diff --git a/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_materialize.rs b/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_materialize.rs
index c78f07f1270e8..88878667b8411 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_materialize.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_materialize.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use crate::catalog::table_catalog::{TableCatalog, TableType, TableVersion};
 use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::optimizer::plan_node::derive::derive_pk;
 use crate::optimizer::plan_node::expr_visitable::ExprVisitable;
-use crate::optimizer::plan_node::utils::plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes;
+use crate::optimizer::plan_node::utils::plan_can_use_backgronud_ddl;
 use crate::optimizer::plan_node::{PlanBase, PlanNodeMeta};
 use crate::optimizer::property::{Cardinality, Distribution, Order, RequiredDist};
 use crate::stream_fragmenter::BuildFragmentGraphState;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl StreamMaterialize {
 
         let create_type = if matches!(table_type, TableType::MaterializedView)
             && input.ctx().session_ctx().config().background_ddl()
-            && plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes(&input)
+            && plan_can_use_backgronud_ddl(&input)
         {
             CreateType::Background
         } else {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_sink.rs b/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_sink.rs
index 3e34475c8d4bb..69e2086b9dd3b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_sink.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/stream_sink.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ use super::{generic, ExprRewritable, PlanBase, PlanRef, StreamNode, StreamProjec
 use crate::error::{ErrorCode, Result};
 use crate::expr::{ExprImpl, FunctionCall, InputRef};
 use crate::optimizer::plan_node::expr_visitable::ExprVisitable;
-use crate::optimizer::plan_node::utils::plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes;
+use crate::optimizer::plan_node::utils::plan_can_use_backgronud_ddl;
 use crate::optimizer::plan_node::PlanTreeNodeUnary;
 use crate::optimizer::property::{Distribution, Order, RequiredDist};
 use crate::stream_fragmenter::BuildFragmentGraphState;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl StreamSink {
         let input = required_dist.enforce_if_not_satisfies(input, &Order::any())?;
         let distribution_key = input.distribution().dist_column_indices().to_vec();
         let create_type = if input.ctx().session_ctx().config().background_ddl()
-            && plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes(&input)
+            && plan_can_use_backgronud_ddl(&input)
         {
             CreateType::Background
         } else {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/utils.rs b/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/utils.rs
index d25aee9d20c8b..4aefa1e54c882 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/utils.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/optimizer/plan_node/utils.rs
@@ -377,9 +377,13 @@ pub fn infer_kv_log_store_table_catalog_inner(
 
 /// Check that all leaf nodes must be stream table scan,
 /// since that plan node maps to `backfill` executor, which supports recovery.
-pub(crate) fn plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes(plan: &PlanRef) -> bool {
+/// Some other leaf nodes like `StreamValues` do not support recovery, and they
+/// cannot use background ddl.
+pub(crate) fn plan_can_use_backgronud_ddl(plan: &PlanRef) -> bool {
     if plan.inputs().is_empty() {
-        if let Some(scan) = plan.as_stream_table_scan() {
+        if plan.as_stream_source_scan().is_some() {
+            true
+        } else if let Some(scan) = plan.as_stream_table_scan() {
             scan.stream_scan_type() == StreamScanType::Backfill
                 || scan.stream_scan_type() == StreamScanType::ArrangementBackfill
         } else {
@@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ pub(crate) fn plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes(plan: &PlanRef) -> bool {
         }
     } else {
         assert!(!plan.inputs().is_empty());
-        plan.inputs().iter().all(plan_has_backfill_leaf_nodes)
+        plan.inputs().iter().all(plan_can_use_backgronud_ddl)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller_v2.rs b/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller_v2.rs
index 43abd22fba8dd..75f8ee6e6e7e4 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller_v2.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/rpc/ddl_controller_v2.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ impl DdlController {
         tracing::debug!(
             id = job_id,
             definition = streaming_job.definition(),
+            create_type = streaming_job.create_type().as_str_name(),
             "starting streaming job",
         );
         let _permit = self