diff --git a/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go b/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1a0f0c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package filer2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+type MetaAggregator struct {
+	filers         []string
+	grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption
+	MetaLogBuffer  *log_buffer.LogBuffer
+	// notifying clients
+	ListenersLock sync.Mutex
+	ListenersCond *sync.Cond
+}
+
+func NewMetaAggregator(filers []string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption) *MetaAggregator {
+	t := &MetaAggregator{
+		filers:         filers,
+		grpcDialOption: grpcDialOption,
+	}
+	t.ListenersCond = sync.NewCond(&t.ListenersLock)
+	t.MetaLogBuffer = log_buffer.NewLogBuffer(time.Minute, nil, func() {
+		t.ListenersCond.Broadcast()
+	})
+	return t
+}
+
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) StartLoopSubscribe(lastTsNs int64) {
+	for _, filer := range ma.filers {
+		go ma.subscribeToOneFiler(filer, lastTsNs)
+	}
+}
+
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(filer string, lastTsNs int64) {
+
+	processEventFn := func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
+		data, err := proto.Marshal(event)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("failed to marshal subscribed filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse %+v: %v", event, err)
+			return err
+		}
+		dir := event.Directory
+		println("received meta change", dir, "size", len(data))
+		ma.MetaLogBuffer.AddToBuffer([]byte(dir), data)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for {
+		err := pb.WithFilerClient(filer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+			stream, err := client.SubscribeLocalMetadata(context.Background(), &filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest{
+				ClientName: "filer",
+				PathPrefix: "/",
+				SinceNs:    lastTsNs,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("subscribe: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			for {
+				resp, listenErr := stream.Recv()
+				if listenErr == io.EOF {
+					return nil
+				}
+				if listenErr != nil {
+					return listenErr
+				}
+
+				if err := processEventFn(resp); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("process %v: %v", resp, err)
+				}
+				lastTsNs = resp.TsNs
+			}
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("subscribing remote %s meta change: %v", filer, err)
+			time.Sleep(1733 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
index e7e5b0d48..8ef75cf02 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest,
 		lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, processedTsNs)
 	}
 
-	err = fs.filer.LocalMetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData(lastReadTime, func() bool {
-		fs.listenersLock.Lock()
-		fs.listenersCond.Wait()
-		fs.listenersLock.Unlock()
+	err = fs.metaAggregator.MetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData(lastReadTime, func() bool {
+		fs.metaAggregator.ListenersLock.Lock()
+		fs.metaAggregator.ListenersCond.Wait()
+		fs.metaAggregator.ListenersLock.Unlock()
 		return true
 	}, eachLogEntryFn)
 
@@ -134,7 +134,3 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) addClient(clientType string, clientAddress string) (clien
 func (fs *FilerServer) deleteClient(clientName string) {
 	glog.V(0).Infof("- listener %v", clientName)
 }
-
-func (fs *FilerServer) notifyMetaListeners() {
-	fs.listenersCond.Broadcast()
-}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index 10b607dfe..6baf8f1b8 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ type FilerOption struct {
 	Port               uint32
 	recursiveDelete    bool
 	Cipher             bool
+	Filers             []string
 }
 
 type FilerServer struct {
 	option         *FilerOption
 	secret         security.SigningKey
 	filer          *filer2.Filer
+	metaAggregator *filer2.MetaAggregator
 	grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption
 
 	// notifying clients
@@ -81,12 +83,16 @@ func NewFilerServer(defaultMux, readonlyMux *http.ServeMux, option *FilerOption)
 		glog.Fatal("master list is required!")
 	}
 
-	fs.filer = filer2.NewFiler(option.Masters, fs.grpcDialOption, option.Host, option.Port, option.Collection, option.DefaultReplication, fs.notifyMetaListeners)
+	fs.filer = filer2.NewFiler(option.Masters, fs.grpcDialOption, option.Host, option.Port, option.Collection, option.DefaultReplication, func() {
+		fs.listenersCond.Broadcast()
+	})
+	fs.metaAggregator = filer2.NewMetaAggregator(append(option.Filers, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", option.Host, option.Port)), fs.grpcDialOption)
 	fs.filer.Cipher = option.Cipher
 
 	maybeStartMetrics(fs, option)
 
 	go fs.filer.KeepConnectedToMaster()
+	fs.metaAggregator.StartLoopSubscribe(time.Now().UnixNano())
 
 	v := util.GetViper()
 	if !util.LoadConfiguration("filer", false) {