diff --git a/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_worker.go b/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_worker.go
index aac34148987..73047ebbbfa 100644
--- a/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_worker.go
+++ b/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_worker.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (w *sinkWorker) handleTask(ctx context.Context, task *sinkTask) (finalErr e
 			// events have been reported. Then we can continue the table
 			// at the checkpoint position.
 			case tablesink.SinkInternalError:
-				task.tableSink.clearTableSink()
+				task.tableSink.closeAndClearTableSink()
 				// After the table sink is cleared all pending events are sent out or dropped.
 				// So we can re-add the table into sinkMemQuota.
 				w.sinkMemQuota.ClearTable(task.tableSink.span)
diff --git a/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_wrapper.go b/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_wrapper.go
index 09c82123e75..2d71cfd66b8 100644
--- a/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_wrapper.go
+++ b/cdc/processor/sinkmanager/table_sink_wrapper.go
@@ -159,13 +159,11 @@ func (t *tableSinkWrapper) start(ctx context.Context, startTs model.Ts) (err err
 func (t *tableSinkWrapper) appendRowChangedEvents(events ...*model.RowChangedEvent) error {
 	t.tableSinkMu.RLock()
 	defer t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
-	// If it's nil it means it's closed.
-	if t.tableSink != nil {
-		t.tableSink.AppendRowChangedEvents(events...)
-	} else {
+	if t.tableSink == nil {
 		// If it's nil it means it's closed.
 		return tablesink.NewSinkInternalError(errors.New("table sink cleared"))
 	}
+	t.tableSink.AppendRowChangedEvents(events...)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -187,15 +185,11 @@ func (t *tableSinkWrapper) updateReceivedSorterResolvedTs(ts model.Ts) {
 func (t *tableSinkWrapper) updateResolvedTs(ts model.ResolvedTs) error {
 	t.tableSinkMu.RLock()
 	defer t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
-	if t.tableSink != nil {
-		if err := t.tableSink.UpdateResolvedTs(ts); err != nil {
-			return errors.Trace(err)
-		}
-	} else {
+	if t.tableSink == nil {
 		// If it's nil it means it's closed.
 		return tablesink.NewSinkInternalError(errors.New("table sink cleared"))
 	}
-	return nil
+	return t.tableSink.UpdateResolvedTs(ts)
 }
 
 func (t *tableSinkWrapper) getCheckpointTs() model.ResolvedTs {
@@ -266,7 +260,7 @@ func (t *tableSinkWrapper) markAsClosed() {
 
 func (t *tableSinkWrapper) asyncClose() bool {
 	t.markAsClosing()
-	if t.asyncClearTableSink() {
+	if t.asyncCloseAndClearTableSink() {
 		t.markAsClosed()
 		return true
 	}
@@ -275,7 +269,7 @@ func (t *tableSinkWrapper) asyncClose() bool {
 
 func (t *tableSinkWrapper) close() {
 	t.markAsClosing()
-	t.clearTableSink()
+	t.closeAndClearTableSink()
 	t.markAsClosed()
 }
 
@@ -290,33 +284,43 @@ func (t *tableSinkWrapper) initTableSink() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *tableSinkWrapper) asyncClearTableSink() bool {
-	t.tableSinkMu.Lock()
-	defer t.tableSinkMu.Unlock()
-	if t.tableSink != nil {
-		if !t.tableSink.AsyncClose() {
-			return false
-		}
-		checkpointTs := t.tableSink.GetCheckpointTs()
-		if t.tableSinkCheckpointTs.Less(checkpointTs) {
-			t.tableSinkCheckpointTs = checkpointTs
-		}
-		t.tableSink = nil
+func (t *tableSinkWrapper) asyncCloseAndClearTableSink() bool {
+	t.tableSinkMu.RLock()
+	if t.tableSink == nil {
+		t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
+		return true
 	}
+	if !t.tableSink.AsyncClose() {
+		t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
+		return false
+	}
+	t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
+	t.doTableSinkClear()
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *tableSinkWrapper) clearTableSink() {
+func (t *tableSinkWrapper) closeAndClearTableSink() {
+	t.tableSinkMu.RLock()
+	if t.tableSink == nil {
+		t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
+		return
+	}
+	t.tableSink.Close()
+	t.tableSinkMu.RUnlock()
+	t.doTableSinkClear()
+}
+
+func (t *tableSinkWrapper) doTableSinkClear() {
 	t.tableSinkMu.Lock()
 	defer t.tableSinkMu.Unlock()
-	if t.tableSink != nil {
-		t.tableSink.Close()
-		checkpointTs := t.tableSink.GetCheckpointTs()
-		if t.tableSinkCheckpointTs.Less(checkpointTs) {
-			t.tableSinkCheckpointTs = checkpointTs
-		}
-		t.tableSink = nil
+	if t.tableSink == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	checkpointTs := t.tableSink.GetCheckpointTs()
+	if t.tableSinkCheckpointTs.Less(checkpointTs) {
+		t.tableSinkCheckpointTs = checkpointTs
 	}
+	t.tableSink = nil
 }
 
 // When the attached sink fail, there can be some events that have already been
diff --git a/cdc/sink/tablesink/table_sink_impl_test.go b/cdc/sink/tablesink/table_sink_impl_test.go
index 4aff1adcbea..5dd68d093e5 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/tablesink/table_sink_impl_test.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/tablesink/table_sink_impl_test.go
@@ -298,6 +298,21 @@ func TestClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}, time.Second, time.Millisecond*10, "table should be stopped")
 }
 
+func TestOperationsAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	sink := &mockEventSink{dead: make(chan struct{})}
+	tb := New[*model.SingleTableTxn](
+		model.DefaultChangeFeedID("1"), spanz.TableIDToComparableSpan(1), model.Ts(0),
+		sink, &dmlsink.TxnEventAppender{}, prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{}))
+
+	require.True(t, tb.AsyncClose())
+
+	tb.AppendRowChangedEvents(getTestRows()...)
+	err := tb.UpdateResolvedTs(model.NewResolvedTs(105))
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestCloseCancellable(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()