diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 95d189be..ba41d144 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/strutil v0.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/hc-install v0.6.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.1 // indirect
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.1.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.16.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.19.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 22205ced..f9a626d9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr v1.0.2/go.mod h1:rB4wwRAUzs07qva3c5SdrY/NEtAUjG
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 h1:feTTfFNnjP967rlCxM/I9g701jU+RN74YKx2mOkIeek=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4 h1:YDjusn29QI/Das2iO9M0BHnIbxPeyuCHsjMW+lJfyTc=
+github.com/hashicorp/hc-install v0.6.2 h1:V1k+Vraqz4olgZ9UzKiAcbman9i9scg9GgSt/U3mw/M=
+github.com/hashicorp/hc-install v0.6.2/go.mod h1:2JBpd+NCFKiHiu/yYCGaPyPHhZLxXTpz8oreHa/a3Ps=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.16.1 h1:BwuxEMD/tsYgbhIW7UuI3crjovf3MzuFWiVgiv57iHg=
@@ -755,8 +757,8 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 h1:rmsUpXtvNzj340zd98LZ4KntptpfRHwpFOHG188oHXc=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 h1:dGoOF9QVLYng8IHTm7BAyWqCqSheQ5pYWGhzW00YJr0=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/destroy/options.go b/pkg/cmd/destroy/options.go
index a2f7717f..22ca566e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/destroy/options.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/destroy/options.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/backend"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/operation"
 	opsmodels "kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/operation/models"
+	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/states"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/log"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/project"
@@ -138,6 +139,15 @@ func (o *Options) preview(
 ) (*opsmodels.Changes, error) {
 	log.Info("Start compute preview changes ...")
 
+	// Check and install terraform executable binary for
+	// resources with the type of Terraform.
+	tfInstaller := terraform.CLIInstaller{
+		Intent: planResources,
+	}
+	if err := tfInstaller.CheckAndInstall(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	pc := &operation.PreviewOperation{
 		Operation: opsmodels.Operation{
 			OperationType: opsmodels.DestroyPreview,
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/preview/options.go b/pkg/cmd/preview/options.go
index cb40d251..8f5a0fbc 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/preview/options.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/preview/options.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/backend"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/operation"
 	opsmodels "kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/operation/models"
+	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/engine/states"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/log"
 	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/project"
@@ -233,6 +234,15 @@ func Preview(
 ) (*opsmodels.Changes, error) {
 	log.Info("Start compute preview changes ...")
 
+	// Check and install terraform executable binary for
+	// resources with the type of Terraform.
+	tfInstaller := terraform.CLIInstaller{
+		Intent: planResources,
+	}
+	if err := tfInstaller.CheckAndInstall(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// Construct the preview operation
 	pc := &operation.PreviewOperation{
 		Operation: opsmodels.Operation{
diff --git a/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform/install.go b/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform/install.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76a34075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform/install.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package terraform
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/product"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/releases"
+	apiv1 "kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/apis/core/v1"
+	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/log"
+	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/util/kfile"
+)
+
+var (
+	tfInstallSubDir  = "terraform"
+	tfInstallTimeout = 3 * time.Minute
+)
+
+type CLIInstaller struct {
+	Intent *apiv1.Intent
+}
+
+// Check and install the terraform executable binary if it has not been downloaded.
+func (installer *CLIInstaller) CheckAndInstall() error {
+	if len(installer.Intent.Resources) < 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for i, res := range installer.Intent.Resources {
+		if res.Type == apiv1.Terraform {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if i == installer.Intent.Resources.Len() {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := checkTerraformExecutable(); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("Terraform executable binary is not found")
+
+		if err := installTerraform(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		log.Info("Successfully installed terraform and set the executable path")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// check whether the terraform executable binary has been installed.
+func checkTerraformExecutable() error {
+	if err := exec.Command("terraform", "--version").Run(); err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	installDir, err := getTerraformInstallDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	execPath := filepath.Join(installDir, "terraform")
+	if err := exec.Command(execPath, "--version").Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return setTerraformExecPathEnv(execPath)
+}
+
+// install and set the environment variable of executable path for terraform binary,
+// currently the latest version will be downloaded by default.
+func installTerraform() error {
+	log.Info("Installing terraform binary with the latest version...")
+
+	installDir, err := getTerraformInstallDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	installer := &releases.LatestVersion{
+		Product:    product.Terraform,
+		InstallDir: installDir,
+		Timeout:    tfInstallTimeout,
+	}
+
+	execPath, err := installer.Install(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Successfully located terraform binary: %s\n", execPath)
+
+	return setTerraformExecPathEnv(execPath)
+}
+
+// set the environment variable of executable path for terraform binary,
+// note that this env only takes effect for the current process.
+func setTerraformExecPathEnv(execPath string) error {
+	if execPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("empty executable path for terraform binary")
+	}
+
+	log.Info("Setting the environment variable of executable path for terraform...")
+	currentPath := os.Getenv("PATH")
+
+	// select the path separator according to the operating system.
+	var pathSeparator string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		pathSeparator = ";"
+	} else {
+		pathSeparator = ":"
+	}
+
+	newPath := execPath + pathSeparator + currentPath
+
+	return os.Setenv("PATH", newPath)
+}
+
+// get the installation directory for terraform binary, and by default
+// it is ~/.kusion/terraform.
+func getTerraformInstallDir() (string, error) {
+	kusionDir, err := kfile.KusionDataFolder()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	installDir := filepath.Join(kusionDir, tfInstallSubDir)
+
+	if _, err = os.Stat(installDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.Mkdir(installDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create terraform install directory: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return installDir, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform/install_test.go b/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform/install_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f8c61b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/engine/runtime/terraform/install_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package terraform
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bytedance/mockey"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	v1 "kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/apis/core/v1"
+)
+
+func TestCLIInstaller_CheckAndInstall(t *testing.T) {
+	mockey.PatchConvey("NoResources", t, func() {
+		installer := &CLIInstaller{
+			Intent: &v1.Intent{
+				Resources: v1.Resources{},
+			},
+		}
+		err := installer.CheckAndInstall()
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	mockey.PatchConvey("NoTerraformResources", t, func() {
+		installer := &CLIInstaller{
+			Intent: &v1.Intent{
+				Resources: v1.Resources{
+					v1.Resource{
+						Type: v1.Kubernetes,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		err := installer.CheckAndInstall()
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	mockey.PatchConvey("ExistingTerraformExecutable", t, func() {
+		mockey.Mock(checkTerraformExecutable).To(func() error {
+			return nil
+		}).Build()
+		installer := &CLIInstaller{
+			Intent: &v1.Intent{
+				Resources: v1.Resources{
+					v1.Resource{
+						Type: v1.Terraform,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		err := installer.CheckAndInstall()
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	mockey.PatchConvey("InstallTerraformTimeout", t, func() {
+		mockey.Mock(checkTerraformExecutable).To(func() error {
+			return fmt.Errorf("terraform executable not found")
+		}).Build()
+		mockey.Mock(installTerraform).To(func() error {
+			return fmt.Errorf("install timeout")
+		}).Build()
+		installer := &CLIInstaller{
+			Intent: &v1.Intent{
+				Resources: v1.Resources{
+					v1.Resource{
+						Type: v1.Terraform,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		err := installer.CheckAndInstall()
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "install timeout")
+	})
+
+	mockey.PatchConvey("SuccessfullyInstalled", t, func() {
+		mockey.Mock(checkTerraformExecutable).To(func() error {
+			return fmt.Errorf("terraform executable not found")
+		}).Build()
+		mockey.Mock(installTerraform).To(func() error {
+			return nil
+		}).Build()
+		installer := &CLIInstaller{
+			Intent: &v1.Intent{
+				Resources: v1.Resources{
+					v1.Resource{
+						Type: v1.Terraform,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		err := installer.CheckAndInstall()
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/pretty/spinner_text.go b/pkg/util/pretty/spinner_text.go
index 3892819b..4c3aa3e0 100644
--- a/pkg/util/pretty/spinner_text.go
+++ b/pkg/util/pretty/spinner_text.go
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ var SpinnerT = pterm.SpinnerPrinter{
 	SuccessPrinter:      &SuccessT,
 	FailPrinter:         &ErrorT,
 	WarningPrinter:      &WarningT,
+	InfoPrinter:         &InfoT,
 }