diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
index eaae64dd8..28e2c785d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_buffer_worker.erl
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ collect_and_enqueue_query_requests(Request0, Data0) ->
             end,
             Requests
         ),
-    NewQ = append_queue(Id, Index, Q, Queries),
+    {_Overflow, NewQ} = append_queue(Id, Index, Q, Queries),
     Data = Data0#{queue := NewQ},
     {Queries, Data}.
 
@@ -1089,18 +1089,22 @@ append_queue(Id, Index, Q, Queries) ->
     %% because the marshaller will get lost.
     false = is_binary(hd(Queries)),
     Q0 = replayq:append(Q, Queries),
-    Q2 =
+    {Overflow, Q2} =
         case replayq:overflow(Q0) of
-            Overflow when Overflow =< 0 ->
-                Q0;
-            Overflow ->
-                PopOpts = #{bytes_limit => Overflow, count_limit => 999999999},
+            OverflowBytes when OverflowBytes =< 0 ->
+                {[], Q0};
+            OverflowBytes ->
+                PopOpts = #{bytes_limit => OverflowBytes, count_limit => 999999999},
                 {Q1, QAckRef, Items2} = replayq:pop(Q0, PopOpts),
                 ok = replayq:ack(Q1, QAckRef),
                 Dropped = length(Items2),
                 emqx_resource_metrics:dropped_queue_full_inc(Id),
-                ?SLOG(error, #{msg => drop_query, reason => queue_full, dropped => Dropped}),
-                Q1
+                ?SLOG(info, #{
+                    msg => buffer_worker_overflow,
+                    worker_id => Id,
+                    dropped => Dropped
+                }),
+                {Items2, Q1}
         end,
     emqx_resource_metrics:queuing_set(Id, Index, queue_count(Q2)),
     ?tp(
@@ -1108,10 +1112,11 @@ append_queue(Id, Index, Q, Queries) ->
         #{
             id => Id,
             items => Queries,
-            queue_count => queue_count(Q2)
+            queue_count => queue_count(Q2),
+            overflow => length(Overflow)
         }
     ),
-    Q2.
+    {Overflow, Q2}.
 
 %%==============================================================================
 %% the inflight queue for async query