diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl
index fd67c622c..1a3edb484 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@
 ).
 
 -if(?EMQX_RELEASE_EDITION == ee).
-bridge_to_resource_type(<<"mqtt">>) -> emqx_connector_mqtt;
-bridge_to_resource_type(mqtt) -> emqx_connector_mqtt;
+bridge_to_resource_type(<<"mqtt">>) -> emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector;
+bridge_to_resource_type(mqtt) -> emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector;
 bridge_to_resource_type(<<"webhook">>) -> emqx_connector_http;
 bridge_to_resource_type(webhook) -> emqx_connector_http;
 bridge_to_resource_type(BridgeType) -> emqx_ee_bridge:resource_type(BridgeType).
 -else.
-bridge_to_resource_type(<<"mqtt">>) -> emqx_connector_mqtt;
-bridge_to_resource_type(mqtt) -> emqx_connector_mqtt;
+bridge_to_resource_type(<<"mqtt">>) -> emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector;
+bridge_to_resource_type(mqtt) -> emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector;
 bridge_to_resource_type(<<"webhook">>) -> emqx_connector_http;
 bridge_to_resource_type(webhook) -> emqx_connector_http.
 -endif.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt.app.src b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54d7ffbed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+%% -*- mode: erlang -*-
+{application, emqx_bridge_mqtt, [
+    {description, "EMQX MQTT Broker Bridge"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.0"},
+    {registered, []},
+    {applications, [
+        kernel,
+        stdlib,
+        emqx,
+        emqx_resource,
+        emqx_bridge,
+        emqtt
+    ]},
+    {env, []},
+    {modules, []},
+    {licenses, ["Apache 2.0"]},
+    {links, []}
+]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_mqtt.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl
similarity index 95%
rename from apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_mqtt.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl
index 255247011..13be52a0c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_mqtt.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector.erl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 %% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 %% limitations under the License.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--module(emqx_connector_mqtt).
+-module(emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector).
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ start_ingress(ResourceId, Ingress, ClientOpts) ->
         {ingress, Ingress},
         {client_opts, ClientOpts}
     ],
-    case emqx_resource_pool:start(PoolName, emqx_connector_mqtt_ingress, Options) of
+    case emqx_resource_pool:start(PoolName, emqx_bridge_mqtt_ingress, Options) of
         ok ->
             {ok, #{ingress_pool_name => PoolName}};
         {error, {start_pool_failed, _, Reason}} ->
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ start_egress(ResourceId, Egress, ClientOpts) ->
         {pool_size, PoolSize},
         {client_opts, ClientOpts}
     ],
-    case emqx_resource_pool:start(PoolName, emqx_connector_mqtt_egress, Options) of
+    case emqx_resource_pool:start(PoolName, emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress, Options) of
         ok ->
             {ok, #{
                 egress_pool_name => PoolName,
-                egress_config => emqx_connector_mqtt_egress:config(Egress)
+                egress_config => emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress:config(Egress)
             }};
         {error, {start_pool_failed, _, Reason}} ->
             {error, Reason}
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ on_query_async(ResourceId, {send_message, Msg}, _Callback, #{}) ->
     }).
 
 with_egress_client(ResourceId, Fun, Args) ->
-    ecpool:pick_and_do(ResourceId, {emqx_connector_mqtt_egress, Fun, Args}, no_handover).
+    ecpool:pick_and_do(ResourceId, {emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress, Fun, Args}, no_handover).
 
 on_async_result(Callback, Result) ->
     apply_callback_function(Callback, handle_send_result(Result)).
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ on_get_status(_ResourceId, State) ->
 get_status({Pool, Worker}) ->
     case ecpool_worker:client(Worker) of
         {ok, Client} when Pool == ingress_pool_name ->
-            emqx_connector_mqtt_ingress:status(Client);
+            emqx_bridge_mqtt_ingress:status(Client);
         {ok, Client} when Pool == egress_pool_name ->
-            emqx_connector_mqtt_egress:status(Client);
+            emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress:status(Client);
         {error, _} ->
             disconnected
     end.
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ mk_client_opts(
         ssl := #{enable := EnableSsl} = Ssl
     }
 ) ->
-    HostPort = emqx_connector_mqtt_schema:parse_server(Server),
+    HostPort = emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema:parse_server(Server),
     Options = maps:with(
         [
             proto_ver,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema.erl
similarity index 95%
rename from apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema.erl
index 6d06029b9..1dc3ca5f8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 %% limitations under the License.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--module(emqx_connector_mqtt_schema).
+-module(emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema).
 
 -include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
 -include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ fields("ingress") ->
         {remote,
             mk(
                 ref(?MODULE, "ingress_remote"),
-                #{desc => ?DESC(emqx_connector_mqtt_schema, "ingress_remote")}
+                #{desc => ?DESC("ingress_remote")}
             )},
         {local,
             mk(
                 ref(?MODULE, "ingress_local"),
                 #{
-                    desc => ?DESC(emqx_connector_mqtt_schema, "ingress_local")
+                    desc => ?DESC("ingress_local")
                 }
             )}
     ];
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ fields("egress") ->
             mk(
                 ref(?MODULE, "egress_local"),
                 #{
-                    desc => ?DESC(emqx_connector_mqtt_schema, "egress_local"),
+                    desc => ?DESC("egress_local"),
                     required => false
                 }
             )},
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fields("egress") ->
             mk(
                 ref(?MODULE, "egress_remote"),
                 #{
-                    desc => ?DESC(emqx_connector_mqtt_schema, "egress_remote"),
+                    desc => ?DESC("egress_remote"),
                     required => true
                 }
             )}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_egress.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress.erl
similarity index 94%
rename from apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_egress.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress.erl
index 0e413cbc9..673a30726 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_egress.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 %% limitations under the License.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--module(emqx_connector_mqtt_egress).
+-module(emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress).
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     local => #{
         topic => emqx_topic:topic()
     },
-    remote := emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:msgvars()
+    remote := emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:msgvars()
 }.
 
 %% @doc Start an ingress bridge worker.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ connect(Pid, Name) ->
 -spec config(map()) ->
     egress().
 config(#{remote := RC = #{}} = Conf) ->
-    Conf#{remote => emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:parse(RC)}.
+    Conf#{remote => emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:parse(RC)}.
 
 -spec send(pid(), message(), egress()) ->
     ok.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ send_async(Pid, MsgIn, Callback, Egress) ->
 export_msg(Msg, #{remote := Remote}) ->
     to_remote_msg(Msg, Remote).
 
--spec to_remote_msg(message(), emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:msgvars()) ->
+-spec to_remote_msg(message(), emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:msgvars()) ->
     remote_message().
 to_remote_msg(#message{flags = Flags} = Msg, Vars) ->
     {EventMsg, _} = emqx_rule_events:eventmsg_publish(Msg),
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ to_remote_msg(Msg = #{}, Remote) ->
         payload := Payload,
         qos := QoS,
         retain := Retain
-    } = emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:render(Msg, Remote),
+    } = emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:render(Msg, Remote),
     PubProps = maps:get(pub_props, Msg, #{}),
     #mqtt_msg{
         qos = QoS,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_ingress.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_ingress.erl
similarity index 97%
rename from apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_ingress.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_ingress.erl
index c11895c49..78bbf7753 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_ingress.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_ingress.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 %% limitations under the License.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--module(emqx_connector_mqtt_ingress).
+-module(emqx_bridge_mqtt_ingress).
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         topic := emqx_topic:topic(),
         qos => emqx_types:qos()
     },
-    local := emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:msgvars(),
+    local := emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:msgvars(),
     on_message_received := {module(), atom(), [term()]}
 }.
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ subscribe_remote_topic(Pid, #{remote := #{topic := RemoteTopic, qos := QoS}}) ->
 config(#{remote := RC, local := LC} = Conf, BridgeName) ->
     Conf#{
         remote => parse_remote(RC, BridgeName),
-        local => emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:parse(LC)
+        local => emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:parse(LC)
     }.
 
 parse_remote(#{qos := QoSIn} = Conf, BridgeName) ->
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ to_broker_msg(#{dup := Dup} = Msg, Local, Props) ->
         payload := Payload,
         qos := QoS,
         retain := Retain
-    } = emqx_connector_mqtt_msg:render(Msg, Local),
+    } = emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg:render(Msg, Local),
     PubProps = maps:get(pub_props, Msg, #{}),
     emqx_message:set_headers(
         Props#{properties => emqx_utils:pub_props_to_packet(PubProps)},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_msg.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg.erl
similarity index 98%
rename from apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_msg.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg.erl
index b57d69df6..8a8cffe55 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/mqtt/emqx_connector_mqtt_msg.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 %% limitations under the License.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--module(emqx_connector_mqtt_msg).
+-module(emqx_bridge_mqtt_msg).
 
 -export([parse/1]).
 -export([render/2]).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
similarity index 97%
rename from apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
index 5cd1693c7..a312dfaa9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fields("config") ->
                     }
                 )}
         ] ++
-        emqx_connector_mqtt_schema:fields("config");
+        emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema:fields("config");
 fields("creation_opts") ->
     Opts = emqx_resource_schema:fields("creation_opts"),
     [O || {Field, _} = O <- Opts, not is_hidden_opts(Field)];
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
similarity index 99%
rename from apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
rename to apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
index 6c36e08e7..81f9a3573 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
@@ -130,13 +130,11 @@ suite() ->
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
     _ = application:load(emqx_conf),
-    %% some testcases (may from other app) already get emqx_connector started
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_resource),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_connector),
     ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps(
         [
             emqx_rule_engine,
             emqx_bridge,
+            emqx_bridge_mqtt,
             emqx_dashboard
         ],
         fun set_special_configs/1
@@ -150,9 +148,10 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
 
 end_per_suite(_Config) ->
     emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([
-        emqx_rule_engine,
+        emqx_dashboard,
+        emqx_bridge_mqtt,
         emqx_bridge,
-        emqx_dashboard
+        emqx_rule_engine
     ]),
     ok.
 
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ t_mqtt_egress_bridge_ignores_clean_start(_) ->
         emqx_resource_manager:lookup_cached(ResourceID),
     ClientInfo = ecpool:pick_and_do(
         EgressPoolName,
-        {emqx_connector_mqtt_egress, info, []},
+        {emqx_bridge_mqtt_egress, info, []},
         no_handover
     ),
     ?assertMatch(
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 3fa3cc2bc..7983a7482 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
         emqx_gateway_exproto: :permanent,
         emqx_exhook: :permanent,
         emqx_bridge: :permanent,
+        emqx_bridge_mqtt: :permanent,
         emqx_rule_engine: :permanent,
         emqx_modules: :permanent,
         emqx_management: :permanent,
diff --git a/rebar.config.erl b/rebar.config.erl
index a8474a703..6c54dffca 100644
--- a/rebar.config.erl
+++ b/rebar.config.erl
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ relx_apps(ReleaseType, Edition) ->
             emqx_gateway_exproto,
             emqx_exhook,
             emqx_bridge,
+            emqx_bridge_mqtt,
             emqx_rule_engine,
             emqx_modules,
             emqx_management,
diff --git a/rel/i18n/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.hocon b/rel/i18n/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema.hocon
similarity index 99%
rename from rel/i18n/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.hocon
rename to rel/i18n/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema.hocon
index 509fc4209..ed7a59dcd 100644
--- a/rel/i18n/emqx_connector_mqtt_schema.hocon
+++ b/rel/i18n/emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema.hocon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-emqx_connector_mqtt_schema {
+emqx_bridge_mqtt_connector_schema {
 
 bridge_mode.desc:
 """If enable bridge mode.