diff --git a/server/schedule/operator/kind.go b/server/schedule/operator/kind.go
index 73927ced7cd..265eea5ade6 100644
--- a/server/schedule/operator/kind.go
+++ b/server/schedule/operator/kind.go
@@ -42,32 +42,36 @@ const (
 	OpRegion
 	// Include leader transfer.
 	OpLeader
+	// Include witness leader transfer.
+	OpWitnessLeader
 	// Include witness transfer.
 	OpWitness
 	opMax
 )
 
 var flagToName = map[OpKind]string{
-	OpLeader:    "leader",
-	OpRegion:    "region",
-	OpSplit:     "split",
-	OpAdmin:     "admin",
-	OpHotRegion: "hot-region",
-	OpReplica:   "replica",
-	OpMerge:     "merge",
-	OpRange:     "range",
-	OpWitness:   "witness",
+	OpLeader:        "leader",
+	OpRegion:        "region",
+	OpSplit:         "split",
+	OpAdmin:         "admin",
+	OpHotRegion:     "hot-region",
+	OpReplica:       "replica",
+	OpMerge:         "merge",
+	OpRange:         "range",
+	OpWitness:       "witness",
+	OpWitnessLeader: "witness-leader",
 }
 
 var nameToFlag = map[string]OpKind{
-	"leader":     OpLeader,
-	"region":     OpRegion,
-	"split":      OpSplit,
-	"admin":      OpAdmin,
-	"hot-region": OpHotRegion,
-	"replica":    OpReplica,
-	"merge":      OpMerge,
-	"range":      OpRange,
+	"leader":         OpLeader,
+	"region":         OpRegion,
+	"split":          OpSplit,
+	"admin":          OpAdmin,
+	"hot-region":     OpHotRegion,
+	"replica":        OpReplica,
+	"merge":          OpMerge,
+	"range":          OpRange,
+	"witness-leader": OpWitnessLeader,
 }
 
 func (k OpKind) String() string {
diff --git a/server/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go b/server/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
index def426cfff3..b8895ae651d 100644
--- a/server/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
+++ b/server/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const (
 	TransferWitnessLeaderType = "transfer-witness-leader"
 	// TransferWitnessLeaderBatchSize is the number of operators to to transfer
 	// leaders by one scheduling
-	transferWitnessLeaderBatchSize = 3
+	transferWitnessLeaderBatchSize = 10
 	// TransferWitnessLeaderRecvMaxRegionSize is the max number of region can receive
 	// TODO: make it a reasonable value
 	transferWitnessLeaderRecvMaxRegionSize = 1000
@@ -80,12 +80,7 @@ func (s *trasferWitnessLeaderScheduler) GetType() string {
 }
 
 func (s *trasferWitnessLeaderScheduler) IsScheduleAllowed(cluster schedule.Cluster) bool {
-	// TODO: make sure the restriction is reasonable
-	allowed := s.OpController.OperatorCount(operator.OpLeader) < cluster.GetOpts().GetLeaderScheduleLimit()
-	if !allowed {
-		operator.OperatorLimitCounter.WithLabelValues(s.GetType(), operator.OpLeader.String()).Inc()
-	}
-	return allowed
+	return true
 }
 
 func (s *trasferWitnessLeaderScheduler) Schedule(cluster schedule.Cluster, dryRun bool) ([]*operator.Operator, []plan.Plan) {
@@ -138,7 +133,7 @@ func (s *trasferWitnessLeaderScheduler) scheduleTransferWitnessLeader(name, typ
 	for _, t := range targets {
 		targetIDs = append(targetIDs, t.GetID())
 	}
-	return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(typ, cluster, region, region.GetLeader().GetStoreId(), target.GetID(), targetIDs, operator.OpLeader)
+	return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(typ, cluster, region, region.GetLeader().GetStoreId(), target.GetID(), targetIDs, operator.OpWitnessLeader)
 }
 
 // RecvRegionInfo receives a checked region from coordinator