diff --git a/types/json/binary_functions.go b/types/json/binary_functions.go
index 88770ae78c89f..926ba52b8cca0 100644
--- a/types/json/binary_functions.go
+++ b/types/json/binary_functions.go
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ func (bj BinaryJSON) Extract(pathExprList []PathExpression) (ret BinaryJSON, fou
 		// even if len(pathExprList) equals to 1.
 		found = true
 		ret = buf[0]
+		// Fix https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/issues/30352
+		if pathExprList[0].ContainsAnyAsterisk() {
+			ret = buildBinaryArray(buf)
+		}
 	} else {
 		found = true
 		ret = buildBinaryArray(buf)
diff --git a/types/json/binary_test.go b/types/json/binary_test.go
index e276d81def524..4142c9cdf150f 100644
--- a/types/json/binary_test.go
+++ b/types/json/binary_test.go
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ func TestBinaryJSONExtract(t *testing.T) {
 		{bj1, []string{"$.*[0]"}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `["world", 1, true, "d"]`), true, nil},
 		{bj1, []string{`$.a[*]."aa"`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `["bb", "cc"]`), true, nil},
 		{bj1, []string{`$."\"hello\""`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `"world"`), true, nil},
-		{bj1, []string{`$**[1]`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `"2"`), true, nil},
+		{bj1, []string{`$**[1]`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `["2"]`), true, nil},
 		{bj3, []string{`$.properties.$type`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `"TiDB"`), true, nil},
 		{bj4, []string{`$.properties.$type$type`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `{"$a$a" : "TiDB"}`), true, nil},
 		{bj4, []string{`$.properties.$type$type.$a$a`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `"TiDB"`), true, nil},
 		{bj5, []string{`$.properties.$type.$a.$b`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `"TiDB"`), true, nil},
-		{bj5, []string{`$.properties.$type.$a.*[0]`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `"TiDB"`), true, nil},
+		{bj5, []string{`$.properties.$type.$a.*[0]`}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `["TiDB"]`), true, nil},
 
 		// test extract with multi path expressions.
 		{bj1, []string{"$.a", "$[5]"}, mustParseBinaryFromString(t, `[[1, "2", {"aa": "bb"}, 4.0, {"aa": "cc"}]]`), true, nil},