diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamingSymmetricHashJoinExec.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamingSymmetricHashJoinExec.scala
index dc5fc2e43143d..3d071df493cec 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamingSymmetricHashJoinExec.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/StreamingSymmetricHashJoinExec.scala
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ case class StreamingSymmetricHashJoinExec(
             postJoinFilter(joinedRow.withLeft(leftKeyValue.value).withRight(rightValue))
           }
         }
+
+        // NOTE: we need to make sure `outerOutputIter` is evaluated "after" exhausting all of
+        // elements in `innerOutputIter`, because evaluation of `innerOutputIter` may update
+        // the match flag which the logic for outer join is relying on.
         val removedRowIter = leftSideJoiner.removeOldState()
         val outerOutputIter = removedRowIter.filterNot { kv =>
           stateFormatVersion match {
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/SymmetricHashJoinStateManager.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/SymmetricHashJoinStateManager.scala
index 1a0a43c083879..1a5b50dcc7901 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/SymmetricHashJoinStateManager.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/SymmetricHashJoinStateManager.scala
@@ -451,10 +451,25 @@ class SymmetricHashJoinStateManager(
   }
 
   private trait KeyWithIndexToValueRowConverter {
+    /** Defines the schema of the value row (the value side of K-V in state store). */
     def valueAttributes: Seq[Attribute]
 
+    /**
+     * Convert the value row to (actual value, match) pair.
+     *
+     * NOTE: implementations should ensure the result row is NOT reused during execution, so
+     * that caller can safely read the value in any time.
+     */
     def convertValue(value: UnsafeRow): ValueAndMatchPair
 
+    /**
+     * Build the value row from (actual value, match) pair. This is expected to be called just
+     * before storing to the state store.
+     *
+     * NOTE: depending on the implementation, the result row "may" be reused during execution
+     * (to avoid initialization of object), so the caller should ensure that the logic doesn't
+     * affect by such behavior. Call copy() against the result row if needed.
+     */
     def convertToValueRow(value: UnsafeRow, matched: Boolean): UnsafeRow
   }
 
@@ -493,7 +508,7 @@ class SymmetricHashJoinStateManager(
 
     override def convertValue(value: UnsafeRow): ValueAndMatchPair = {
       if (value != null) {
-        ValueAndMatchPair(valueRowGenerator(value),
+        ValueAndMatchPair(valueRowGenerator(value).copy(),
           value.getBoolean(indexOrdinalInValueWithMatchedRow))
       } else {
         null
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamingJoinSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamingJoinSuite.scala
index caca749f9dd1e..b182727408bbf 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamingJoinSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamingJoinSuite.scala
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.spark.sql.streaming
 
 import java.io.File
+import java.sql.Timestamp
 import java.util.{Locale, UUID}
 
 import scala.util.Random
@@ -996,4 +997,47 @@ class StreamingOuterJoinSuite extends StreamTest with StateStoreMetricsTest with
       )
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-32148 stream-stream join regression on Spark 3.0.0") {
+    val input1 = MemoryStream[(Timestamp, String, String)]
+    val df1 = input1.toDF
+      .selectExpr("_1 as eventTime", "_2 as id", "_3 as comment")
+      .withWatermark(s"eventTime", "2 minutes")
+
+    val input2 = MemoryStream[(Timestamp, String, String)]
+    val df2 = input2.toDF
+      .selectExpr("_1 as eventTime", "_2 as id", "_3 as name")
+      .withWatermark(s"eventTime", "4 minutes")
+
+    val joined = df1.as("left")
+      .join(df2.as("right"),
+        expr("""
+               |left.id = right.id AND left.eventTime BETWEEN
+               |  right.eventTime - INTERVAL 30 seconds AND
+               |  right.eventTime + INTERVAL 30 seconds
+             """.stripMargin),
+        joinType = "leftOuter")
+
+    val inputDataForInput1 = Seq(
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-01 00:00:00"), "abc", "has no join partner"),
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 00:00:00"), "abc", "joined with A"),
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 01:00:00"), "abc", "joined with B"))
+
+    val inputDataForInput2 = Seq(
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 00:00:10"), "abc", "A"),
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 00:59:59"), "abc", "B"),
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 02:00:00"), "abc", "C"))
+
+    val expectedOutput = Seq(
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-01 00:00:00"), "abc", "has no join partner", null, null, null),
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 00:00:00"), "abc", "joined with A",
+        Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 00:00:10"), "abc", "A"),
+      (Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 01:00:00"), "abc", "joined with B",
+        Timestamp.valueOf("2020-01-02 00:59:59"), "abc", "B"))
+
+    testStream(joined)(
+      MultiAddData((input1, inputDataForInput1), (input2, inputDataForInput2)),
+      CheckNewAnswer(expectedOutput.head, expectedOutput.tail: _*)
+    )
+  }
 }