diff --git a/src/meta/model_v2/src/lib.rs b/src/meta/model_v2/src/lib.rs
index 5a386f1ecac3..e0db07f4709c 100644
--- a/src/meta/model_v2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/meta/model_v2/src/lib.rs
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ macro_rules! derive_array_from_blob {
                 Self(vec![])
             }
         }
+
+        impl sea_orm::sea_query::Nullable for $struct_name {
+            fn null() -> Value {
+                Value::Bytes(None)
+            }
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/meta/model_v2/src/sink.rs b/src/meta/model_v2/src/sink.rs
index 21aea7b696f4..c5a72fbb748c 100644
--- a/src/meta/model_v2/src/sink.rs
+++ b/src/meta/model_v2/src/sink.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub struct Model {
     pub target_table: Option<TableId>,
     // `secret_ref` stores the mapping info mapping from property name to secret id and type.
     pub secret_ref: Option<SecretRef>,
-    pub original_target_columns: ColumnCatalogArray,
+    pub original_target_columns: Option<ColumnCatalogArray>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, DeriveRelation)]
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl From<PbSink> for ActiveModel {
             sink_format_desc: Set(pb_sink.format_desc.as_ref().map(|x| x.into())),
             target_table: Set(pb_sink.target_table.map(|x| x as _)),
             secret_ref: Set(Some(SecretRef::from(pb_sink.secret_refs))),
-            original_target_columns: Set(pb_sink.original_target_columns.into()),
+            original_target_columns: Set(Some(pb_sink.original_target_columns.into())),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/meta/src/controller/mod.rs b/src/meta/src/controller/mod.rs
index c1881ab1a65a..a97666a6d903 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/controller/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/controller/mod.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ impl From<ObjectModel<sink::Model>> for PbSink {
             created_at_cluster_version: value.1.created_at_cluster_version,
             create_type: PbCreateType::Foreground as _,
             secret_refs: secret_ref_map,
-            original_target_columns: value.0.original_target_columns.to_protobuf(),
+            original_target_columns: value
+                .0
+                .original_target_columns
+                .map(|cols| cols.to_protobuf())
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs b/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs
index 4756a9ded458..fd12630fd164 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ impl CatalogController {
         for sink_id in updated_sink_catalogs {
             sink::ActiveModel {
                 sink_id: Set(sink_id as _),
-                original_target_columns: Set(original_table_catalogs.clone()),
+                original_target_columns: Set(Some(original_table_catalogs.clone())),
                 ..Default::default()
             }
             .update(txn)