diff --git a/src/include/homeobject/blob_manager.hpp b/src/include/homeobject/blob_manager.hpp
index 6d6b9544..e948b994 100644
--- a/src/include/homeobject/blob_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/include/homeobject/blob_manager.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 namespace homeobject {
 
 ENUM(BlobError, uint16_t, UNKNOWN = 1, TIMEOUT, INVALID_ARG, NOT_LEADER, UNKNOWN_SHARD, UNKNOWN_BLOB, CHECKSUM_MISMATCH,
-     UNKNOWN_PG, PG_NOT_READY, READ_FAILED, INDEX_ERROR);
+     UNKNOWN_PG, PG_NOT_READY, READ_FAILED, INDEX_ERROR, SEALED_SHARD);
 
 struct Blob {
     Blob(sisl::io_blob_safe b, std::string const& u, uint64_t o) : body(std::move(b)), user_key(u), object_off(o) {}
diff --git a/src/lib/blob_manager.cpp b/src/lib/blob_manager.cpp
index 33af471f..78a88abb 100644
--- a/src/lib/blob_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/blob_manager.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BlobManager::AsyncResult< blob_id_t > HomeObjectImpl::put(shard_id_t shard, Blob
     return _get_shard(shard).thenValue(
         [this, blob = std::move(blob)](auto const e) mutable -> BlobManager::AsyncResult< blob_id_t > {
             if (!e) return folly::makeUnexpected(BlobError::UNKNOWN_SHARD);
-            if (ShardInfo::State::SEALED == e.value().state) return folly::makeUnexpected(BlobError::INVALID_ARG);
+            if (ShardInfo::State::SEALED == e.value().state) return folly::makeUnexpected(BlobError::SEALED_SHARD);
             return _put_blob(e.value(), std::move(blob));
         });
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/homeobject_impl.hpp b/src/lib/homeobject_impl.hpp
index 8ff9a1f5..7f5d405a 100644
--- a/src/lib/homeobject_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/homeobject_impl.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class HomeObjectImpl : public HomeObject,
 
     /// Implementation defines these
     virtual ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > _create_shard(pg_id_t, uint64_t size_bytes) = 0;
-    virtual ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > _seal_shard(shard_id_t) = 0;
+    virtual ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > _seal_shard(shard_id_t) = 0;
 
     virtual BlobManager::AsyncResult< blob_id_t > _put_blob(ShardInfo const&, Blob&&) = 0;
     virtual BlobManager::AsyncResult< Blob > _get_blob(ShardInfo const&, blob_id_t, uint64_t off = 0,
diff --git a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.hpp b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.hpp
index 8565430a..0fc75799 100644
--- a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ using BlobIndexTable = homestore::IndexTable< BlobRouteKey, BlobRouteValue >;
 class HSHomeObject : public HomeObjectImpl {
     /// Overridable Helpers
     ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > _create_shard(pg_id_t, uint64_t size_bytes) override;
-    ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > _seal_shard(shard_id_t) override;
+    ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > _seal_shard(shard_id_t) override;
 
     BlobManager::AsyncResult< blob_id_t > _put_blob(ShardInfo const&, Blob&&) override;
     BlobManager::AsyncResult< Blob > _get_blob(ShardInfo const&, blob_id_t, uint64_t off = 0,
diff --git a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_shard_manager.cpp b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_shard_manager.cpp
index a1f21bcd..6716148e 100644
--- a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_shard_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_shard_manager.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,61 @@ ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > HSHomeObject::_create_shard(pg_id_t pg_ow
     });
 }
 
-ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > HSHomeObject::_seal_shard(shard_id_t id) {
-    return folly::makeUnexpected(ShardError::UNKNOWN_SHARD);
+ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > HSHomeObject::_seal_shard(shard_id_t shard_id) {
+    pg_id_t pg_id;
+    ShardInfo shard_info;
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock lock_guard(_shard_lock);
+        auto shard_iter = _shard_map.find(shard_id);
+        RELEASE_ASSERT(shard_iter != _shard_map.end(), "shard id not found");
+        auto hs_shard = d_cast< HS_Shard* >((*shard_iter->second).get());
+        shard_info = hs_shard->info;
+        pg_id = hs_shard->info.placement_group;
+    }
+
+    shared< homestore::ReplDev > repl_dev;
+    {
+        std::shared_lock lock_guard(_pg_lock);
+        auto iter = _pg_map.find(pg_id);
+        if (iter == _pg_map.end()) {
+            LOGERROR("failed to seal shard with non-exist pg [{}]", pg_id);
+            return folly::makeUnexpected(ShardError::UNKNOWN_PG);
+        }
+        repl_dev = static_cast< HS_PG* >(iter->second.get())->repl_dev_;
+    }
+
+    if (!repl_dev) {
+        LOGERROR("failed to get repl dev instance for pg [{}]", pg_id);
+        return folly::makeUnexpected(ShardError::PG_NOT_READY);
+    }
+
+    shard_info.state = ShardInfo::State::SEALED;
+    auto seal_shard_message = serialize_shard_info(shard_info);
+    const auto msg_size = sisl::round_up(seal_shard_message.size(), repl_dev->get_blk_size());
+    auto req = repl_result_ctx< ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > >::make(msg_size, 512 /*alignment*/);
+    auto buf_ptr = req->hdr_buf_.bytes;
+    std::memset(buf_ptr, 0, msg_size);
+    std::memcpy(buf_ptr, seal_shard_message.c_str(), seal_shard_message.size());
+
+    req->header_.msg_type = ReplicationMessageType::SEAL_SHARD_MSG;
+    req->header_.pg_id = pg_id;
+    req->header_.shard_id = shard_id;
+    req->header_.payload_size = msg_size;
+    req->header_.payload_crc = crc32_ieee(init_crc32, buf_ptr, msg_size);
+    req->header_.seal();
+    sisl::blob header;
+    header.bytes = r_cast< uint8_t* >(&req->header_);
+    header.size = sizeof(req->header_);
+    sisl::sg_list value;
+    value.size = msg_size;
+    value.iovs.push_back(iovec(buf_ptr, msg_size));
+
+    // replicate this seal shard message to PG members;
+    repl_dev->async_alloc_write(header, sisl::blob{}, value, req);
+    return req->result().deferValue([this](auto const& e) -> ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > {
+        if (!e) return folly::makeUnexpected(e.error());
+        return e.value();
+    });
 }
 
 void HSHomeObject::on_shard_message_commit(int64_t lsn, sisl::blob const& header, homestore::MultiBlkId const& blkids,
diff --git a/src/lib/homestore_backend/tests/test_home_object.cpp b/src/lib/homestore_backend/tests/test_home_object.cpp
index af2aae4f..3cd31f6e 100644
--- a/src/lib/homestore_backend/tests/test_home_object.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/homestore_backend/tests/test_home_object.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,60 @@ TEST_F(HomeObjectFixture, BasicPutGetBlob) {
     }
 }
 
+TEST_F(HomeObjectFixture, SealShard) {
+    // Create a pg, shard, put blob should succeed, seal and put blob again should fail.
+    // Recover and put blob again should fail.
+    pg_id_t pg_id{1};
+    create_pg(pg_id);
+
+    auto s = _obj_inst->shard_manager()->create_shard(pg_id, 64 * Mi).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!!s);
+    auto shard_info = s.value();
+    auto shard_id = shard_info.id;
+    s = _obj_inst->shard_manager()->get_shard(shard_id).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!!s);
+
+    LOGINFO("Got shard {}", shard_id);
+    shard_info = s.value();
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.id, shard_id);
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.placement_group, pg_id);
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.state, ShardInfo::State::OPEN);
+    auto b = _obj_inst->blob_manager()->put(shard_id, Blob{sisl::io_blob_safe(512u, 512u), "test_blob", 0ul}).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!!b);
+    LOGINFO("Put blob {}", b.value());
+
+    s = _obj_inst->shard_manager()->seal_shard(shard_id).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!!s);
+    shard_info = s.value();
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.id, shard_id);
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.placement_group, pg_id);
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.state, ShardInfo::State::SEALED);
+    LOGINFO("Sealed shard {}", shard_id);
+
+    b = _obj_inst->blob_manager()->put(shard_id, Blob{sisl::io_blob_safe(512u, 512u), "test_blob", 0ul}).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!b);
+    ASSERT_EQ(b.error(), BlobError::SEALED_SHARD);
+    LOGINFO("Put blob {}", b.error());
+
+    // Restart homeobject
+    restart();
+
+    // Verify shard is sealed.
+    s = _obj_inst->shard_manager()->get_shard(shard_id).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!!s);
+
+    LOGINFO("After restart shard {}", shard_id);
+    shard_info = s.value();
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.id, shard_id);
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.placement_group, pg_id);
+    EXPECT_EQ(shard_info.state, ShardInfo::State::SEALED);
+
+    b = _obj_inst->blob_manager()->put(shard_id, Blob{sisl::io_blob_safe(512u, 512u), "test_blob", 0ul}).get();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!b);
+    ASSERT_EQ(b.error(), BlobError::SEALED_SHARD);
+    LOGINFO("Put blob {}", b.error());
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     int parsed_argc = argc;
     ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&parsed_argc, argv);
diff --git a/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_homeobject.hpp b/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_homeobject.hpp
index f03c68e1..5812f212 100644
--- a/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_homeobject.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_homeobject.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class MemoryHomeObject : public HomeObjectImpl {
     /// Helpers
     // ShardManager
     ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > _create_shard(pg_id_t, uint64_t size_bytes) override;
-    ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > _seal_shard(shard_id_t) override;
+    ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > _seal_shard(shard_id_t) override;
 
     // BlobManager
     BlobManager::AsyncResult< blob_id_t > _put_blob(ShardInfo const&, Blob&&) override;
diff --git a/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_shard_manager.cpp b/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_shard_manager.cpp
index bcc0cada..8507e775 100644
--- a/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_shard_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/memory_backend/mem_shard_manager.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > MemoryHomeObject::_create_shard(pg_id_t p
     return info;
 }
 
-ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > MemoryHomeObject::_seal_shard(shard_id_t id) {
+ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > MemoryHomeObject::_seal_shard(shard_id_t id) {
     auto lg = std::scoped_lock(_shard_lock);
     auto shard_it = _shard_map.find(id);
     RELEASE_ASSERT(_shard_map.end() != shard_it, "Missing ShardIterator!");
diff --git a/src/lib/shard_manager.cpp b/src/lib/shard_manager.cpp
index 1f13db6d..19f97f90 100644
--- a/src/lib/shard_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/shard_manager.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ShardManager::AsyncResult< InfoList > HomeObjectImpl::list_shards(pg_id_t pgid)
 }
 
 ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > HomeObjectImpl::seal_shard(shard_id_t id) {
-    return _get_shard(id).thenValue([this](auto const e) mutable -> ShardManager::Result< ShardInfo > {
+    return _get_shard(id).thenValue([this](auto const e) mutable -> ShardManager::AsyncResult< ShardInfo > {
         if (!e) return folly::makeUnexpected(ShardError::UNKNOWN_SHARD);
         if (ShardInfo::State::SEALED == e.value().state) return e.value();
         return _seal_shard(e.value().id);
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/BlobManagerTest.cpp b/src/lib/tests/BlobManagerTest.cpp
index 1da3bc78..f860ae98 100644
--- a/src/lib/tests/BlobManagerTest.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tests/BlobManagerTest.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ TEST_F(TestFixture, BasicTests) {
     auto p_e =
         homeobj_->blob_manager()->put(_shard_1.id, Blob{sisl::io_blob_safe(4 * Ki, 512u), "test_blob", 4 * Mi}).get();
     ASSERT_TRUE(!p_e);
-    EXPECT_EQ(BlobError::INVALID_ARG, p_e.error());
+    EXPECT_EQ(BlobError::SEALED_SHARD, p_e.error());
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(homeobj_->blob_manager()->del(_shard_1.id, _blob_id).get());
     EXPECT_EQ(BlobError::UNKNOWN_BLOB, homeobj_->blob_manager()->get(_shard_1.id, _blob_id).get().error());