diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 20d735feb..1618a0f62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - release-*
-  pull_request: {}
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  pull_request: { }
+  workflow_dispatch: { }
 
 # Declare default permissions as read only.
 permissions: read-all
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ jobs:
 #        run: find ./ -name "*.sh" | grep -v vendor | xargs shellcheck
 #      - name: Lint markdown files
 #        run: find  ./ -name  "*.md" | grep -v vendor | grep -v commandline |  grep -v .github |  grep -v swagger |  grep -v api |  xargs mdl -r ~MD010,~MD013,~MD014,~MD022,~MD024,~MD029,~MD031,~MD032,~MD033,~MD036
-
 #      - name: Check markdown links
 #        run: |
 #          set +e
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb52264a7..fcc4ac8ac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,14 +52,16 @@ lint: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint against code.
 test: generate fmt vet manifests envtest ## Run tests
 	echo $(ENVTEST)
 	go build -o pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/fake-credential-plugin pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/main.go && chmod +x pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/fake-credential-plugin
-	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) -p path)" go test -race ./pkg/... -coverprofile cover.out
+	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) -p path)" go test -race ./pkg/... -coverprofile raw-cover.out
 	rm pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/fake-credential-plugin
+	grep -v "pkg/client" raw-cover.out > cover.out
 
 atest: 
 	echo $(ENVTEST)
 	go build -o pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/fake-credential-plugin pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/main.go && chmod +x pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/fake-credential-plugin
-	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) -p path)" go test -race ./pkg/... -coverprofile cover.out
+	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) -p path)" go test -race ./pkg/... -coverprofile raw-cover.out
 	rm pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime/fake_plugin/fake-credential-plugin
+	grep -v "pkg/client" raw-cover.out > cover.out
 
 coverage-report: ## Generate cover.html from cover.out
 	go tool cover -html=cover.out -o cover.html
diff --git a/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nodeimage_types.go b/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nodeimage_types.go
index 1edaca18d..bdaddf023 100644
--- a/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nodeimage_types.go
+++ b/apis/apps/v1alpha1/nodeimage_types.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ type NodeImageStatus struct {
 	// +optional
 	Pulling int32 `json:"pulling"`
 
+	// The number of pulling tasks which are waiting.
+	// +optional
+	Waiting int32 `json:"waiting"`
+
 	// all statuses of active image pulling tasks
 	ImageStatuses map[string]ImageStatus `json:"imageStatuses,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/cmd/daemon/main.go b/cmd/daemon/main.go
index 594d16d73..0a6eb4590 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/main.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ var (
 	enablePprof      = flag.Bool("enable-pprof", true, "Enable pprof for daemon.")
 	pluginConfigFile = flag.String("plugin-config-file", "/kruise/CredentialProviderPlugin.yaml", "The path of plugin config file.")
 	pluginBinDir     = flag.String("plugin-bin-dir", "/kruise/plugins", "The path of directory of plugin binaries.")
+
+	// TODO: After the feature is stable, the default value should also be restricted, e.g. 5.
+
+	// Users can set this value to limit the number of workers for pulling images,
+	// preventing the consumption of all available disk IOPS or network bandwidth,
+	// which could otherwise impact the performance of other running pods.
+	maxWorkersForPullImage = flag.Int("max-workers-for-pull-image", -1, "The maximum number of workers for pulling images.")
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -71,7 +78,7 @@ func main() {
 		}()
 	}
 	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
-	d, err := daemon.NewDaemon(cfg, *bindAddr)
+	d, err := daemon.NewDaemon(cfg, *bindAddr, *maxWorkersForPullImage)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("Failed to new daemon: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/apps.kruise.io_nodeimages.yaml b/config/crd/bases/apps.kruise.io_nodeimages.yaml
index 9447d67f4..a39bc2d35 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/apps.kruise.io_nodeimages.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/apps.kruise.io_nodeimages.yaml
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ spec:
                 description: The number of pulling tasks which reached phase Succeeded.
                 format: int32
                 type: integer
+              waiting:
+                description: The number of pulling tasks which are waiting.
+                format: int32
+                type: integer
             required:
             - desired
             type: object
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 82ce7fef0..3a49b3bed 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ spec:
         - --logtostderr=true
         - -v=5
         - --feature-gates=AllAlpha=true,AllBeta=true
+        - --max-workers-for-pull-image=2
         image: controller:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         securityContext:
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index 249061907..7b2c0057f 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -23,7 +23,19 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	runtimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics"
 
 	kruiseapis "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis"
 	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client"
@@ -36,18 +48,6 @@ import (
 	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
 	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/features"
 	utilfeature "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util/feature"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	runtimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type daemon struct {
 }
 
 // NewDaemon create a daemon
-func NewDaemon(cfg *rest.Config, bindAddress string) (Daemon, error) {
+func NewDaemon(cfg *rest.Config, bindAddress string, MaxWorkersForPullImages int) (Daemon, error) {
 	if cfg == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cfg can not be nil")
 	}
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ func NewDaemon(cfg *rest.Config, bindAddress string) (Daemon, error) {
 		PodInformer:    podInformer,
 		RuntimeFactory: runtimeFactory,
 		Healthz:        healthz,
+
+		MaxWorkersForPullImages: MaxWorkersForPullImages,
 	}
 
 	puller, err := imagepuller.NewController(opts, secretManager, cfg)
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepull_worker_pool_test.go b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepull_worker_pool_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18616d35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepull_worker_pool_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package imagepuller
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestChanPool_Submit_Start_Stop(t *testing.T) {
+	taskCount := 10
+	poolSize := 3
+	pool := NewChanPool(poolSize)
+	go pool.Start()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(taskCount)
+
+	executionCount := 0
+	mu := sync.Mutex{}
+
+	for i := 0; i < taskCount; i++ {
+		pool.Submit(func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+			mu.Lock()
+			executionCount++
+			mu.Unlock()
+		})
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	pool.Stop()
+
+	if executionCount != taskCount {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d tasks to be executed, but got %d", taskCount, executionCount)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChanPool_StopWithoutTasks(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := NewChanPool(2)
+	go pool.Start()
+	pool.Stop()
+
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Errorf("expected Stop to complete immediately, but it took too long")
+	default:
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_controller.go b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_controller.go
index 398f0c21d..5ea8d29e5 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_controller.go
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
-	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client"
-	kruiseclient "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
-	listersalpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client/listers/apps/v1alpha1"
-	daemonoptions "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/options"
-	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
-	utilimagejob "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util/imagejob"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -45,6 +38,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client"
+	kruiseclient "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
+	listersalpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client/listers/apps/v1alpha1"
+	daemonoptions "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/options"
+	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
+	utilimagejob "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util/imagejob"
 )
 
 type Controller struct {
@@ -65,12 +66,12 @@ func NewController(opts daemonoptions.Options, secretManager daemonutil.SecretMa
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&v1core.EventSinkImpl{Interface: genericClient.KubeClient.CoreV1().Events("")})
 	recorder := eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(opts.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: "kruise-daemon-imagepuller", Host: opts.NodeName})
 
-	queue := workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(
-		// Backoff duration from 500ms to 50~55s
-		// For nodeimage controller will mark a image:tag task failed (not responded for a long time) if daemon does not report status in 60s.
-		workqueue.NewItemExponentialFailureRateLimiter(500*time.Millisecond, 50*time.Second+time.Millisecond*time.Duration(rand.Intn(5000))),
-		"imagepuller",
-	)
+	// Backoff duration from 500ms to 50~55s
+	// For nodeimage controller will mark an image:tag task failed (not responded for a long time) if daemon does not report status in 60s.
+	rateLimiter := workqueue.NewItemExponentialFailureRateLimiter(500*time.Millisecond, 50*time.Second+time.Millisecond*time.Duration(rand.Intn(5000)))
+	queue := workqueue.NewRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(rateLimiter, workqueue.RateLimitingQueueConfig{
+		Name: "imagepuller",
+	})
 
 	informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ func NewController(opts daemonoptions.Options, secretManager daemonutil.SecretMa
 		},
 	})
 
+	if opts.MaxWorkersForPullImages > 0 {
+		klog.InfoS("set image pull worker number", "worker", opts.MaxWorkersForPullImages)
+		workerLimitedPool = NewChanPool(opts.MaxWorkersForPullImages)
+		go workerLimitedPool.Start()
+	}
 	puller, err := newRealPuller(opts.RuntimeFactory.GetImageService(), secretManager, recorder)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to new puller: %v", err)
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@ func (c *Controller) Run(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 
 	klog.Info("Started puller controller successfully")
 	<-stop
+	if workerLimitedPool != nil {
+		workerLimitedPool.Stop()
+	}
 }
 
 // processNextWorkItem will read a single work item off the workqueue and
@@ -244,6 +253,8 @@ func (c *Controller) sync(key string) (retErr error) {
 				newStatus.Failed++
 			case appsv1alpha1.ImagePhasePulling:
 				newStatus.Pulling++
+			case appsv1alpha1.ImagePhaseWaiting:
+				newStatus.Waiting++
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_test.go b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32e0e59ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+package imagepuller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
+	appsv1beta1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1beta1"
+	policyv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/policy/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime"
+)
+
+type fakeRuntime struct {
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	images map[string]*imageStatus
+}
+
+type imageStatus struct {
+	progress int
+	statusCh chan int
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRuntime) PullImage(ctx context.Context, imageName, tag string, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, sandboxConfig *appsv1alpha1.SandboxConfig) (imageruntime.ImagePullStatusReader, error) {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+
+	key := imageName + ":" + tag
+	if _, exist := f.images[key]; !exist {
+		f.images[key] = &imageStatus{
+			progress: 0,
+			statusCh: make(chan int, 10),
+		}
+	}
+	r := newFakeStatusReader(key, f.images[key])
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 1)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				func() {
+					f.mu.Lock()
+					defer f.mu.Unlock()
+					val, exist := f.images[key]
+					if !exist {
+						return
+					}
+					if val.progress >= 100 {
+						r.ch <- imageruntime.ImagePullStatus{
+							Err:        nil,
+							Process:    100,
+							DetailInfo: "finished",
+							Finish:     true,
+						}
+					}
+				}()
+			case <-r.done:
+				func() {
+					f.mu.Lock()
+					defer f.mu.Unlock()
+					delete(f.images, key)
+				}()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return &r, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRuntime) ListImages(ctx context.Context) ([]imageruntime.ImageInfo, error) {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var images []imageruntime.ImageInfo
+	for name := range f.images {
+		images = append(images, imageruntime.ImageInfo{ID: name})
+	}
+	return images, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRuntime) increaseProgress(image string, delta int) {
+	key := image
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	klog.Infof("increase progress %v +%v", key, delta)
+
+	if status, exist := f.images[key]; exist {
+		status.progress += delta
+		if status.progress > 100 {
+			status.progress = 100
+		}
+		status.statusCh <- status.progress
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRuntime) clean() {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	f.images = make(map[string]*imageStatus)
+}
+
+type fakeStatusReader struct {
+	image  string
+	status *imageStatus
+	ch     chan imageruntime.ImagePullStatus
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	closed bool
+	done   chan struct{}
+}
+
+func newFakeStatusReader(image string, status *imageStatus) fakeStatusReader {
+	return fakeStatusReader{
+		image:  image,
+		status: status,
+		ch:     make(chan imageruntime.ImagePullStatus, 10),
+		done:   make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *fakeStatusReader) C() <-chan imageruntime.ImagePullStatus {
+	return r.ch
+}
+
+func (r *fakeStatusReader) Close() {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if !r.closed {
+		klog.InfoS("Closing reader", "image", r.image)
+		close(r.done)
+		r.closed = true
+	}
+}
+
+type fakeSecret struct {
+}
+
+func (f *fakeSecret) GetSecrets(secret []appsv1alpha1.ReferenceObject) ([]v1.Secret, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// test case here
+func realPullerSyncFn(t *testing.T, limitedPool bool) {
+	eventRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(100)
+	secretManager := fakeSecret{}
+
+	baseNodeImage := &appsv1alpha1.NodeImage{
+		Spec: appsv1alpha1.NodeImageSpec{
+			Images: map[string]appsv1alpha1.ImageSpec{
+				"nginx": {
+					Tags: []appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec{
+						{Tag: "latest", Version: 1},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		prePools    map[string]struct{}
+		inputSpec   *appsv1alpha1.NodeImage
+		expectPools sets.String
+		expectErr   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "add new image",
+			inputSpec:   baseNodeImage,
+			expectPools: sets.NewString("nginx"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "remove image",
+			prePools:    map[string]struct{}{"redis": {}},
+			inputSpec:   baseNodeImage,
+			expectPools: sets.NewString("nginx"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "add image",
+			prePools: map[string]struct{}{"nginx": {}},
+			inputSpec: &appsv1alpha1.NodeImage{
+				Spec: appsv1alpha1.NodeImageSpec{
+					Images: map[string]appsv1alpha1.ImageSpec{
+						"nginx": {
+							Tags: []appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec{
+								{Tag: "latest", Version: 1},
+							},
+						},
+						"busybox": {
+							Tags: []appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec{
+								{Tag: "1.15", Version: 1},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectPools: sets.NewString("nginx", "busybox"),
+		},
+	}
+	fakeRuntime := &fakeRuntime{images: make(map[string]*imageStatus)}
+	workerLimitedPool = NewChanPool(2)
+	go workerLimitedPool.Start()
+	p, _ := newRealPuller(fakeRuntime, &secretManager, eventRecorder)
+
+	nameSuffuix := "_NoLimitPool"
+	if limitedPool {
+		nameSuffuix = "_LimitPool"
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name+nameSuffuix, func(t *testing.T) {
+			for poolName := range tc.prePools {
+				p.workerPools[poolName] = newRealWorkerPool(poolName, fakeRuntime, &secretManager, eventRecorder)
+			}
+			ref, _ := reference.GetReference(scheme, tc.inputSpec)
+			err := p.Sync(tc.inputSpec, ref)
+			if (err != nil) != tc.expectErr {
+				t.Fatalf("expect error %v, but got %v", tc.expectErr, err)
+			}
+
+			actualPools := sets.String{}
+			for name := range p.workerPools {
+				p.workerPools[name].Stop()
+				actualPools.Insert(name)
+			}
+			if !actualPools.Equal(tc.expectPools) {
+				t.Errorf("expect pools %v, but got %v", tc.expectPools.List(), actualPools.List())
+			}
+
+			for prePool := range tc.prePools {
+				if !tc.expectPools.Has(prePool) {
+					if pool, exists := p.workerPools[prePool]; exists {
+						if pool.(*realWorkerPool).active {
+							t.Errorf("expect pool %s to be stopped", prePool)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Log("clean fake runtime")
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	infos, _ := fakeRuntime.ListImages(context.Background())
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		fakeRuntime.increaseProgress(info.ID, 100)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	// clear errgroup
+	for _, val := range p.workerPools {
+		val.Stop()
+	}
+	fakeRuntime.clean()
+}
+
+func TestRealPullerSync(t *testing.T) {
+	realPullerSyncFn(t, false)
+	realPullerSyncFn(t, true)
+}
+
+var scheme *runtime.Scheme
+
+func init() {
+	scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
+	utilruntime.Must(appsv1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(appsv1beta1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(policyv1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+}
+
+func TestRealPullerSyncWithLimitedPool(t *testing.T) {
+	eventRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(100)
+	secretManager := fakeSecret{}
+
+	baseNodeImage := &appsv1alpha1.NodeImage{
+		Spec: appsv1alpha1.NodeImageSpec{
+			Images: map[string]appsv1alpha1.ImageSpec{
+				"nginx": {
+					Tags: []appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec{
+						{Tag: "latest", Version: 1},
+					},
+				},
+				"busybox": {
+					Tags: []appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec{
+						{Tag: "latest", Version: 1},
+					},
+				},
+				"redis": {
+					Tags: []appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec{
+						{Tag: "latest", Version: 1},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	r := &fakeRuntime{images: make(map[string]*imageStatus)}
+	workerLimitedPool = NewChanPool(2)
+	go workerLimitedPool.Start()
+	p, _ := newRealPuller(r, &secretManager, eventRecorder)
+
+	ref, _ := reference.GetReference(scheme, baseNodeImage)
+	err := p.Sync(baseNodeImage, ref)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	checkPhase := func(expectRunning, expectWaiting int) {
+		running, waiting := 0, 0
+		for imageName := range baseNodeImage.Spec.Images {
+			status := p.GetStatus(imageName)
+			t.Log(status)
+			if status == nil {
+				t.Errorf("expect image %s to be running", imageName)
+				continue
+			}
+			if status.Tags[0].Phase == appsv1alpha1.ImagePhasePulling {
+				running++
+			} else if status.Tags[0].Phase == appsv1alpha1.ImagePhaseWaiting {
+				waiting++
+			}
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, expectRunning, running)
+		assert.Equal(t, expectWaiting, waiting)
+	}
+	// first pulling 2, and 1 waiting
+	checkPhase(2, 1)
+	infos, _ := r.ListImages(context.Background())
+	if len(infos) > 0 {
+		r.increaseProgress(infos[0].ID, 100)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	// when 1 success, 2 pulling, 0 waiting
+	checkPhase(2, 0)
+	infos, _ = r.ListImages(context.Background())
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		r.increaseProgress(info.ID, 100)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	// when 3 success, 0 pulling, 0 waiting
+	checkPhase(0, 0)
+
+	t.Log("clean fake runtime")
+	// clear errgroup
+	for _, val := range p.workerPools {
+		val.Stop()
+	}
+
+	r.clean()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker.go b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker.go
index 4c3111b4c..57cff8d13 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker.go
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
-	runtimeimage "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime"
-	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
-	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
+	runtimeimage "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/criruntime/imageruntime"
+	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
+	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ const (
 	PullImageFailed  = "PullImageFailed"
 )
 
+var workerLimitedPool ImagePullWorkerPool
+
 type puller interface {
 	Sync(obj *appsv1alpha1.NodeImage, ref *v1.ObjectReference) error
 	GetStatus(imageName string) *appsv1alpha1.ImageStatus
@@ -264,6 +267,8 @@ func (w *realWorkerPool) UpdateStatus(status *appsv1alpha1.ImageTagStatus) {
 }
 
 func newPullWorker(name string, tagSpec appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec, sandboxConfig *appsv1alpha1.SandboxConfig, secrets []v1.Secret, runtime runtimeimage.ImageService, statusUpdater imageStatusUpdater, ref *v1.ObjectReference, eventRecorder record.EventRecorder) *pullWorker {
+	image := name + ":" + tagSpec.Tag
+	klog.V(5).InfoS("new pull worker", "image", image)
 	o := &pullWorker{
 		name:          name,
 		tagSpec:       tagSpec,
@@ -276,7 +281,31 @@ func newPullWorker(name string, tagSpec appsv1alpha1.ImageTagSpec, sandboxConfig
 		active:        true,
 		stopCh:        make(chan struct{}),
 	}
-	go o.Run()
+
+	go func() {
+		newStatus := &appsv1alpha1.ImageTagStatus{
+			Tag:     tagSpec.Tag,
+			Phase:   appsv1alpha1.ImagePhaseWaiting,
+			Version: tagSpec.Version,
+		}
+		o.statusUpdater.UpdateStatus(newStatus)
+		klog.V(5).InfoS("pull worker waiting", "image", image)
+		fn := func() {
+			klog.V(5).InfoS("pull worker start", "image", image)
+			o.Run()
+			klog.V(5).InfoS("pull worker end", "image", image)
+		}
+		if workerLimitedPool != nil {
+			workerLimitedPool.Submit(func() {
+				fn()
+			})
+		} else {
+			// no limited_pool
+			klog.V(5).InfoS("pull worker without limited_pool", "image", image)
+			fn()
+		}
+
+	}()
 	return o
 }
 
@@ -444,8 +473,16 @@ func (w *pullWorker) doPullImage(ctx context.Context, newStatus *appsv1alpha1.Im
 	// make it asynchronous for CRI runtime will block in pulling image
 	var statusReader runtimeimage.ImagePullStatusReader
 	pullChan := make(chan struct{})
+	// Why add this? Directly assigning to `statusReader` and `err` can cause race conditions.
+	// Case: When a worker is pulling data, stopping the pull worker might lead to concurrent writes to the local parameter `err`.
+	// (line 483 and 503)
+	// To avoid this, we introduce `readerCh` and `errCh` for communication between multiple goroutines.
+	readerCh := make(chan runtimeimage.ImagePullStatusReader, 1)
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		statusReader, err = w.runtime.PullImage(ctx, w.name, tag, w.secrets, w.sandboxConfig)
+		statusReader, err := w.runtime.PullImage(ctx, w.name, tag, w.secrets, w.sandboxConfig)
+		readerCh <- statusReader
+		errCh <- err
 		close(pullChan)
 	}()
 
@@ -453,6 +490,7 @@ func (w *pullWorker) doPullImage(ctx context.Context, newStatus *appsv1alpha1.Im
 		select {
 		case <-pullChan:
 		}
+		statusReader := <-readerCh
 		if statusReader != nil {
 			statusReader.Close()
 		}
@@ -468,6 +506,8 @@ func (w *pullWorker) doPullImage(ctx context.Context, newStatus *appsv1alpha1.Im
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("Pulling image canceled", "name", w.name, "tag", tag)
 		return fmt.Errorf("pulling image %s:%s is canceled", w.name, tag)
 	case <-pullChan:
+		statusReader = <-readerCh
+		err = <-errCh
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker_pool.go b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker_pool.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e21cf746c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/daemon/imagepuller/imagepuller_worker_pool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package imagepuller
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+)
+
+type Task func()
+
+type ImagePullWorkerPool interface {
+	Submit(fn Task)
+	Start()
+	Stop()
+}
+
+type chanPool struct {
+	queue    chan Task
+	wg       sync.WaitGroup
+	maxWorks int
+}
+
+func NewChanPool(n int) ImagePullWorkerPool {
+	return &chanPool{
+		queue:    make(chan Task, n),
+		maxWorks: n,
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *chanPool) Submit(task Task) {
+	p.queue <- task
+}
+
+func (p *chanPool) Start() {
+	for i := 0; i < p.maxWorks; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer p.wg.Done()
+			for task := range p.queue {
+				task()
+			}
+		}()
+		p.wg.Add(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *chanPool) Stop() {
+	close(p.queue)
+	p.wg.Wait()
+	klog.Info("all worker in image pull worker pool stopped")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/options/options.go b/pkg/daemon/options/options.go
index df63be520..be92be487 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/options/options.go
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package options
 
 import (
-	daemonruntime "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/criruntime"
-	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	runtimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	daemonruntime "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/criruntime"
+	daemonutil "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/daemon/util"
 )
 
 type Options struct {
@@ -32,4 +33,6 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	RuntimeFactory daemonruntime.Factory
 	Healthz        *daemonutil.Healthz
+
+	MaxWorkersForPullImages int
 }
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/podprobe/pod_probe_controller.go b/pkg/daemon/podprobe/pod_probe_controller.go
index 1108fe32b..124fe291e 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/podprobe/pod_probe_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/podprobe/pod_probe_controller.go
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncUpdateNodePodProbeStatus() error {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "NodePodProbe update status failed", "nodeName", c.nodeName)
 		return err
 	}
-	klog.InfoS("NodePodProbe(%s) update status success", "nodeName", c.nodeName, "from", commonutil.DumpJSON(npp.Status), "to", commonutil.DumpJSON(nppClone.Status))
+	klog.InfoS("NodePodProbe update status success", "nodeName", c.nodeName, "from", commonutil.DumpJSON(npp.Status), "to", commonutil.DumpJSON(nppClone.Status))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/containermeta.go b/test/e2e/apps/containermeta.go
index b166b6025..f46d0e7e2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/containermeta.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/containermeta.go
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
-	kruiseclientset "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
-	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/test/e2e/framework"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	appsv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
+	kruiseclientset "github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
+	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/test/e2e/framework"
 )
 
 var _ = SIGDescribe("ContainerMeta", func() {