diff --git a/pymilvus/client/check.py b/pymilvus/client/check.py
index 009e1358f..9682fc46a 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/check.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/check.py
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ def is_legal_field_name(field_name: Any) -> bool:
     return field_name and isinstance(field_name, str)
 
 
+def is_legal_index_name(index_name: Any) -> bool:
+    return index_name and isinstance(index_name, str)
+
+
 def is_legal_nlist(nlist: Any) -> bool:
     return not isinstance(nlist, bool) and isinstance(nlist, int)
 
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "min_iterations": is_legal_min_iterations,
             "max_iterations": is_legal_max_iterations,
             "team_size": is_legal_team_size,
+            "index_name": is_legal_index_name,
         }
 
     def check(self, key: str, value: Callable):
diff --git a/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py b/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
index 89046dec2..7b075b154 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/grpc_handler.py
@@ -922,6 +922,26 @@ def _check():
 
         return Status(status.code, status.reason)
 
+    @retry_on_rpc_failure()
+    def alter_index(
+        self,
+        collection_name: str,
+        index_name: str,
+        extra_params: dict,
+        timeout: Optional[float] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        check_pass_param(collection_name=collection_name, index_name=index_name)
+        if extra_params is None:
+            raise ParamError(message="extra_params should not be None")
+
+        request = Prepare.alter_index_request(collection_name, index_name, extra_params)
+
+        rf = self._stub.AlterIndex.future(request, timeout=timeout)
+        response = rf.result()
+        status = response.status
+        check_status(status)
+
     @retry_on_rpc_failure()
     def list_indexes(self, collection_name: str, timeout: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs):
         check_pass_param(collection_name=collection_name)
diff --git a/pymilvus/client/prepare.py b/pymilvus/client/prepare.py
index 138146011..da936cba3 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/prepare.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/prepare.py
@@ -713,9 +713,7 @@ def create_index_request(cls, collection_name: str, field_name: str, params: Dic
         )
 
         def dump(tv: Dict):
-            if isinstance(tv, dict):
-                return ujson.dumps(tv)
-            return str(tv)
+            return ujson.dumps(tv) if isinstance(tv, dict) else str(tv)
 
         if isinstance(params, dict):
             for tk, tv in params.items():
@@ -726,6 +724,18 @@ def dump(tv: Dict):
 
         return index_params
 
+    @classmethod
+    def alter_index_request(cls, collection_name: str, index_name: str, extra_params: dict):
+        def dump(tv: Dict):
+            return ujson.dumps(tv) if isinstance(tv, dict) else str(tv)
+
+        params = []
+        for k, v in extra_params.items():
+            params.append(common_types.KeyValuePair(key=str(k), value=dump(v)))
+        return milvus_types.AlterIndexRequest(
+            collection_name=collection_name, index_name=index_name, extra_params=params
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     def describe_index_request(
         cls, collection_name: str, index_name: str, timestamp: Optional[int] = None
diff --git a/pymilvus/orm/collection.py b/pymilvus/orm/collection.py
index 4c2ddddd1..c2bde1ae0 100644
--- a/pymilvus/orm/collection.py
+++ b/pymilvus/orm/collection.py
@@ -1349,6 +1349,48 @@ def create_index(
         conn = self._get_connection()
         return conn.create_index(self._name, field_name, index_params, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
 
+    def alter_index(
+        self,
+        index_name: str,
+        extra_params: dict,
+        timeout: Optional[float] = None,
+    ):
+        """Alter index for a specified field, with a index name.
+
+        Args:
+            index_name (``str``): The name of the index to alter
+            extra_params (``dict``): The parameters to index
+                * *mmap.enabled* (``str``)
+                    "mmap.enabled" as the key, example values: True or False.
+
+            timeout (``float``, optional): An optional duration of time in seconds to allow
+                for the RPC. When timeout is set to None, client waits until server
+                response or error occur.
+
+        Raises:
+            MilvusException: If anything goes wrong.
+
+        Examples:
+            >>> from pymilvus import Collection, FieldSchema, CollectionSchema, DataType
+            >>> from pymilvus import IndexType, MetricType
+            >>> schema = CollectionSchema([
+            ...     FieldSchema("film_id", DataType.INT64, is_primary=True),
+            ...     FieldSchema("title", DataType.STRING),
+            ...     FieldSchema("films", dtype=DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, dim=2)
+            ... ])
+            >>> collection = Collection("test_collection_alter_index", schema)
+            >>> index_params = {
+            ...     "index_type": IndexType.IVF_FLAT,
+            ...     "metric_type": MetricType.L2,
+            ...     "params": {"nlist": 128}
+            ... }
+            >>> collection.create_index("films", index_params, index_name="idx")
+            Status(code=0, message='')
+            >>> collection.alter_index("idx", {"mmap.enabled": True})
+        """
+        conn = self._get_connection()
+        return conn.alter_index(self._name, index_name, extra_params, timeout=timeout)
+
     def has_index(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs) -> bool:
         """Check whether a specified index exists.