diff --git a/be/src/exec/tablet_info.cpp b/be/src/exec/tablet_info.cpp
index dd9fb09b572c0..c434da9ecfd7d 100644
--- a/be/src/exec/tablet_info.cpp
+++ b/be/src/exec/tablet_info.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void OlapTableIndexSchema::to_protobuf(POlapTableIndexSchema* pindex) const {
     pindex->set_id(index_id);
     pindex->set_schema_hash(schema_hash);
     pindex->set_schema_id(schema_id);
+    pindex->set_is_shadow(is_shadow);
     for (auto slot : slots) {
         pindex->add_columns(slot->col_name());
     }
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ Status OlapTableSchemaParam::init(const POlapTableSchemaParam& pschema) {
             index->column_to_expr_value.insert({entry.first, entry.second});
         }
 
+        if (p_index.has_is_shadow()) {
+            index->is_shadow = p_index.is_shadow();
+            if (index->is_shadow) {
+                _shadow_indexes++;
+            }
+        }
+
         _indexes.emplace_back(index);
     }
 
@@ -187,6 +195,12 @@ Status OlapTableSchemaParam::init(const TOlapTableSchemaParam& tschema, RuntimeS
                 index->column_to_expr_value.insert({entry.first, entry.second});
             }
         }
+        if (t_index.__isset.is_shadow) {
+            index->is_shadow = t_index.is_shadow;
+            if (index->is_shadow) {
+                _shadow_indexes++;
+            }
+        }
         _indexes.emplace_back(index);
     }
 
@@ -477,10 +491,11 @@ Status OlapTablePartitionParam::add_partitions(const std::vector<TOlapTableParti
 
         part->num_buckets = t_part.num_buckets;
         auto num_indexes = _schema->indexes().size();
-        if (t_part.indexes.size() != num_indexes) {
+        if (t_part.indexes.size() != num_indexes - _schema->shadow_index_size()) {
             std::stringstream ss;
             ss << "number of partition's index is not equal with schema's"
-               << ", num_part_indexes=" << t_part.indexes.size() << ", num_schema_indexes=" << num_indexes;
+               << ", num_part_indexes=" << t_part.indexes.size() << ", num_schema_indexes=" << num_indexes
+               << ", num_shadow_indexes=" << _schema->shadow_index_size();
             LOG(WARNING) << ss.str();
             return Status::InternalError(ss.str());
         }
@@ -490,16 +505,25 @@ Status OlapTablePartitionParam::add_partitions(const std::vector<TOlapTableParti
                       return lhs.index_id < rhs.index_id;
                   });
         // check index
-        for (int j = 0; j < num_indexes; ++j) {
-            if (part->indexes[j].index_id != _schema->indexes()[j]->index_id) {
+        // If an add_partition operation is executed during the ALTER process, the ALTER operation will be canceled first.
+        // Therefore, the latest indexes will not include shadow indexes.
+        // However, the schema's index may still contain shadow indexes, so these shadow indexes need to be ignored.
+        int j = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_indexes; ++i) {
+            if (_schema->indexes()[i]->is_shadow) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (part->indexes[j].index_id != _schema->indexes()[i]->index_id) {
                 std::stringstream ss;
                 ss << "partition's index is not equal with schema's"
                    << ", part_index=" << part->indexes[j].index_id
-                   << ", schema_index=" << _schema->indexes()[j]->index_id;
+                   << ", schema_index=" << _schema->indexes()[i]->index_id;
                 LOG(WARNING) << ss.str();
                 return Status::InternalError(ss.str());
             }
+            j++;
         }
+
         _partitions.emplace(part->id, part);
         if (t_part.__isset.in_keys) {
             for (auto& in_key : part->in_keys) {
diff --git a/be/src/exec/tablet_info.h b/be/src/exec/tablet_info.h
index a86963b0c4098..9f2ac9f2d1184 100644
--- a/be/src/exec/tablet_info.h
+++ b/be/src/exec/tablet_info.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct OlapTableIndexSchema {
     OlapTableColumnParam* column_param;
     ExprContext* where_clause = nullptr;
     std::map<std::string, std::string> column_to_expr_value;
+    bool is_shadow = false;
 
     void to_protobuf(POlapTableIndexSchema* pindex) const;
 };
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class OlapTableSchemaParam {
         return _proto_schema;
     }
 
+    int64_t shadow_index_size() const { return _shadow_indexes; }
     std::string debug_string() const;
 
 private:
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ class OlapTableSchemaParam {
     mutable POlapTableSchemaParam* _proto_schema = nullptr;
     std::vector<OlapTableIndexSchema*> _indexes;
     mutable ObjectPool _obj_pool;
+
+    int64_t _shadow_indexes = 0;
 };
 
 using OlapTableIndexTablets = TOlapTableIndexTablets;
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/planner/OlapTableSink.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/planner/OlapTableSink.java
index 835a70998b724..c7eff7fc88d4a 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/planner/OlapTableSink.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/planner/OlapTableSink.java
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ public static TOlapTableSchemaParam createSchema(long dbId, OlapTable table, Tup
                     .stream()
                     .map(column -> column.isShadowColumn() ? column.getName() : column.getColumnId().getId())
                     .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            boolean isShadow = indexMeta.getSchema().stream().anyMatch(column -> column.isShadowColumn());
             for (Column column : indexMeta.getSchema()) {
                 TColumn tColumn = column.toThrift();
                 tColumn.setColumn_name(column.getColumnId().getId());
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ public static TOlapTableSchemaParam createSchema(long dbId, OlapTable table, Tup
             indexSchema.setColumn_param(columnParam);
             indexSchema.setSchema_id(indexMeta.getSchemaId());
             indexSchema.setColumn_to_expr_value(columnToExprValue);
+            indexSchema.setIs_shadow(isShadow);
             schemaParam.addToIndexes(indexSchema);
             if (indexMeta.getWhereClause() != null) {
                 Database db = GlobalStateMgr.getCurrentState().getLocalMetastore().getDb(dbId);
diff --git a/gensrc/proto/descriptors.proto b/gensrc/proto/descriptors.proto
index c81728df7fbb8..4215e63639b24 100644
--- a/gensrc/proto/descriptors.proto
+++ b/gensrc/proto/descriptors.proto
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ message POlapTableIndexSchema {
     optional POlapTableColumnParam column_param = 4;
     optional int64 schema_id = 5;
     map<string, string> column_to_expr_value = 6;
+    optional bool is_shadow = 7;
 };
 
 message POlapTableSchemaParam {
diff --git a/gensrc/thrift/Descriptors.thrift b/gensrc/thrift/Descriptors.thrift
index 6a2d34bde1478..34b1bf4b6b63a 100644
--- a/gensrc/thrift/Descriptors.thrift
+++ b/gensrc/thrift/Descriptors.thrift
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ struct TOlapTableIndexSchema {
     5: optional Exprs.TExpr where_clause
     6: optional i64 schema_id // schema id
     7: optional map<string, string> column_to_expr_value
+    8: optional bool is_shadow
 }
 
 struct TOlapTableSchemaParam {