diff --git a/kvrocks.conf b/kvrocks.conf
index e7009e44617..47822244c02 100644
--- a/kvrocks.conf
+++ b/kvrocks.conf
@@ -329,6 +329,13 @@ json-max-nesting-depth 1024
 # Default: json
 json-storage-format json
 
+# The write buffer size of minor column families those infrequently be used
+# including pubsub, propagte, zset_score, stream and search. 
+# It will reduce the memory usage in some scenarios.
+#
+# Default: 64 MB (same with rocksdb.write_buffer_size)
+minor-columns-write-buffer-size 64
+
 ################################## TLS ###################################
 
 # By default, TLS/SSL is disabled, i.e. `tls-port` is set to 0.
diff --git a/src/config/config.cc b/src/config/config.cc
index 500ac717008..d3f16fda328 100644
--- a/src/config/config.cc
+++ b/src/config/config.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "server/server.h"
 #include "status.h"
 #include "storage/redis_metadata.h"
+#include "storage/storage.h"
 
 constexpr const char *kDefaultDir = "/tmp/kvrocks";
 constexpr const char *kDefaultBackupDir = "/tmp/kvrocks/backup";
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ Config::Config() {
       {"json-max-nesting-depth", false, new IntField(&json_max_nesting_depth, 1024, 0, INT_MAX)},
       {"json-storage-format", false,
        new EnumField<JsonStorageFormat>(&json_storage_format, json_storage_formats, JsonStorageFormat::JSON)},
+      {"minor-columns-write-buffer-size", false, new IntField(&minor_columns_write_buffer_size, 64, 0, 4096)},
 
       /* rocksdb options */
       {"rocksdb.compression", false,
@@ -575,6 +577,19 @@ void Config::initFieldCallback() {
              if (!srv) return Status::OK();
              return srv->GetNamespace()->LoadAndRewrite();
            }},
+          {"minor-columns-write-buffer-size",
+           [this](Server *srv, const std::string &k, const std::string &v) -> Status {
+             if (!srv) return Status::OK();
+             const std::vector<ColumnFamilyID> column_families = {kColumnFamilyIDZSetScore, kColumnFamilyIDPubSub,
+                                                                  kColumnFamilyIDPropagate, kColumnFamilyIDStream,
+                                                                  kColumnFamilyIDSearch};
+             for (const auto &cf : column_families) {
+               auto s = srv->storage->SetOptionForColumnFamily(cf, "write_buffer_size",
+                                                               std::to_string(minor_columns_write_buffer_size * MiB));
+               if (!s.IsOK()) return s;
+             }
+             return Status::OK();
+           }},
 
           {"rocksdb.target_file_size_base",
            [this](Server *srv, const std::string &k, const std::string &v) -> Status {
diff --git a/src/config/config.h b/src/config/config.h
index c4bc705b006..5dd40b8cf8b 100644
--- a/src/config/config.h
+++ b/src/config/config.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct Config {
   bool auto_resize_block_and_sst = true;
   int fullsync_recv_file_delay = 0;
   bool use_rsid_psync = false;
+  int minor_columns_write_buffer_size;
   std::vector<std::string> binds;
   std::string dir;
   std::string db_dir;
diff --git a/src/storage/storage.cc b/src/storage/storage.cc
index 2133645c40c..6245dd569ad 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage.cc
+++ b/src/storage/storage.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <random>
 
 #include "compact_filter.h"
+#include "config/config.h"
 #include "db_util.h"
 #include "event_listener.h"
 #include "event_util.h"
@@ -226,6 +227,12 @@ Status Storage::SetOptionForAllColumnFamilies(const std::string &key, const std:
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+Status Storage::SetOptionForColumnFamily(ColumnFamilyID id, const std::string &key, const std::string &value) {
+  auto s = db_->SetOptions(GetCFHandle(id), {{key, value}});
+  if (!s.ok()) return {Status::NotOK, s.ToString()};
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
 Status Storage::SetDBOption(const std::string &key, const std::string &value) {
   auto s = db_->SetDBOptions({{key, value}});
   if (!s.ok()) return {Status::NotOK, s.ToString()};
@@ -337,15 +344,20 @@ Status Storage::Open(DBOpenMode mode) {
   propagate_opts.disable_auto_compactions = config_->rocks_db.disable_auto_compactions;
   SetBlobDB(&propagate_opts);
 
+  rocksdb::ColumnFamilyOptions minor_opts(subkey_opts);
+  minor_opts.write_buffer_size = config_->minor_columns_write_buffer_size * MiB;
+  pubsub_opts.write_buffer_size = config_->minor_columns_write_buffer_size * MiB;
+  propagate_opts.write_buffer_size = config_->minor_columns_write_buffer_size * MiB;
+
   std::vector<rocksdb::ColumnFamilyDescriptor> column_families;
   // Caution: don't change the order of column family, or the handle will be mismatched
   column_families.emplace_back(rocksdb::kDefaultColumnFamilyName, subkey_opts);
   column_families.emplace_back(kMetadataColumnFamilyName, metadata_opts);
-  column_families.emplace_back(kZSetScoreColumnFamilyName, subkey_opts);
+  column_families.emplace_back(kZSetScoreColumnFamilyName, minor_opts);
   column_families.emplace_back(kPubSubColumnFamilyName, pubsub_opts);
   column_families.emplace_back(kPropagateColumnFamilyName, propagate_opts);
-  column_families.emplace_back(kStreamColumnFamilyName, subkey_opts);
-  column_families.emplace_back(kSearchColumnFamilyName, subkey_opts);
+  column_families.emplace_back(kStreamColumnFamilyName, minor_opts);
+  column_families.emplace_back(kSearchColumnFamilyName, minor_opts);
 
   std::vector<std::string> old_column_families;
   auto s = rocksdb::DB::ListColumnFamilies(options, config_->db_dir, &old_column_families);
diff --git a/src/storage/storage.h b/src/storage/storage.h
index 44888f1ca4a..a7354f62c85 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage/storage.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class Storage {
   void SetBlobDB(rocksdb::ColumnFamilyOptions *cf_options);
   rocksdb::Options InitRocksDBOptions();
   Status SetOptionForAllColumnFamilies(const std::string &key, const std::string &value);
+  Status SetOptionForColumnFamily(ColumnFamilyID id, const std::string &key, const std::string &value);
   Status SetDBOption(const std::string &key, const std::string &value);
   Status CreateColumnFamilies(const rocksdb::Options &options);
   // The sequence_number will be pointed to the value of the sequence number in range of DB,