diff --git a/cmd/explaintest/r/explain_easy.result b/cmd/explaintest/r/explain_easy.result
index c708739f26a3f..0c989d357bba6 100644
--- a/cmd/explaintest/r/explain_easy.result
+++ b/cmd/explaintest/r/explain_easy.result
@@ -180,6 +180,35 @@ HashAgg_18	24000.00	root	group by:c1, funcs:firstrow(join_agg_0)
     └─IndexReader_62	8000.00	root	index:StreamAgg_53
       └─StreamAgg_53	8000.00	cop	group by:test.t2.c1, funcs:firstrow(test.t2.c1), firstrow(test.t2.c1)
         └─IndexScan_60	10000.00	cop	table:t2, index:c1, range:[NULL,+inf], keep order:true, stats:pseudo
+explain select count(1) from (select count(1) from (select * from t1 where c3 = 100) k) k2;
+id	count	task	operator info
+StreamAgg_13	1.00	root	funcs:count(1)
+└─StreamAgg_28	1.00	root	funcs:firstrow(col_0)
+  └─TableReader_29	1.00	root	data:StreamAgg_17
+    └─StreamAgg_17	1.00	cop	funcs:firstrow(1)
+      └─Selection_27	10.00	cop	eq(test.t1.c3, 100)
+        └─TableScan_26	10000.00	cop	table:t1, range:[-inf,+inf], keep order:false, stats:pseudo
+explain select 1 from (select count(c2), count(c3) from t1) k;
+id	count	task	operator info
+Projection_5	1.00	root	1
+└─StreamAgg_17	1.00	root	funcs:firstrow(col_0)
+  └─TableReader_18	1.00	root	data:StreamAgg_9
+    └─StreamAgg_9	1.00	cop	funcs:firstrow(1)
+      └─TableScan_16	10000.00	cop	table:t1, range:[-inf,+inf], keep order:false, stats:pseudo
+explain select count(1) from (select max(c2), count(c3) as m from t1) k;
+id	count	task	operator info
+StreamAgg_11	1.00	root	funcs:count(1)
+└─StreamAgg_23	1.00	root	funcs:firstrow(col_0)
+  └─TableReader_24	1.00	root	data:StreamAgg_15
+    └─StreamAgg_15	1.00	cop	funcs:firstrow(1)
+      └─TableScan_22	10000.00	cop	table:t1, range:[-inf,+inf], keep order:false, stats:pseudo
+explain select count(1) from (select count(c2) from t1 group by c3) k;
+id	count	task	operator info
+StreamAgg_11	1.00	root	funcs:count(1)
+└─HashAgg_23	8000.00	root	group by:col_1, funcs:firstrow(col_0)
+  └─TableReader_24	8000.00	root	data:HashAgg_20
+    └─HashAgg_20	8000.00	cop	group by:test.t1.c3, funcs:firstrow(1)
+      └─TableScan_15	10000.00	cop	table:t1, range:[-inf,+inf], keep order:false, stats:pseudo
 set @@session.tidb_opt_insubquery_unfold = 0;
 explain select sum(t1.c1 in (select c1 from t2)) from t1;
 id	count	task	operator info
diff --git a/cmd/explaintest/t/explain_easy.test b/cmd/explaintest/t/explain_easy.test
index 47ced4372309c..25c2e94b79f81 100644
--- a/cmd/explaintest/t/explain_easy.test
+++ b/cmd/explaintest/t/explain_easy.test
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ explain select if(10, t1.c1, t1.c2) from t1;
 explain select c1 from t2 union select c1 from t2 union all select c1 from t2;
 explain select c1 from t2 union all select c1 from t2 union select c1 from t2;
 
+# https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/issues/9125
+explain select count(1) from (select count(1) from (select * from t1 where c3 = 100) k) k2;
+explain select 1 from (select count(c2), count(c3) from t1) k;
+explain select count(1) from (select max(c2), count(c3) as m from t1) k;
+explain select count(1) from (select count(c2) from t1 group by c3) k;
+
 set @@session.tidb_opt_insubquery_unfold = 0;
 
 explain select sum(t1.c1 in (select c1 from t2)) from t1;
diff --git a/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go b/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
index 73da2788b562c..391d7e7e1ce1d 100644
--- a/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
@@ -1240,6 +1240,24 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestColumnPruning(c *C) {
 				12: {"test.t4.a"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			sql: "select 1 from (select count(b) as cnt from t) t1;",
+			ans: map[int][]string{
+				1: {"test.t.a"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			sql: "select count(1) from (select count(b) as cnt from t) t1;",
+			ans: map[int][]string{
+				1: {"test.t.a"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			sql: "select count(1) from (select count(b) as cnt from t group by c) t1;",
+			ans: map[int][]string{
+				1: {"test.t.c"},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		comment := Commentf("for %s", tt.sql)
diff --git a/planner/core/rule_column_pruning.go b/planner/core/rule_column_pruning.go
index 508797b27958f..b7e6a72a4e64a 100644
--- a/planner/core/rule_column_pruning.go
+++ b/planner/core/rule_column_pruning.go
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/ast"
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/model"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/expression"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/expression/aggregation"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/infoschema"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/mysql"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 )
 
 type columnPruner struct {
@@ -97,6 +99,21 @@ func (la *LogicalAggregation) PruneColumns(parentUsedCols []*expression.Column)
 	for _, aggrFunc := range la.AggFuncs {
 		selfUsedCols = expression.ExtractColumnsFromExpressions(selfUsedCols, aggrFunc.Args, nil)
 	}
+	if len(la.AggFuncs) == 0 {
+		// If all the aggregate functions are pruned, we should add an aggregate function to keep the correctness.
+		one, err := aggregation.NewAggFuncDesc(la.ctx, ast.AggFuncFirstRow, []expression.Expression{expression.One}, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("error building dummy aggregate function'first(1)': %s", err.Error()))
+		}
+		la.AggFuncs = []*aggregation.AggFuncDesc{one}
+		col := &expression.Column{
+			ColName:  model.NewCIStr("dummy_agg"),
+			UniqueID: la.ctx.GetSessionVars().AllocPlanColumnID(),
+			RetType:  types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeLonglong),
+		}
+		la.schema.Columns = []*expression.Column{col}
+	}
+
 	if len(la.GroupByItems) > 0 {
 		for i := len(la.GroupByItems) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 			cols := expression.ExtractColumns(la.GroupByItems[i])