diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/rules/rewrite/EliminateLimitUnderApply.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/rules/rewrite/EliminateLimitUnderApply.java
index 689ab065c7..bc36046cbe 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/rules/rewrite/EliminateLimitUnderApply.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/nereids/rules/rewrite/EliminateLimitUnderApply.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package org.apache.doris.nereids.rules.rewrite;
 import org.apache.doris.nereids.rules.Rule;
 import org.apache.doris.nereids.rules.RuleType;
 import org.apache.doris.nereids.trees.plans.Plan;
-import org.apache.doris.nereids.trees.plans.logical.LogicalSort;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 
@@ -33,11 +32,8 @@ public class EliminateLimitUnderApply extends OneRewriteRuleFactory {
     @Override
     public Rule build() {
         return logicalApply(any(), logicalLimit()).then(apply -> {
-            if (!apply.isCorrelated() && apply.isIn() && (apply.right().child() instanceof LogicalSort
-                    || (apply.right().child().children().size() > 0
-                    && apply.right().child().child(0) instanceof LogicalSort))) {
-                // must keep the limit if it's an uncorrelated in-subquery with limit on sort
-                // select a from t1 where a in ( select b from t2 order by xx limit yy )
+            if (!apply.isCorrelated()) {
+                // must keep the limit if it's an uncorrelated because the return number of rows is affected by limit
                 return null;
             }
             List<Plan> children = new ImmutableList.Builder<Plan>()
diff --git a/regression-test/data/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.out b/regression-test/data/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.out
index b9941ebf23..2e13e02930 100644
--- a/regression-test/data/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.out
+++ b/regression-test/data/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.out
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@
 -- !sql4 --
 1
 
+-- !uncorrelated_exists_with_limit_0 --
+
+-- !uncorrelated_scalar_with_sort_and_limit --
+true	15	1992	3021	11011920	0.000	true	9999-12-12	2015-04-02T00:00		3.141592653	20.456	string12345	701411834604692317
+
diff --git a/regression-test/suites/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.groovy b/regression-test/suites/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.groovy
index ca4c3b621f..5e3e4bfb30 100644
--- a/regression-test/suites/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.groovy
+++ b/regression-test/suites/nereids_p0/subquery/test_subquery.groovy
@@ -18,29 +18,50 @@
 suite("test_subquery") {
     sql "SET enable_nereids_planner=true"
     sql "SET enable_fallback_to_original_planner=false"
-        qt_sql1 """
-            select c1, c3, m2 from 
-                (select c1, c3, max(c2) m2 from 
-                    (select c1, c2, c3 from 
-                        (select k3 c1, k2 c2, max(k1) c3 from nereids_test_query_db.test 
-                         group by 1, 2 order by 1 desc, 2 desc limit 5) x 
-                    ) x2 group by c1, c3 limit 10
-                ) t 
-            where c1>0 order by 2 , 1 limit 3
-            """
+    qt_sql1 """
+        select c1, c3, m2 from 
+            (select c1, c3, max(c2) m2 from 
+                (select c1, c2, c3 from 
+                    (select k3 c1, k2 c2, max(k1) c3 from nereids_test_query_db.test 
+                     group by 1, 2 order by 1 desc, 2 desc limit 5) x 
+                ) x2 group by c1, c3 limit 10
+            ) t 
+        where c1>0 order by 2 , 1 limit 3
+    """
 
-        qt_sql2 """
+    qt_sql2 """
         with base as (select k1, k2 from nereids_test_query_db.test as t where k1 in (select k1 from nereids_test_query_db.baseall
         where k7 = 'wangjuoo4' group by 1 having count(distinct k7) > 0)) select * from base limit 10;
-        """
+    """
 
-        qt_sql3 """
+    qt_sql3 """
         SELECT k1 FROM nereids_test_query_db.test GROUP BY k1 HAVING k1 IN (SELECT k1 FROM nereids_test_query_db.baseall WHERE
         k2 >= (SELECT min(k3) FROM nereids_test_query_db.bigtable WHERE k2 = baseall.k2)) order by k1;
-        """
+    """
 
-        qt_sql4 """
-        select /*+SET_VAR(enable_projection=false) */
-        count() from (select k2, k1 from nereids_test_query_db.baseall order by k1 limit 1) a;
+    qt_sql4 """
+        select count() from (select k2, k1 from nereids_test_query_db.baseall order by k1 limit 1) a;
+    """
+
+    qt_uncorrelated_exists_with_limit_0 """
+        select * from nereids_test_query_db.baseall where exists (select * from nereids_test_query_db.baseall limit 0)
+    """
+
+    // test uncorrelated scalar subquery with limit <= 1
+    sql """
+        select * from nereids_test_query_db.baseall where k1 = (select k1 from nereids_test_query_db.baseall limit 1)
+    """
+
+    // test uncorrelated scalar subquery with more than one return rows
+    test {
+        sql """
+            select * from nereids_test_query_db.baseall where k1 = (select k1 from nereids_test_query_db.baseall limit 2)
+        """
+        exception("Expected LE 1 to be returned by expression")
+    }
+
+    // test uncorrelated scalar subquery with order by and limit
+    qt_uncorrelated_scalar_with_sort_and_limit """
+            select * from nereids_test_query_db.baseall where k1 = (select k1 from nereids_test_query_db.baseall order by k1 desc limit 1)
         """
 }