diff --git a/ddl/db_test.go b/ddl/db_test.go
index ece5def6f7c57..7727e7a39f92c 100644
--- a/ddl/db_test.go
+++ b/ddl/db_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/meta/autoid"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/session"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/variable"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/store/mockstore"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/store/mockstore/mocktikv"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/table"
@@ -1863,13 +1864,24 @@ func (s *testDBSuite) TestRestoreTable(c *C) {
 	tk.MustExec("use test_restore")
 	tk.MustExec("create table t_recover (a int);")
 	defer ddl.SetEmulatorGCEnable(ddl.GetEmulatorGCStatus())
+
 	// disable emulator GC.
 	// Otherwise emulator GC will delete table record as soon as possible after execute drop table ddl.
 	originGC := ddl.GetEmulatorGCStatus()
 	defer ddl.SetEmulatorGCEnable(originGC)
 	ddl.SetEmulatorGCEnable(false)
+	gcTimeFormat := "20060102-15:04:05 -0700 MST"
+
+	timeBeforeDrop := time.Now().Add(0 - time.Duration(48*60*60*time.Second)).Format(gcTimeFormat)
+	timeAfterDrop := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(48 * 60 * 60 * time.Second)).Format(gcTimeFormat)
+
+	safePointSql := `INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY INTO mysql.tidb VALUES ('tikv_gc_safe_point', '%[1]s', '')
+			       ON DUPLICATE KEY
+			       UPDATE variable_value = '%[1]s'`
+
 	tk.MustExec("insert into t_recover values (1),(2),(3)")
 	tk.MustExec("drop table t_recover")
+
 	rs, err := tk.Exec("admin show ddl jobs")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	rows, err := session.GetRows4Test(context.Background(), tk.Se, rs)
@@ -1878,9 +1890,30 @@ func (s *testDBSuite) TestRestoreTable(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(row.GetString(1), Equals, "test_restore")
 	c.Assert(row.GetString(3), Equals, "drop table")
 	jobID := row.GetInt64(0)
-	// enable GC first.
+
+	// if gc enable is not exists in mysql.tidb
+	_, err = tk.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("admin restore table by job %d", jobID))
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "can not get 'tikv_gc_enable'")
+
 	err = admin.EnableGCAfterRecover(tk.Se)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// if gc safe point is not exists in mysql.tidb
+	_, err = tk.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("admin restore table by job %d", jobID))
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "can not get 'tikv_gc_safe_point'")
+
+	// recover job is before gc safe point
+	tk.MustExec(fmt.Sprintf(safePointSql, timeAfterDrop))
+	_, err = tk.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("admin restore table by job %d", jobID))
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, variable.ErrSnapshotTooOld.GenWithStackByArgs(timeAfterDrop).Error())
+
+	// recover job after gc safe point
+	tk.MustExec(fmt.Sprintf(safePointSql, timeBeforeDrop))
 	tk.MustExec(fmt.Sprintf("admin restore table by job %d", jobID))
+
 	// check recover table meta and data record.
 	tk.MustQuery("select * from t_recover;").Check(testkit.Rows("1", "2", "3"))
 	// check recover table autoID.
diff --git a/ddl/table.go b/ddl/table.go
index 3c1adcc9ec48d..d8f2a4b617b89 100644
--- a/ddl/table.go
+++ b/ddl/table.go
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ func onCreateTable(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error)
 
 func (w *worker) onRestoreTable(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, err error) {
 	// check gc enable status again.
-	gcEnable, isNull, err := checkGCEnable(w)
+	gcEnable, err := checkGCEnable(w)
 	if err != nil {
 		job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
-	if isNull || gcEnable {
+	if gcEnable {
 		job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
 		return ver, errors.Errorf("can not found gc enable variable in mysql.tidb")
 	}
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ func enableGC(w *worker) error {
 	return admin.EnableGCAfterRecover(ctx)
 }
 
-func checkGCEnable(w *worker) (enable bool, isNull bool, err error) {
+func checkGCEnable(w *worker) (enable bool, err error) {
 	ctx, err := w.sessPool.get()
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, false, errors.Trace(err)
+		return false, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 	defer w.sessPool.put(ctx)
 
diff --git a/executor/admin.go b/executor/admin.go
index ed708bd87487d..622f3e11cb01c 100644
--- a/executor/admin.go
+++ b/executor/admin.go
@@ -178,13 +178,10 @@ func (e *RestoreTableExec) Open(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // Next implements the Executor Open interface.
 func (e *RestoreTableExec) Next(ctx context.Context, chk *chunk.Chunk) error {
-	enableGCAfterRecover, isNull, err := admin.CheckGCEnableStatus(e.ctx)
+	enableGCAfterRecover, err := admin.CheckGCEnableStatus(e.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if isNull {
-		return errors.Errorf("can not found gc enable variable in mysql.tidb")
-	}
 	if enableGCAfterRecover {
 		err = admin.DisableGCForRecover(e.ctx)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -210,6 +207,12 @@ func (e *RestoreTableExec) Next(ctx context.Context, chk *chunk.Chunk) error {
 		return errors.Errorf("Job %v doesn't drop any table", job.ID)
 	}
 
+	// check gc safe point
+	err = validateSnapshot(e.ctx, job.StartTS)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
 	dom := domain.GetDomain(e.ctx)
 	// Get the snapshot infoSchema before drop table.
 	snapInfo, err := dom.GetSnapshotInfoSchema(job.StartTS)
diff --git a/executor/set.go b/executor/set.go
index 84e329792b1ed..26bca0cd6ee9a 100644
--- a/executor/set.go
+++ b/executor/set.go
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ func validateSnapshot(ctx sessionctx.Context, snapshotTS uint64) error {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 	safePointTS := variable.GoTimeToTS(safePointTime)
+	fmt.Printf("\n\nvalid safe point: %v\nformat: %v\nsafeTS: %v\nsnapTs: %v-------------\n", safePointTime, safePointTime.Format(gcTimeFormat), safePointTS, snapshotTS)
 	if safePointTS > snapshotTS {
 		return variable.ErrSnapshotTooOld.GenWithStackByArgs(safePointString)
 	}
diff --git a/util/admin/admin.go b/util/admin/admin.go
index 1f99fddf78c44..913e55073dcd0 100644
--- a/util/admin/admin.go
+++ b/util/admin/admin.go
@@ -712,16 +712,16 @@ func iterRecords(sessCtx sessionctx.Context, retriever kv.Retriever, t table.Tab
 }
 
 // CheckGCEnableStatus is
-func CheckGCEnableStatus(ctx sessionctx.Context) (enable bool, isNull bool, err error) {
+func CheckGCEnableStatus(ctx sessionctx.Context) (enable bool, err error) {
 	sql := fmt.Sprintf(`SELECT HIGH_PRIORITY (variable_value) FROM mysql.tidb WHERE variable_name='%s' FOR UPDATE`, "tikv_gc_enable")
 	rows, _, err := ctx.(sqlexec.RestrictedSQLExecutor).ExecRestrictedSQL(ctx, sql)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, false, errors.Trace(err)
+		return false, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 	if len(rows) != 1 {
-		return false, true, nil
+		return false, errors.New("can not get 'tikv_gc_enable'")
 	}
-	return rows[0].GetString(0) == "true", false, nil
+	return rows[0].GetString(0) == "true", nil
 }
 
 // DisableGCForRecover is