diff --git a/executor/show.go b/executor/show.go
index de77e55b7c78b..5b5372eb27f28 100644
--- a/executor/show.go
+++ b/executor/show.go
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func (e *ShowExec) fetchShowColumns(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if tb.Meta().IsView() {
 		// Because view's undertable's column could change or recreate, so view's column type may change overtime.
 		// To avoid this situation we need to generate a logical plan and extract current column types from Schema.
-		planBuilder := plannercore.NewPlanBuilder(e.ctx, e.is)
+		planBuilder := plannercore.NewPlanBuilder(e.ctx, e.is, &plannercore.BlockHintProcessor{})
 		viewLogicalPlan, err := planBuilder.BuildDataSourceFromView(ctx, e.DBName, tb.Meta())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bebad3f4aed82..6413c20dd1b09 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pingcap/goleveldb v0.0.0-20171020122428-b9ff6c35079e
 	github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20190724165112-ec9df5f208a7
 	github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190307075452-bd41d9273596
-	github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190822024127-41d48df05864
+	github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190828080649-a621a0f9b06c
 	github.com/pingcap/pd v0.0.0-20190712044914-75a1f9f3062b
 	github.com/pingcap/tidb-tools v2.1.3-0.20190321065848-1e8b48f5c168+incompatible
 	github.com/pingcap/tipb v0.0.0-20190806070524-16909e03435e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 68eccb6f85f2e..87f81d487e605 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20190724165112-ec9df5f208a7/go.mod h1:QMdbTAXC
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190214045112-b37da76f67a7/go.mod h1:xsfkWVaFVV5B8e1K9seWfyJWFrIhbtUTAD8NV1Pq3+w=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190307075452-bd41d9273596 h1:t2OQTpPJnrPDGlvA+3FwJptMTt6MEPdzK1Wt99oaefQ=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190307075452-bd41d9273596/go.mod h1:WpHUKhNZ18v116SvGrmjkA9CBhYmuUTKL+p8JC9ANEw=
-github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190822024127-41d48df05864 h1:ohPZBjGBLoRaaJi9UFYSgDs2dTty9YEyF+TWs7DBo58=
-github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190822024127-41d48df05864/go.mod h1:1FNvfp9+J0wvc4kl8eGNh7Rqrxveg15jJoWo/a0uHwA=
+github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190828080649-a621a0f9b06c h1:VcQ60QkH7Vv98dbedNKDEO7RfUw+6TE59r/lQokNz/k=
+github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190828080649-a621a0f9b06c/go.mod h1:1FNvfp9+J0wvc4kl8eGNh7Rqrxveg15jJoWo/a0uHwA=
 github.com/pingcap/pd v0.0.0-20190712044914-75a1f9f3062b h1:oS9PftxQqgcRouKhhdaB52tXhVLEP7Ng3Qqsd6Z18iY=
 github.com/pingcap/pd v0.0.0-20190712044914-75a1f9f3062b/go.mod h1:3DlDlFT7EF64A1bmb/tulZb6wbPSagm5G4p1AlhaEDs=
 github.com/pingcap/tidb-tools v2.1.3-0.20190321065848-1e8b48f5c168+incompatible h1:MkWCxgZpJBgY2f4HtwWMMFzSBb3+JPzeJgF3VrXE/bU=
diff --git a/planner/core/expression_rewriter.go b/planner/core/expression_rewriter.go
index a2e260a7914ca..a5ae866b6d032 100644
--- a/planner/core/expression_rewriter.go
+++ b/planner/core/expression_rewriter.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func evalAstExpr(sctx sessionctx.Context, expr ast.ExprNode) (types.Datum, error
 	if sctx.GetSessionVars().TxnCtx.InfoSchema != nil {
 		is = sctx.GetSessionVars().TxnCtx.InfoSchema.(infoschema.InfoSchema)
 	}
-	b := NewPlanBuilder(sctx, is)
+	b := NewPlanBuilder(sctx, is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 	fakePlan := LogicalTableDual{}.Init(sctx)
 	newExpr, _, err := b.rewrite(context.TODO(), expr, fakePlan, nil, true)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/planner/core/hints.go b/planner/core/hints.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b88473f78ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/planner/core/hints.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// Copyright 2019 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package core
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
+	"github.com/pingcap/parser/ast"
+	"github.com/pingcap/parser/format"
+	"github.com/pingcap/parser/model"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx"
+)
+
+// BlockHintProcessor processes hints at different level of sql statement.
+type BlockHintProcessor struct {
+	QbNameMap        map[string]int                    // Map from query block name to select stmt offset.
+	QbHints          map[int][]*ast.TableOptimizerHint // Group all hints at same query block.
+	Ctx              sessionctx.Context
+	selectStmtOffset int
+}
+
+// Enter implements Visitor interface.
+func (p *BlockHintProcessor) Enter(in ast.Node) (ast.Node, bool) {
+	switch node := in.(type) {
+	case *ast.UpdateStmt:
+		p.checkQueryBlockHints(node.TableHints, 0)
+	case *ast.DeleteStmt:
+		p.checkQueryBlockHints(node.TableHints, 0)
+	case *ast.SelectStmt:
+		p.selectStmtOffset++
+		node.QueryBlockOffset = p.selectStmtOffset
+		p.checkQueryBlockHints(node.TableHints, node.QueryBlockOffset)
+	}
+	return in, false
+}
+
+// Leave implements Visitor interface.
+func (p *BlockHintProcessor) Leave(in ast.Node) (ast.Node, bool) {
+	return in, true
+}
+
+const hintQBName = "qb_name"
+
+// checkQueryBlockHints checks the validity of query blocks and records the map of query block name to select offset.
+func (p *BlockHintProcessor) checkQueryBlockHints(hints []*ast.TableOptimizerHint, offset int) {
+	var qbName string
+	for _, hint := range hints {
+		if hint.HintName.L != hintQBName {
+			continue
+		}
+		if qbName != "" {
+			p.Ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx.AppendWarning(errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("There are more than two query names in same query block,, using the first one %s", qbName)))
+		} else {
+			qbName = hint.QBName.L
+		}
+	}
+	if qbName == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	if p.QbNameMap == nil {
+		p.QbNameMap = make(map[string]int)
+	}
+	if _, ok := p.QbNameMap[qbName]; ok {
+		p.Ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx.AppendWarning(errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Duplicate query block name %s, only the first one is effective", qbName)))
+	} else {
+		p.QbNameMap[qbName] = offset
+	}
+}
+
+const (
+	defaultUpdateBlockName   = "upd_1"
+	defaultDeleteBlockName   = "del_1"
+	defaultSelectBlockPrefix = "sel_"
+)
+
+type nodeType int
+
+const (
+	typeUpdate nodeType = iota
+	typeDelete
+	typeSelect
+)
+
+// getBlockName finds the offset of query block name. It use 0 as offset for top level update or delete,
+// -1 for invalid block name.
+func (p *BlockHintProcessor) getBlockOffset(blockName model.CIStr, nodeType nodeType) int {
+	if p.QbNameMap != nil {
+		level, ok := p.QbNameMap[blockName.L]
+		if ok {
+			return level
+		}
+	}
+	// Handle the default query block name.
+	if nodeType == typeUpdate && blockName.L == defaultUpdateBlockName {
+		return 0
+	}
+	if nodeType == typeDelete && blockName.L == defaultDeleteBlockName {
+		return 0
+	}
+	if nodeType == typeSelect && strings.HasPrefix(blockName.L, defaultSelectBlockPrefix) {
+		suffix := blockName.L[len(defaultSelectBlockPrefix):]
+		level, err := strconv.ParseInt(suffix, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil || level > int64(p.selectStmtOffset) {
+			return -1
+		}
+		return int(level)
+	}
+	return -1
+}
+
+// getHintOffset gets the offset of stmt that the hints take effects.
+func (p *BlockHintProcessor) getHintOffset(hint *ast.TableOptimizerHint, nodeType nodeType, currentOffset int) int {
+	if hint.QBName.L != "" {
+		return p.getBlockOffset(hint.QBName, nodeType)
+	}
+	return currentOffset
+}
+
+// getCurrentStmtHints extracts all hints that take effects at current stmt.
+func (p *BlockHintProcessor) getCurrentStmtHints(hints []*ast.TableOptimizerHint, nodeType nodeType, currentOffset int) []*ast.TableOptimizerHint {
+	if p.QbHints == nil {
+		p.QbHints = make(map[int][]*ast.TableOptimizerHint)
+	}
+	for _, hint := range hints {
+		if hint.HintName.L == hintQBName {
+			continue
+		}
+		offset := p.getHintOffset(hint, nodeType, currentOffset)
+		if offset < 0 {
+			var sb strings.Builder
+			ctx := format.NewRestoreCtx(format.DefaultRestoreFlags, &sb)
+			err := hint.Restore(ctx)
+			// There won't be any error for optimizer hint.
+			if err == nil {
+				p.Ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx.AppendWarning(errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Hint %s is ignored due to unknown query block name", sb.String())))
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		p.QbHints[offset] = append(p.QbHints[offset], hint)
+	}
+	return p.QbHints[currentOffset]
+}
diff --git a/planner/core/indexmerge_test.go b/planner/core/indexmerge_test.go
index d6ac524c28fa5..dbebec9bcca5e 100644
--- a/planner/core/indexmerge_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/indexmerge_test.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *testIndexMergeSuite) TestIndexMergePathGenerateion(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tc.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, tc.idxMergeDigest, comment)
diff --git a/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go b/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go
index 0325371de95fd..e6f6aa49eb8d3 100644
--- a/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go
+++ b/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go
@@ -1950,7 +1950,8 @@ func (b *PlanBuilder) unfoldWildStar(p LogicalPlan, selectFields []*ast.SelectFi
 	return resultList, nil
 }
 
-func (b *PlanBuilder) pushTableHints(hints []*ast.TableOptimizerHint) bool {
+func (b *PlanBuilder) pushTableHints(hints []*ast.TableOptimizerHint, nodeType nodeType, currentLevel int) bool {
+	hints = b.hintProcessor.getCurrentStmtHints(hints, nodeType, currentLevel)
 	var (
 		sortMergeTables, INLJTables, hashJoinTables []hintTableInfo
 		indexHintList                               []indexHintInfo
@@ -2023,7 +2024,7 @@ func (b *PlanBuilder) TableHints() *tableHintInfo {
 }
 
 func (b *PlanBuilder) buildSelect(ctx context.Context, sel *ast.SelectStmt) (p LogicalPlan, err error) {
-	if b.pushTableHints(sel.TableHints) {
+	if b.pushTableHints(sel.TableHints, typeSelect, sel.QueryBlockOffset) {
 		// table hints are only visible in the current SELECT statement.
 		defer b.popTableHints()
 	}
@@ -2666,7 +2667,7 @@ func buildColumns2Handle(
 }
 
 func (b *PlanBuilder) buildUpdate(ctx context.Context, update *ast.UpdateStmt) (Plan, error) {
-	if b.pushTableHints(update.TableHints) {
+	if b.pushTableHints(update.TableHints, typeUpdate, 0) {
 		// table hints are only visible in the current UPDATE statement.
 		defer b.popTableHints()
 	}
@@ -2906,7 +2907,7 @@ func extractTableAsNameForUpdate(p LogicalPlan, asNames map[*model.TableInfo][]*
 }
 
 func (b *PlanBuilder) buildDelete(ctx context.Context, delete *ast.DeleteStmt) (Plan, error) {
-	if b.pushTableHints(delete.TableHints) {
+	if b.pushTableHints(delete.TableHints, typeDelete, 0) {
 		// table hints are only visible in the current DELETE statement.
 		defer b.popTableHints()
 	}
diff --git a/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go b/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
index 35806e53022a5..812e7cf0fa378 100644
--- a/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestVisitInfo(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		builder.ctx.GetSessionVars().HashJoinConcurrency = 1
 		_, err = builder.Build(context.TODO(), stmt)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestUnion(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		plan, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		if tt.err {
 			c.Assert(err, NotNil)
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestTopNPushDown(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		p, err = logicalOptimize(ctx, builder.optFlag, p.(LogicalPlan))
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestOuterJoinEliminator(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		p, err = logicalOptimize(ctx, builder.optFlag, p.(LogicalPlan))
@@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestSelectView(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		p, err = logicalOptimize(ctx, builder.optFlag, p.(LogicalPlan))
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestWindowFunction(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, tt.result, comment)
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestSkylinePruning(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, tt.result, comment)
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestUpdateEQCond(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 		Preprocess(s.ctx, stmt, s.is)
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), s.is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		p, err = logicalOptimize(ctx, builder.optFlag, p.(LogicalPlan))
diff --git a/planner/core/optimizer.go b/planner/core/optimizer.go
index 142e1b7203045..52a624ba87456 100644
--- a/planner/core/optimizer.go
+++ b/planner/core/optimizer.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type logicalOptRule interface {
 func BuildLogicalPlan(ctx context.Context, sctx sessionctx.Context, node ast.Node, is infoschema.InfoSchema) (Plan, error) {
 	sctx.GetSessionVars().PlanID = 0
 	sctx.GetSessionVars().PlanColumnID = 0
-	builder := NewPlanBuilder(sctx, is)
+	builder := NewPlanBuilder(sctx, is, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 	p, err := builder.Build(ctx, node)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/planner/core/physical_plan_test.go b/planner/core/physical_plan_test.go
index d8b3ca5ae729d..74ba9ea2b1fb6 100644
--- a/planner/core/physical_plan_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/physical_plan_test.go
@@ -1772,6 +1772,72 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestIndexHint(c *C) {
 		} else {
 			c.Assert(warnings, HasLen, 0, comment)
 		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *testPlanSuite) TestQueryBlockHint(c *C) {
+	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
+	store, dom, err := newStoreWithBootstrap()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer func() {
+		dom.Close()
+		store.Close()
+	}()
+	se, err := session.CreateSession4Test(store)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = se.Execute(context.Background(), "use test")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		sql  string
+		plan string
+	}{
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ SM_JOIN(@sel_1 t1), INL_JOIN(@sel_2 t3) */ t1.a, t1.b from t t1, (select t2.a from t t2, t t3 where t2.a = t3.c) s where t1.a=s.a",
+			plan: "MergeInnerJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->IndexJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->IndexReader(Index(t.c_d_e)[[NULL,+inf]])}(test.t2.a,test.t3.c)}(test.t1.a,test.t2.a)->Projection",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ SM_JOIN(@sel_1 t1), INL_JOIN(@qb t3) */ t1.a, t1.b from t t1, (select /*+ QB_NAME(qb) */ t2.a from t t2, t t3 where t2.a = t3.c) s where t1.a=s.a",
+			plan: "MergeInnerJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->IndexJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->IndexReader(Index(t.c_d_e)[[NULL,+inf]])}(test.t2.a,test.t3.c)}(test.t1.a,test.t2.a)->Projection",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ HASH_JOIN(@sel_1 t1), SM_JOIN(@sel_2 t2) */ t1.a, t1.b from t t1, (select t2.a from t t2, t t3 where t2.a = t3.c) s where t1.a=s.a",
+			plan: "RightHashJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->MergeInnerJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->IndexReader(Index(t.c_d_e)[[NULL,+inf]])}(test.t2.a,test.t3.c)}(test.t1.a,test.t2.a)->Projection",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ HASH_JOIN(@sel_1 t1), SM_JOIN(@qb t2) */ t1.a, t1.b from t t1, (select /*+ QB_NAME(qb) */ t2.a from t t2, t t3 where t2.a = t3.c) s where t1.a=s.a",
+			plan: "RightHashJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->MergeInnerJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->IndexReader(Index(t.c_d_e)[[NULL,+inf]])}(test.t2.a,test.t3.c)}(test.t1.a,test.t2.a)->Projection",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ INL_JOIN(@sel_1 t1), HASH_JOIN(@sel_2 t2) */ t1.a, t1.b from t t1, (select t2.a from t t2, t t3 where t2.a = t3.c) s where t1.a=s.a",
+			plan: "IndexJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->LeftHashJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->TableReader(Table(t))}(test.t2.a,test.t3.c)}(test.t2.a,test.t1.a)->Projection",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ INL_JOIN(@sel_1 t1), HASH_JOIN(@qb t2) */ t1.a, t1.b from t t1, (select /*+ QB_NAME(qb) */ t2.a from t t2, t t3 where t2.a = t3.c) s where t1.a=s.a",
+			plan: "IndexJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->LeftHashJoin{TableReader(Table(t))->TableReader(Table(t))}(test.t2.a,test.t3.c)}(test.t2.a,test.t1.a)->Projection",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ HASH_AGG(@sel_1), STREAM_AGG(@sel_2) */ count(*) from t t1 where t1.a < (select count(*) from t t2 where t1.a > t2.a)",
+			plan: "Apply{TableReader(Table(t))->TableReader(Table(t)->Sel([gt(test.t1.a, test.t2.a)])->StreamAgg)->StreamAgg->Sel([not(isnull(count(*)))])}->HashAgg",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ STREAM_AGG(@sel_1), HASH_AGG(@qb) */ count(*) from t t1 where t1.a < (select /*+ QB_NAME(qb) */ count(*) from t t2 where t1.a > t2.a)",
+			plan: "Apply{TableReader(Table(t))->TableReader(Table(t)->Sel([gt(test.t1.a, test.t2.a)])->HashAgg)->HashAgg->Sel([not(isnull(count(*)))])}->StreamAgg",
+		},
+		{
+			sql:  "select /*+ HASH_AGG(@sel_2) */ a, (select count(*) from t t1 where t1.b > t.a) from t where b > (select b from t t2 where t2.b = t.a limit 1)",
+			plan: "Apply{Apply{TableReader(Table(t))->TableReader(Table(t)->Sel([eq(test.t2.b, test.t.a)])->Limit)->Limit}->TableReader(Table(t)->Sel([gt(test.t1.b, test.t.a)])->HashAgg)->HashAgg}->Projection",
+		},
+	}
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		comment := Commentf("case:%v sql: %s", i, tt.sql)
+		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(tt.sql, "", "")
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
+
+		p, err := planner.Optimize(ctx, se, stmt, s.is)
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil, comment)
 
+		c.Assert(core.ToString(p), Equals, tt.plan, comment)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/planner/core/planbuilder.go b/planner/core/planbuilder.go
index 73b2162efe7f6..eaa70b419cd44 100644
--- a/planner/core/planbuilder.go
+++ b/planner/core/planbuilder.go
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ type PlanBuilder struct {
 	//   If it's a join, we pop its children's out then merge them and push the new map to stack.
 	//   If we meet a subquery, it's clearly that it's a independent problem so we just pop one map out when we finish building the subquery.
 	handleHelper *handleColHelper
+
+	hintProcessor *BlockHintProcessor
 }
 
 type handleColHelper struct {
@@ -284,12 +286,13 @@ func (b *PlanBuilder) GetOptFlag() uint64 {
 }
 
 // NewPlanBuilder creates a new PlanBuilder.
-func NewPlanBuilder(sctx sessionctx.Context, is infoschema.InfoSchema) *PlanBuilder {
+func NewPlanBuilder(sctx sessionctx.Context, is infoschema.InfoSchema, processor *BlockHintProcessor) *PlanBuilder {
 	return &PlanBuilder{
-		ctx:          sctx,
-		is:           is,
-		colMapper:    make(map[*ast.ColumnNameExpr]int),
-		handleHelper: &handleColHelper{id2HandleMapStack: make([]map[int64][]*expression.Column, 0)},
+		ctx:           sctx,
+		is:            is,
+		colMapper:     make(map[*ast.ColumnNameExpr]int),
+		handleHelper:  &handleColHelper{id2HandleMapStack: make([]map[int64][]*expression.Column, 0)},
+		hintProcessor: processor,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/planner/core/planbuilder_test.go b/planner/core/planbuilder_test.go
index 9c6a90ea6addb..c8495a2ae5d59 100644
--- a/planner/core/planbuilder_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/planbuilder_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *testPlanBuilderSuite) TestGetPathByIndexName(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *testPlanBuilderSuite) TestRewriterPool(c *C) {
-	builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), nil)
+	builder := NewPlanBuilder(MockContext(), nil, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 
 	// Make sure PlanBuilder.getExpressionRewriter() provides clean rewriter from pool.
 	// First, pick one rewriter from the pool and make it dirty.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (s *testPlanBuilderSuite) TestDisableFold(c *C) {
 		stmt := st.(*ast.SelectStmt)
 		expr := stmt.Fields.Fields[0].Expr
 
-		builder := NewPlanBuilder(ctx, nil)
+		builder := NewPlanBuilder(ctx, nil, &BlockHintProcessor{})
 		builder.rewriterCounter++
 		rewriter := builder.getExpressionRewriter(context.TODO(), nil)
 		c.Assert(rewriter, NotNil)
diff --git a/planner/core/prepare_test.go b/planner/core/prepare_test.go
index 6b53eb65a06a6..fb195868c54cd 100644
--- a/planner/core/prepare_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/prepare_test.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestPrepareCacheDeferredFunction(c *C) {
 		stmt, err := s.ParseOneStmt(sql1, "", "")
 		c.Check(err, IsNil)
 		is := tk.Se.GetSessionVars().TxnCtx.InfoSchema.(infoschema.InfoSchema)
-		builder := core.NewPlanBuilder(tk.Se, is)
+		builder := core.NewPlanBuilder(tk.Se, is, &core.BlockHintProcessor{})
 		p, err := builder.Build(ctx, stmt)
 		c.Check(err, IsNil)
 		execPlan, ok := p.(*core.Execute)
diff --git a/planner/optimize.go b/planner/optimize.go
index 4502f39db2876..b44ba76ff5491 100644
--- a/planner/optimize.go
+++ b/planner/optimize.go
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ func optimize(ctx context.Context, sctx sessionctx.Context, node ast.Node, is in
 	// build logical plan
 	sctx.GetSessionVars().PlanID = 0
 	sctx.GetSessionVars().PlanColumnID = 0
-	builder := plannercore.NewPlanBuilder(sctx, is)
+	hintProcessor := &plannercore.BlockHintProcessor{Ctx: sctx}
+	node.Accept(hintProcessor)
+	builder := plannercore.NewPlanBuilder(sctx, is, hintProcessor)
 	p, err := builder.Build(ctx, node)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err