diff --git a/mysql-test/main/order_by.result b/mysql-test/main/order_by.result
index f4e88d6e6e3..c8f63f881cc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/order_by.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/order_by.result
@@ -3460,6 +3460,31 @@ 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	UNIT RESULT	<unit1>	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	UNIT RESULT	<unit1>	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
 #
 # MDEV-16214: Incorrect plan taken by the optimizer , uses INDEX instead of ref access with ORDER BY
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/order_by.test b/mysql-test/main/order_by.test
index 74884144a98..08d5982b220 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/order_by.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/order_by.test
@@ -2293,6 +2293,22 @@ 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
 
 --echo #
diff --git a/sql/item_subselect.cc b/sql/item_subselect.cc
index 9f43561151d..352d80da92c 100644
--- a/sql/item_subselect.cc
+++ b/sql/item_subselect.cc
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ bool Item_subselect::fix_fields(THD *thd_param, Item **ref)
         res= TRUE;
         goto end;
       }
+      if (sl ==  unit->first_select() && !sl->next_select())
+        unit->fake_select_lex= 0;
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 6c090ea5352..7f4c6d24b8d 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -26370,7 +26370,7 @@ bool mysql_explain_union(THD *thd, SELECT_LEX_UNIT *unit, select_result *result)
     sl->options|= SELECT_DESCRIBE;
   }
 
-  if (unit->is_unit_op())
+  if (unit->is_unit_op() || unit->fake_select_lex)
   {
     if (unit->union_needs_tmp_table() && unit->fake_select_lex)
     {