diff --git a/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker.go b/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker.go
index 12cb12362c147..adae8148cd51a 100644
--- a/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker.go
+++ b/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker.go
@@ -1256,61 +1256,60 @@ func (w *GCWorker) removeLockObservers(ctx context.Context, safePoint uint64, st
 
 // physicalScanAndResolveLocks performs physical scan lock and resolves these locks. Returns successful stores
 func (w *GCWorker) physicalScanAndResolveLocks(ctx context.Context, safePoint uint64, stores map[uint64]*metapb.Store) (map[uint64]interface{}, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	// Cancel all spawned goroutines for lock scanning and resolving.
+	defer cancel()
+
 	scanner := newMergeLockScanner(safePoint, w.store.GetTiKVClient(), stores)
 	err := scanner.Start(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
-	innerCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	defer func() {
-		cancel()
-		wg.Wait()
-	}()
-
 	taskCh := make(chan []*tikv.Lock, len(stores))
 	errCh := make(chan error, len(stores))
 
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for range stores {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			for {
 				select {
-				case <-innerCtx.Done():
-					return
 				case locks, ok := <-taskCh:
 					if !ok {
-						// Closed
+						// All locks have been resolved.
 						return
 					}
-					err := w.resolveLocksAcrossRegions(innerCtx, locks)
+					err := w.resolveLocksAcrossRegions(ctx, locks)
 					if err != nil {
-						logutil.Logger(innerCtx).Error("resolve locks failed", zap.Error(err))
+						logutil.Logger(ctx).Error("resolve locks failed", zap.Error(err))
 						errCh <- err
 					}
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return
 				}
 			}
 		}()
 	}
 
 	for {
-		select {
-		case err := <-errCh:
-			return nil, errors.Trace(err)
-		default:
-		}
-
 		locks := scanner.NextBatch(128)
 		if len(locks) == 0 {
 			break
 		}
 
-		taskCh <- locks
+		select {
+		case taskCh <- locks:
+		case err := <-errCh:
+			return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		}
 	}
 
 	close(taskCh)
+	// Wait for all locks resolved.
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	select {
@@ -1323,6 +1322,12 @@ func (w *GCWorker) physicalScanAndResolveLocks(ctx context.Context, safePoint ui
 }
 
 func (w *GCWorker) resolveLocksAcrossRegions(ctx context.Context, locks []*tikv.Lock) error {
+	failpoint.Inject("resolveLocksAcrossRegionsErr", func(v failpoint.Value) {
+		ms := v.(int)
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(ms) * time.Millisecond)
+		failpoint.Return(errors.New("injectedError"))
+	})
+
 	bo := tikv.NewBackoffer(ctx, tikv.GcResolveLockMaxBackoff)
 
 	for {
@@ -1902,7 +1907,11 @@ func (s *mergeLockScanner) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 					zap.Uint64("safePoint", s.safePoint),
 					zap.Any("store", store1),
 					zap.Error(err))
-				ch <- scanLockResult{Err: err}
+
+				select {
+				case ch <- scanLockResult{Err: err}:
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+				}
 			}
 		}()
 		receivers = append(receivers, &receiver{Ch: ch, StoreID: storeID})
@@ -1939,7 +1948,7 @@ func (s *mergeLockScanner) NextBatch(batchSize int) []*tikv.Lock {
 	for len(result) < batchSize {
 		lock := s.Next()
 		if lock == nil {
-			return result
+			break
 		}
 		result = append(result, lock)
 	}
@@ -1991,7 +2000,11 @@ func (s *mergeLockScanner) physicalScanLocksForStore(ctx context.Context, safePo
 		nextKey = append(nextKey, 0)
 
 		for _, lockInfo := range resp.Locks {
-			lockCh <- scanLockResult{Lock: tikv.NewLock(lockInfo)}
+			select {
+			case lockCh <- scanLockResult{Lock: tikv.NewLock(lockInfo)}:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return ctx.Err()
+			}
 		}
 
 		if len(resp.Locks) < int(s.scanLockLimit) {
diff --git a/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker_test.go b/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker_test.go
index c6d5fcb80af71..814d3f061f2b4 100644
--- a/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker_test.go
+++ b/store/tikv/gcworker/gc_worker_test.go
@@ -1165,3 +1165,47 @@ func (s *testGCWorkerSuite) TestMergeLockScanner(c *C) {
 		c.Assert(scanner.GetSucceededStores(), DeepEquals, makeIDSet(storeIDs, 0, 1, 2))
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *testGCWorkerSuite) TestPhyscailScanLockDeadlock(c *C) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	stores := s.cluster.GetAllStores()
+	c.Assert(len(stores), Greater, 1)
+
+	s.client.physicalScanLockHandler = func(addr string, req *tikvrpc.Request) (*tikvrpc.Response, error) {
+		c.Assert(addr, Equals, stores[0].Address)
+		scanReq := req.PhysicalScanLock()
+		scanLockLimit := int(scanReq.Limit)
+		locks := make([]*kvrpcpb.LockInfo, 0, scanReq.Limit)
+		for i := 0; i < scanLockLimit; i++ {
+			// The order of keys doesn't matter.
+			locks = append(locks, &kvrpcpb.LockInfo{Key: []byte{byte(i)}})
+		}
+		return &tikvrpc.Response{
+			Resp: &kvrpcpb.PhysicalScanLockResponse{
+				Locks: locks,
+				Error: "",
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Sleep 1000ms to let the main goroutine block on sending tasks.
+	// Inject error to the goroutine resolving locks so that the main goroutine will block forever if it doesn't handle channels properly.
+	c.Assert(failpoint.Enable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/store/tikv/gcworker/resolveLocksAcrossRegionsErr", "return(1000)"), IsNil)
+	defer func() {
+		c.Assert(failpoint.Disable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/store/tikv/gcworker/resolveLocksAcrossRegionsErr"), IsNil)
+	}()
+
+	done := make(chan interface{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
+		storesMap := map[uint64]*metapb.Store{stores[0].Id: stores[0]}
+		succeeded, err := s.gcWorker.physicalScanAndResolveLocks(ctx, 10000, storesMap)
+		c.Assert(succeeded, IsNil)
+		c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, "injectedError")
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		c.Fatal("physicalScanAndResolveLocks blocks")
+	}
+}