Herein, to make full use of the synergetic effect of the TiO2, SnO2 and carbon (C) so as to obtain a improved performance TiO2/SnO2/C composite anode for lithium-ion batteries, a hierarchical carbon-riveted 2D@0D TiO2 nanosheets@SnO2 nanoparticles composite was proposed and prepared for the first time via an originally morphology-maintained phase transformation strategy, and demonstrated by a series of rational characterization techniques. As expected, the consequential synergistic effect of the external carbon riveting and the internal robust interaction between 2D TiO2 and 0D SnO2 components endowed the ternary TiO2/SnO2/C composite with superior structural stability and good electrochemical kinetics, and hence this composite exhibited improved lithium storage performance, delivering high capacities of 758 and 474 mAh g−1 at 200 and even 1000 mA g−1 after 390 and 650 cycles, respectively. Therefore, the findings of this study will be helpful in gaining an insight into the design and fabrication of ternary TiO2/SnO2/C composites for developing advanced TiO2 supporting metal oxide-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.