diff --git a/mysql-test/r/order_by.result b/mysql-test/r/order_by.result
index b1441013bc8..39b4e25d670 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/order_by.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/order_by.result
@@ -3460,4 +3460,29 @@ SET max_length_for_sort_data=@save_max_length_for_sort_data;
 SET max_sort_length= @save_max_sort_length;
 SET sql_select_limit= @save_sql_select_limit;
 DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# MDEV-25682: EXPLAIN for SELECT with ORDER BY after [ORDER BY] LIMIT
+#
+create table t1 (a int);
+insert into t1 values (3), (7), (1);
+explain (select a from t1 limit 2) order by a desc;
+id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
+1	SIMPLE	t1	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	3	
+NULL	UNION RESULT	<union1>	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	Using filesort
+(select a from t1 limit 2) order by a desc;
+a
+7
+3
+create table t2 (a int, b int);
+insert into t2 values (3,70), (7,10), (1,40), (4,30);
+explain (select b,a from t2 order by a limit 3) order by b desc;
+id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
+1	SIMPLE	t2	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	4	Using filesort
+NULL	UNION RESULT	<union1>	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	Using filesort
+(select b,a from t2 order by a limit 3) order by b desc;
+b	a
+70	3
+40	1
+30	4
+drop table t1,t2;
 # End of 10.2 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/order_by.test b/mysql-test/t/order_by.test
index 36c25ed37fb..4e50fc5b3c6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/order_by.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/order_by.test
@@ -2293,4 +2293,20 @@ SET max_sort_length= @save_max_sort_length;
 SET sql_select_limit= @save_sql_select_limit;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-25682: EXPLAIN for SELECT with ORDER BY after [ORDER BY] LIMIT
+--echo #
+
+create table t1 (a int);
+insert into t1 values (3), (7), (1);
+explain (select a from t1 limit 2) order by a desc;
+(select a from t1 limit 2) order by a desc;
+
+create table t2 (a int, b int);
+insert into t2 values (3,70), (7,10), (1,40), (4,30);
+explain (select b,a from t2 order by a limit 3) order by b desc;
+(select b,a from t2 order by a limit 3) order by b desc;
+
+drop table t1,t2;
+
 --echo # End of 10.2 tests
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index b85bd31e23c..ce706209017 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -25332,7 +25332,7 @@ bool mysql_explain_union(THD *thd, SELECT_LEX_UNIT *unit, select_result *result)
     sl->options|= SELECT_DESCRIBE;
   }
 
-  if (unit->is_union())
+  if (unit->is_union() || unit->fake_select_lex)
   {
     if (unit->union_needs_tmp_table() && unit->fake_select_lex)
     {