diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/builder.go b/action/protocol/staking/builder.go
index 668df22f1c..520fcd26d0 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/builder.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/builder.go
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ type (
 	BuilderConfig struct {
 		Staking              genesis.Staking
 		PersistCandsMapBlock uint64
+		CandsMapPatchFile    string
+		CreateStakingPatch   bool
 	}
 )
diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go b/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go
index 91ae7deafa..db4921022e 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type (
 		config             Configuration
 		candBucketsIndexer *CandidatesBucketsIndexer
 		voteReviser        *VoteReviser
+		patch              *PatchStore
 	}
 
 	// Configuration is the staking protocol configuration.
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ type (
 		MinStakeAmount        *big.Int
 		BootstrapCandidates   []genesis.BootstrapCandidate
 		PersistCandsMapBlock  uint64
+		CandsMapPatchFile     string
+		CreateStakingPatch    bool
 	}
 
 	// DepositGas deposits gas to some pool
@@ -150,6 +153,8 @@ func NewProtocol(depositGas DepositGas, cfg *BuilderConfig, candBucketsIndexer *
 			MinStakeAmount:        minStakeAmount,
 			BootstrapCandidates:   cfg.Staking.BootstrapCandidates,
 			PersistCandsMapBlock:  cfg.PersistCandsMapBlock,
+			CandsMapPatchFile:     cfg.CandsMapPatchFile,
+			CreateStakingPatch:    cfg.CreateStakingPatch,
 		},
 		depositGas:         depositGas,
 		candBucketsIndexer: candBucketsIndexer,
@@ -179,7 +184,10 @@ func (p *Protocol) Start(ctx context.Context, sr protocol.StateReader) (interfac
 	if p.needToReadCandsMap(height) {
 		name, operator, owners, err := readCandCenterStateFromStateDB(sr, height)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read name/operator map")
+			// stateDB does not have name/operator map yet
+			if name, operator, owners, err = p.readCandCenterStateFromPatch(height); err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read name/operator map")
+			}
 		}
 		if err = c.candCenter.base.loadNameOperatorMapOwnerList(name, operator, owners); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to load name/operator map to cand center")
@@ -339,7 +347,16 @@ func (p *Protocol) PreCommit(ctx context.Context, sm protocol.StateManager) erro
 	if len(name) == 0 || len(op) == 0 || len(owners) == 0 {
 		return ErrNilParameters
 	}
-	return errors.Wrap(p.writeCandCenterStateToStateDB(csm, name, op, owners), "failed to write name/operator map to stateDB")
+	if err := p.writeCandCenterStateToStateDB(csm, name, op, owners); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write name/operator map to stateDB")
+	}
+	// write nameMap/operatorMap and ownerList to patch file
+	if p.config.CreateStakingPatch {
+		if err := p.writeNameOperatorMapToPatch(height, name, op, owners); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write staking patch file")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Commit commits the last change
@@ -626,3 +643,17 @@ func (p *Protocol) writeCandCenterStateToStateDB(csm CandidateStateManager, name
 	}
 	return csm.putCandidateList(owners, _ownerKey)
 }
+
+func (p *Protocol) writeNameOperatorMapToPatch(height uint64, name, op, owners CandidateList) error {
+	if p.patch == nil {
+		p.patch = NewPatchStore(p.config.CandsMapPatchFile)
+	}
+	return p.patch.Write(height, name, op, owners)
+}
+
+func (p *Protocol) readCandCenterStateFromPatch(height uint64) (CandidateList, CandidateList, CandidateList, error) {
+	if p.patch == nil {
+		p.patch = NewPatchStore(p.config.CandsMapPatchFile)
+	}
+	return p.patch.Read(height)
+}
diff --git a/blockchain/config.go b/blockchain/config.go
index 8fe59e45e5..b972a98e8d 100644
--- a/blockchain/config.go
+++ b/blockchain/config.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type (
 		ChainDBPath            string           `yaml:"chainDBPath"`
 		TrieDBPatchFile        string           `yaml:"trieDBPatchFile"`
 		TrieDBPath             string           `yaml:"trieDBPath"`
+		CandsMapPatchFile      string           `yaml:"candsMapPatchFile"`
 		IndexDBPath            string           `yaml:"indexDBPath"`
 		BloomfilterIndexDBPath string           `yaml:"bloomfilterIndexDBPath"`
 		CandidateIndexDBPath   string           `yaml:"candidateIndexDBPath"`
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ type (
 		StreamingBlockBufferSize uint64 `yaml:"streamingBlockBufferSize"`
 		// PersistCandsMapBlock is the block to persist candidates map
 		PersistCandsMapBlock uint64 `yaml:"persistCandsMapBlock"`
+		// CreateStakingPatch indicates to create patch file or not
+		CreateStakingPatch bool `yaml:"createStakingPatch"`
 	}
 )
 
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ var (
 		ChainDBPath:            "/var/data/chain.db",
 		TrieDBPatchFile:        "/var/data/trie.db.patch",
 		TrieDBPath:             "/var/data/trie.db",
+		CandsMapPatchFile:      "/var/data/candsmap.patch",
 		IndexDBPath:            "/var/data/index.db",
 		BloomfilterIndexDBPath: "/var/data/bloomfilter.index.db",
 		CandidateIndexDBPath:   "/var/data/candidate.index.db",
diff --git a/chainservice/builder.go b/chainservice/builder.go
index 95b0b96121..2ef7125362 100644
--- a/chainservice/builder.go
+++ b/chainservice/builder.go
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ func (builder *Builder) registerStakingProtocol() error {
 		&staking.BuilderConfig{
 			Staking:              builder.cfg.Genesis.Staking,
 			PersistCandsMapBlock: builder.cfg.Chain.PersistCandsMapBlock,
+			CandsMapPatchFile:    builder.cfg.Chain.CandsMapPatchFile,
+			CreateStakingPatch:   builder.cfg.Chain.CreateStakingPatch,
 		},
 		builder.cs.candBucketsIndexer,
 		builder.cfg.Genesis.GreenlandBlockHeight,