diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs
index f4c111736..20837d8f0 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs
@@ -107,10 +107,14 @@ async fn do_heartbeat(
 
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<master_pb::Heartbeat>(32);
 
+    // Keep track of what we sent, to generate delta updates
+    let initial_hb = collect_heartbeat(config, state);
+    let mut last_volumes: HashMap<u32, master_pb::VolumeInformationMessage> = initial_hb.volumes.iter().map(|v| (v.id, v.clone())).collect();
+
     // Send initial heartbeats BEFORE calling send_heartbeat to avoid deadlock:
     // the server won't send response headers until it receives the first message,
     // but send_heartbeat().await waits for response headers.
-    tx.send(collect_heartbeat(config, state)).await?;
+    tx.send(initial_hb).await?;
     tx.send(collect_ec_heartbeat(state)).await?;
 
     let stream = tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream::new(rx);
@@ -157,7 +161,9 @@ async fn do_heartbeat(
             }
 
             _ = volume_tick.tick() => {
-                if tx.send(collect_heartbeat(config, state)).await.is_err() {
+                let current_hb = collect_heartbeat(config, state);
+                last_volumes = current_hb.volumes.iter().map(|v| (v.id, v.clone())).collect();
+                if tx.send(current_hb).await.is_err() {
                     return Ok(None);
                 }
             }
@@ -169,8 +175,54 @@ async fn do_heartbeat(
             }
 
             _ = state.volume_state_notify.notified() => {
-                if tx.send(collect_heartbeat(config, state)).await.is_err() {
-                    return Ok(None);
+                let current_hb = collect_heartbeat(config, state);
+                let current_volumes: HashMap<u32, _> = current_hb.volumes.iter().map(|v| (v.id, v.clone())).collect();
+                
+                let mut new_vols = Vec::new();
+                let mut del_vols = Vec::new();
+                
+                for (id, vol) in &current_volumes {
+                    if !last_volumes.contains_key(id) {
+                        new_vols.push(master_pb::VolumeShortInformationMessage {
+                            id: *id,
+                            collection: vol.collection.clone(),
+                            version: vol.version,
+                            replica_placement: vol.replica_placement,
+                            ttl: vol.ttl,
+                            disk_type: vol.disk_type.clone(),
+                            disk_id: vol.disk_id,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                for (id, vol) in &last_volumes {
+                    if !current_volumes.contains_key(id) {
+                        del_vols.push(master_pb::VolumeShortInformationMessage {
+                            id: *id,
+                            collection: vol.collection.clone(),
+                            version: vol.version,
+                            replica_placement: vol.replica_placement,
+                            ttl: vol.ttl,
+                            disk_type: vol.disk_type.clone(),
+                            disk_id: vol.disk_id,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                if !new_vols.is_empty() || !del_vols.is_empty() {
+                    let delta_hb = master_pb::Heartbeat {
+                        ip: config.ip.clone(),
+                        port: config.port as u32,
+                        data_center: config.data_center.clone(),
+                        rack: config.rack.clone(),
+                        new_volumes: new_vols,
+                        deleted_volumes: del_vols,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    };
+                    if tx.send(delta_hb).await.is_err() {
+                        return Ok(None);
+                    }
+                    last_volumes = current_volumes;
                 }
             }