diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go
index 84533f80bc..a9b76529ef 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go
@@ -126,4 +126,7 @@ func setTiFlashSpecDefault(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) {
 			tc.Spec.TiFlash.BaseImage = defaultTiFlashImage
 		}
 	}
+	if tc.Spec.TiFlash.MaxFailoverCount == nil {
+		tc.Spec.TiFlash.MaxFailoverCount = pointer.Int32Ptr(3)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tidbcluster/tidb_cluster_controller.go b/pkg/controller/tidbcluster/tidb_cluster_controller.go
index 3579906fef..498dea46a2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tidbcluster/tidb_cluster_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tidbcluster/tidb_cluster_controller.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func NewController(
 	pdFailover := mm.NewPDFailover(cli, pdControl, pdFailoverPeriod, podInformer.Lister(), podControl, pvcInformer.Lister(), pvcControl, pvInformer.Lister(), recorder)
 	tikvFailover := mm.NewTiKVFailover(tikvFailoverPeriod, recorder)
 	tidbFailover := mm.NewTiDBFailover(tidbFailoverPeriod, recorder)
-	tiflashFailover := mm.NewTiFlashFailover(tiflashFailoverPeriod)
+	tiflashFailover := mm.NewTiFlashFailover(tiflashFailoverPeriod, recorder)
 	pdUpgrader := mm.NewPDUpgrader(pdControl, podControl, podInformer.Lister())
 	tikvUpgrader := mm.NewTiKVUpgrader(pdControl, podControl, podInformer.Lister())
 	tiflashUpgrader := mm.NewTiFlashUpgrader(pdControl, podControl, podInformer.Lister())
diff --git a/pkg/manager/member/tiflash_failover.go b/pkg/manager/member/tiflash_failover.go
index 08ffa919dd..569f9af7bb 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/member/tiflash_failover.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/member/tiflash_failover.go
@@ -14,22 +14,63 @@
 package member
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
 type tiflashFailover struct {
 	tiflashFailoverPeriod time.Duration
+	recorder              record.EventRecorder
 }
 
 // NewTiFlashFailover returns a tiflash Failover
-func NewTiFlashFailover(tiflashFailoverPeriod time.Duration) Failover {
-	return &tiflashFailover{tiflashFailoverPeriod}
+func NewTiFlashFailover(tiflashFailoverPeriod time.Duration, recorder record.EventRecorder) Failover {
+	return &tiflashFailover{tiflashFailoverPeriod, recorder}
 }
 
-// TODO: Finish the failover logic
 func (tff *tiflashFailover) Failover(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) error {
+	ns := tc.GetNamespace()
+	tcName := tc.GetName()
+
+	for storeID, store := range tc.Status.TiFlash.Stores {
+		podName := store.PodName
+		if store.LastTransitionTime.IsZero() {
+			continue
+		}
+		deadline := store.LastTransitionTime.Add(tff.tiflashFailoverPeriod)
+		exist := false
+		for _, failureStore := range tc.Status.TiFlash.FailureStores {
+			if failureStore.PodName == podName {
+				exist = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if store.State == v1alpha1.TiKVStateDown && time.Now().After(deadline) && !exist {
+			if tc.Status.TiFlash.FailureStores == nil {
+				tc.Status.TiFlash.FailureStores = map[string]v1alpha1.TiKVFailureStore{}
+			}
+			if tc.Spec.TiFlash.MaxFailoverCount != nil && *tc.Spec.TiFlash.MaxFailoverCount > 0 {
+				maxFailoverCount := *tc.Spec.TiFlash.MaxFailoverCount
+				if len(tc.Status.TiFlash.FailureStores) >= int(maxFailoverCount) {
+					klog.Warningf("%s/%s TiFlash failure stores count reached the limit: %d", ns, tcName, tc.Spec.TiFlash.MaxFailoverCount)
+					return nil
+				}
+				tc.Status.TiFlash.FailureStores[storeID] = v1alpha1.TiKVFailureStore{
+					PodName:   podName,
+					StoreID:   store.ID,
+					CreatedAt: metav1.Now(),
+				}
+				msg := fmt.Sprintf("store [%s] is Down", store.ID)
+				tff.recorder.Event(tc, corev1.EventTypeWarning, unHealthEventReason, fmt.Sprintf(unHealthEventMsgPattern, "tiflash", podName, msg))
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }