diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/tidbcluster.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/tidbcluster.go
index dc15cf2f05..c336b05806 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/tidbcluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/tidbcluster.go
@@ -150,3 +150,7 @@ func (tc *TidbCluster) TiKVIsAvailable() bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+func (tc *TidbCluster) GetClusterID() string {
+	return tc.Status.ClusterID
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/types.go
index 201733374a..78cc5de6c7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ type TidbClusterSpec struct {
 
 // TidbClusterStatus represents the current status of a tidb cluster.
 type TidbClusterStatus struct {
-	PD   PDStatus   `json:"pd,omitempty"`
-	TiKV TiKVStatus `json:"tikv,omitempty"`
-	TiDB TiDBStatus `json:"tidb,omitempty"`
+	ClusterID string     `json:"clusterID,omitempty"`
+	PD        PDStatus   `json:"pd,omitempty"`
+	TiKV      TiKVStatus `json:"tikv,omitempty"`
+	TiDB      TiDBStatus `json:"tidb,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // PDSpec contains details of PD member
diff --git a/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager.go b/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager.go
index 01c6e074e7..d3039a1829 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package member
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1"
@@ -254,6 +255,14 @@ func (pmm *pdMemberManager) syncTidbClusterStatus(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster, set
 	}
 
 	pdClient := pmm.pdControl.GetPDClient(tc)
+
+	cluster, err := pdClient.GetCluster()
+	if err != nil {
+		tc.Status.PD.Synced = false
+		return err
+	}
+	tc.Status.ClusterID = strconv.FormatUint(cluster.Id, 10)
+
 	healthInfo, err := pdClient.GetHealth()
 	if err != nil {
 		tc.Status.PD.Synced = false
diff --git a/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager_test.go b/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager_test.go
index 990aa45d6e..2653e13335 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/member/pd_member_manager_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis/pingcap.com/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/fake"
 	informers "github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions"
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ func TestPDMemberManagerSyncUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		errWhenUpdateStatefulSet   bool
 		errWhenUpdatePDService     bool
 		errWhenUpdatePDPeerService bool
+		errWhenGetCluster          bool
 		errWhenGetPDHealth         bool
 		statusChange               func(*apps.StatefulSet)
 		err                        bool
@@ -214,6 +216,16 @@ func TestPDMemberManagerSyncUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		}
 
+		if test.errWhenGetCluster {
+			pdClient.AddReaction(controller.GetClusterActionType, func(action *controller.Action) (interface{}, error) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster info")
+			})
+		} else {
+			pdClient.AddReaction(controller.GetClusterActionType, func(action *controller.Action) (interface{}, error) {
+				return &metapb.Cluster{Id: uint64(1)}, nil
+			})
+		}
+
 		if test.statusChange == nil {
 			fakeSetControl.SetStatusChange(func(set *apps.StatefulSet) {
 				set.Status.Replicas = *set.Spec.Replicas
@@ -302,6 +314,7 @@ func TestPDMemberManagerSyncUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				// g.Expect(int(*set.Spec.Replicas)).To(Equal(4))
 			},
 			expectTidbClusterFn: func(g *GomegaWithT, tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) {
+				g.Expect(tc.Status.ClusterID).To(Equal("1"))
 				g.Expect(tc.Status.PD.Phase).To(Equal(v1alpha1.NormalPhase))
 				g.Expect(*tc.Status.PD.StatefulSet.ObservedGeneration).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 				g.Expect(len(tc.Status.PD.Members)).To(Equal(3))
@@ -388,6 +401,27 @@ func TestPDMemberManagerSyncUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				g.Expect(tc.Status.PD.Members).To(BeNil())
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "error when sync cluster ID",
+			modify: func(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) {
+				tc.Spec.PD.Replicas = 5
+			},
+			errWhenUpdateStatefulSet:   false,
+			errWhenUpdatePDService:     false,
+			errWhenUpdatePDPeerService: false,
+			errWhenGetCluster:          true,
+			errWhenGetPDHealth:         false,
+			err:                        false,
+			expectPDServiceFn:          nil,
+			expectPDPeerServiceFn:      nil,
+			expectStatefulSetFn: func(g *GomegaWithT, set *apps.StatefulSet, err error) {
+				g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			},
+			expectTidbClusterFn: func(g *GomegaWithT, tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) {
+				g.Expect(tc.Status.PD.Synced).To(BeFalse())
+				g.Expect(tc.Status.PD.Members).To(BeNil())
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i := range tests {
@@ -521,6 +555,9 @@ func TestPDMemberManagerUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		pdClient.AddReaction(controller.GetHealthActionType, func(action *controller.Action) (interface{}, error) {
 			return test.pdHealth, nil
 		})
+		pdClient.AddReaction(controller.GetClusterActionType, func(action *controller.Action) (interface{}, error) {
+			return &metapb.Cluster{Id: uint64(1)}, nil
+		})
 
 		fakeSetControl.SetStatusChange(test.statusChange)
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create.go b/tests/e2e/create.go
index 0ef1c6e4e2..ed091e4315 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/create.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/create.go
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ func pdMemberRunning(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if tc.Status.ClusterID == "" {
+		logf("tc.Status.ClusterID is nil")
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	_, err = kubeCli.CoreV1().Services(ns).Get(controller.PDMemberName(tcName), metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		logf(err.Error())