diff --git a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/reuse/SinkReuser.java b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/reuse/SinkReuser.java
index d02aba0d64c83..84ce89bfb668c 100644
--- a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/reuse/SinkReuser.java
+++ b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/reuse/SinkReuser.java
@@ -177,16 +177,6 @@ private String getDigest(Sink sink) {
         List<String> digest = new ArrayList<>();
         digest.add(sink.contextResolvedTable().getIdentifier().asSummaryString());
 
-        int[][] targetColumns = sink.targetColumns();
-        if (targetColumns != null && targetColumns.length > 0) {
-            digest.add(
-                    "targetColumns=["
-                            + Arrays.stream(targetColumns)
-                                    .map(Arrays::toString)
-                                    .collect(Collectors.joining(","))
-                            + "]");
-        }
-
         String fieldTypes =
                 sink.getRowType().getFieldList().stream()
                         .map(f -> f.getType().toString())
diff --git a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/nodes/calcite/Sink.scala b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/nodes/calcite/Sink.scala
index 8279be977ca5f..74f8893dc0e50 100644
--- a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/nodes/calcite/Sink.scala
+++ b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/main/scala/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/nodes/calcite/Sink.scala
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ abstract class Sink(
           .getOrElse(Array.empty[Array[Int]])
           .map(_.mkString("[", ",", "]"))
           .mkString(","),
-        targetColumns != null
+        // only print target columns when the sink supports TargetColumnWriting
+        targetColumns != null && abilitySpecs.exists(
+          spec => spec.isInstanceOf[TargetColumnWritingSpec])
       )
       .item("fields", getRowType.getFieldNames.mkString(", "))
       .itemIf("hints", RelExplainUtil.hintsToString(hints), !hints.isEmpty)
diff --git a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/factories/TestUpdateDeleteTableFactory.java b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/factories/TestUpdateDeleteTableFactory.java
index 7101e129918e8..b29f1620ae7f2 100644
--- a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/factories/TestUpdateDeleteTableFactory.java
+++ b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/factories/TestUpdateDeleteTableFactory.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.apache.flink.table.connector.sink.abilities.SupportsDeletePushDown;
 import org.apache.flink.table.connector.sink.abilities.SupportsRowLevelDelete;
 import org.apache.flink.table.connector.sink.abilities.SupportsRowLevelUpdate;
+import org.apache.flink.table.connector.sink.abilities.SupportsTargetColumnWriting;
 import org.apache.flink.table.connector.sink.abilities.SupportsTruncate;
 import org.apache.flink.table.connector.source.DynamicTableSource;
 import org.apache.flink.table.connector.source.ScanTableSource;
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ private static class TestScanContext implements RowLevelModificationScanContext
 
     /** A sink that supports row-level update. */
     private static class SupportsRowLevelUpdateSink
-            implements DynamicTableSink, SupportsRowLevelUpdate {
+            implements DynamicTableSink, SupportsRowLevelUpdate, SupportsTargetColumnWriting {
 
         protected final ObjectIdentifier tableIdentifier;
         protected final ResolvedCatalogTable resolvedCatalogTable;
@@ -447,6 +448,12 @@ public RowLevelUpdateMode getRowLevelUpdateMode() {
                 }
             };
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean applyTargetColumns(int[][] targetColumns) {
+            // Implement SupportsTargetColumnWriting for the compatibility of existing test cases
+            return true;
+        }
     }
 
     /** A sink that supports row-level delete/update. */
diff --git a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/common/SinkReuseTestBase.java b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/common/SinkReuseTestBase.java
index c9ba3a205a992..37725a72d6c45 100644
--- a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/common/SinkReuseTestBase.java
+++ b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/java/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/common/SinkReuseTestBase.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.flink.table.api.StatementSet;
 import org.apache.flink.table.api.TableConfig;
-import org.apache.flink.table.api.config.OptimizerConfigOptions;
 import org.apache.flink.table.planner.plan.reuse.SinkReuser;
 import org.apache.flink.table.planner.utils.TableTestBase;
 import org.apache.flink.table.planner.utils.TableTestUtil;
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ public abstract class SinkReuseTestBase extends TableTestBase {
     @BeforeEach
     protected void setup() {
         TableConfig tableConfig = TableConfig.getDefault();
-        tableConfig.set(OptimizerConfigOptions.TABLE_OPTIMIZER_REUSE_SUB_PLAN_ENABLED, true);
-        tableConfig.set(OptimizerConfigOptions.TABLE_OPTIMIZER_REUSE_SINK_ENABLED, true);
         util = getTableTestUtil(tableConfig);
 
         util.tableEnv()
@@ -153,14 +150,25 @@ public void testSinkReuseFromSameSource() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSinkReuseWithPartialColumns() {
+    public void testSinkReuseWithPartialColumnsNotSupportsTargetColumnWriting() {
         StatementSet statementSet = util.tableEnv().createStatementSet();
+        // sink1 has not implemented the SupportsTargetColumnWriting sink ability
         statementSet.addInsertSql("INSERT INTO sink1(`x`) (SELECT x FROM source1)");
         statementSet.addInsertSql("INSERT INTO sink1(`y`) (SELECT y FROM source1)");
         statementSet.addInsertSql("INSERT INTO sink1(`x`) (SELECT x FROM source3)");
         util.verifyExecPlan(statementSet);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSinkReuseWithPartialColumnsAndSupportsTargetColumnWriting() {
+        StatementSet statementSet = util.tableEnv().createStatementSet();
+        // sink2 has implemented the SupportsTargetColumnWriting sink ability
+        statementSet.addInsertSql("INSERT INTO sink2(`x`) (SELECT x FROM source1)");
+        statementSet.addInsertSql("INSERT INTO sink2(`y`) (SELECT y FROM source1)");
+        statementSet.addInsertSql("INSERT INTO sink2(`x`) (SELECT x FROM source3)");
+        util.verifyExecPlan(statementSet);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSinkReuseWithOverwrite() {
         StatementSet statementSet = util.tableEnv().createStatementSet();
diff --git a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/batch/sql/BatchSinkReuseTest.xml b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/batch/sql/BatchSinkReuseTest.xml
index f3c33920f699d..f37bea76cc878 100644
--- a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/batch/sql/BatchSinkReuseTest.xml
+++ b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/batch/sql/BatchSinkReuseTest.xml
@@ -148,18 +148,47 @@ Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, y], hints=[[[OPT
 ]]>
 		</Resource>
 	</TestCase>
-	<TestCase name="testSinkReuseWithPartialColumns">
+	<TestCase name="testSinkReuseWithPartialColumnsNotSupportsTargetColumnWriting">
 		<Resource name="ast">
 			<![CDATA[
-LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
 +- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
    +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
 
-LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
 +- LogicalProject(EXPR$0=[null:BIGINT], y=[$1])
    +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
 
-LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
++- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
+   +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3]])
+]]>
+		</Resource>
+		<Resource name="optimized exec plan">
+			<![CDATA[
+Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
++- Union(all=[true], union=[x, EXPR$1])
+   :- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
+   :  +- TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1, project=[x, y], metadata=[]]], fields=[x, y])(reuse_id=[1])
+   :- Calc(select=[null:BIGINT AS EXPR$0, y])
+   :  +- Reused(reference_id=[1])
+   +- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
+      +- TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3, project=[x], metadata=[]]], fields=[x])
+]]>
+		</Resource>
+	</TestCase>
+	<TestCase name="testSinkReuseWithPartialColumnsAndSupportsTargetColumnWriting">
+		<Resource name="ast">
+			<![CDATA[
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
++- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
+   +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
+
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
++- LogicalProject(EXPR$0=[null:BIGINT], y=[$1])
+   +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
+
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
 +- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
    +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3]])
 ]]>
@@ -168,14 +197,14 @@ LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]],
 			<![CDATA[
 TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1, project=[x, y], metadata=[]]], fields=[x, y])(reuse_id=[1])
 
-Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
+Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
 +- Union(all=[true], union=[x, EXPR$1])
    :- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
    :  +- Reused(reference_id=[1])
    +- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
       +- TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3, project=[x], metadata=[]]], fields=[x])
 
-Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
+Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
 +- Calc(select=[null:BIGINT AS EXPR$0, y])
    +- Reused(reference_id=[1])
 ]]>
diff --git a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/stream/sql/StreamSinkReuseTest.xml b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/stream/sql/StreamSinkReuseTest.xml
index 59198a2e151a9..270ccc571c2b5 100644
--- a/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/stream/sql/StreamSinkReuseTest.xml
+++ b/flink-table/flink-table-planner/src/test/resources/org/apache/flink/table/planner/plan/stream/sql/StreamSinkReuseTest.xml
@@ -148,18 +148,47 @@ Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, y])
 ]]>
 		</Resource>
 	</TestCase>
-	<TestCase name="testSinkReuseWithPartialColumns">
+	<TestCase name="testSinkReuseWithPartialColumnsNotSupportsTargetColumnWriting">
 		<Resource name="ast">
 			<![CDATA[
-LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
 +- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
    +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
 
-LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
 +- LogicalProject(EXPR$0=[null:BIGINT], y=[$1])
    +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
 
-LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
++- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
+   +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3]])
+]]>
+		</Resource>
+		<Resource name="optimized exec plan">
+			<![CDATA[
+Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
++- Union(all=[true], union=[x, EXPR$1])
+   :- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
+   :  +- TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1, project=[x, y], metadata=[]]], fields=[x, y])(reuse_id=[1])
+   :- Calc(select=[null:BIGINT AS EXPR$0, y])
+   :  +- Reused(reference_id=[1])
+   +- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
+      +- TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3, project=[x], metadata=[]]], fields=[x])
+]]>
+		</Resource>
+	</TestCase>
+	<TestCase name="testSinkReuseWithPartialColumnsAndSupportsTargetColumnWriting">
+		<Resource name="ast">
+			<![CDATA[
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
++- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
+   +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
+
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
++- LogicalProject(EXPR$0=[null:BIGINT], y=[$1])
+   +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1]])
+
+LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
 +- LogicalProject(x=[$0], EXPR$1=[null:BIGINT])
    +- LogicalTableScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3]])
 ]]>
@@ -168,14 +197,14 @@ LogicalSink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]],
 			<![CDATA[
 TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source1, project=[x, y], metadata=[]]], fields=[x, y])(reuse_id=[1])
 
-Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
+Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[0]], fields=[x, EXPR$1])
 +- Union(all=[true], union=[x, EXPR$1])
    :- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
    :  +- Reused(reference_id=[1])
    +- Calc(select=[x, null:BIGINT AS EXPR$1])
       +- TableSourceScan(table=[[default_catalog, default_database, source3, project=[x], metadata=[]]], fields=[x])
 
-Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink1], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
+Sink(table=[default_catalog.default_database.sink2], targetColumns=[[1]], fields=[EXPR$0, y])
 +- Calc(select=[null:BIGINT AS EXPR$0, y])
    +- Reused(reference_id=[1])
 ]]>