diff --git a/pkg/keyspace/keyspace.go b/pkg/keyspace/keyspace.go
index a338e929eb6..afb60d7bb3f 100644
--- a/pkg/keyspace/keyspace.go
+++ b/pkg/keyspace/keyspace.go
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ const (
 	// Note: Config[TSOKeyspaceGroupIDKey] is only used to judge whether there is keyspace group id.
 	// It will not update the keyspace group id when merging or splitting.
 	TSOKeyspaceGroupIDKey = "tso_keyspace_group_id"
+
+	// If `gc_management_type` is `global_gc`, it means the current keyspace requires a tidb without 'keyspace-name'
+	// configured to run a global gc worker to calculate a global gc safe point.
+	// If `gc_management_type` is `keyspace_level_gc` it means the current keyspace can calculate gc safe point by its own.
+	GCManagementType = "gc_management_type"
+	// KeyspaceLevelGC is a type of gc_management_type used to indicate that this keyspace independently advances its own gc safe point.
+	KeyspaceLevelGC = "keyspace_level_gc"
 )
 
 // Config is the interface for keyspace config.
diff --git a/pkg/keyspace/util.go b/pkg/keyspace/util.go
index ac7d7b20398..91d07676205 100644
--- a/pkg/keyspace/util.go
+++ b/pkg/keyspace/util.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ var (
 	ErrModifyDefaultKeyspace = errors.New("cannot modify default keyspace's state")
 	errIllegalOperation      = errors.New("unknown operation")
 
+	// ErrUnsupportedOperationInKeyspace is used to indicate this is an unsupported operation.
+	ErrUnsupportedOperationInKeyspace = errors.New("it's a unsupported operation")
+
 	// stateTransitionTable lists all allowed next state for the given current state.
 	// Note that transit from any state to itself is allowed for idempotence.
 	stateTransitionTable = map[keyspacepb.KeyspaceState][]keyspacepb.KeyspaceState{
diff --git a/server/apiv2/handlers/keyspace.go b/server/apiv2/handlers/keyspace.go
index c2802bb939d..89d0634ce8f 100644
--- a/server/apiv2/handlers/keyspace.go
+++ b/server/apiv2/handlers/keyspace.go
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ func UpdateKeyspaceConfig(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, managerUninitializedErr)
 		return
 	}
+
 	name := c.Param("name")
 	configParams := &UpdateConfigParams{}
 	err := c.BindJSON(configParams)
@@ -293,6 +294,16 @@ func UpdateKeyspaceConfig(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 	mutations := getMutations(configParams.Config)
+
+	// Check if the update is supported.
+	for _, mutation := range mutations {
+		if mutation.Key == keyspace.GCManagementType && mutation.Value == keyspace.KeyspaceLevelGC {
+			err = keyspace.ErrUnsupportedOperationInKeyspace
+			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	meta, err := manager.UpdateKeyspaceConfig(name, mutations)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
diff --git a/tests/integrations/client/http_client_test.go b/tests/integrations/client/http_client_test.go
index 68643d5f0c8..e0e09dd6bc5 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/client/http_client_test.go
+++ b/tests/integrations/client/http_client_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	pd "github.com/tikv/pd/client/http"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/retry"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/core"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/keyspace"
 	sc "github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/schedule/config"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/schedule/labeler"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/schedule/placement"
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ func (suite *httpClientTestSuite) TestUpdateKeyspaceGCManagementType() {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	keyspaceName := "DEFAULT"
-	expectGCManagementType := "keyspace_level_gc"
+	expectGCManagementType := "test-type"
 
 	keyspaceSafePointVersionConfig := pd.KeyspaceGCManagementTypeConfig{
 		Config: pd.KeyspaceGCManagementType{
@@ -782,11 +783,20 @@ func (suite *httpClientTestSuite) TestUpdateKeyspaceGCManagementType() {
 
 	keyspaceMetaRes, err := client.GetKeyspaceMetaByName(ctx, keyspaceName)
 	re.NoError(err)
-	val, ok := keyspaceMetaRes.Config["gc_management_type"]
+	val, ok := keyspaceMetaRes.Config[keyspace.GCManagementType]
 
 	// Check it can get expect key and value in keyspace meta config.
 	re.True(ok)
 	re.Equal(expectGCManagementType, val)
+
+	// Check it doesn't support update config to keyspace.KeyspaceLevelGC now.
+	keyspaceSafePointVersionConfig = pd.KeyspaceGCManagementTypeConfig{
+		Config: pd.KeyspaceGCManagementType{
+			GCManagementType: keyspace.KeyspaceLevelGC,
+		},
+	}
+	err = client.UpdateKeyspaceGCManagementType(suite.ctx, keyspaceName, &keyspaceSafePointVersionConfig)
+	re.Error(err)
 }
 
 func (suite *httpClientTestSuite) TestGetHealthStatus() {