diff --git a/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs b/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs
index 1a95d84371cb..9cbc1f64babe 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use risingwave_common::bail;
 use risingwave_common::buffer::Bitmap;
 use risingwave_common::catalog::TableId;
 use risingwave_common::hash::{ActorMapping, ParallelUnitId, ParallelUnitMapping};
-use risingwave_common::util::stream_graph_visitor::visit_stream_node;
+use risingwave_common::util::stream_graph_visitor::{visit_stream_node, visit_stream_node_cont};
 use risingwave_connector::source::SplitImpl;
 use risingwave_meta_model_v2::SourceId;
 use risingwave_pb::ddl_service::TableJobType;
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ impl FragmentManager {
             .filter_map(|table_id| map.get(table_id).cloned())
             .collect_vec();
 
+        let mut dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id = HashSet::new();
         let mut table_fragments = BTreeMapTransaction::new(map);
         for table_fragment in &to_delete_table_fragments {
             table_fragments.remove(table_fragment.table_id());
@@ -634,6 +635,31 @@ impl FragmentManager {
                         })
                     });
             }
+
+            if let Some(sink_fragment) = table_fragment.sink_fragment() {
+                let dispatchers = sink_fragment
+                    .get_actors()
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|actor| actor.get_dispatcher())
+                    .collect_vec();
+
+                if !dispatchers.is_empty() {
+                    dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id.insert(sink_fragment.fragment_id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id.is_empty() {
+            let to_delete_table_ids: HashSet<_> = to_delete_table_fragments
+                .iter()
+                .map(|table| table.table_id())
+                .collect();
+
+            Self::clean_dirty_table_sink_downstreams(
+                dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id,
+                to_delete_table_ids,
+                &mut table_fragments,
+            )?;
         }
 
         if table_ids.is_empty() {
@@ -656,6 +682,83 @@ impl FragmentManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    // When dropping sink into a table, there could be an unexpected meta reboot. At this time, the sink’s catalog might have been deleted,
+    // but the union branch that attaches the downstream table to the sink fragment may still exist.
+    // This could lead to issues. Therefore, we need to find the sink fragment’s downstream, then locate its union node and delete the dirty merge.
+    fn clean_dirty_table_sink_downstreams(
+        dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id: HashSet<u32>,
+        to_delete_table_ids: HashSet<TableId>,
+        table_fragments: &mut BTreeMapTransaction<'_, TableId, TableFragments>,
+    ) -> MetaResult<()> {
+        tracing::info!("cleaning dirty downstream merge nodes for table sink");
+
+        let mut dirty_downstream_table_ids = HashMap::new();
+        for (table_id, table_fragment) in table_fragments.tree_mut() {
+            if to_delete_table_ids.contains(table_id) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            for fragment in table_fragment.fragments.values_mut() {
+                if fragment
+                    .get_upstream_fragment_ids()
+                    .iter()
+                    .all(|upstream_fragment_id| {
+                        !dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id.contains(upstream_fragment_id)
+                    })
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                for actor in &mut fragment.actors {
+                    visit_stream_node_cont(actor.nodes.as_mut().unwrap(), |node| {
+                        if let Some(NodeBody::Union(_)) = node.node_body {
+                            for input in &mut node.input {
+                                if let Some(NodeBody::Merge(merge_node)) = &mut input.node_body && dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id.contains(&merge_node.upstream_fragment_id) {
+                                    dirty_downstream_table_ids.insert(*table_id, fragment.fragment_id);
+                                    return false;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        true
+                    })
+                }
+
+                fragment
+                    .upstream_fragment_ids
+                    .retain(|upstream_fragment_id| {
+                        !dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id.contains(upstream_fragment_id)
+                    });
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (table_id, fragment_id) in dirty_downstream_table_ids {
+            let mut table_fragment = table_fragments
+                .get_mut(table_id)
+                .with_context(|| format!("table_fragment not exist: id={}", table_id))?;
+
+            let fragment = table_fragment
+                .fragments
+                .get_mut(&fragment_id)
+                .with_context(|| format!("fragment not exist: id={}", fragment_id))?;
+
+            for actor in &mut fragment.actors {
+                visit_stream_node_cont(actor.nodes.as_mut().unwrap(), |node| {
+                    if let Some(NodeBody::Union(_)) = node.node_body {
+                        node.input.retain_mut(|input| {
+                            if let Some(NodeBody::Merge(merge_node)) = &mut input.node_body && dirty_sink_into_table_upstream_fragment_id.contains(&merge_node.upstream_fragment_id) {
+                                false
+                            } else {
+                                true
+                            }
+                        });
+                    }
+                    true
+                })
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Used in [`crate::barrier::GlobalBarrierManager`], load all actor that need to be sent or
     /// collected
     pub async fn load_all_actors(
diff --git a/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/mod.rs b/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/mod.rs
index a8b4757203b1..8ee3f9019c3f 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/mod.rs
@@ -899,6 +899,27 @@ impl CatalogManager {
             }
         }
 
+        let mut tables_to_update = vec![];
+        for table in database_core.tables.values() {
+            if table.incoming_sinks.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if table
+                .incoming_sinks
+                .iter()
+                .all(|sink_id| database_core.sinks.contains_key(sink_id))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let mut table = table.clone();
+            table
+                .incoming_sinks
+                .retain(|sink_id| database_core.sinks.contains_key(sink_id));
+            tables_to_update.push(table);
+        }
+
         let tables = &mut database_core.tables;
         let mut tables = BTreeMapTransaction::new(tables);
         for table in &tables_to_clean {
@@ -907,8 +928,33 @@ impl CatalogManager {
             let table = tables.remove(table_id);
             assert!(table.is_some(), "table_id {} missing", table_id)
         }
+
+        for table in &tables_to_update {
+            let table_id = table.id;
+            if tables.contains_key(&table_id) {
+                tracing::debug!("updating sink target table_id: {}", table_id);
+                tables.insert(table_id, table.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
         commit_meta!(self, tables)?;
 
+        if !tables_to_update.is_empty() {
+            let _ = self
+                .notify_frontend(
+                    Operation::Update,
+                    Info::RelationGroup(RelationGroup {
+                        relations: tables_to_update
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(|table| Relation {
+                                relation_info: RelationInfo::Table(table).into(),
+                            })
+                            .collect(),
+                    }),
+                )
+                .await;
+        }
+
         // Note that `tables_to_clean` doesn't include sink/index/table_with_source creation,
         // because their states are not persisted in the first place, see `start_create_stream_job_procedure`.
         let event_logs = tables_to_clean
diff --git a/src/meta/src/model/mod.rs b/src/meta/src/model/mod.rs
index 870b82d7c0a5..6707108974c6 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/model/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ impl<'a, K: Ord + Debug, V: Clone, TXN> BTreeMapTransaction<'a, K, V, TXN> {
         self.tree_ref
     }
 
+    pub fn tree_mut(&mut self) -> &mut BTreeMap<K, V> {
+        self.tree_ref
+    }
+
     /// Get the value of the provided key by merging the staging value and the original value
     pub fn get(&self, key: &K) -> Option<&V> {
         self.staging
diff --git a/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller.rs b/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller.rs
index 1b33922e0ea5..3bce1208b596 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller.rs
@@ -826,6 +826,10 @@ impl DdlController {
                 });
             }
         }
+
+        union_fragment
+            .upstream_fragment_ids
+            .push(upstream_fragment_id);
     }
 
     /// Let the stream manager to create the actors, and do some cleanup work after it fails or finishes.