diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/cluster.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/cluster.rs
index 83a5dd984cd0..7e460664c181 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/cluster.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/cluster.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ impl MetaPeerClient {
         to_stat_kv_map(kvs)
     }
 
+    // Get kv information from the leader's in_mem kv store.
+    pub async fn get(&self, key: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Option<KeyValue>> {
+        let mut kvs = self.range(key, vec![], false).await?;
+        Ok(if kvs.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            debug_assert_eq!(kvs.len(), 1);
+            Some(kvs.remove(0))
+        })
+    }
+
     // Range kv information from the leader's in_mem kv store
     pub async fn range(
         &self,
@@ -228,7 +239,7 @@ impl MetaPeerClient {
 
     // Check if the meta node is a leader node.
     // Note: when self.election is None, we also consider the meta node is leader
-    fn is_leader(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn is_leader(&self) -> bool {
         self.election
             .as_ref()
             .map(|election| election.is_leader())
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/error.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/error.rs
index 92d7249e33ca..530fba83aa2e 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/error.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ use crate::pubsub::Message;
 #[snafu(visibility(pub))]
 #[stack_trace_debug]
 pub enum Error {
+    #[snafu(display("The target peer is unavailable temporally: {}", peer_id))]
+    PeerUnavailable { location: Location, peer_id: u64 },
+
     #[snafu(display("Another migration procedure is running for region: {}", region_id))]
     MigrationRunning {
         location: Location,
@@ -650,7 +653,8 @@ impl ErrorExt for Error {
             | Error::Join { .. }
             | Error::WeightArray { .. }
             | Error::NotSetWeightArray { .. }
-            | Error::Unsupported { .. } => StatusCode::Internal,
+            | Error::Unsupported { .. }
+            | Error::PeerUnavailable { .. } => StatusCode::Internal,
             Error::TableAlreadyExists { .. } => StatusCode::TableAlreadyExists,
             Error::EmptyKey { .. }
             | Error::MissingRequiredParameter { .. }
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/handler.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/handler.rs
index 8be541ee68bc..4de3d5530dd8 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/handler.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl HeartbeatHandlerGroup {
         let _ = self.pushers.insert(key.to_string(), pusher).await;
     }
 
-    pub async fn unregister(&self, key: impl AsRef<str>) -> Option<Pusher> {
+    pub async fn deregister(&self, key: impl AsRef<str>) -> Option<Pusher> {
         let key = key.as_ref();
         METRIC_META_HEARTBEAT_CONNECTION_NUM.dec();
         info!("Pusher unregister: {}", key);
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/lease.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/lease.rs
index 0f8c409406c9..2fa3224e35b4 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/lease.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/lease.rs
@@ -14,27 +14,57 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use common_meta::util;
+use common_meta::peer::Peer;
+use common_meta::{util, ClusterId};
 use common_time::util as time_util;
 
 use crate::cluster::MetaPeerClientRef;
 use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::keys::{LeaseKey, LeaseValue, DN_LEASE_PREFIX};
 
+fn build_lease_filter(lease_secs: u64) -> impl Fn(&LeaseKey, &LeaseValue) -> bool {
+    move |_: &LeaseKey, v: &LeaseValue| {
+        ((time_util::current_time_millis() - v.timestamp_millis) as u64) < lease_secs * 1000
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn lookup_alive_datanode_peer(
+    cluster_id: ClusterId,
+    datanode_id: u64,
+    meta_peer_client: &MetaPeerClientRef,
+    lease_secs: u64,
+) -> Result<Option<Peer>> {
+    let lease_filter = build_lease_filter(lease_secs);
+    let lease_key = LeaseKey {
+        cluster_id,
+        node_id: datanode_id,
+    };
+    let Some(kv) = meta_peer_client.get(lease_key.clone().try_into()?).await? else {
+        return Ok(None);
+    };
+    let lease_value: LeaseValue = kv.value.try_into()?;
+    if lease_filter(&lease_key, &lease_value) {
+        Ok(Some(Peer {
+            id: lease_key.node_id,
+            addr: lease_value.node_addr,
+        }))
+    } else {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn alive_datanodes(
-    cluster_id: u64,
+    cluster_id: ClusterId,
     meta_peer_client: &MetaPeerClientRef,
     lease_secs: u64,
 ) -> Result<HashMap<LeaseKey, LeaseValue>> {
-    let lease_filter = |_: &LeaseKey, v: &LeaseValue| {
-        ((time_util::current_time_millis() - v.timestamp_millis) as u64) < lease_secs * 1000
-    };
+    let lease_filter = build_lease_filter(lease_secs);
 
     filter_datanodes(cluster_id, meta_peer_client, lease_filter).await
 }
 
 pub async fn filter_datanodes<P>(
-    cluster_id: u64,
+    cluster_id: ClusterId,
     meta_peer_client: &MetaPeerClientRef,
     predicate: P,
 ) -> Result<HashMap<LeaseKey, LeaseValue>>
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs
index 4d6782a2b630..dba3c4485002 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use crate::error::{
 use crate::failure_detector::PhiAccrualFailureDetectorOptions;
 use crate::handler::HeartbeatHandlerGroup;
 use crate::lock::DistLockRef;
+use crate::procedure::region_migration::manager::RegionMigrationManagerRef;
 use crate::pubsub::{PublishRef, SubscribeManagerRef};
 use crate::selector::{Selector, SelectorType};
 use crate::service::mailbox::MailboxRef;
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ pub struct MetaSrv {
     table_metadata_manager: TableMetadataManagerRef,
     memory_region_keeper: MemoryRegionKeeperRef,
     greptimedb_telemetry_task: Arc<GreptimeDBTelemetryTask>,
+    region_migration_manager: RegionMigrationManagerRef,
 
     plugins: Plugins,
 }
@@ -411,6 +413,10 @@ impl MetaSrv {
         &self.memory_region_keeper
     }
 
+    pub fn region_migration_manager(&self) -> &RegionMigrationManagerRef {
+        &self.region_migration_manager
+    }
+
     pub fn publish(&self) -> Option<PublishRef> {
         self.plugins.get::<PublishRef>()
     }
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv/builder.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv/builder.rs
index 105e9dab0017..28a34714d665 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv/builder.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/metasrv/builder.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ use crate::metasrv::{
     ElectionRef, MetaSrv, MetaSrvOptions, MetasrvInfo, SelectorContext, SelectorRef, TABLE_ID_SEQ,
 };
 use crate::procedure::region_failover::RegionFailoverManager;
+use crate::procedure::region_migration::manager::RegionMigrationManager;
+use crate::procedure::region_migration::DefaultContextFactory;
 use crate::pubsub::PublishRef;
 use crate::selector::lease_based::LeaseBasedSelector;
 use crate::service::mailbox::MailboxRef;
@@ -236,6 +238,17 @@ impl MetaSrvBuilder {
             &opening_region_keeper,
         )?;
 
+        let region_migration_manager = Arc::new(RegionMigrationManager::new(
+            procedure_manager.clone(),
+            DefaultContextFactory::new(
+                table_metadata_manager.clone(),
+                opening_region_keeper.clone(),
+                mailbox.clone(),
+                options.server_addr.clone(),
+            ),
+        ));
+        region_migration_manager.try_start()?;
+
         let handler_group = match handler_group {
             Some(handler_group) => handler_group,
             None => {
@@ -323,6 +336,7 @@ impl MetaSrvBuilder {
             .await,
             plugins: plugins.unwrap_or_else(Plugins::default),
             memory_region_keeper: opening_region_keeper,
+            region_migration_manager,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration.rs
index 5299972236e0..a1e92277d60b 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub trait ContextFactory {
 
 /// Default implementation.
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct ContextFactoryImpl {
+pub struct DefaultContextFactory {
     volatile_ctx: VolatileContext,
     table_metadata_manager: TableMetadataManagerRef,
     opening_region_keeper: MemoryRegionKeeperRef,
@@ -135,7 +135,25 @@ pub struct ContextFactoryImpl {
     server_addr: String,
 }
 
-impl ContextFactory for ContextFactoryImpl {
+impl DefaultContextFactory {
+    /// Returns an [ContextFactoryImpl].
+    pub fn new(
+        table_metadata_manager: TableMetadataManagerRef,
+        opening_region_keeper: MemoryRegionKeeperRef,
+        mailbox: MailboxRef,
+        server_addr: String,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            volatile_ctx: VolatileContext::default(),
+            table_metadata_manager,
+            opening_region_keeper,
+            mailbox,
+            server_addr,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ContextFactory for DefaultContextFactory {
     fn new_context(self, persistent_ctx: PersistentContext) -> Context {
         Context {
             persistent_ctx,
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/manager.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/manager.rs
index cfb125c49ba2..03794ed85d11 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/manager.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/manager.rs
@@ -21,21 +21,23 @@ use common_meta::key::table_route::TableRouteValue;
 use common_meta::peer::Peer;
 use common_meta::rpc::router::RegionRoute;
 use common_meta::ClusterId;
-use common_procedure::{watcher, ProcedureManagerRef, ProcedureWithId};
+use common_procedure::{watcher, ProcedureId, ProcedureManagerRef, ProcedureWithId};
 use common_telemetry::{error, info};
 use snafu::{ensure, OptionExt, ResultExt};
 use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 
 use crate::error::{self, Result};
 use crate::procedure::region_migration::{
-    ContextFactoryImpl, PersistentContext, RegionMigrationProcedure,
+    DefaultContextFactory, PersistentContext, RegionMigrationProcedure,
 };
 
+pub type RegionMigrationManagerRef = Arc<RegionMigrationManager>;
+
 /// Manager of region migration procedure.
-pub(crate) struct RegionMigrationManager {
+pub struct RegionMigrationManager {
     procedure_manager: ProcedureManagerRef,
     running_procedures: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<RegionId, RegionMigrationProcedureTask>>>,
-    context_factory: ContextFactoryImpl,
+    context_factory: DefaultContextFactory,
 }
 
 /// The guard of running [RegionMigrationProcedureTask].
@@ -55,10 +57,10 @@ impl Drop for RegionMigrationProcedureGuard {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct RegionMigrationProcedureTask {
-    cluster_id: ClusterId,
-    region_id: RegionId,
-    from_peer: Peer,
-    to_peer: Peer,
+    pub(crate) cluster_id: ClusterId,
+    pub(crate) region_id: RegionId,
+    pub(crate) from_peer: Peer,
+    pub(crate) to_peer: Peer,
 }
 
 impl Display for RegionMigrationProcedureTask {
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ impl RegionMigrationManager {
     /// Returns new [RegionMigrationManager]
     pub(crate) fn new(
         procedure_manager: ProcedureManagerRef,
-        context_factory: ContextFactoryImpl,
+        context_factory: DefaultContextFactory,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             procedure_manager,
@@ -221,7 +223,10 @@ impl RegionMigrationManager {
     }
 
     /// Submits a new region migration procedure.
-    pub(crate) async fn submit_procedure(&self, task: RegionMigrationProcedureTask) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn submit_procedure(
+        &self,
+        task: RegionMigrationProcedureTask,
+    ) -> Result<Option<ProcedureId>> {
         let Some(guard) = self.insert_running_procedure(&task) else {
             return error::MigrationRunningSnafu {
                 region_id: task.region_id,
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ impl RegionMigrationManager {
 
         if self.has_migrated(&region_route, &task)? {
             info!("Skipping region migration task: {task}");
-            return Ok(());
+            return Ok(None);
         }
 
         self.verify_region_leader_peer(&region_route, &task)?;
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ impl RegionMigrationManager {
             info!("Region migration procedure {procedure_id} for {task} is finished successfully!");
         });
 
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(Some(procedure_id))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/test_util.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/test_util.rs
index f3a0183f233f..4431791ff70f 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/test_util.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/procedure/region_migration/test_util.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
 
 use super::migration_abort::RegionMigrationAbort;
 use super::upgrade_candidate_region::UpgradeCandidateRegion;
-use super::{Context, ContextFactory, ContextFactoryImpl, State, VolatileContext};
+use super::{Context, ContextFactory, DefaultContextFactory, State, VolatileContext};
 use crate::error::{self, Error, Result};
 use crate::handler::{HeartbeatMailbox, Pusher, Pushers};
 use crate::procedure::region_migration::downgrade_leader_region::DowngradeLeaderRegion;
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ impl TestingEnv {
     }
 
     /// Returns a context of region migration procedure.
-    pub fn context_factory(&self) -> ContextFactoryImpl {
-        ContextFactoryImpl {
+    pub fn context_factory(&self) -> DefaultContextFactory {
+        DefaultContextFactory {
             table_metadata_manager: self.table_metadata_manager.clone(),
             opening_region_keeper: self.opening_region_keeper.clone(),
             volatile_ctx: Default::default(),
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin.rs
index 64965571b270..fa1443de32d9 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ pub fn make_admin_service(meta_srv: MetaSrv) -> Admin {
         .route("/route", handler.clone())
         .route("/route/help", handler);
 
+    let handler = region_migration::SubmitRegionMigrationTaskHandler {
+        region_migration_manager: meta_srv.region_migration_manager().clone(),
+        meta_peer_client: meta_srv.meta_peer_client().clone(),
+    };
+    let router = router.route("/region-migration", handler);
+
     let router = Router::nest("/admin", router);
 
     Admin::new(router)
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin/region_migration.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin/region_migration.rs
index 0cc1457f5019..544a6d40859a 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin/region_migration.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/service/admin/region_migration.rs
@@ -17,22 +17,24 @@ use std::num::ParseIntError;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use common_meta::peer::Peer;
-use common_meta::ClusterId;
+use common_meta::{distributed_time_constants, ClusterId};
 use serde::Serialize;
-use snafu::ResultExt;
+use snafu::{ensure, OptionExt, ResultExt};
 use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 use tonic::codegen::http;
 
 use super::HttpHandler;
+use crate::cluster::MetaPeerClientRef;
 use crate::error::{self, Error, Result};
-
-pub trait PeerLookup: Send + Sync {
-    fn peer(&self, peer_id: u64) -> Option<Peer>;
-}
+use crate::lease::lookup_alive_datanode_peer;
+use crate::procedure::region_migration::manager::{
+    RegionMigrationManagerRef, RegionMigrationProcedureTask,
+};
 
 /// The handler of submitting migration task.
 pub struct SubmitRegionMigrationTaskHandler {
-    // TODO(weny): waits for https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptimedb/pull/3014
+    pub region_migration_manager: RegionMigrationManagerRef,
+    pub meta_peer_client: MetaPeerClientRef,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ struct SubmitRegionMigrationTaskRequest {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 struct SubmitRegionMigrationTaskResponse {
-    procedure_id: String,
+    /// The `None` stands region has been migrated.
+    procedure_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 fn parse_num_parameter_with_default<T, F>(
@@ -96,13 +99,63 @@ impl TryFrom<&HashMap<String, String>> for SubmitRegionMigrationTaskRequest {
 }
 
 impl SubmitRegionMigrationTaskHandler {
+    fn is_leader(&self) -> bool {
+        self.meta_peer_client.is_leader()
+    }
+
+    /// Checks the peer is available.
+    async fn lookup_peer(&self, cluster_id: ClusterId, peer_id: u64) -> Result<Option<Peer>> {
+        lookup_alive_datanode_peer(
+            cluster_id,
+            peer_id,
+            &self.meta_peer_client,
+            distributed_time_constants::DATANODE_LEASE_SECS,
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
     /// Submits a region migration task, returns the procedure id.
     async fn handle_submit(
         &self,
-        _task: SubmitRegionMigrationTaskRequest,
+        task: SubmitRegionMigrationTaskRequest,
     ) -> Result<SubmitRegionMigrationTaskResponse> {
-        // TODO(weny): waits for https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptimedb/pull/3014
-        todo!()
+        ensure!(
+            self.is_leader(),
+            error::UnexpectedSnafu {
+                violated: "Trying to submit a region migration procedure to non-leader meta server"
+            }
+        );
+
+        let SubmitRegionMigrationTaskRequest {
+            cluster_id,
+            region_id,
+            from_peer_id,
+            to_peer_id,
+        } = task;
+
+        let from_peer = self.lookup_peer(cluster_id, from_peer_id).await?.context(
+            error::PeerUnavailableSnafu {
+                peer_id: from_peer_id,
+            },
+        )?;
+        let to_peer = self.lookup_peer(cluster_id, to_peer_id).await?.context(
+            error::PeerUnavailableSnafu {
+                peer_id: to_peer_id,
+            },
+        )?;
+        let procedure_id = self
+            .region_migration_manager
+            .submit_procedure(RegionMigrationProcedureTask {
+                cluster_id,
+                region_id,
+                from_peer,
+                to_peer,
+            })
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(SubmitRegionMigrationTaskResponse {
+            procedure_id: procedure_id.map(|id| id.to_string()),
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/service/heartbeat.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/service/heartbeat.rs
index 4144bc30605d..598edf2ca765 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/service/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/service/heartbeat.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl heartbeat_server::Heartbeat for MetaSrv {
             );
 
             if let Some(key) = pusher_key {
-                let _ = handler_group.unregister(&key).await;
+                let _ = handler_group.deregister(&key).await;
             }
         });