diff --git a/pkg/restore/client.go b/pkg/restore/client.go
index e5c0570e5..7988cff24 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/client.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/client.go
@@ -222,12 +222,22 @@ func (rc *Client) ExecDDLs(ddlJobs []*model.Job) error {
 	sort.Slice(ddlJobs, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return ddlJobs[i].BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion < ddlJobs[j].BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion
 	})
+
+	for _, job := range ddlJobs {
+		log.Debug("pre-execute ddl jobs",
+			zap.String("db", job.SchemaName),
+			zap.String("query", job.Query),
+			zap.Int64("historySchemaVersion", job.BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion))
+	}
 	for _, job := range ddlJobs {
 		err := rc.db.ExecDDL(rc.ctx, job)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Trace(err)
 		}
-		log.Info("execute ddl query", zap.String("db", job.SchemaName), zap.String("query", job.Query))
+		log.Info("execute ddl query",
+			zap.String("db", job.SchemaName),
+			zap.String("query", job.Query),
+			zap.Int64("historySchemaVersion", job.BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/restore/db.go b/pkg/restore/db.go
index a00257ba0..8c09af16f 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/db.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/db.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
@@ -40,20 +41,24 @@ func NewDB(store kv.Storage) (*DB, error) {
 
 // ExecDDL executes the query of a ddl job.
 func (db *DB) ExecDDL(ctx context.Context, ddlJob *model.Job) error {
-	switchDbSQL := fmt.Sprintf("use %s;", ddlJob.SchemaName)
-	_, err := db.se.Execute(ctx, switchDbSQL)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("switch db failed",
-			zap.String("query", switchDbSQL),
-			zap.String("db", ddlJob.SchemaName),
-			zap.Error(err))
-		return errors.Trace(err)
+	var err error
+	if ddlJob.BinlogInfo.TableInfo != nil {
+		switchDbSQL := fmt.Sprintf("use %s;", ddlJob.SchemaName)
+		_, err = db.se.Execute(ctx, switchDbSQL)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("switch db failed",
+				zap.String("query", switchDbSQL),
+				zap.String("db", ddlJob.SchemaName),
+				zap.Error(err))
+			return errors.Trace(err)
+		}
 	}
 	_, err = db.se.Execute(ctx, ddlJob.Query)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("execute ddl query failed",
 			zap.String("query", ddlJob.Query),
 			zap.String("db", ddlJob.SchemaName),
+			zap.Int64("historySchemaVersion", ddlJob.BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion),
 			zap.Error(err))
 	}
 	return errors.Trace(err)
@@ -131,3 +136,64 @@ func (db *DB) CreateTable(ctx context.Context, table *utils.Table) error {
 func (db *DB) Close() {
 	db.se.Close()
 }
+
+// FilterDDLJobs filters ddl jobs
+func FilterDDLJobs(allDDLJobs []*model.Job, tables []*utils.Table) (ddlJobs []*model.Job) {
+	// Sort the ddl jobs by schema version in descending order.
+	sort.Slice(allDDLJobs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return allDDLJobs[i].BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion > allDDLJobs[j].BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion
+	})
+	dbs := getDatabases(tables)
+	for _, db := range dbs {
+		// These maps is for solving some corner case.
+		// e.g. let "t=2" indicates that the id of database "t" is 2, if the ddl execution sequence is:
+		// rename "a" to "b"(a=1) -> drop "b"(b=1) -> create "b"(b=2) -> rename "b" to "a"(a=2)
+		// Which we cannot find the "create" DDL by name and id directly.
+		// To cover †his case, we must find all names and ids the database/table ever had.
+		dbIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
+		dbIDs[db.ID] = true
+		dbNames := make(map[string]bool)
+		dbNames[db.Name.String()] = true
+		for _, job := range allDDLJobs {
+			if job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo != nil {
+				if dbIDs[job.SchemaID] || dbNames[job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo.Name.String()] {
+					ddlJobs = append(ddlJobs, job)
+					// The the jobs executed with the old id, like the step 2 in the example above.
+					dbIDs[job.SchemaID] = true
+					// For the jobs executed after rename, like the step 3 in the example above.
+					dbNames[job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo.Name.String()] = true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		tableIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
+		tableIDs[table.Info.ID] = true
+		tableNames := make(map[string]bool)
+		tableNames[table.Info.Name.String()] = true
+		for _, job := range allDDLJobs {
+			if job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo != nil {
+				if tableIDs[job.TableID] || tableNames[job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo.Name.String()] {
+					ddlJobs = append(ddlJobs, job)
+					tableIDs[job.TableID] = true
+					// For truncate table, the id may be changed
+					tableIDs[job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo.ID] = true
+					tableNames[job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo.Name.String()] = true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ddlJobs
+}
+
+func getDatabases(tables []*utils.Table) (dbs []*model.DBInfo) {
+	dbIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		if !dbIDs[table.Db.ID] {
+			dbs = append(dbs, table.Db)
+			dbIDs[table.Db.ID] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/restore/db_test.go b/pkg/restore/db_test.go
index 22af09b80..0151b4da6 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/db_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/db_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/testkit"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/testleak"
 
+	"github.com/pingcap/br/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/pingcap/br/pkg/utils"
 )
 
@@ -25,19 +26,18 @@ func (s *testRestoreSchemaSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 	var err error
 	s.mock, err = utils.NewMockCluster()
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(s.mock.Start(), IsNil)
 }
 func TestT(t *testing.T) {
 	TestingT(t)
 }
 
 func (s *testRestoreSchemaSuite) TearDownSuite(c *C) {
+	s.mock.Stop()
 	testleak.AfterTest(c)()
 }
 
 func (s *testRestoreSchemaSuite) TestRestoreAutoIncID(c *C) {
-	c.Assert(s.mock.Start(), IsNil)
-	defer s.mock.Stop()
-
 	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.mock.Storage)
 	tk.MustExec("use test")
 	tk.MustExec("set @@sql_mode=''")
@@ -92,3 +92,39 @@ func (s *testRestoreSchemaSuite) TestRestoreAutoIncID(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("Error query auto inc id: %s", err))
 	c.Assert(autoIncID, Equals, uint64(globalAutoID+100))
 }
+
+func (s *testRestoreSchemaSuite) TestFilterDDLJobs(c *C) {
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.mock.Storage)
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test_db;")
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test_db.test_table (c1 INT);")
+	lastTs, err := s.mock.GetOracle().GetTimestamp(context.Background())
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("Error get last ts: %s", err))
+	tk.MustExec("RENAME TABLE test_db.test_table to test_db.test_table1;")
+	tk.MustExec("DROP TABLE test_db.test_table1;")
+	tk.MustExec("DROP DATABASE test_db;")
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE DATABASE test_db;")
+	tk.MustExec("USE test_db;")
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE TABLE test_table1 (c2 CHAR(255));")
+	tk.MustExec("RENAME TABLE test_table1 to test_table;")
+	tk.MustExec("TRUNCATE TABLE test_table;")
+
+	ts, err := s.mock.GetOracle().GetTimestamp(context.Background())
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("Error get ts: %s", err))
+	allDDLJobs, err := backup.GetBackupDDLJobs(s.mock.Domain, lastTs, ts)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("Error get ddl jobs: %s", err))
+	infoSchema, err := s.mock.Domain.GetSnapshotInfoSchema(ts)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("Error get snapshot info schema: %s", err))
+	dbInfo, ok := infoSchema.SchemaByName(model.NewCIStr("test_db"))
+	c.Assert(ok, IsTrue, Commentf("DB info not exist"))
+	tableInfo, err := infoSchema.TableByName(model.NewCIStr("test_db"), model.NewCIStr("test_table"))
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("Error get table info: %s", err))
+	tables := []*utils.Table{{
+		Db:   dbInfo,
+		Info: tableInfo.Meta(),
+	}}
+	ddlJobs := FilterDDLJobs(allDDLJobs, tables)
+	for _, job := range ddlJobs {
+		c.Logf("get ddl job: %s", job.Query)
+	}
+	c.Assert(len(ddlJobs), Equals, 7)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/task/restore.go b/pkg/task/restore.go
index 1c9528a9b..599dcb478 100644
--- a/pkg/task/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/task/restore.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package task
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
-	"github.com/pingcap/parser/model"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-tools/pkg/filter"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ func RunRestore(c context.Context, cmdName string, cfg *RestoreConfig) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	ddlJobs, err := filterDDLJobs(client, cfg)
+	ddlJobs := restore.FilterDDLJobs(client.GetDDLJobs(), tables)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -207,48 +205,6 @@ func filterRestoreFiles(
 	return
 }
 
-func filterDDLJobs(client *restore.Client, cfg *RestoreConfig) ([]*model.Job, error) {
-	tableFilter, err := filter.New(cfg.CaseSensitive, &cfg.Filter)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	allDDLJobs := client.GetDDLJobs()
-	// Sort the ddl jobs by schema version in descending order.
-	sort.Slice(allDDLJobs, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return allDDLJobs[i].BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion > allDDLJobs[j].BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion
-	})
-
-	dbIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
-	tableIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
-	ddlJobs := make([]*model.Job, 0)
-	for _, db := range client.GetDatabases() {
-		for _, table := range db.Tables {
-			if !tableFilter.Match(&filter.Table{Schema: db.Info.Name.O, Name: table.Info.Name.O}) {
-				continue
-			}
-			dbIDs[db.Info.ID] = true
-			tableIDs[table.Info.ID] = true
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, job := range allDDLJobs {
-		if dbIDs[job.SchemaID] ||
-			(job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo != nil && dbIDs[job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo.ID]) ||
-			tableIDs[job.TableID] ||
-			(job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo != nil && tableIDs[job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo.ID]) {
-			dbIDs[job.SchemaID] = true
-			if job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo != nil {
-				dbIDs[job.BinlogInfo.DBInfo.ID] = true
-			}
-			if job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo != nil {
-				tableIDs[job.BinlogInfo.TableInfo.ID] = true
-			}
-			ddlJobs = append(ddlJobs, job)
-		}
-	}
-	return ddlJobs, err
-}
-
 // restorePreWork executes some prepare work before restore
 func restorePreWork(ctx context.Context, client *restore.Client, mgr *conn.Mgr) ([]string, error) {
 	if client.IsOnline() {
diff --git a/tests/br_incremental_ddl/run.sh b/tests/br_incremental_ddl/run.sh
index 43a126e39..d9a88709b 100755
--- a/tests/br_incremental_ddl/run.sh
+++ b/tests/br_incremental_ddl/run.sh
@@ -36,15 +36,11 @@ run_br --pd $PD_ADDR backup table -s "local://$TEST_DIR/$DB/full" --db $DB -t $T
 echo "run ddls..."
 run_sql "RENAME TABLE ${DB}.${TABLE} to ${DB}.${TABLE}1;"
 run_sql "DROP TABLE ${DB}.${TABLE}1;"
-
-run_sql "RENAME DATABASE ${DB} to ${DB}1;"
-run_sql "DROP DATABASE ${DB}1;"
-run_sql "CREATE DATABASE ${DB}1;"
-run_sql "RENAME DATABASE ${DB}1 to ${DB};"
-
-
+run_sql "DROP DATABASE ${DB};"
+run_sql "CREATE DATABASE ${DB};"
 run_sql "CREATE TABLE ${DB}.${TABLE}1 (c2 CHAR(255));"
 run_sql "RENAME TABLE ${DB}.${TABLE}1 to ${DB}.${TABLE};"
+run_sql "TRUNCATE TABLE ${DB}.${TABLE};"
 # insert records
 for i in $(seq $ROW_COUNT); do
     run_sql "INSERT INTO ${DB}.${TABLE}(c2) VALUES ('$i');"