diff --git a/e2e_test/iceberg/test_case/iceberg_predicate_pushdown.slt b/e2e_test/iceberg/test_case/iceberg_predicate_pushdown.slt
index cb0855c77593..2075d129a8a1 100644
--- a/e2e_test/iceberg/test_case/iceberg_predicate_pushdown.slt
+++ b/e2e_test/iceberg/test_case/iceberg_predicate_pushdown.slt
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ query I
 select i1 from iceberg_t1_source where i1 > 500 and i2 = i3;
 ----
 
+# Empty splits should not panic
+query I
+select i1 from iceberg_t1_source where i1 > 1001;
+----
+
 statement ok
 DROP SINK sink1;
 
diff --git a/src/batch/src/executor/iceberg_scan.rs b/src/batch/src/executor/iceberg_scan.rs
index 229cff77e9b9..91d469f9a38b 100644
--- a/src/batch/src/executor/iceberg_scan.rs
+++ b/src/batch/src/executor/iceberg_scan.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::mem;
 
 use futures_async_stream::try_stream;
+use futures_util::stream;
 use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
 use iceberg::scan::FileScanTask;
 use iceberg::spec::TableMetadata;
@@ -42,6 +43,26 @@ use crate::task::BatchTaskContext;
 
 static POSITION_DELETE_FILE_FILE_PATH_INDEX: usize = 0;
 static POSITION_DELETE_FILE_POS: usize = 1;
+
+pub struct IcebergScanNoDataExecutor {
+    schema: Schema,
+    identity: String,
+}
+
+impl Executor for IcebergScanNoDataExecutor {
+    fn schema(&self) -> &risingwave_common::catalog::Schema {
+        &self.schema
+    }
+
+    fn identity(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.identity
+    }
+
+    fn execute(self: Box<Self>) -> super::BoxedDataChunkStream {
+        stream::empty().boxed()
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct IcebergScanExecutor {
     iceberg_config: IcebergProperties,
     #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -199,7 +220,6 @@ impl BoxedExecutorBuilder for IcebergScanExecutorBuilder {
             .iter()
             .map(|split| SplitImpl::restore_from_bytes(split).unwrap())
             .collect_vec();
-        assert_eq!(split_list.len(), 1);
 
         let fields = source_node
             .columns
@@ -214,6 +234,13 @@ impl BoxedExecutorBuilder for IcebergScanExecutorBuilder {
         let schema = Schema::new(fields);
         let metrics = source.context.batch_metrics().clone();
 
+        if split_list.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Box::new(IcebergScanNoDataExecutor {
+                schema,
+                identity: source.plan_node().get_identity().clone(),
+            }));
+        }
+
         if let ConnectorProperties::Iceberg(iceberg_properties) = config
             && let SplitImpl::Iceberg(split) = &split_list[0]
         {
diff --git a/src/connector/src/source/iceberg/mod.rs b/src/connector/src/source/iceberg/mod.rs
index 5c879dea63f1..87f1565622e0 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/source/iceberg/mod.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/source/iceberg/mod.rs
@@ -313,10 +313,6 @@ impl IcebergSplitEnumerator {
             .filter(|split| !split.files.is_empty())
             .collect_vec();
 
-        if splits.is_empty() {
-            bail!("No splits found for the iceberg table");
-        }
-
         Ok(splits)
     }