diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java
index 13ff9549e0200c..dfdfbb1a3125db 100755
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
-import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingDeque;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.DisallowedDatanodeException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.HeartbeatResponse;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.InvalidBlockReportLeaseException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.KeyUpdateCommand;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.NamespaceInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.SlowDiskReports;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.SlowPeerReports;
@@ -738,7 +739,19 @@ private void offerService() throws Exception {
             if (state == HAServiceState.ACTIVE) {
               handleRollingUpgradeStatus(resp);
             }
-            commandProcessingThread.enqueue(resp.getCommands());
+            // Note: effect only when the KeyUpdateCommand was the last
+            // or penultimate command in DatanodeCommand[].
+            DatanodeCommand[] cmds = resp.getCommands();
+            boolean isContaisHighPriorityCmd = false;
+            if (cmds != null) {
+              int length = cmds.length;
+              for (int iter = length - 1; iter >= 0 && iter >= length - 2; iter--) {
+                isContaisHighPriorityCmd = isContaisHighPriorityCmd || 
+                    cmds[iter] instanceof KeyUpdateCommand;
+              }
+            }
+            commandProcessingThread.enqueue(cmds,
+                isContaisHighPriorityCmd);
             isSlownode = resp.getIsSlownode();
           }
         }
@@ -1389,7 +1402,7 @@ class CommandProcessingThread extends Thread {
     CommandProcessingThread(BPServiceActor actor) {
       super("Command processor");
       this.actor = actor;
-      this.queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
+      this.queue = new LinkedBlockingDeque<>();
       setDaemon(true);
     }
 
@@ -1468,6 +1481,11 @@ private boolean processCommand(DatanodeCommand[] cmds) {
       return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Only used for cacheReport.
+     * @param cmd
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     */
     void enqueue(DatanodeCommand cmd) throws InterruptedException {
       if (cmd == null) {
         return;
@@ -1476,6 +1494,11 @@ void enqueue(DatanodeCommand cmd) throws InterruptedException {
       dn.getMetrics().incrActorCmdQueueLength(1);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used for blockReport.
+     * @param cmds
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     */
     void enqueue(List<DatanodeCommand> cmds) throws InterruptedException {
       if (cmds == null) {
         return;
@@ -1485,8 +1508,18 @@ void enqueue(List<DatanodeCommand> cmds) throws InterruptedException {
       dn.getMetrics().incrActorCmdQueueLength(1);
     }
 
-    void enqueue(DatanodeCommand[] cmds) throws InterruptedException {
-      queue.put(() -> processCommand(cmds));
+    /**
+     * Used for heartbeating.
+     * @param cmds
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     */
+    void enqueue(DatanodeCommand[] cmds,
+        boolean containsHighPriorityCmds) throws InterruptedException {
+      if (containsHighPriorityCmds) {
+        ((LinkedBlockingDeque<Runnable>) queue).putFirst(() -> processCommand(cmds));
+      } else {
+        queue.put(() -> processCommand(cmds));
+      }
       dn.getMetrics().incrActorCmdQueueLength(1);
     }
   }