diff --git a/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.cc b/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.cc
index c55660c3c..9b2ff20c9 100644
--- a/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.cc
+++ b/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.cc
@@ -10,19 +10,39 @@ Status SubscriptionExecutor<ID, Data, Table>::AsyncSubscribe(
     const StatusCallback &done) {
   // TODO(micafan) Optimize the lock when necessary.
   // Consider avoiding locking in single-threaded processes.
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
 
   if (subscribe_all_callback_ != nullptr) {
     RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "Duplicate subscription! Already subscribed to all elements.";
     return Status::Invalid("Duplicate subscription!");
   }
 
-  if (registered_) {
+  if (registration_status_ != RegistrationStatus::kNotRegistered) {
     if (subscribe != nullptr) {
       RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "Duplicate subscription! Already subscribed to specific elements"
                         ", can't subscribe to all elements.";
       return Status::Invalid("Duplicate subscription!");
     }
+  }
+
+  if (registration_status_ == RegistrationStatus::kRegistered) {
+    // Already registered to GCS, just invoke the `done` callback.
+    lock.unlock();
+    if (done != nullptr) {
+      done(Status::OK());
+    }
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
+  // Registration to GCS is not finished yet, add the `done` callback to the pending list
+  // to be invoked when registration is done.
+  if (done != nullptr) {
+    pending_subscriptions_.emplace_back(done);
+  }
+
+  // If there's another registration request that's already on-going, then wait for it
+  // to finish.
+  if (registration_status_ == RegistrationStatus::kRegistering) {
     return Status::OK();
   }
 
@@ -37,7 +57,7 @@ Status SubscriptionExecutor<ID, Data, Table>::AsyncSubscribe(
     SubscribeCallback<ID, Data> sub_one_callback = nullptr;
     SubscribeCallback<ID, Data> sub_all_callback = nullptr;
     {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
       const auto it = id_to_callback_map_.find(id);
       if (it != id_to_callback_map_.end()) {
         sub_one_callback = it->second;
@@ -53,15 +73,23 @@ Status SubscriptionExecutor<ID, Data, Table>::AsyncSubscribe(
     }
   };
 
-  auto on_done = [done](RedisGcsClient *client) {
-    if (done != nullptr) {
-      done(Status::OK());
+  auto on_done = [this](RedisGcsClient *client) {
+    std::list<StatusCallback> pending_callbacks;
+    {
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+      registration_status_ = RegistrationStatus::kRegistered;
+      pending_callbacks.swap(pending_subscriptions_);
+      RAY_CHECK(pending_subscriptions_.empty());
+    }
+
+    for (const auto &callback : pending_callbacks) {
+      callback(Status::OK());
     }
   };
 
   Status status = table_.Subscribe(JobID::Nil(), client_id, on_subscribe, on_done);
   if (status.ok()) {
-    registered_ = true;
+    registration_status_ = RegistrationStatus::kRegistering;
     subscribe_all_callback_ = subscribe;
   }
 
@@ -72,35 +100,49 @@ template <typename ID, typename Data, typename Table>
 Status SubscriptionExecutor<ID, Data, Table>::AsyncSubscribe(
     const ClientID &client_id, const ID &id, const SubscribeCallback<ID, Data> &subscribe,
     const StatusCallback &done) {
-  Status status = AsyncSubscribe(client_id, nullptr, nullptr);
-  if (!status.ok()) {
-    return status;
-  }
+  RAY_CHECK(client_id != ClientID::Nil());
 
-  auto on_done = [this, done, id](Status status) {
-    if (!status.ok()) {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-      id_to_callback_map_.erase(id);
-    }
-    if (done != nullptr) {
-      done(status);
+  // NOTE(zhijunfu): `Subscribe` and other operations use different redis contexts,
+  // thus we need to call `RequestNotifications` in the Subscribe callback to ensure
+  // it's processed after the `Subscribe` request. Otherwise if `RequestNotifications`
+  // is processed first we will miss the initial notification.
+  auto on_subscribe_done = [this, client_id, id, subscribe, done](Status status) {
+    auto on_request_notification_done = [this, done, id](Status status) {
+      if (!status.ok()) {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        id_to_callback_map_.erase(id);
+      }
+      if (done != nullptr) {
+        done(status);
+      }
+    };
+
+    {
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+      status = table_.RequestNotifications(JobID::Nil(), id, client_id,
+                                           on_request_notification_done);
+      if (!status.ok()) {
+        id_to_callback_map_.erase(id);
+      }
     }
   };
 
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
     const auto it = id_to_callback_map_.find(id);
     if (it != id_to_callback_map_.end()) {
       RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "Duplicate subscription to id " << id << " client_id "
                      << client_id;
       return Status::Invalid("Duplicate subscription to element!");
     }
-    status = table_.RequestNotifications(JobID::Nil(), id, client_id, on_done);
-    if (status.ok()) {
-      id_to_callback_map_[id] = subscribe;
-    }
+    id_to_callback_map_[id] = subscribe;
   }
 
+  auto status = AsyncSubscribe(client_id, nullptr, on_subscribe_done);
+  if (!status.ok()) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    id_to_callback_map_.erase(id);
+  }
   return status;
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +150,7 @@ template <typename ID, typename Data, typename Table>
 Status SubscriptionExecutor<ID, Data, Table>::AsyncUnsubscribe(
     const ClientID &client_id, const ID &id, const StatusCallback &done) {
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
     const auto it = id_to_callback_map_.find(id);
     if (it == id_to_callback_map_.end()) {
       RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "Invalid Unsubscribe! id " << id << " client_id " << client_id;
@@ -118,7 +160,7 @@ Status SubscriptionExecutor<ID, Data, Table>::AsyncUnsubscribe(
 
   auto on_done = [this, id, done](Status status) {
     if (status.ok()) {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
       const auto it = id_to_callback_map_.find(id);
       if (it != id_to_callback_map_.end()) {
         id_to_callback_map_.erase(it);
diff --git a/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.h b/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.h
index 167e1f274..1221b70e0 100644
--- a/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.h
+++ b/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define RAY_GCS_SUBSCRIPTION_EXECUTOR_H
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <list>
 #include <mutex>
 #include "ray/gcs/callback.h"
 #include "ray/gcs/tables.h"
@@ -67,8 +68,18 @@ class SubscriptionExecutor {
 
   std::mutex mutex_;
 
+  enum class RegistrationStatus : uint8_t {
+    kNotRegistered,
+    kRegistering,
+    kRegistered,
+  };
+
   /// Whether successfully registered subscription to GCS.
-  bool registered_{false};
+  RegistrationStatus registration_status_{RegistrationStatus::kNotRegistered};
+
+  /// List of subscriptions before registration to GCS is done, these callbacks
+  /// will be called when the registration to GCS finishes.
+  std::list<StatusCallback> pending_subscriptions_;
 
   /// Subscribe Callback of all elements.
   SubscribeCallback<ID, Data> subscribe_all_callback_{nullptr};
diff --git a/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor_test.cc b/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor_test.cc
index 6f477173e..5e7367b6e 100644
--- a/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor_test.cc
+++ b/src/ray/gcs/subscription_executor_test.cc
@@ -95,25 +95,6 @@ TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeAllTest) {
   WaitPendingDone(sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
 }
 
-TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeOneTest) {
-  Status status;
-  for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
-    ++do_sub_pending_count_;
-    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, subscribe_,
-                                                 sub_done_);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
-  }
-  WaitPendingDone(do_sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
-  sub_pending_count_ = id_to_data_.size();
-  AsyncRegisterActorToGcs();
-  for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
-    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, subscribe_,
-                                                 sub_done_);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(status.IsInvalid());
-  }
-  WaitPendingDone(sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
-}
-
 TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeOneWithClientIDTest) {
   const auto &item = id_to_data_.begin();
   ++do_sub_pending_count_;
@@ -124,6 +105,24 @@ TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeOneWithClientIDTest) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   AsyncRegisterActorToGcs();
   WaitPendingDone(sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
+  status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::FromRandom(), item->first,
+                                               subscribe_, sub_done_);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(status.IsInvalid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeOneAfterActorRegistrationWithClientIDTest) {
+  const auto &item = id_to_data_.begin();
+  ++do_sub_pending_count_;
+  ++sub_pending_count_;
+  AsyncRegisterActorToGcs();
+  Status status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::FromRandom(), item->first,
+                                                      subscribe_, sub_done_);
+  WaitPendingDone(do_sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
+  WaitPendingDone(sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
+  status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::FromRandom(), item->first,
+                                               subscribe_, sub_done_);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(status.IsInvalid());
 }
 
 TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeAllAndSubscribeOneTest) {
@@ -133,8 +132,8 @@ TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeAllAndSubscribeOneTest) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   WaitPendingDone(do_sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
-    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, subscribe_,
-                                                 sub_done_);
+    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::FromRandom(), item.first,
+                                                 subscribe_, sub_done_);
     ASSERT_FALSE(status.ok());
   }
   sub_pending_count_ = id_to_data_.size();
@@ -143,51 +142,48 @@ TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, SubscribeAllAndSubscribeOneTest) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(SubscriptionExecutorTest, UnsubscribeTest) {
+  ClientID client_id = ClientID::FromRandom();
   Status status;
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
-    status =
-        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, unsub_done_);
+    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(client_id, item.first, unsub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.IsInvalid());
   }
 
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
     ++do_sub_pending_count_;
-    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, subscribe_,
-                                                 sub_done_);
+    status =
+        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(client_id, item.first, subscribe_, sub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   }
   WaitPendingDone(do_sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
     ++do_unsub_pending_count_;
-    status =
-        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, unsub_done_);
+    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(client_id, item.first, unsub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   }
   WaitPendingDone(do_unsub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
-    status =
-        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, unsub_done_);
+    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(client_id, item.first, unsub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(!status.ok());
   }
 
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
     ++do_sub_pending_count_;
-    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, subscribe_,
-                                                 sub_done_);
+    status =
+        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(client_id, item.first, subscribe_, sub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   }
   WaitPendingDone(do_sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
     ++do_unsub_pending_count_;
-    status =
-        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, unsub_done_);
+    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncUnsubscribe(client_id, item.first, unsub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   }
   WaitPendingDone(do_unsub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);
   for (const auto &item : id_to_data_) {
     ++do_sub_pending_count_;
-    status = actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(ClientID::Nil(), item.first, subscribe_,
-                                                 sub_done_);
+    status =
+        actor_sub_executor_->AsyncSubscribe(client_id, item.first, subscribe_, sub_done_);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
   }
   WaitPendingDone(do_sub_pending_count_, wait_pending_timeout_);