diff --git a/ddl/backfilling.go b/ddl/backfilling.go
index 83102dc50c512..97653e8378aab 100644
--- a/ddl/backfilling.go
+++ b/ddl/backfilling.go
@@ -185,13 +185,18 @@ type reorgBackfillTask struct {
 	physicalTableID int64
 	startKey        kv.Key
 	endKey          kv.Key
+	endInclude      bool
 }
 
 func (r *reorgBackfillTask) String() string {
 	physicalID := strconv.FormatInt(r.physicalTableID, 10)
 	startKey := tryDecodeToHandleString(r.startKey)
 	endKey := tryDecodeToHandleString(r.endKey)
-	return "physicalTableID_" + physicalID + "_" + "[" + startKey + "," + endKey + "]"
+	rangeStr := "physicalTableID_" + physicalID + "_" + "[" + startKey + "," + endKey
+	if r.endInclude {
+		return rangeStr + "]"
+	}
+	return rangeStr + ")"
 }
 
 func logSlowOperations(elapsed time.Duration, slowMsg string, threshold uint32) {
@@ -472,7 +477,7 @@ func (w *worker) sendRangeTaskToWorkers(t table.Table, workers []*backfillWorker
 	physicalTableID := reorgInfo.PhysicalTableID
 
 	// Build reorg tasks.
-	for _, keyRange := range kvRanges {
+	for i, keyRange := range kvRanges {
 		endKey := keyRange.EndKey
 		endK, err := getRangeEndKey(reorgInfo.d.jobContext(reorgInfo.Job), workers[0].sessCtx.GetStore(), workers[0].priority, t, keyRange.StartKey, endKey)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -486,7 +491,9 @@ func (w *worker) sendRangeTaskToWorkers(t table.Table, workers []*backfillWorker
 		task := &reorgBackfillTask{
 			physicalTableID: physicalTableID,
 			startKey:        keyRange.StartKey,
-			endKey:          endKey}
+			endKey:          endKey,
+			// If the boundaries overlap, we should ignore the preceding endKey.
+			endInclude: endK.Cmp(keyRange.EndKey) != 0 || i == len(kvRanges)-1}
 		batchTasks = append(batchTasks, task)
 
 		if len(batchTasks) >= len(workers) {
diff --git a/ddl/column.go b/ddl/column.go
index 3156995a96830..595d71ec34356 100644
--- a/ddl/column.go
+++ b/ddl/column.go
@@ -1150,7 +1150,11 @@ func (w *updateColumnWorker) fetchRowColVals(txn kv.Transaction, taskRange reorg
 			logSlowOperations(oprEndTime.Sub(oprStartTime), "iterateSnapshotRows in updateColumnWorker fetchRowColVals", 0)
 			oprStartTime = oprEndTime
 
-			taskDone = recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) > 0
+			if taskRange.endInclude {
+				taskDone = recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) > 0
+			} else {
+				taskDone = recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) >= 0
+			}
 
 			if taskDone || len(w.rowRecords) >= w.batchCnt {
 				return false, nil
@@ -1161,7 +1165,6 @@ func (w *updateColumnWorker) fetchRowColVals(txn kv.Transaction, taskRange reorg
 			}
 			lastAccessedHandle = recordKey
 			if recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) == 0 {
-				// If taskRange.endIncluded == false, we will not reach here when handle == taskRange.endHandle.
 				taskDone = true
 				return false, nil
 			}
diff --git a/ddl/index.go b/ddl/index.go
index 4ff08c90ab3bd..d2426c05d4ef7 100644
--- a/ddl/index.go
+++ b/ddl/index.go
@@ -1123,7 +1123,11 @@ func (w *baseIndexWorker) fetchRowColVals(txn kv.Transaction, taskRange reorgBac
 			logSlowOperations(oprEndTime.Sub(oprStartTime), "iterateSnapshotRows in baseIndexWorker fetchRowColVals", 0)
 			oprStartTime = oprEndTime
 
-			taskDone = recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) > 0
+			if taskRange.endInclude {
+				taskDone = recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) > 0
+			} else {
+				taskDone = recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) >= 0
+			}
 
 			if taskDone || len(w.idxRecords) >= w.batchCnt {
 				return false, nil
@@ -1146,7 +1150,6 @@ func (w *baseIndexWorker) fetchRowColVals(txn kv.Transaction, taskRange reorgBac
 			w.cleanRowMap()
 
 			if recordKey.Cmp(taskRange.endKey) == 0 {
-				// If taskRange.endIncluded == false, we will not reach here when handle == taskRange.endHandle
 				taskDone = true
 				return false, nil
 			}
diff --git a/executor/executor_test.go b/executor/executor_test.go
index 187e9cdf16a78..a6160c15a5937 100644
--- a/executor/executor_test.go
+++ b/executor/executor_test.go
@@ -4454,6 +4454,25 @@ func TestAdminShowDDLJobs(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, t2.In(time.UTC), tt.In(time.UTC))
 }
 
+func TestAdminShowDDLJobsRowCount(t *testing.T) {
+	store, clean := testkit.CreateMockStore(t)
+	defer clean()
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(t, store)
+
+	// Test for issue: https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/issues/25968
+	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t;")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t (id bigint key,b int);")
+	tk.MustExec("split table t by (10),(20),(30);")
+	tk.MustExec("insert into t values (0,0),(10,10),(20,20),(30,30);")
+	tk.MustExec("alter table t add index idx1(b);")
+	require.Equal(t, "4", tk.MustQuery("admin show ddl jobs 1").Rows()[0][7])
+
+	tk.MustExec("insert into t values (1,0),(2,10),(3,20),(4,30);")
+	tk.MustExec("alter table t add index idx2(b);")
+	require.Equal(t, "8", tk.MustQuery("admin show ddl jobs 1").Rows()[0][7])
+}
+
 func TestAdminShowDDLJobsInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	store, clean := testkit.CreateMockStore(t)
 	defer clean()