diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go
index 99551f1884..f0916b8301 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/defaulting/tidbcluster.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func setTidbClusterSpecDefault(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) {
 		d := false
 		tc.Spec.EnablePVReclaim = &d
 	}
+	retainPVP := corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain
+	if tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy == nil {
+		tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy = &retainPVP
+	}
 }
 
 func setTidbSpecDefault(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/tidbmonitor_types.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/tidbmonitor_types.go
index 45e76d3382..5c089e5eec 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/tidbmonitor_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/tidbmonitor_types.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ type TidbMonitorSpec struct {
 	Initializer InitializerSpec `json:"initializer"`
 
 	// Persistent volume reclaim policy applied to the PVs that consumed by TiDB cluster
-	// +kubebuilder:default=Recycle
-	PVReclaimPolicy corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy `json:"pvReclaimPolicy,omitempty"`
+	// +kubebuilder:default=Retain
+	PVReclaimPolicy *corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy `json:"pvReclaimPolicy,omitempty"`
 
 	ImagePullPolicy corev1.PullPolicy `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
 	// ImagePullSecrets is an optional list of references to secrets in the same namespace to use for pulling any of the images.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/types.go
index 827a2e1be6..b4eeca181a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ type TidbClusterSpec struct {
 	SchedulerName string `json:"schedulerName,omitempty"`
 
 	// Persistent volume reclaim policy applied to the PVs that consumed by TiDB cluster
-	// +kubebuilder:default=Recycle
-	PVReclaimPolicy corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy `json:"pvReclaimPolicy,omitempty"`
+	// +kubebuilder:default=Retain
+	PVReclaimPolicy *corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy `json:"pvReclaimPolicy,omitempty"`
 
 	// ImagePullPolicy of TiDB cluster Pods
 	// +kubebuilder:default=IfNotPresent
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 0471ea5855..78a6cbe0d4 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -6616,6 +6616,11 @@ func (in *TidbClusterSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *TidbClusterSpec) {
 		*out = new(HelperSpec)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.PVReclaimPolicy != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PVReclaimPolicy, &out.PVReclaimPolicy
+		*out = new(v1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.ImagePullSecrets != nil {
 		in, out := &in.ImagePullSecrets, &out.ImagePullSecrets
 		*out = make([]v1.LocalObjectReference, len(*in))
@@ -6952,6 +6957,11 @@ func (in *TidbMonitorSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *TidbMonitorSpec) {
 	}
 	in.Reloader.DeepCopyInto(&out.Reloader)
 	in.Initializer.DeepCopyInto(&out.Initializer)
+	if in.PVReclaimPolicy != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PVReclaimPolicy, &out.PVReclaimPolicy
+		*out = new(v1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.ImagePullSecrets != nil {
 		in, out := &in.ImagePullSecrets, &out.ImagePullSecrets
 		*out = make([]v1.LocalObjectReference, len(*in))
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
index ae64a31573..9ad300b732 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
@@ -341,11 +341,15 @@ func collectEvents(source <-chan string) []string {
 }
 
 func newTidbCluster() *v1alpha1.TidbCluster {
+	retainPVP := corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain
 	tc := &v1alpha1.TidbCluster{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      "demo",
 			Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault,
 		},
+		Spec: v1alpha1.TidbClusterSpec{
+			PVReclaimPolicy: &retainPVP,
+		},
 	}
 	return tc
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/pv_control_test.go b/pkg/controller/pv_control_test.go
index 921263c82c..7164300cbb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pv_control_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pv_control_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestPVControlPatchPVReclaimPolicySuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeClient.AddReactor("patch", "persistentvolumes", func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
 		return true, nil, nil
 	})
-	err := control.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(tc, pv, tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
+	err := control.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(tc, pv, *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
 	g.Expect(err).To(Succeed())
 
 	events := collectEvents(recorder.Events)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestPVControlPatchPVReclaimPolicyFailed(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeClient.AddReactor("patch", "persistentvolumes", func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
 		return true, nil, apierrors.NewInternalError(errors.New("API server down"))
 	})
-	err := control.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(tc, pv, tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
+	err := control.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(tc, pv, *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
 	g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 
 	events := collectEvents(recorder.Events)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestPVControlPatchPVReclaimPolicyConflictSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return true, nil, nil
 	})
-	err := control.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(tc, pv, tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
+	err := control.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(tc, pv, *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
 	g.Expect(err).To(Succeed())
 
 	events := collectEvents(recorder.Events)
diff --git a/pkg/label/label.go b/pkg/label/label.go
index 457ea2ca64..697c6874cf 100644
--- a/pkg/label/label.go
+++ b/pkg/label/label.go
@@ -314,11 +314,19 @@ func (l Label) Pump() Label {
 	return l
 }
 
+func (l Label) IsPump() bool {
+	return l[ComponentLabelKey] == PumpLabelVal
+}
+
 func (l Label) Monitor() Label {
 	l.Component(TiDBMonitorVal)
 	return l
 }
 
+func (l Label) IsMonitor() bool {
+	return l[ComponentLabelKey] == TiDBMonitorVal
+}
+
 // Discovery assigns discovery to component key in label
 func (l Label) Discovery() Label {
 	l.Component(DiscoveryLabelVal)
diff --git a/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager.go b/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager.go
index fe0625215f..4603f0e65c 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager.go
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@
 package meta
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis/pingcap/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/controller"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/label"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/manager"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/monitor"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 )
@@ -56,32 +53,19 @@ func NewReclaimPolicyMonitorManager(pvcLister corelisters.PersistentVolumeClaimL
 }
 
 func (rpm *reclaimPolicyManager) Sync(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) error {
-	return rpm.sync(v1alpha1.TiDBClusterKind, tc.GetNamespace(), tc.GetInstanceName(), tc.IsPVReclaimEnabled(), tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy, tc)
+	return rpm.sync(v1alpha1.TiDBClusterKind, tc.GetNamespace(), tc.GetInstanceName(), tc.IsPVReclaimEnabled(), *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy, tc)
 }
 
 func (rpm *reclaimPolicyManager) SyncMonitor(tm *v1alpha1.TidbMonitor) error {
-	return rpm.sync(v1alpha1.TiDBMonitorKind, tm.GetNamespace(), tm.GetName(), false, tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy, tm)
+	return rpm.sync(v1alpha1.TiDBMonitorKind, tm.GetNamespace(), tm.GetName(), false, *tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy, tm)
 }
 
 func (rpm *reclaimPolicyManager) sync(kind, ns, instanceName string, isPVReclaimEnabled bool, policy corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy, obj runtime.Object) error {
-	var l labels.Selector
-	var err error
-	switch kind {
-	case v1alpha1.TiDBMonitorKind:
-		l, err = label.NewMonitor().Instance(instanceName).Monitor().Selector()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	case v1alpha1.TiDBClusterKind:
-		l, err = label.New().Instance(instanceName).Selector()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown kind = %s", kind)
+	selector, err := label.New().Instance(instanceName).Selector()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-
-	pvcs, err := rpm.pvcLister.PersistentVolumeClaims(ns).List(l)
+	pvcs, err := rpm.pvcLister.PersistentVolumeClaims(ns).List(selector)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -90,6 +74,20 @@ func (rpm *reclaimPolicyManager) sync(kind, ns, instanceName string, isPVReclaim
 		if pvc.Spec.VolumeName == "" {
 			continue
 		}
+		l := label.Label(pvc.Labels)
+		switch kind {
+		case v1alpha1.TiDBClusterKind:
+			if !l.IsPD() && !l.IsTiDB() && !l.IsTiKV() && !l.IsTiFlash() && !l.IsPump() {
+				continue
+			}
+		case v1alpha1.TiDBMonitorKind:
+			if !l.IsMonitor() {
+				continue
+			}
+		default:
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if isPVReclaimEnabled && len(pvc.Annotations[label.AnnPVCDeferDeleting]) != 0 {
 			// If the pv reclaim function is turned on, and when pv is the candidate pv to be reclaimed, skip patch this pv.
 			continue
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ func (rpm *reclaimPolicyManager) sync(kind, ns, instanceName string, isPVReclaim
 		if pv.Spec.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy == policy {
 			continue
 		}
-
 		err = rpm.pvControl.PatchPVReclaimPolicy(obj, pv, policy)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager_test.go b/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager_test.go
index 76236426cd..61911d2c88 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/meta/reclaim_policy_manager_test.go
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ func newFakeReclaimPolicyManager() (*reclaimPolicyManager, *controller.FakePVCon
 }
 
 func newTidbClusterForMeta() *v1alpha1.TidbCluster {
+	pvp := corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain
 	return &v1alpha1.TidbCluster{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "TidbCluster",
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func newTidbClusterForMeta() *v1alpha1.TidbCluster {
 			Labels:    label.New().Instance(controller.TestClusterName),
 		},
 		Spec: v1alpha1.TidbClusterSpec{
-			PVReclaimPolicy: corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain,
+			PVReclaimPolicy: &pvp,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/monitor/util.go b/pkg/monitor/monitor/util.go
index cf1fde2015..00b85cff79 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/monitor/util.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/monitor/util.go
@@ -864,4 +864,8 @@ func defaultTidbMonitor(monitor *v1alpha1.TidbMonitor) {
 		}
 		monitor.Spec.Clusters[id] = tcRef
 	}
+	retainPVP := core.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain
+	if monitor.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy == nil {
+		monitor.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy = &retainPVP
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/actions.go b/tests/actions.go
index ce890b8674..7221f4b3c0 100644
--- a/tests/actions.go
+++ b/tests/actions.go
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ func (oa *operatorActions) reclaimPolicySyncFn(tc *v1alpha1.TidbCluster) (bool,
 		if pv, err := oa.kubeCli.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Get(pvName, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("failed to get pv: %s, error: %v", pvName, err)
 			return false, nil
-		} else if pv.Spec.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy != tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy {
+		} else if pv.Spec.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy != *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy {
 			klog.Errorf("pv: %s's reclaimPolicy is not Retain", pvName)
 			return false, nil
 		}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go b/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go
index 3a717554ed..44d7bdc3a2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[tidb-operator] TiDBCluster", func() {
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Expected get tidbcluster")
 
 		tm := fixture.NewTidbMonitor("e2e-monitor", tc.Namespace, tc, true, true)
-		tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy = corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimDelete
+		deletePVP := corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimDelete
+		tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy = &deletePVP
 		_, err = cli.PingcapV1alpha1().TidbMonitors(tc.Namespace).Create(tm)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Expected tidbmonitor deployed success")
 		err = tests.CheckTidbMonitor(tm, cli, c, fw)
@@ -764,7 +765,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[tidb-operator] TiDBCluster", func() {
 		tm, err = cli.PingcapV1alpha1().TidbMonitors(ns).Get(tm.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "fetch latest tidbmonitor error")
 		tm.Spec.Prometheus.Service.Type = corev1.ServiceTypeNodePort
-		tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy = corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain
+		retainPVP := corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain
+		tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy = &retainPVP
 		tm, err = cli.PingcapV1alpha1().TidbMonitors(ns).Update(tm)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "update tidbmonitor service type error")
 
@@ -827,6 +829,27 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[tidb-operator] TiDBCluster", func() {
 		})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "second update tidbmonitor service error")
 
+		err = wait.Poll(5*time.Second, 3*time.Minute, func() (done bool, err error) {
+			tc, err := cli.PingcapV1alpha1().TidbClusters(tc.Namespace).Get(tc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+			tm, err = cli.PingcapV1alpha1().TidbMonitors(ns).Get(tm.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+			if *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy != corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimDelete {
+				framework.Logf("tidbcluster PVReclaimPolicy changed into %v", *tc.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			if *tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy != corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimRetain {
+				framework.Logf("tidbmonitor PVReclaimPolicy changed into %v", *tm.Spec.PVReclaimPolicy)
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			return false, nil
+		})
+		framework.ExpectEqual(err, wait.ErrWaitTimeout, "verify tidbmonitor and tidbcluster PVReclaimPolicy won't affect each other")
+
 		err = cli.PingcapV1alpha1().TidbMonitors(tm.Namespace).Delete(tm.Name, &metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "delete tidbmonitor failed")
 		err = wait.Poll(5*time.Second, 5*time.Minute, func() (done bool, err error) {
diff --git a/tests/pkg/fixture/fixture.go b/tests/pkg/fixture/fixture.go
index b5f58fc7d0..0fda921947 100644
--- a/tests/pkg/fixture/fixture.go
+++ b/tests/pkg/fixture/fixture.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func GetTidbCluster(ns, name, version string) *v1alpha1.TidbCluster {
 	if v, err := semver.NewVersion(version); err == nil && v.LessThan(tikvV4Beta) {
 		tikvStorageConfig = nil
 	}
-
+	deletePVP := corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimDelete
 	return &v1alpha1.TidbCluster{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      name,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func GetTidbCluster(ns, name, version string) *v1alpha1.TidbCluster {
 		Spec: v1alpha1.TidbClusterSpec{
 			Version:         version,
 			ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
-			PVReclaimPolicy: corev1.PersistentVolumeReclaimDelete,
+			PVReclaimPolicy: &deletePVP,
 			SchedulerName:   "tidb-scheduler",
 			Timezone:        "Asia/Shanghai",