diff --git a/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp b/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp
index 2e85f59dfe..57e98ec525 100644
--- a/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp
@@ -631,6 +631,13 @@ void replica_bulk_loader::handle_bulk_load_succeed()
     _replica->_app->set_ingestion_status(ingestion_status::IS_INVALID);
     _status = bulk_load_status::BLS_SUCCEED;
     _stub->_counter_bulk_load_succeed_count->increment();
+
+    // send an empty prepare again to gurantee that learner should learn from checkpoint
+    if (status() == partition_status::PS_PRIMARY) {
+        mutation_ptr mu = _replica->new_mutation(invalid_decree);
+        mu->add_client_request(RPC_REPLICATION_WRITE_EMPTY, nullptr);
+        _replica->init_prepare(mu, false, true);
+    }
 }
 
 // ThreadPool: THREAD_POOL_REPLICATION
diff --git a/src/replica/replica_2pc.cpp b/src/replica/replica_2pc.cpp
index 2ddf320adf..314ded57b1 100644
--- a/src/replica/replica_2pc.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/replica_2pc.cpp
@@ -380,13 +380,16 @@ void replica::on_prepare(dsn::message_ex *request)
 
     replica_configuration rconfig;
     mutation_ptr mu;
+    bool pop_all_committed_mutations = false;
 
     {
         rpc_read_stream reader(request);
         unmarshall(reader, rconfig, DSF_THRIFT_BINARY);
         mu = mutation::read_from(reader, request);
         mu->set_is_sync_to_child(rconfig.split_sync_to_child);
+        pop_all_committed_mutations = rconfig.pop_all;
         rconfig.split_sync_to_child = false;
+        rconfig.pop_all = false;
     }
 
     decree decree = mu->data.header.decree;
@@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ void replica::on_prepare(dsn::message_ex *request)
         return;
     }
 
-    error_code err = _prepare_list->prepare(mu, status(), false, false);
+    error_code err = _prepare_list->prepare(mu, status(), pop_all_committed_mutations);
     dassert(err == ERR_OK, "prepare mutation failed, err = %s", err.to_string());
 
     if (partition_status::PS_POTENTIAL_SECONDARY == status() ||