The　requirement　of　energy-storage　equipment　needs　to　develop　the　lithium　ion　battery　(LIB)　with　high　electrochemical　performance.　The　surface　modification　of　commercial　LiFePO4　(LFP)　by　utilizing　zeolitic　imidazolate　frameworks-8　(ZIF-8)　offers　new　possibilities　for　commercial　LFP　with　high　electrochemical　performances.　In　this　work,　the　carbonized　ZIF-8　(CZIF-8)　was　coated　on　the　surface　of　LFP　particles　by　the　in　situ　growth　and　carbonization　of　ZIF-8.　Transmission　electron　microscopy　indicates　that　there　is　an　approximate　10　nm　coating　layer　with　metal　zinc　and　graphite-like　carbon　on　the　surface　of　LFP/CZIF-8　sample.　The　N-2　adsorption　and　desorption　[GRAPHICS]　isotherm　suggests　that　the　coating　layer　has　uniform　and　simple　connecting　mesopores.　As　cathode　material,　LFP/CZIF-8　cathode-active　material　delivers　a　discharge　specific　capacity　of　159.3　mAh　g(-1)　at　0.1C　and　a　discharge　specific　energy　of　141.7　mWh　g(-1)　after　200　cycles　at　5.0C　(the　retention　rate　is　approximate　99%).　These　results　are　attributed　to　the　synergy　improvement　of　the　conductivity,　the　lithium　ion　diffusion　coefficient,　and　the　degree　of　freedom　for　volume　change　of　LFP/CZIF-8　cathode.　This　work　will　contribute　to　the　improvement　of　the　cathode　materials　of　commercial　LIB.