diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java
index 099b79cbba0ab..d51b27d7a14f7 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public class RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView implements SyncableFileSystemView,
   public static final String FILEID_PARAM = "fileid";
   public static final String LAST_INSTANT_TS = "lastinstantts";
   public static final String TIMELINE_HASH = "timelinehash";
+  public static final String NUM_INSTANTS = "numinstants";
   public static final String REFRESH_OFF = "refreshoff";
   public static final String INCLUDE_FILES_IN_PENDING_COMPACTION_PARAM = "includependingcompaction";
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ private <T> T executeRequest(String requestPath, Map<String, String> queryParame
     // Adding mandatory parameters - Last instants affecting file-slice
     timeline.lastInstant().ifPresent(instant -> builder.addParameter(LAST_INSTANT_TS, instant.getTimestamp()));
     builder.addParameter(TIMELINE_HASH, timeline.getTimelineHash());
+    builder.addParameter(NUM_INSTANTS, timeline.countInstants() + "");
 
     String url = builder.toString();
     LOG.info("Sending request : (" + url + ")");
diff --git a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
index 1d3bb583a0861..08dadae74d252 100644
--- a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
+++ b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@ private boolean isLocalViewBehind(Context ctx) {
     String lastKnownInstantFromClient =
         ctx.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.LAST_INSTANT_TS, HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS);
     String timelineHashFromClient = ctx.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.TIMELINE_HASH, "");
+    String numInstantsFromClient = ctx.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.NUM_INSTANTS, "-1");
     HoodieTimeline localTimeline =
         viewManager.getFileSystemView(basePath).getTimeline().filterCompletedAndCompactionInstants();
-    String localLastKnownInstant = localTimeline.lastInstant().isPresent() ? localTimeline.lastInstant().get().getTimestamp()
-        : HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS;
     if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
       LOG.debug("Client [ LastTs=" + lastKnownInstantFromClient + ", TimelineHash=" + timelineHashFromClient
           + "], localTimeline=" + localTimeline.getInstants().collect(Collectors.toList()));
@@ -138,7 +137,8 @@ private boolean isLocalViewBehind(Context ctx) {
     String localTimelineHash = localTimeline.getTimelineHash();
     // refresh if timeline hash mismatches and if local's last known instant < client's last known instant (if config is enabled)
     if (!localTimelineHash.equals(timelineHashFromClient)
-        && (!timelineServiceConfig.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit || HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(localLastKnownInstant, HoodieTimeline.LESSER_THAN, lastKnownInstantFromClient))) {
+        && (!timelineServiceConfig.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit
+            || localTimelineBehind(localTimeline, lastKnownInstantFromClient, numInstantsFromClient))) {
       return true;
     }
 
@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@ private boolean isLocalViewBehind(Context ctx) {
     return !localTimeline.containsOrBeforeTimelineStarts(lastKnownInstantFromClient);
   }
 
+  private static boolean localTimelineBehind(HoodieTimeline localTimeline, String lastKnownInstantFromClient, String numInstantsFromClient) {
+    String localLastKnownInstant = localTimeline.lastInstant().isPresent() ? localTimeline.lastInstant().get().getTimestamp()
+        : HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS;
+    // Why comparing the num commits ?
+    // Assumes there are 4 commits on the timeline:
+    // timestamp(action): ts_0(commit), ts_1(commit), ts_2(clean), ts_3(commit)
+    // when ts_1 is in INFLIGHT state, ts_2 clean action is already finished,
+    // after ts_1 triggers #sync, the local timeline is refreshed as [ts_0, ts_2],
+    // when ts_1 switches state from INFLIGHT to COMPLETED, no #sync triggers.
+    // at ts_3, when the fs view snapshot is requested, the ts_3 client timeline should be [ts_0, ts_1, ts_2],
+    // if we only compare the latest commit, the local timeline is NOT behind, but the fs view is not complete
+    // because ts_1 is lost.
+    return HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(localLastKnownInstant, HoodieTimeline.LESSER_THAN, lastKnownInstantFromClient)
+        || localTimeline.countInstants() < Integer.parseInt(numInstantsFromClient);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Syncs data-set view if local view is behind.
    */