diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java
index 6fcd495b67f3b1..c5408dd3103852 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/ExternalCatalog.java
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ public abstract class ExternalCatalog
 
     private ExternalSchemaCache schemaCache;
     private String comment;
+    // A cached and being converted properties for external catalog.
+    // generated from catalog properties.
+    private byte[] propLock = new byte[0];
+    private Map<String, String> convertedProperties = null;
 
     public ExternalCatalog() {
     }
@@ -298,6 +302,9 @@ protected void init() {
     public void onRefresh(boolean invalidCache) {
         this.objectCreated = false;
         this.initialized = false;
+        synchronized (this.propLock) {
+            this.convertedProperties = null;
+        }
         this.invalidCacheInInit = invalidCache;
         if (invalidCache) {
             Env.getCurrentEnv().getExtMetaCacheMgr().invalidateCatalogCache(id);
@@ -421,7 +428,17 @@ public List<Long> getDbIds() {
 
     @Override
     public Map<String, String> getProperties() {
-        return PropertyConverter.convertToMetaProperties(catalogProperty.getProperties());
+        // convert properties may be a heavy operation, so we cache the result.
+        if (convertedProperties != null) {
+            return convertedProperties;
+        }
+        synchronized (propLock) {
+            if (convertedProperties != null) {
+                return convertedProperties;
+            }
+            convertedProperties = PropertyConverter.convertToMetaProperties(catalogProperty.getProperties());
+            return convertedProperties;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -552,6 +569,7 @@ public void gsonPostProcess() throws IOException {
                 }
             }
         }
+        this.propLock = new byte[0];
     }
 
     public void addDatabaseForTest(ExternalDatabase<? extends ExternalTable> db) {
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalogTest.java b/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalogTest.java
index 7bc268b64211bb..8394daf0682b6c 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalogTest.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalogTest.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public void replayJdbcCatalogTest() throws DdlException {
         Map<String, String> newProperties = Maps.newHashMap();
         newProperties.put(JdbcResource.CONNECTION_POOL_MIN_SIZE, "2");
         jdbcExternalCatalog.getCatalogProperty().modifyCatalogProps(newProperties);
+        jdbcExternalCatalog.notifyPropertiesUpdated(newProperties);
         JdbcExternalCatalog replayJdbcCatalog2 = (JdbcExternalCatalog) CatalogFactory.createFromLog(
                 jdbcExternalCatalog.constructEditLog());
         Map<String, String> properties2 = replayJdbcCatalog2.getProperties();