diff --git a/canal/rows.go b/canal/rows.go
index 9e5df3981..9f618a9fb 100644
--- a/canal/rows.go
+++ b/canal/rows.go
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ func (r *RowsEvent) handleUnsigned() {
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(r.Rows); i++ {
 		for _, columnIdx := range r.Table.UnsignedColumns {
+			// When Canal.delay is big, after call Canal.StartFromGTID(),
+			// we will get the newest table schema (for example, after DDL "alter table add column xxx unsigned..."),
+			// but the binlog data can be very old (before DDL "alter table add column xxx unsigned..."),
+			// results in max(columnIdx) >= len(r.Rows[i]), then r.Rows[i][columnIdx] panic.
+			if columnIdx >= len(r.Rows[i]) {
+				continue
+			}
 			switch value := r.Rows[i][columnIdx].(type) {
 			case int8:
 				r.Rows[i][columnIdx] = uint8(value)
diff --git a/canal/rows_test.go b/canal/rows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfbce0b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canal/rows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package canal
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-mysql-org/go-mysql/replication"
+	"github.com/go-mysql-org/go-mysql/schema"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestRowsEvent_handleUnsigned(t *testing.T) {
+	type fields struct {
+		Table  *schema.Table
+		Action string
+		Rows   [][]interface{}
+		Header *replication.EventHeader
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		fields   fields
+		wantRows [][]interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "rows_event_handle_unsigned",
+			fields: fields{
+				Table: &schema.Table{
+					// columns 1,3,5,7,9 should be converted from signed to unsigned,
+					// column 10 is out of range and should be ignored, don't panic.
+					UnsignedColumns: []int{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10},
+				},
+				Rows: [][]interface{}{{
+					int8(8), int8(8),
+					int16(16), int16(16),
+					int32(32), int32(32),
+					int64(64), int64(64),
+					int(128), int(128)},
+				},
+			},
+			wantRows: [][]interface{}{{
+				int8(8), uint8(8),
+				int16(16), uint16(16),
+				int32(32), uint32(32),
+				int64(64), uint64(64),
+				int(128), uint(128)},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := &RowsEvent{
+				Table:  tt.fields.Table,
+				Action: tt.fields.Action,
+				Rows:   tt.fields.Rows,
+				Header: tt.fields.Header,
+			}
+			r.handleUnsigned()
+			require.Equal(t, tt.fields.Rows, tt.wantRows)
+		})
+	}
+}