diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/framework.proto b/paddle/fluid/framework/framework.proto
index d7be1a7352da5..23c4a2ae16502 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/framework.proto
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/framework.proto
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ message LoDTensorArrayDesc {
 
 message ReaderDesc { repeated LoDTensorDesc lod_tensor = 1; }
 
+message ChannelDesc {
+  required VarDesc elem_type = 1;
+  optional int32 cap = 2 [ default = 0 ];
+}
+
 message VarDesc {
   enum VarType {
     LOD_TENSOR = 1;
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ message VarDesc {
     LOD_TENSOR_ARRAY = 7;
     PLACE_LIST = 8;
     READER = 9;
+    CHANNEL = 10;
   }
   required string name = 1;
   required VarType type = 2;
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ message VarDesc {
   optional TensorDesc selected_rows = 5;
   optional LoDTensorArrayDesc tensor_array = 6;
   optional ReaderDesc reader = 7;
+  optional ChannelDesc chan = 8;
 }
 
 message BlockDesc {