diff --git a/ddl/ddl.go b/ddl/ddl.go
index ad41c3b53abac..7dac714e2473c 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl.go
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ func (d *ddl) doDDLJob(ctx sessionctx.Context, job *model.Job) error {
 	d.limitJobCh <- task
 	// worker should restart to continue handling tasks in limitJobCh, and send back through task.err
 	err := <-task.err
+	if err != nil {
+		// The transaction of enqueuing job is failed.
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
 
 	ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx.IsDDLJobInQueue = true
 
diff --git a/ddl/ddl_worker.go b/ddl/ddl_worker.go
index 326c69cccbfd0..72df6ac1d2788 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl_worker.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl_worker.go
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ func (d *ddl) addBatchDDLJobs(tasks []*limitJobTask) {
 				return errors.Trace(err)
 			}
 		}
+		failpoint.Inject("mockAddBatchDDLJobsErr", func(val failpoint.Value) {
+			if val.(bool) {
+				failpoint.Return(errors.Errorf("mockAddBatchDDLJobsErr"))
+			}
+		})
 		return nil
 	})
 	var jobs string
@@ -294,7 +299,11 @@ func (d *ddl) addBatchDDLJobs(tasks []*limitJobTask) {
 		metrics.DDLWorkerHistogram.WithLabelValues(metrics.WorkerAddDDLJob, task.job.Type.String(),
 			metrics.RetLabel(err)).Observe(time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
 	}
-	logutil.BgLogger().Info("[ddl] add DDL jobs", zap.Int("batch count", len(tasks)), zap.String("jobs", jobs))
+	if err != nil {
+		logutil.BgLogger().Warn("[ddl] add DDL jobs failed", zap.String("jobs", jobs), zap.Error(err))
+	} else {
+		logutil.BgLogger().Info("[ddl] add DDL jobs", zap.Int("batch count", len(tasks)), zap.String("jobs", jobs))
+	}
 }
 
 // getHistoryDDLJob gets a DDL job with job's ID from history queue.
diff --git a/ddl/ddl_worker_test.go b/ddl/ddl_worker_test.go
index 6e745820b04b9..830254ea76302 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl_worker_test.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl_worker_test.go
@@ -476,6 +476,32 @@ func (s *testDDLSuite) TestColumnError(c *C) {
 	doDDLJobErr(c, dbInfo.ID, tblInfo.ID, model.ActionDropColumns, []interface{}{[]model.CIStr{model.NewCIStr("c5"), model.NewCIStr("c6")}, make([]bool, 2)}, ctx, d)
 }
 
+func (s *testDDLSerialSuite) TestAddBatchJobError(c *C) {
+	store := testCreateStore(c, "test_add_batch_job_error")
+	defer func() {
+		err := store.Close()
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	}()
+	d, err := testNewDDLAndStart(
+		context.Background(),
+		WithStore(store),
+		WithLease(testLease),
+	)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer func() {
+		err := d.Stop()
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	}()
+	ctx := testNewContext(d)
+	c.Assert(failpoint.Enable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/ddl/mockAddBatchDDLJobsErr", `return(true)`), IsNil)
+	// Test the job runner should not hang forever.
+	job := &model.Job{SchemaID: 1, TableID: 1}
+	err = d.doDDLJob(ctx, job)
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "mockAddBatchDDLJobsErr")
+	c.Assert(failpoint.Disable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/ddl/mockAddBatchDDLJobsErr"), IsNil)
+}
+
 func testCheckOwner(c *C, d *ddl, expectedVal bool) {
 	c.Assert(d.isOwner(), Equals, expectedVal)
 }