diff --git a/privilege/privileges/cache.go b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
index 150a47d896403..c306443457caa 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/cache.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
@@ -268,6 +268,18 @@ type MySQLPrivilege struct {
 	RoleGraph     map[string]roleGraphEdgesTable
 }
 
+// FindAllUserEffectiveRoles is used to find all effective roles grant to this user.
+// This method will filter out the roles that are not granted to the user but are still in activeRoles
+func (p *MySQLPrivilege) FindAllUserEffectiveRoles(user, host string, activeRoles []*auth.RoleIdentity) []*auth.RoleIdentity {
+	grantedActiveRoles := make([]*auth.RoleIdentity, 0, len(activeRoles))
+	for _, role := range activeRoles {
+		if p.FindRole(user, host, role) {
+			grantedActiveRoles = append(grantedActiveRoles, role)
+		}
+	}
+	return p.FindAllRole(grantedActiveRoles)
+}
+
 // FindAllRole is used to find all roles grant to this user.
 func (p *MySQLPrivilege) FindAllRole(activeRoles []*auth.RoleIdentity) []*auth.RoleIdentity {
 	queue, head := make([]*auth.RoleIdentity, 0, len(activeRoles)), 0
@@ -968,7 +980,7 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) matchColumns(user, host, db, table, column string) *col
 // without accepting SUPER privilege as a fallback.
 func (p *MySQLPrivilege) HasExplicitlyGrantedDynamicPrivilege(activeRoles []*auth.RoleIdentity, user, host, privName string, withGrant bool) bool {
 	privName = strings.ToUpper(privName)
-	roleList := p.FindAllRole(activeRoles)
+	roleList := p.FindAllUserEffectiveRoles(user, host, activeRoles)
 	roleList = append(roleList, &auth.RoleIdentity{Username: user, Hostname: host})
 	// Loop through each of the roles and return on first match
 	// If grantable is required, ensure the record has the GrantOption set.
@@ -1016,7 +1028,7 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) RequestVerification(activeRoles []*auth.RoleIdentity, u
 		return true
 	}
 
-	roleList := p.FindAllRole(activeRoles)
+	roleList := p.FindAllUserEffectiveRoles(user, host, activeRoles)
 	roleList = append(roleList, &auth.RoleIdentity{Username: user, Hostname: host})
 
 	var userPriv, dbPriv, tablePriv, columnPriv mysql.PrivilegeType
@@ -1117,7 +1129,7 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) showGrants(user, host string, roles []*auth.RoleIdentit
 	var hasGlobalGrant = false
 	// Some privileges may granted from role inheritance.
 	// We should find these inheritance relationship.
-	allRoles := p.FindAllRole(roles)
+	allRoles := p.FindAllUserEffectiveRoles(user, host, roles)
 	// Show global grants.
 	var currentPriv mysql.PrivilegeType
 	var userExists = false
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go b/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go
index 307ac7defc315..a975d3f4dadac 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go
@@ -381,6 +381,46 @@ func TestRoleGraphBFS(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, ret, 6)
 }
 
+func TestFindAllUserEffectiveRoles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	store, clean := newStore(t)
+	defer clean()
+
+	se, err := session.CreateSession4Test(store)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer se.Close()
+	mustExec(t, se, `CREATE USER u1`)
+	mustExec(t, se, `CREATE ROLE r_1, r_2, r_3, r_4;`)
+	mustExec(t, se, `GRANT r_3 to r_1`)
+	mustExec(t, se, `GRANT r_4 to r_2`)
+	mustExec(t, se, `GRANT r_1 to u1`)
+	mustExec(t, se, `GRANT r_2 to u1`)
+
+	var p privileges.MySQLPrivilege
+	err = p.LoadAll(se)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ret := p.FindAllUserEffectiveRoles("u1", "%", []*auth.RoleIdentity{
+		{Username: "r_1", Hostname: "%"},
+		{Username: "r_2", Hostname: "%"},
+	})
+	require.Equal(t, 4, len(ret))
+	require.Equal(t, "r_1", ret[0].Username)
+	require.Equal(t, "r_2", ret[1].Username)
+	require.Equal(t, "r_3", ret[2].Username)
+	require.Equal(t, "r_4", ret[3].Username)
+
+	mustExec(t, se, `REVOKE r_2 from u1`)
+	err = p.LoadAll(se)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ret = p.FindAllUserEffectiveRoles("u1", "%", []*auth.RoleIdentity{
+		{Username: "r_1", Hostname: "%"},
+		{Username: "r_2", Hostname: "%"},
+	})
+	require.Equal(t, 2, len(ret))
+	require.Equal(t, "r_1", ret[0].Username)
+	require.Equal(t, "r_3", ret[1].Username)
+}
+
 func TestAbnormalMySQLTable(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	store, clean := newStore(t)
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/privileges.go b/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
index 104c2c3782387..ea7059d72804e 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func (p *UserPrivileges) DBIsVisible(activeRoles []*auth.RoleIdentity, db string
 	if mysqlPriv.DBIsVisible(p.user, p.host, db) {
 		return true
 	}
-	allRoles := mysqlPriv.FindAllRole(activeRoles)
+	allRoles := mysqlPriv.FindAllUserEffectiveRoles(p.user, p.host, activeRoles)
 	for _, role := range allRoles {
 		if mysqlPriv.DBIsVisible(role.Username, role.Hostname, db) {
 			return true
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go b/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go
index 6d9c6dd0d62bc..8bc42a921a3a2 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go
@@ -2971,3 +2971,34 @@ func TestSkipGrantTable(t *testing.T) {
 	tk.MustExec(`GRANT RESTRICTED_TABLES_ADMIN ON *.* TO 'test2'@'%';`)
 	tk.MustExec(`GRANT RESTRICTED_USER_ADMIN ON *.* TO 'test2'@'%';`)
 }
+
+func TestIssue29823(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	store, clean := newStore(t)
+	defer clean()
+
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(t, store)
+	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t1")
+	tk.MustExec("create user u1")
+	tk.MustExec("create role r1")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t1 (c1 int)")
+	tk.MustExec("grant select on t1 to r1")
+	tk.MustExec("grant r1 to u1")
+
+	tk2 := testkit.NewTestKit(t, store)
+	require.True(t, tk2.Session().Auth(&auth.UserIdentity{Username: "u1", Hostname: "%"}, nil, nil))
+	tk2.MustExec("set role all")
+	tk2.MustQuery("select current_role()").Check(testkit.Rows("`r1`@`%`"))
+	tk2.MustQuery("select * from test.t1").Check(testkit.Rows())
+	tk2.MustQuery("show databases like 'test'").Check(testkit.Rows("test"))
+	tk2.MustQuery("show tables from test").Check(testkit.Rows("t1"))
+
+	tk.MustExec("revoke r1 from u1")
+	tk2.MustQuery("select current_role()").Check(testkit.Rows("`r1`@`%`"))
+	err := tk2.ExecToErr("select * from test.t1")
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "[planner:1142]SELECT command denied to user 'u1'@'%' for table 't1'")
+	tk2.MustQuery("show databases like 'test'").Check(testkit.Rows())
+	err = tk2.QueryToErr("show tables from test")
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "[executor:1044]Access denied for user 'u1'@'%' to database 'test'")
+}