diff --git a/src/compute/src/rpc/service/stream_service.rs b/src/compute/src/rpc/service/stream_service.rs
index e611d0b0d5884..525364b60dc1c 100644
--- a/src/compute/src/rpc/service/stream_service.rs
+++ b/src/compute/src/rpc/service/stream_service.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ impl StreamService for StreamServiceImpl {
         }
 
         self.mgr
-            .send_barrier(&barrier, req.actor_ids_to_send, req.actor_ids_to_collect)?;
+            .send_barrier(&barrier, req.actor_ids_to_send, req.actor_ids_to_collect)
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(Response::new(InjectBarrierResponse {
             request_id: req.request_id,
diff --git a/src/stream/src/task/stream_manager.rs b/src/stream/src/task/stream_manager.rs
index 5129f04d5e8ce..dc07c6986c8e0 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/task/stream_manager.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/task/stream_manager.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use risingwave_common::util::runtime::BackgroundShutdownRuntime;
 use risingwave_hummock_sdk::LocalSstableInfo;
 use risingwave_pb::common::ActorInfo;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan;
+use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::barrier::BarrierKind;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::stream_node::NodeBody;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::StreamNode;
 use risingwave_storage::monitor::HummockTraceFutureExt;
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ impl LocalStreamManager {
     }
 
     /// Broadcast a barrier to all senders. Save a receiver in barrier manager
-    pub fn send_barrier(
+    pub async fn send_barrier(
         &self,
         barrier: &Barrier,
         actor_ids_to_send: impl IntoIterator<Item = ActorId>,
@@ -229,6 +230,11 @@ impl LocalStreamManager {
             .streaming_metrics
             .barrier_inflight_latency
             .start_timer();
+        if barrier.kind == BarrierKind::Initial {
+            let core = self.core.lock().await;
+            core.get_watermark_epoch()
+                .store(barrier.epoch.curr, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+        }
         let mut barrier_manager = self.context.lock_barrier_manager();
         barrier_manager.send_barrier(
             barrier,