSet.Empty())
+
+	// TiCDC >= v6.2
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/__cdc_meta__/capture/3ecd5c98-0148-4086-adfd-17641995e71f")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/__cdc_meta__/meta/meta-version")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/__cdc_meta__/meta/ticdc-delete-etcd-key-count")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/__cdc_meta__/owner/22318498f4dd6639")
+	checkEtcdPut(
+		"/tidb/cdc/default/default/changefeed/info/test",
+		`{"upstream-id":7195826648407968958,"namespace":"default","changefeed-id":"test-1","sink-uri":"mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306?time-zone=","create-time":"2023-02-03T15:23:34.773768+08:00","start-ts":439198420741652483,"target-ts":0,"admin-job-type":0,"sort-engine":"unified","sort-dir":"","config":{"memory-quota":1073741824,"case-sensitive":true,"enable-old-value":true,"force-replicate":false,"check-gc-safe-point":true,"enable-sync-point":false,"bdr-mode":false,"sync-point-interval":600000000000,"sync-point-retention":86400000000000,"filter":{"rules":["*.*"],"ignore-txn-start-ts":null,"event-filters":null},"mounter":{"worker-num":16},"sink":{"transaction-atomicity":"","protocol":"","dispatchers":null,"csv":{"delimiter":",","quote":"\"","null":"\\N","include-commit-ts":false},"column-selectors":null,"schema-registry":"","encoder-concurrency":16,"terminator":"\r\n","date-separator":"none","enable-partition-separator":false},"consistent":{"level":"none","max-log-size":64,"flush-interval":2000,"storage":""},"scheduler":{"region-per-span":0}},"state":"normal","error":null,"creator-version":"v6.5.0-master-dirty"}`,
+	)
+	checkEtcdPut(
+		"/tidb/cdc/default/default/changefeed/info/test-1",
+		`{"upstream-id":7195826648407968958,"namespace":"default","changefeed-id":"test-1","sink-uri":"mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306?time-zone=","create-time":"2023-02-03T15:23:34.773768+08:00","start-ts":439198420741652483,"target-ts":0,"admin-job-type":0,"sort-engine":"unified","sort-dir":"","config":{"memory-quota":1073741824,"case-sensitive":true,"enable-old-value":true,"force-replicate":false,"check-gc-safe-point":true,"enable-sync-point":false,"bdr-mode":false,"sync-point-interval":600000000000,"sync-point-retention":86400000000000,"filter":{"rules":["*.*"],"ignore-txn-start-ts":null,"event-filters":null},"mounter":{"worker-num":16},"sink":{"transaction-atomicity":"","protocol":"","dispatchers":null,"csv":{"delimiter":",","quote":"\"","null":"\\N","include-commit-ts":false},"column-selectors":null,"schema-registry":"","encoder-concurrency":16,"terminator":"\r\n","date-separator":"none","enable-partition-separator":false},"consistent":{"level":"none","max-log-size":64,"flush-interval":2000,"storage":""},"scheduler":{"region-per-span":0}},"state":"failed","error":null,"creator-version":"v6.5.0-master-dirty"}`,
+	)
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/default/changefeed/status/test")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/default/changefeed/status/test-1")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/default/task/position/3ecd5c98-0148-4086-adfd-17641995e71f/test-1")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/default/default/upstream/7168358383033671922")
+
+	nameSet, err = utils.GetCDCChangefeedNameSet(ctx, cli)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, nameSet.Empty())
+	require.Equal(t, "found CDC changefeed(s): cluster/namespace: default/default changefeed(s): [test], ",
+		nameSet.MessageToUser())
+
+	_, err = cli.Delete(ctx, "/tidb/cdc/", clientv3.WithPrefix())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// TiCDC <= v6.1
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/capture/f14cb04d-5ba1-410e-a59b-ccd796920e9d")
+	checkEtcdPut(
+		"/tidb/cdc/changefeed/info/test",
+		`{"upstream-id":7195826648407968958,"namespace":"default","changefeed-id":"test-1","sink-uri":"mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306?time-zone=","create-time":"2023-02-03T15:23:34.773768+08:00","start-ts":439198420741652483,"target-ts":0,"admin-job-type":0,"sort-engine":"unified","sort-dir":"","config":{"memory-quota":1073741824,"case-sensitive":true,"enable-old-value":true,"force-replicate":false,"check-gc-safe-point":true,"enable-sync-point":false,"bdr-mode":false,"sync-point-interval":600000000000,"sync-point-retention":86400000000000,"filter":{"rules":["*.*"],"ignore-txn-start-ts":null,"event-filters":null},"mounter":{"worker-num":16},"sink":{"transaction-atomicity":"","protocol":"","dispatchers":null,"csv":{"delimiter":",","quote":"\"","null":"\\N","include-commit-ts":false},"column-selectors":null,"schema-registry":"","encoder-concurrency":16,"terminator":"\r\n","date-separator":"none","enable-partition-separator":false},"consistent":{"level":"none","max-log-size":64,"flush-interval":2000,"storage":""},"scheduler":{"region-per-span":0}},"state":"stopped","error":null,"creator-version":"v6.5.0-master-dirty"}`,
+	)
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/job/test")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/owner/223184ad80a88b0b")
+	checkEtcdPut("/tidb/cdc/task/position/f14cb04d-5ba1-410e-a59b-ccd796920e9d/test")
+
+	nameSet, err = utils.GetCDCChangefeedNameSet(ctx, cli)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, nameSet.Empty())
+	require.Equal(t, "found CDC changefeed(s): cluster/namespace: <nil> changefeed(s): [test], ",
+		nameSet.MessageToUser())
+
+	_, err = cli.Delete(ctx, "/tidb/cdc/", clientv3.WithPrefix())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// ignore __backup__ changefeed
+	checkEtcdPut(
+		"/tidb/cdc/__backup__/changefeed/info/test",
+		`{"upstream-id":7195826648407968958,"namespace":"default","changefeed-id":"test-1","sink-uri":"mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306?time-zone=","create-time":"2023-02-03T15:23:34.773768+08:00","start-ts":439198420741652483,"target-ts":0,"admin-job-type":0,"sort-engine":"unified","sort-dir":"","config":{"memory-quota":1073741824,"case-sensitive":true,"enable-old-value":true,"force-replicate":false,"check-gc-safe-point":true,"enable-sync-point":false,"bdr-mode":false,"sync-point-interval":600000000000,"sync-point-retention":86400000000000,"filter":{"rules":["*.*"],"ignore-txn-start-ts":null,"event-filters":null},"mounter":{"worker-num":16},"sink":{"transaction-atomicity":"","protocol":"","dispatchers":null,"csv":{"delimiter":",","quote":"\"","null":"\\N","include-commit-ts":false},"column-selectors":null,"schema-registry":"","encoder-concurrency":16,"terminator":"\r\n","date-separator":"none","enable-partition-separator":false},"consistent":{"level":"none","max-log-size":64,"flush-interval":2000,"storage":""},"scheduler":{"region-per-span":0}},"state":"normal","error":null,"creator-version":"v6.5.0-master-dirty"}`,
+	)
+	// ignore cluster id only changefeed
+	checkEtcdPut(
+		"/tidb/cdc/5402613591834624000/changefeed/info/test",
+		`{"upstream-id":7195826648407968958,"namespace":"default","changefeed-id":"test-1","sink-uri":"mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306?time-zone=","create-time":"2023-02-03T15:23:34.773768+08:00","start-ts":439198420741652483,"target-ts":0,"admin-job-type":0,"sort-engine":"unified","sort-dir":"","config":{"memory-quota":1073741824,"case-sensitive":true,"enable-old-value":true,"force-replicate":false,"check-gc-safe-point":true,"enable-sync-point":false,"bdr-mode":false,"sync-point-interval":600000000000,"sync-point-retention":86400000000000,"filter":{"rules":["*.*"],"ignore-txn-start-ts":null,"event-filters":null},"mounter":{"worker-num":16},"sink":{"transaction-atomicity":"","protocol":"","dispatchers":null,"csv":{"delimiter":",","quote":"\"","null":"\\N","include-commit-ts":false},"column-selectors":null,"schema-registry":"","encoder-concurrency":16,"terminator":"\r\n","date-separator":"none","enable-partition-separator":false},"consistent":{"level":"none","max-log-size":64,"flush-interval":2000,"storage":""},"scheduler":{"region-per-span":0}},"state":"normal","error":null,"creator-version":"v6.5.0-master-dirty"}`,
+	)
+	nameSet, err = utils.GetCDCChangefeedNameSet(ctx, cli)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, nameSet.Empty())
+}