diff --git a/pkg/bbgo/config.go b/pkg/bbgo/config.go
index e79fd87e8..d70aab87c 100644
--- a/pkg/bbgo/config.go
+++ b/pkg/bbgo/config.go
@@ -208,12 +208,53 @@ func GetNativeBuildTargetConfig() BuildTargetConfig {
 	}
 }
 
+type SyncSymbol struct {
+	Symbol  string `json:"symbol" yaml:"symbol"`
+	Session string `json:"session" yaml:"session"`
+}
+
+func (ss *SyncSymbol) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(a interface{}) error) (err error) {
+	var s string
+	if err = unmarshal(&s); err == nil {
+		aa := strings.SplitN(s, ":", 2)
+		if len(aa) > 1 {
+			ss.Session = aa[0]
+			ss.Symbol = aa[1]
+		} else {
+			ss.Symbol = aa[0]
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	type localSyncSymbol SyncSymbol
+	var ssNew localSyncSymbol
+	if err = unmarshal(&ssNew); err == nil {
+		*ss = SyncSymbol(ssNew)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func categorizeSyncSymbol(slice []SyncSymbol) (map[string][]string, []string) {
+	var rest []string
+	var m = make(map[string][]string)
+	for _, ss := range slice {
+		if len(ss.Session) > 0 {
+			m[ss.Session] = append(m[ss.Session], ss.Symbol)
+		} else {
+			rest = append(rest, ss.Symbol)
+		}
+	}
+	return m, rest
+}
+
 type SyncConfig struct {
 	// Sessions to sync, if ignored, all defined sessions will sync
 	Sessions []string `json:"sessions,omitempty" yaml:"sessions,omitempty"`
 
 	// Symbols is the list of symbol to sync, if ignored, symbols wlll be discovered by your existing crypto balances
-	Symbols []string `json:"symbols,omitempty" yaml:"symbols,omitempty"`
+	Symbols []SyncSymbol `json:"symbols,omitempty" yaml:"symbols,omitempty"`
 
 	// DepositHistory is for syncing deposit history
 	DepositHistory bool `json:"depositHistory" yaml:"depositHistory"`
diff --git a/pkg/bbgo/config_test.go b/pkg/bbgo/config_test.go
index f8603808f..723290431 100644
--- a/pkg/bbgo/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bbgo/config_test.go
@@ -214,5 +214,52 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
-
+}
+
+func TestSyncSymbol(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("symbol", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var ss []SyncSymbol
+		var err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(`- BTCUSDT`), &ss)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []SyncSymbol{
+			{Symbol: "BTCUSDT"},
+		}, ss)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("session:symbol", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var ss []SyncSymbol
+		var err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(`- max:BTCUSDT`), &ss)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []SyncSymbol{
+			{Session: "max", Symbol: "BTCUSDT"},
+		}, ss)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("object", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var ss []SyncSymbol
+		var err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(`- { session: "max", symbol: "BTCUSDT" }`), &ss)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []SyncSymbol{
+			{Session: "max", Symbol: "BTCUSDT"},
+		}, ss)
+	})
+}
+
+func Test_categorizeSyncSymbol(t *testing.T) {
+	var ss []SyncSymbol
+	var err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(`
+- BTCUSDT
+- ETHUSDT
+- max:MAXUSDT
+- max:USDTTWD
+- binance:BNBUSDT
+`), &ss)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, ss)
+
+	sm, rest := categorizeSyncSymbol(ss)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, rest)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, sm)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"MAXUSDT", "USDTTWD"}, sm["max"])
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"BNBUSDT"}, sm["binance"])
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bbgo/environment.go b/pkg/bbgo/environment.go
index ff1a6e624..d6e55ff0f 100644
--- a/pkg/bbgo/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/bbgo/environment.go
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ func (environ *Environment) setSyncing(status SyncStatus) {
 }
 
 func (environ *Environment) syncWithUserConfig(ctx context.Context, userConfig *Config) error {
-	syncSymbols := userConfig.Sync.Symbols
 	sessions := environ.sessions
 	selectedSessions := userConfig.Sync.Sessions
 	if len(selectedSessions) > 0 {
@@ -594,7 +593,13 @@ func (environ *Environment) syncWithUserConfig(ctx context.Context, userConfig *
 		since = userConfig.Sync.Since.Time()
 	}
 
+	syncSymbolMap, restSymbols := categorizeSyncSymbol(userConfig.Sync.Symbols)
 	for _, session := range sessions {
+		syncSymbols := restSymbols
+		if ss, ok := syncSymbolMap[session.Name] ; ok {
+			syncSymbols = append(syncSymbols, ss...)
+		}
+
 		if err := environ.syncSession(ctx, session, syncSymbols...); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/sync.go b/pkg/cmd/sync.go
index 5517d19dc..a898c3fe4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/sync.go
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ var SyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		if len(symbol) > 0 {
 			if userConfig.Sync != nil && len(userConfig.Sync.Symbols) > 0 {
-				userConfig.Sync.Symbols = []string{symbol}
+				userConfig.Sync.Symbols = []bbgo.SyncSymbol{
+					{Symbol: symbol},
+				}
 			}
 		}