diff --git a/ddl/backfilling.go b/ddl/backfilling.go
index 8fc6f552e60d3..78fcebcc739e9 100644
--- a/ddl/backfilling.go
+++ b/ddl/backfilling.go
@@ -609,7 +609,12 @@ type backfillScheduler struct {
 	copReqSenderPool *copReqSenderPool // for add index in ingest way.
 }
 
-const backfillTaskChanSize = 1024
+var backfillTaskChanSize = 1024
+
+// SetBackfillTaskChanSizeForTest is only used for test.
+func SetBackfillTaskChanSizeForTest(n int) {
+	backfillTaskChanSize = n
+}
 
 func newBackfillScheduler(ctx context.Context, info *reorgInfo, sessPool *sessionPool,
 	tp backfillWorkerType, tbl table.PhysicalTable, decColMap map[int64]decoder.Column,
@@ -830,8 +835,11 @@ func (dc *ddlCtx) writePhysicalTableRecord(sessPool *sessionPool, t table.Physic
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Trace(err)
 		}
-		scheduler.setMaxWorkerSize(len(kvRanges))
+		if len(kvRanges) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
 
+		scheduler.setMaxWorkerSize(len(kvRanges))
 		err = scheduler.adjustWorkerSize()
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Trace(err)
@@ -854,14 +862,17 @@ func (dc *ddlCtx) writePhysicalTableRecord(sessPool *sessionPool, t table.Physic
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Trace(err)
 		}
-
-		if len(remains) == 0 {
-			if ingestBeCtx != nil {
-				ingestBeCtx.EngMgr.ResetWorkers(ingestBeCtx, job.ID, reorgInfo.currElement.ID)
-			}
+		if len(remains) > 0 {
+			startKey = remains[0].StartKey
+		} else {
+			startKey = kvRanges[len(kvRanges)-1].EndKey
+		}
+		if startKey.Cmp(endKey) >= 0 {
 			break
 		}
-		startKey = remains[0].StartKey
+	}
+	if ingestBeCtx != nil {
+		ingestBeCtx.EngMgr.ResetWorkers(ingestBeCtx, job.ID, reorgInfo.currElement.ID)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tests/realtikvtest/addindextest/integration_test.go b/tests/realtikvtest/addindextest/integration_test.go
index 9b79704d3e7b4..df9c9baa05931 100644
--- a/tests/realtikvtest/addindextest/integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/realtikvtest/addindextest/integration_test.go
@@ -334,3 +334,26 @@ func TestAddIndexIngestUniqueKey(t *testing.T) {
 	tk.MustExec("split table t by ('m');")
 	tk.MustGetErrMsg("alter table t add unique index idx(b, c);", "[kv:1062]Duplicate entry '1-c1' for key 't.idx'")
 }
+
+func TestAddIndexSplitTableRanges(t *testing.T) {
+	store := realtikvtest.CreateMockStoreAndSetup(t)
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(t, store)
+	tk.MustExec("drop database if exists addindexlit;")
+	tk.MustExec("create database addindexlit;")
+	tk.MustExec("use addindexlit;")
+	tk.MustExec(`set global tidb_ddl_enable_fast_reorg=on;`)
+
+	tk.MustExec("create table t (a int primary key, b int);")
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		tk.MustExec(fmt.Sprintf("insert into t values (%d, %d);", i*10000, i*10000))
+	}
+	tk.MustQuery("split table t between (0) and (80000) regions 7;").Check(testkit.Rows("6 1"))
+
+	ddl.SetBackfillTaskChanSizeForTest(4)
+	tk.MustExec("alter table t add index idx(b);")
+	tk.MustExec("admin check table t;")
+	ddl.SetBackfillTaskChanSizeForTest(7)
+	tk.MustExec("alter table t add index idx_2(b);")
+	tk.MustExec("admin check table t;")
+	ddl.SetBackfillTaskChanSizeForTest(1024)
+}