diff --git a/pkg/domain/domain.go b/pkg/domain/domain.go
index b99970a6be966..fca15810fb7df 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/domain.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/domain.go
@@ -3182,7 +3182,7 @@ func (do *Domain) planCacheMetricsAndVars() {
 // planCacheEvictTrigger triggers the plan cache eviction periodically.
 func (do *Domain) planCacheEvictTrigger() {
 	defer util.Recover(metrics.LabelDomain, "planCacheEvictTrigger", nil, false)
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 15) // 15s by default
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 30) // 30s by default
 	defer func() {
 		ticker.Stop()
 		logutil.BgLogger().Info("planCacheEvictTrigger exited.")
@@ -3192,7 +3192,13 @@ func (do *Domain) planCacheEvictTrigger() {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			// trigger the eviction
-			do.instancePlanCache.Evict()
+			begin := time.Now()
+			detailInfo, numEvicted := do.instancePlanCache.Evict()
+			metrics2.GetPlanCacheInstanceEvict().Set(float64(numEvicted))
+			logutil.BgLogger().Info("instance plan eviction",
+				zap.String("detail", detailInfo),
+				zap.Int64("num_evicted", int64(numEvicted)),
+				zap.Duration("time_spent", time.Since(begin)))
 		case <-do.exit:
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/planner/core/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/planner/core/metrics/metrics.go
index 9213a5df381b5..4576ca67721a9 100644
--- a/pkg/planner/core/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/planner/core/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 	sessionPlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage     prometheus.Gauge
 	instancePlanCacheInstancePlanNumCounter prometheus.Gauge
 	instancePlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage    prometheus.Gauge
+	instancePlanCacheInstanceNumEvict       prometheus.Gauge
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func InitMetricsVars() {
 	sessionPlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage = metrics.PlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage.WithLabelValues(" session-plan-cache")
 	instancePlanCacheInstancePlanNumCounter = metrics.PlanCacheInstancePlanNumCounter.WithLabelValues(" instance-plan-cache")
 	instancePlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage = metrics.PlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage.WithLabelValues(" instance-plan-cache")
+	instancePlanCacheInstanceNumEvict = metrics.PlanCacheInstancePlanNumCounter.WithLabelValues(" instance-plan-cache-last-evict")
 }
 
 // GetPlanCacheHitCounter get different plan cache hit counter
@@ -90,3 +92,8 @@ func GetPlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage(instancePlanCache bool) prometheus.Gauge {
 	}
 	return sessionPlanCacheInstanceMemoryUsage
 }
+
+// GetPlanCacheInstanceEvict get instance plan cache evict counter.
+func GetPlanCacheInstanceEvict() prometheus.Gauge {
+	return instancePlanCacheInstanceNumEvict
+}
diff --git a/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance.go b/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance.go
index 105f32d63f55d..5cdfbab6a8de1 100644
--- a/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance.go
+++ b/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ type instancePlanCache struct {
 	totPlan atomic.Int64
 
 	evictMutex   sync.Mutex
+	inEvict      atomic.Bool
 	softMemLimit atomic.Int64
 	hardMemLimit atomic.Int64
 }
@@ -84,10 +86,12 @@ func (pc *instancePlanCache) Get(key string, paramTypes any) (value any, ok bool
 	return pc.getPlanFromList(headNode, paramTypes)
 }
 
-func (*instancePlanCache) getPlanFromList(headNode *instancePCNode, paramTypes any) (any, bool) {
+func (pc *instancePlanCache) getPlanFromList(headNode *instancePCNode, paramTypes any) (any, bool) {
 	for node := headNode.next.Load(); node != nil; node = node.next.Load() {
 		if checkTypesCompatibility4PC(node.value.paramTypes, paramTypes) { // v.Plan is read-only, no need to lock
-			node.lastUsed.Store(time.Now()) // atomically update the lastUsed field
+			if !pc.inEvict.Load() {
+				node.lastUsed.Store(time.Now()) // atomically update the lastUsed field
+			}
 			return node.value, true
 		}
 	}
@@ -97,6 +101,9 @@ func (*instancePlanCache) getPlanFromList(headNode *instancePCNode, paramTypes a
 // Put puts the key and values into the cache.
 // Due to some thread-safety issues, this Put operation might fail, use the returned succ to indicate it.
 func (pc *instancePlanCache) Put(key string, value, paramTypes any) (succ bool) {
+	if pc.inEvict.Load() {
+		return // do nothing if eviction is in progress
+	}
 	vMem := value.(*PlanCacheValue).MemoryUsage()
 	if vMem+pc.totCost.Load() > pc.hardMemLimit.Load() {
 		return // do nothing if it exceeds the hard limit
@@ -108,6 +115,9 @@ func (pc *instancePlanCache) Put(key string, value, paramTypes any) (succ bool)
 	if _, ok := pc.getPlanFromList(headNode, paramTypes); ok {
 		return // some other thread has inserted the same plan before
 	}
+	if pc.inEvict.Load() {
+		return // do nothing if eviction is in progress
+	}
 
 	firstNode := headNode.next.Load()
 	currNode := pc.createNode(value)
@@ -124,11 +134,15 @@ func (pc *instancePlanCache) Put(key string, value, paramTypes any) (succ bool)
 // step 1: iterate all values to collect their last_used
 // step 2: estimate an eviction threshold time based on all last_used values
 // step 3: iterate all values again and evict qualified values
-func (pc *instancePlanCache) Evict() (evicted bool) {
+func (pc *instancePlanCache) Evict() (detailInfo string, numEvicted int) {
 	pc.evictMutex.Lock() // make sure only one thread to trigger eviction for safety
 	defer pc.evictMutex.Unlock()
-	if pc.totCost.Load() < pc.softMemLimit.Load() {
-		return // do nothing
+	pc.inEvict.Store(true)
+	defer pc.inEvict.Store(false)
+	currentTot, softLimit := pc.totCost.Load(), pc.softMemLimit.Load()
+	if currentTot < softLimit {
+		detailInfo = fmt.Sprintf("memory usage is below the soft limit, currentTot: %v, softLimit: %v", currentTot, softLimit)
+		return
 	}
 	lastUsedTimes := make([]time.Time, 0, 64)
 	pc.foreach(func(_, this *instancePCNode) bool { // step 1
@@ -136,12 +150,13 @@ func (pc *instancePlanCache) Evict() (evicted bool) {
 		return false
 	})
 	threshold := pc.calcEvictionThreshold(lastUsedTimes) // step 2
-	pc.foreach(func(prev, this *instancePCNode) bool {   // step 3
+	detailInfo = fmt.Sprintf("evict threshold: %v", threshold)
+	pc.foreach(func(prev, this *instancePCNode) bool { // step 3
 		if !this.lastUsed.Load().After(threshold) { // if lastUsed<=threshold, evict this value
 			if prev.next.CompareAndSwap(this, this.next.Load()) { // have to use CAS since
 				pc.totCost.Sub(this.value.MemoryUsage()) //  it might have been updated by other thread
 				pc.totPlan.Sub(1)
-				evicted = true
+				numEvicted++
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance_test.go b/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance_test.go
index ad6ff77ba7382..d9bbc7a846601 100644
--- a/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance_test.go
+++ b/pkg/planner/core/plan_cache_instance_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func TestInstancePlanCacheBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 0) // access 1-3 to refresh their last_used
 	_hit(t, pc, 2, 0)
 	_hit(t, pc, 3, 0)
-	require.Equal(t, pc.Evict(), true)
+	_, numEvicted := pc.Evict()
+	require.Equal(t, numEvicted > 0, true)
 	require.Equal(t, pc.MemUsage(), int64(300))
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 0) // access 1-3 to refresh their last_used
 	_hit(t, pc, 2, 0)
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ func TestInstancePlanCacheBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	_put(pc, 1, 100, 0)
 	_put(pc, 2, 100, 0)
 	_put(pc, 3, 100, 0)
-	require.Equal(t, pc.Evict(), false)
+	_, numEvicted = pc.Evict()
+	require.Equal(t, numEvicted > 0, false)
 	require.Equal(t, pc.MemUsage(), int64(300))
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 0)
 	_hit(t, pc, 2, 0)
@@ -113,7 +115,8 @@ func TestInstancePlanCacheBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	numHeads := 0
 	pcImpl.heads.Range(func(k, v any) bool { numHeads++; return true })
 	require.Equal(t, numHeads, 3)
-	require.Equal(t, pc.Evict(), true)
+	_, numEvicted = pc.Evict()
+	require.Equal(t, numEvicted > 0, true)
 	require.Equal(t, pc.MemUsage(), int64(0))
 	numHeads = 0
 	pcImpl.heads.Range(func(k, v any) bool { numHeads++; return true })
@@ -174,7 +177,8 @@ func TestInstancePlanCacheWithMatchOpts(t *testing.T) {
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 1) // refresh 1-3's last_used
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 2)
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 3)
-	require.True(t, pc.Evict())
+	_, numEvicted := pc.Evict()
+	require.True(t, numEvicted > 0)
 	require.Equal(t, pc.MemUsage(), int64(300))
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 1)
 	_hit(t, pc, 1, 2)
diff --git a/pkg/sessionctx/context.go b/pkg/sessionctx/context.go
index 9702b04974e88..cb4810b303b5b 100644
--- a/pkg/sessionctx/context.go
+++ b/pkg/sessionctx/context.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type InstancePlanCache interface {
 	// Put puts the key and value into the cache.
 	Put(key string, value, paramTypes any) (succ bool)
 	// Evict evicts some cached values.
-	Evict() (evicted bool)
+	Evict() (detailInfo string, numEvicted int)
 	// Size returns the number of cached values.
 	Size() int64
 	// MemUsage returns the total memory usage of this plan cache.