diff --git a/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl.go b/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl.go
index 1692a394f37..8e480bb06b0 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl.go
@@ -15,25 +15,29 @@ package mysql
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/dumpling/export"
 	timodel "github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/parser/model"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/cdc/model"
-	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/errors"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+const timeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+// TODO: Use the flollowing SQL to check the ddl job status after tidb optimize
+// the information_schema.ddl_jobs table. Ref: https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/issues/55725
+//
+// SELECT JOB_ID, JOB_TYPE, SCHEMA_STATE, SCHEMA_ID, TABLE_ID, STATE, QUERY
+// FROM information_schema.ddl_jobs
 var checkRunningAddIndexSQL = `
-SELECT JOB_ID, JOB_TYPE, SCHEMA_STATE, SCHEMA_ID, TABLE_ID, STATE, QUERY
-FROM information_schema.ddl_jobs
+ADMIN SHOW DDL JOBS 1
 WHERE DB_NAME = "%s" 
     AND TABLE_NAME = "%s"
     AND JOB_TYPE LIKE "add index%%"
-    AND (STATE = "running" OR STATE = "queueing")
-LIMIT 1;
+    AND (STATE = "running" OR STATE = "queueing");
 `
 
 func (m *DDLSink) shouldAsyncExecDDL(ddl *model.DDLEvent) bool {
@@ -92,9 +96,23 @@ func (m *DDLSink) asyncExecDDL(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *DDLSink) needWaitAsyncExecDone(t timodel.ActionType) bool {
+	if !m.cfg.IsTiDB {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch t {
+	case timodel.ActionCreateTable, timodel.ActionCreateTables:
+		return false
+	case timodel.ActionCreateSchema:
+		return false
+	default:
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
 // Should always wait for async ddl done before executing the next ddl.
 func (m *DDLSink) waitAsynExecDone(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) {
-	if !m.cfg.IsTiDB {
+	if !m.needWaitAsyncExecDone(ddl.Type) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -105,9 +123,6 @@ func (m *DDLSink) waitAsynExecDone(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) {
 	if ddl.PreTableInfo != nil {
 		tables[ddl.PreTableInfo.TableName] = struct{}{}
 	}
-	if len(tables) == 0 || m.checkAsyncExecDDLDone(ctx, tables) {
-		return
-	}
 
 	log.Debug("wait async exec ddl done",
 		zap.String("namespace", m.id.Namespace),
@@ -115,6 +130,10 @@ func (m *DDLSink) waitAsynExecDone(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) {
 		zap.Any("tables", tables),
 		zap.Uint64("commitTs", ddl.CommitTs),
 		zap.String("ddl", ddl.Query))
+	if len(tables) == 0 || m.checkAsyncExecDDLDone(ctx, tables) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 	for {
@@ -131,6 +150,8 @@ func (m *DDLSink) waitAsynExecDone(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) {
 }
 
 func (m *DDLSink) checkAsyncExecDDLDone(ctx context.Context, tables map[model.TableName]struct{}) bool {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
 	for table := range tables {
 		done := m.doCheck(ctx, table)
 		if !done {
@@ -141,6 +162,7 @@ func (m *DDLSink) checkAsyncExecDDLDone(ctx context.Context, tables map[model.Ta
 }
 
 func (m *DDLSink) doCheck(ctx context.Context, table model.TableName) (done bool) {
+	start := time.Now()
 	if v, ok := m.lastExecutedNormalDDLCache.Get(table); ok {
 		ddlType := v.(timodel.ActionType)
 		if ddlType == timodel.ActionAddIndex {
@@ -152,35 +174,41 @@ func (m *DDLSink) doCheck(ctx context.Context, table model.TableName) (done bool
 		return true
 	}
 
-	ret := m.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(checkRunningAddIndexSQL, table.Schema, table.Table))
-	if ret.Err() != nil {
+	rows, err := m.db.QueryContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(checkRunningAddIndexSQL, table.Schema, table.Table))
+	defer func() {
+		if rows != nil {
+			_ = rows.Err()
+		}
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("check async exec ddl failed",
 			zap.String("namespace", m.id.Namespace),
 			zap.String("changefeed", m.id.ID),
-			zap.Error(ret.Err()))
+			zap.Error(err))
 		return true
 	}
-	var jobID, jobType, schemaState, schemaID, tableID, state, query string
-	if err := ret.Scan(&jobID, &jobType, &schemaState, &schemaID, &tableID, &state, &query); err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
-			log.Error("check async exec ddl failed",
-				zap.String("namespace", m.id.Namespace),
-				zap.String("changefeed", m.id.ID),
-				zap.Error(err))
-		}
+	rets, err := export.GetSpecifiedColumnValuesAndClose(rows, "JOB_ID", "JOB_TYPE", "SCHEMA_STATE", "STATE")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("check async exec ddl failed",
+			zap.String("namespace", m.id.Namespace),
+			zap.String("changefeed", m.id.ID),
+			zap.Error(err))
 		return true
 	}
 
+	if len(rets) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	ret := rets[0]
+	jobID, jobType, schemaState, state := ret[0], ret[1], ret[2], ret[3]
 	log.Info("async ddl is still running",
 		zap.String("namespace", m.id.Namespace),
 		zap.String("changefeed", m.id.ID),
+		zap.Duration("checkDuration", time.Since(start)),
 		zap.String("table", table.String()),
 		zap.String("jobID", jobID),
 		zap.String("jobType", jobType),
 		zap.String("schemaState", schemaState),
-		zap.String("schemaID", schemaID),
-		zap.String("tableID", tableID),
-		zap.String("state", state),
-		zap.String("query", query))
+		zap.String("state", state))
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl_test.go b/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl_test.go
index 5f5802b30b6..9430de508b7 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl_test.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/ddlsink/mysql/async_ddl_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ func TestWaitAsynExecDone(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Case 1: there is a running add index job
 		mock.ExpectQuery(fmt.Sprintf(checkRunningAddIndexSQL, "test", "sbtest0")).WillReturnRows(
-			sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"JOB_ID", "JOB_TYPE", "SCHEMA_STATE", "SCHEMA_ID", "TABLE_ID", "STATE", "QUERY"}).
-				AddRow("1", "add index", "running", "1", "1", "running", "Create index idx1 on test.sbtest0(a)"),
+			sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+				"JOB_ID", "DB_NAME", "TABLE_NAME", "JOB_TYPE", "SCHEMA_STATE", "SCHEMA_ID", "TABLE_ID",
+				"ROW_COUNT", "CREATE_TIME", "START_TIME", "END_TIME", "STATE",
+			}).AddRow(
+				1, "test", "sbtest0", "add index", "write reorganization", 1, 1, 0, time.Now(), nil, time.Now(), "running",
+			).AddRow(
+				2, "test", "sbtest0", "add index", "write reorganization", 1, 1, 0, time.Now(), time.Now(), time.Now(), "queueing",
+			),
 		)
 		// Case 2: there is no running add index job
 		// Case 3: no permission to query ddl_jobs, TiDB will return empty result
@@ -166,3 +172,21 @@ func TestAsyncExecAddIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, time.Since(start) >= 10*time.Second)
 	sink.Close()
 }
+
+func TestNeedWaitAsyncExecDone(t *testing.T) {
+	sink := &DDLSink{
+		cfg: &pmysql.Config{
+			IsTiDB: false,
+		},
+	}
+	require.False(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionTruncateTable))
+
+	sink.cfg.IsTiDB = true
+	require.True(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionTruncateTable))
+	require.True(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionDropTable))
+	require.True(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionDropIndex))
+
+	require.False(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionCreateTable))
+	require.False(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionCreateTables))
+	require.False(t, sink.needWaitAsyncExecDone(timodel.ActionCreateSchema))
+}