diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
index 20f3881edb2c..ae6e18e68791 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
@@ -593,6 +593,13 @@ possible configurations would overwhelm and obscure the important.
     to atomic bulk loads are attempted in the face of splitting operations
     0 means never give up.</description>
   </property>
+  <property>
+    <name>hbase.compaction.after.bulkload.enable</name>
+    <value>true</value>
+    <description>Request Compaction after bulkload immediately.
+      If bulkload is continuous, the triggered compactions may increase load,
+      bring about performance side effect.</description>
+  </property>
   <property>
     <name>hbase.master.balancer.maxRitPercent</name>
     <value>1.0</value>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
index db5dd7a34655..9cbb4e9f0f28 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ public class HRegion implements HeapSize, PropagatingConfigurationObserver, Regi
   public static final String WAL_HSYNC_CONF_KEY = "hbase.wal.hsync";
   public static final boolean DEFAULT_WAL_HSYNC = false;
 
+  /** Parameter name for compaction after bulkload */
+  public static final String COMPACTION_AFTER_BULKLOAD_ENABLE =
+      "hbase.compaction.after.bulkload.enable";
+
   /**
    * This is for for using HRegion as a local storage, where we may put the recovered edits in a
    * special place. Once this is set, we will only replay the recovered edits under this directory
@@ -7025,19 +7029,23 @@ public Map<byte[], List<Path>> bulkLoadHFiles(Collection<Pair<byte[], String>> f
       }
 
       isSuccessful = true;
-      //request compaction
-      familyWithFinalPath.keySet().forEach(family -> {
-        HStore store = getStore(family);
-        try {
-          if (this.rsServices != null && store.needsCompaction()) {
-            this.rsServices.getCompactionRequestor().requestCompaction(this, store,
-              "bulkload hfiles request compaction", Store.PRIORITY_USER + 1,
-              CompactionLifeCycleTracker.DUMMY, null);
+      if (conf.getBoolean(COMPACTION_AFTER_BULKLOAD_ENABLE, true)) {
+        // request compaction
+        familyWithFinalPath.keySet().forEach(family -> {
+          HStore store = getStore(family);
+          try {
+            if (this.rsServices != null && store.needsCompaction()) {
+              this.rsServices.getCompactionRequestor().requestCompaction(this, store,
+                "bulkload hfiles request compaction", Store.PRIORITY_USER + 1,
+                CompactionLifeCycleTracker.DUMMY, null);
+              LOG.debug("bulkload hfiles request compaction region : {}, family : {}",
+                this.getRegionInfo(), family);
+            }
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            LOG.error("bulkload hfiles request compaction error ", e);
           }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-          LOG.error("bulkload hfiles request compaction error ", e);
-        }
-      });
+        });
+      }
     } finally {
       if (wal != null && !storeFiles.isEmpty()) {
         // Write a bulk load event for hfiles that are loaded
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionAfterBulkLoad.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionAfterBulkLoad.java
index 423659ecaa82..c736513e97ae 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionAfterBulkLoad.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionAfterBulkLoad.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegion.COMPACTION_AFTER_BULKLOAD_ENABLE;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
@@ -84,27 +85,32 @@ public void shouldRequestCompactionAfterBulkLoad() throws IOException {
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
       familyPaths.addAll(withFamilyPathsFor(family1, family2, family3));
     }
-    when(regionServerServices.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(conf);
-    when(regionServerServices.getCompactionRequestor()).thenReturn(compactionRequester);
-    when(log.appendMarker(any(), any(), argThat(bulkLogWalEditType(WALEdit.BULK_LOAD))))
-        .thenAnswer(new Answer() {
-          @Override
-          public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) {
-            WALKeyImpl walKey = invocation.getArgument(1);
-            MultiVersionConcurrencyControl mvcc = walKey.getMvcc();
-            if (mvcc != null) {
-              MultiVersionConcurrencyControl.WriteEntry we = mvcc.begin();
-              walKey.setWriteEntry(we);
+    try {
+      conf.setBoolean(COMPACTION_AFTER_BULKLOAD_ENABLE, true);
+      when(regionServerServices.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(conf);
+      when(regionServerServices.getCompactionRequestor()).thenReturn(compactionRequester);
+      when(log.appendMarker(any(), any(), argThat(bulkLogWalEditType(WALEdit.BULK_LOAD))))
+          .thenAnswer(new Answer() {
+            @Override
+            public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) {
+              WALKeyImpl walKey = invocation.getArgument(1);
+              MultiVersionConcurrencyControl mvcc = walKey.getMvcc();
+              if (mvcc != null) {
+                MultiVersionConcurrencyControl.WriteEntry we = mvcc.begin();
+                walKey.setWriteEntry(we);
+              }
+              return 01L;
             }
-            return 01L;
-          }
-        });
+          });
 
-    Mockito.doNothing().when(compactionRequester).requestCompaction(any(), any(), any(), anyInt(),
-      any(), any());
-    testRegionWithFamilies(family1, family2, family3).bulkLoadHFiles(familyPaths, false, null);
-    // invoke three times for 3 families
-    verify(compactionRequester, times(3)).requestCompaction(isA(HRegion.class), isA(HStore.class),
-      isA(String.class), anyInt(), eq(CompactionLifeCycleTracker.DUMMY), eq(null));
+      Mockito.doNothing().when(compactionRequester).requestCompaction(any(), any(), any(), anyInt(),
+        any(), any());
+      testRegionWithFamilies(family1, family2, family3).bulkLoadHFiles(familyPaths, false, null);
+      // invoke three times for 3 families
+      verify(compactionRequester, times(3)).requestCompaction(isA(HRegion.class), isA(HStore.class),
+        isA(String.class), anyInt(), eq(CompactionLifeCycleTracker.DUMMY), eq(null));
+    } finally {
+      conf.setBoolean(COMPACTION_AFTER_BULKLOAD_ENABLE, false);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc
index 32dfb1650916..449d65fa95e8 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc
@@ -756,6 +756,17 @@ Maximum retries. This is a maximum number of iterations
 `10`
 
 
+[[hbase.compaction.after.bulkload.enable]]
+*`hbase.compaction.after.bulkload.enable`*::
++
+.Description
+Request Compaction after bulkload immediately.
+If bulkload is continuous, the triggered compactions may increase load,
+bring about performance side effect.
++
+.Default
+`true`
+
 [[hbase.balancer.period
     ]]
 *`hbase.balancer.period