diff --git a/pkg/sql/gcjob/refresh_statuses.go b/pkg/sql/gcjob/refresh_statuses.go
index 350003be1c05..73b343f243f3 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/gcjob/refresh_statuses.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/gcjob/refresh_statuses.go
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ func updateStatusForGCElements(
 		if isMissingDescriptorError(err) {
 			log.Warningf(ctx, "table %d not found, marking as GC'd", tableID)
 			markTableGCed(ctx, tableID, progress, jobspb.SchemaChangeGCProgress_CLEARED)
+			for indexID := range indexDropTimes {
+				markIndexGCed(ctx, indexID, progress, jobspb.SchemaChangeGCProgress_CLEARED)
+			}
 			return false, true, maxDeadline
 		}
 		log.Warningf(ctx, "error while calculating GC time for table %d, err: %+v", tableID, err)
diff --git a/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/BUILD.bazel
index 68f371e18eaa..ec743901f9de 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ go_test(
     args = ["-test.timeout=295s"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/base",
+        "//pkg/clusterversion",
         "//pkg/jobs",
         "//pkg/jobs/jobspb",
         "//pkg/keys",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/sql/gcjob",
         "//pkg/sql/isql",
         "//pkg/sql/sem/catid",
+        "//pkg/sql/tests",
         "//pkg/storage",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/jobutils",
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/util/log",
         "//pkg/util/randutil",
         "//pkg/util/timeutil",
+        "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//:errors",
         "@com_github_stretchr_testify//require",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/gc_job_test.go b/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/gc_job_test.go
index 768bac9fcec5..3455c79c9e3d 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/gc_job_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/gcjob_test/gc_job_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/base"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/clusterversion"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobspb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/multitenant/mtinfopb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/username"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/bootstrap"
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/gcjob"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/isql"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sem/catid"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/tests"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/jobutils"
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/leaktest"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/log"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/timeutil"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -668,3 +672,77 @@ SELECT descriptor_id, index_id
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestLegacyIndexGCSucceedsWithMissingDescriptor(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
+	params, _ := tests.CreateTestServerParams()
+	// Override binary version to be older.
+	params.Knobs.Server = &server.TestingKnobs{
+		DisableAutomaticVersionUpgrade: make(chan struct{}),
+		// Need to disable MVCC since this test is testing the legacy GC path.
+		BinaryVersionOverride: clusterversion.ByKey(clusterversion.V23_1_MVCCRangeTombstonesUnconditionallyEnabled - 1),
+	}
+	params.Knobs.JobsTestingKnobs = jobs.NewTestingKnobsWithShortIntervals()
+
+	s, sqlDB, _ := serverutils.StartServer(t, params)
+	defer s.Stopper().Stop(context.Background())
+	tDB := sqlutils.MakeSQLRunner(sqlDB)
+
+	tDB.Exec(t, `SET CLUSTER SETTING storage.mvcc.range_tombstones.enabled = false`)
+	tDB.Exec(t, `CREATE TABLE t(a INT)`)
+	tDB.Exec(t, `INSERT INTO t VALUES (1), (2)`)
+	tDB.Exec(t, `TRUNCATE TABLE t`)
+
+	var truncateJobID string
+	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
+		rslt := tDB.QueryStr(t, `SELECT job_id, status, running_status FROM [SHOW JOBS] WHERE description = 'GC for TRUNCATE TABLE defaultdb.public.t'`)
+		if len(rslt) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expect only 1 truncate job, found %d", len(rslt))
+		}
+		if rslt[0][1] != "running" {
+			return errors.New("job not running yet")
+		}
+		if rslt[0][2] != "waiting for GC TTL" {
+			return errors.New("not waiting for gc yet")
+		}
+		truncateJobID = rslt[0][0]
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	tDB.Exec(t, `PAUSE JOB `+truncateJobID)
+	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
+		rslt := tDB.QueryStr(t, `SELECT status FROM [SHOW JOBS] WHERE job_id = `+truncateJobID)
+		if len(rslt) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expect only 1 truncate job, found %d", len(rslt))
+		}
+		if rslt[0][0] != "paused" {
+			return errors.New("job not paused yet")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	tDB.Exec(t, `ALTER TABLE t CONFIGURE ZONE USING gc.ttlseconds = 1;`)
+	tDB.Exec(t, `DROP TABLE t`)
+	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
+		rslt := tDB.QueryStr(t, `SELECT status FROM [SHOW JOBS] WHERE description = 'GC for DROP TABLE defaultdb.public.t'`)
+		if len(rslt) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expect only 1 truncate job, found %d", len(rslt))
+		}
+		if rslt[0][0] != "succeeded" {
+			return errors.New("job not running yet")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	tDB.Exec(t, `RESUME JOB `+truncateJobID)
+	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
+		rslt := tDB.QueryStr(t, `SELECT status FROM [SHOW JOBS] WHERE job_id = `+truncateJobID)
+		if len(rslt) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expect only 1 truncate job, found %d", len(rslt))
+		}
+		if rslt[0][0] != "succeeded" {
+			return errors.New("job not running")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}