diff --git a/br/pkg/restore/db.go b/br/pkg/restore/db.go
index 65a5fdb4d1ed6..6f1d7b36323ba 100644
--- a/br/pkg/restore/db.go
+++ b/br/pkg/restore/db.go
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ type UniqueTableName struct {
 	Table string
 }
 
+type DDLJobFilterRule func(ddlJob *model.Job) bool
+
+var incrementalRestoreActionBlockList = map[model.ActionType]struct{}{
+	model.ActionSetTiFlashReplica:          {},
+	model.ActionUpdateTiFlashReplicaStatus: {},
+	model.ActionLockTable:                  {},
+	model.ActionUnlockTable:                {},
+}
+
 // NewDB returns a new DB.
 func NewDB(g glue.Glue, store kv.Storage, policyMode string) (*DB, bool, error) {
 	se, err := g.CreateSession(store)
@@ -90,6 +99,13 @@ func (db *DB) ExecDDL(ctx context.Context, ddlJob *model.Job) error {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
+	if ddlJob.Query == "" {
+		log.Warn("query of ddl job is empty, ignore it",
+			zap.Stringer("type", ddlJob.Type),
+			zap.String("db", ddlJob.SchemaName))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if tableInfo != nil {
 		switchDBSQL := fmt.Sprintf("use %s;", utils.EncloseName(ddlJob.SchemaName))
 		err = db.se.Execute(ctx, switchDBSQL)
@@ -409,6 +425,31 @@ func FilterDDLJobs(allDDLJobs []*model.Job, tables []*metautil.Table) (ddlJobs [
 	return ddlJobs
 }
 
+// FilterDDLJobByRules if one of rules returns true, the job in srcDDLJobs will be filtered.
+func FilterDDLJobByRules(srcDDLJobs []*model.Job, rules ...DDLJobFilterRule) (dstDDLJobs []*model.Job) {
+	dstDDLJobs = make([]*model.Job, 0, len(srcDDLJobs))
+	for _, ddlJob := range srcDDLJobs {
+		passed := true
+		for _, rule := range rules {
+			if rule(ddlJob) {
+				passed = false
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if passed {
+			dstDDLJobs = append(dstDDLJobs, ddlJob)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// DDLJobBlockListRule rule for filter ddl job with type in block list.
+func DDLJobBlockListRule(ddlJob *model.Job) bool {
+	return checkIsInActions(ddlJob.Type, incrementalRestoreActionBlockList)
+}
+
 func getDatabases(tables []*metautil.Table) (dbs []*model.DBInfo) {
 	dbIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
 	for _, table := range tables {
@@ -419,3 +460,8 @@ func getDatabases(tables []*metautil.Table) (dbs []*model.DBInfo) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func checkIsInActions(action model.ActionType, actions map[model.ActionType]struct{}) bool {
+	_, ok := actions[action]
+	return ok
+}
diff --git a/br/pkg/restore/db_test.go b/br/pkg/restore/db_test.go
index 2d774355c6c85..a7fd2eb82ed78 100644
--- a/br/pkg/restore/db_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/restore/db_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser/mysql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser/types"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/testkit"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/oracle"
 )
@@ -293,3 +294,77 @@ func TestFilterDDLJobsV2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, 7, len(ddlJobs))
 }
+
+func TestDB_ExecDDL(t *testing.T) {
+	s, clean := createRestoreSchemaSuite(t)
+	defer clean()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ddlJobs := []*model.Job{
+		{
+			Type:       model.ActionAddIndex,
+			Query:      "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test_db;",
+			BinlogInfo: &model.HistoryInfo{},
+		},
+		{
+			Type:       model.ActionAddIndex,
+			Query:      "",
+			BinlogInfo: &model.HistoryInfo{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	db, _, err := restore.NewDB(gluetidb.New(), s.mock.Storage, "STRICT")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for _, ddlJob := range ddlJobs {
+		err = db.ExecDDL(ctx, ddlJob)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterDDLJobByRules(t *testing.T) {
+	ddlJobs := []*model.Job{
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionSetTiFlashReplica,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionAddPrimaryKey,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionUpdateTiFlashReplicaStatus,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionCreateTable,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionLockTable,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionAddIndex,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionUnlockTable,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionCreateSchema,
+		},
+		{
+			Type: model.ActionModifyColumn,
+		},
+	}
+
+	expectedDDLTypes := []model.ActionType{
+		model.ActionAddPrimaryKey,
+		model.ActionCreateTable,
+		model.ActionAddIndex,
+		model.ActionCreateSchema,
+		model.ActionModifyColumn,
+	}
+
+	ddlJobs = restore.FilterDDLJobByRules(ddlJobs, restore.DDLJobBlockListRule)
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(expectedDDLTypes), len(ddlJobs))
+	for i, ddlJob := range ddlJobs {
+		assert.Equal(t, expectedDDLTypes[i], ddlJob.Type)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/br/pkg/task/restore.go b/br/pkg/task/restore.go
index 1895a901d7bb2..89bb71e49ae84 100644
--- a/br/pkg/task/restore.go
+++ b/br/pkg/task/restore.go
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ func RunRestore(c context.Context, g glue.Glue, cmdName string, cfg *RestoreConf
 		newTS = restoreTS
 	}
 	ddlJobs := restore.FilterDDLJobs(client.GetDDLJobs(), tables)
+	ddlJobs = restore.FilterDDLJobByRules(ddlJobs, restore.DDLJobBlockListRule)
 
 	err = client.PreCheckTableTiFlashReplica(ctx, tables)
 	if err != nil {