diff --git a/drainer/translator/pb.go b/drainer/translator/pb.go
index 7ab9b8e72..17ba41938 100644
--- a/drainer/translator/pb.go
+++ b/drainer/translator/pb.go
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ func genInsert(schema string, table *model.TableInfo, row []byte) (event *pb.Eve
 
 func genUpdate(schema string, table *model.TableInfo, row []byte) (event *pb.Event, err error) {
 	columns := writableColumns(table)
-	colsTypeMap := util.ToColumnTypeMap(columns)
+	colsMap := util.ToColumnMap(columns)
 
-	oldColumnValues, newColumnValues, err := DecodeOldAndNewRow(row, colsTypeMap, time.Local)
+	oldColumnValues, newColumnValues, err := DecodeOldAndNewRow(row, colsMap, time.Local)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Annotatef(err, "table `%s`.`%s`", schema, table.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/drainer/translator/translator.go b/drainer/translator/translator.go
index 9d9659462..f1dc74073 100644
--- a/drainer/translator/translator.go
+++ b/drainer/translator/translator.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func getDefaultOrZeroValue(col *model.ColumnInfo) types.Datum {
 
 // DecodeOldAndNewRow decodes a byte slice into datums with a existing row map.
 // Row layout: colID1, value1, colID2, value2, .....
-func DecodeOldAndNewRow(b []byte, cols map[int64]*types.FieldType, loc *time.Location) (map[int64]types.Datum, map[int64]types.Datum, error) {
+func DecodeOldAndNewRow(b []byte, cols map[int64]*model.ColumnInfo, loc *time.Location) (map[int64]types.Datum, map[int64]types.Datum, error) {
 	if b == nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func DecodeOldAndNewRow(b []byte, cols map[int64]*types.FieldType, loc *time.Loc
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	cnt := 0
 	var (
+		cnt    int
 		data   []byte
 		err    error
 		oldRow = make(map[int64]types.Datum, len(cols))
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ func DecodeOldAndNewRow(b []byte, cols map[int64]*types.FieldType, loc *time.Loc
 			return nil, nil, errors.Trace(err)
 		}
 		id := cid.GetInt64()
-		ft, ok := cols[id]
+		col, ok := cols[id]
 		if ok {
-			v, err := tablecodec.DecodeColumnValue(data, ft, loc)
+			v, err := tablecodec.DecodeColumnValue(data, &col.FieldType, loc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, errors.Trace(err)
 			}
@@ -155,28 +155,53 @@ func DecodeOldAndNewRow(b []byte, cols map[int64]*types.FieldType, loc *time.Loc
 		}
 	}
 
-	if cnt != len(cols)*2 || len(newRow) != len(oldRow) {
+	parsedCols := cnt / 2
+	isInvalid := len(newRow) != len(oldRow) || (len(cols) != parsedCols && len(cols)-1 != parsedCols)
+	if isInvalid {
 		return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("row data is corrupted %v", b)
 	}
+	if parsedCols == len(cols)-1 {
+		var missingCol *model.ColumnInfo
+		for colID, col := range cols {
+			_, inOld := oldRow[colID]
+			_, inNew := newRow[colID]
+			if !inOld && !inNew {
+				missingCol = col
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// We can't find a column that's missing in both old and new
+		if missingCol == nil {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("row data is corrupted %v", b)
+		}
+		log.Info(
+			"Fill missing col with default val",
+			zap.String("name", missingCol.Name.O),
+			zap.Int64("id", missingCol.ID),
+			zap.Int("Tp", int(missingCol.FieldType.Tp)),
+		)
+		oldRow[missingCol.ID] = getDefaultOrZeroValue(missingCol)
+		newRow[missingCol.ID] = getDefaultOrZeroValue(missingCol)
+	}
 
 	return oldRow, newRow, nil
 }
 
 type updateDecoder struct {
-	colsTypes map[int64]*types.FieldType
+	columns map[int64]*model.ColumnInfo
 }
 
 func newUpdateDecoder(table *model.TableInfo) updateDecoder {
 	columns := writableColumns(table)
 	return updateDecoder{
-		colsTypes: util.ToColumnTypeMap(columns),
+		columns: util.ToColumnMap(columns),
 	}
 }
 
 // decode decodes a byte slice into datums with a existing row map.
 // Row layout: colID1, value1, colID2, value2, .....
 func (ud updateDecoder) decode(b []byte, loc *time.Location) (map[int64]types.Datum, map[int64]types.Datum, error) {
-	return DecodeOldAndNewRow(b, ud.colsTypes, loc)
+	return DecodeOldAndNewRow(b, ud.columns, loc)
 }
 
 func fixType(data types.Datum, col *model.ColumnInfo) types.Datum {
diff --git a/pkg/util/util.go b/pkg/util/util.go
index 8cee45eda..6c717e9a9 100644
--- a/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ func ToColumnTypeMap(columns []*model.ColumnInfo) map[int64]*types.FieldType {
 	return colTypeMap
 }
 
+// ToColumnMap return a map index by column id
+func ToColumnMap(columns []*model.ColumnInfo) map[int64]*model.ColumnInfo {
+	colMap := make(map[int64]*model.ColumnInfo, len(columns))
+	for _, col := range columns {
+		colMap[col.ID] = col
+	}
+	return colMap
+}
+
 // RetryOnError defines a action with retry when fn returns error
 func RetryOnError(retryCount int, sleepTime time.Duration, errStr string, fn func() error) error {
 	var err error