diff --git a/unmaintained/load_test/load_test_meta_tail/load_test_meta_tail.go b/unmaintained/load_test/load_test_meta_tail/load_test_meta_tail.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98db80a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unmaintained/load_test/load_test_meta_tail/load_test_meta_tail.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"io"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+var (
+	dir       = flag.String("dir", "/tmp", "directory to create files")
+	n         = flag.Int("n", 100, "the number of metadata")
+	tailFiler = flag.String("filer", "localhost:8888", "the filer address")
+	isWrite = flag.Bool("write", false, "only write")
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *isWrite {
+		startGenerateMetadata()
+		return
+	}
+
+	expected := 0
+	startSubscribeMetadata(func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
+		if event.Directory != *dir {
+			return nil
+		}
+		name := event.EventNotification.NewEntry.Name
+		fmt.Printf("=> %s\n", name)
+		id := name[4:]
+		if x, err := strconv.Atoi(id); err == nil {
+			if x != expected {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Expected file%d Actual %s\n", expected, name)
+			}
+			expected++
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+}
+
+func startGenerateMetadata() {
+	pb.WithFilerClient(*tailFiler, grpc.WithInsecure(), func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+
+		for i := 0; i < *n; i++ {
+			name := fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i)
+			if err := filer_pb.CreateEntry(client, &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
+				Directory: *dir,
+				Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
+					Name: name,
+				},
+			}); err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("create entry %s: %v\n", name, err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+
+	})
+}
+
+func startSubscribeMetadata(eachEntryFunc func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error) {
+
+	lastTsNs := int64(0)
+
+	tailErr := pb.WithFilerClient(*tailFiler, grpc.WithInsecure(), func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		stream, err := client.SubscribeMetadata(ctx, &filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest{
+			ClientName: "tail",
+			PathPrefix: *dir,
+			SinceNs:    lastTsNs,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("listen: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		for {
+			resp, listenErr := stream.Recv()
+			if listenErr == io.EOF {
+				return nil
+			}
+			if listenErr != nil {
+				return listenErr
+			}
+			if err = eachEntryFunc(resp); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			lastTsNs = resp.TsNs
+		}
+
+	})
+	if tailErr != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("tail %s: %v\n", *tailFiler, tailErr)
+	}
+}