diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c
index a48456714c2cbeb703da9cf48fef99502a6cb2a0..c949ca0e37e12eab4f9d70e41962d232bec38981 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c
@@ -413,6 +413,18 @@ bring_to_singleQE(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel, List *outer_quals)
 			if (origpath->param_info)
 				continue;
 
+			/*
+			 * param_info cannot cover the case that an index path's orderbyclauses
+			 * See github issue: https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/issues/9733
+			 */
+			if (IsA(origpath, IndexPath))
+			{
+				IndexPath *ipath = (IndexPath *) origpath;
+				if (contains_outer_params((Node *) ipath->indexorderbys,
+										  (void *) root))
+					continue;
+			}
+
 			CdbPathLocus_MakeSingleQE(&target_locus,
 									  origpath->locus.numsegments);
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp.out b/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp.out
index 24b60a258598966ef589fe7309bb65afa7ff1c23..4c597e0a1a571b209f5d311677daf45fbc94e6f4 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp.out
@@ -1117,3 +1117,70 @@ NOTICE:  prefetch join qual in slice 0 of plannode 2
 
 reset Test_print_prefetch_joinqual;
 reset optimizer;
+-- Github Issue: https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/issues/9733
+-- Previously in the function bring_to_outer_query and
+-- bring_to_singleQE it depends on the path->param_info field
+-- to determine if the path contains outerParams. This is not
+-- enought. The following case would SegFault before because
+-- the indexpath's orderby clause contains outerParams.
+create table gist_tbl_github9733 (b box, p point, c circle);
+NOTICE:  Table doesn't have 'DISTRIBUTED BY' clause, and no column type is suitable for a distribution key. Creating a NULL policy entry.
+insert into gist_tbl_github9733
+select box(point(0.05*i, 0.05*i), point(0.05*i, 0.05*i)),
+       point(0.05*i, 0.05*i),
+       circle(point(0.05*i, 0.05*i), 1.0)
+from generate_series(0,10000) as i;
+vacuum analyze gist_tbl_github9733;
+create index gist_tbl_point_index_github9733 on gist_tbl_github9733 using gist (p);
+set enable_seqscan=off;
+set enable_bitmapscan=off;
+explain (costs off)
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+ERROR:  could not devise a query plan for the given query (pathnode.c:417)
+reset enable_seqscan;
+explain (costs off)
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+                                        QUERY PLAN                                         
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Nested Loop
+   ->  Values Scan on "*VALUES*"
+   ->  Materialize
+         ->  Subquery Scan on ss
+               ->  Limit
+                     ->  Sort
+                           Sort Key: ((gist_tbl_github9733.p <-> ("*VALUES*".column1)[0]))
+                           ->  Result
+                                 Filter: (gist_tbl_github9733.p <@ "*VALUES*".column1)
+                                 ->  Materialize
+                                       ->  Gather Motion 3:1  (slice1; segments: 3)
+                                             ->  Seq Scan on gist_tbl_github9733
+ Optimizer: Postgres query optimizer
+(13 rows)
+
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+      p      
+-------------
+ (0.5,0.5)
+ (0.45,0.45)
+ (0.75,0.75)
+ (0.7,0.7)
+ (1,1)
+ (0.95,0.95)
+(6 rows)
+
+reset enable_bitmapscan;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp_optimizer.out b/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp_optimizer.out
index 6e518e38642bd20f73b1ab811c1b497149f16b0b..0f54b6e800639a4944fd45b05112c5098e7cb9a8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp_optimizer.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/join_gp_optimizer.out
@@ -1133,3 +1133,70 @@ NOTICE:  prefetch join qual in slice 0 of plannode 2
 
 reset Test_print_prefetch_joinqual;
 reset optimizer;
+-- Github Issue: https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/issues/9733
+-- Previously in the function bring_to_outer_query and
+-- bring_to_singleQE it depends on the path->param_info field
+-- to determine if the path contains outerParams. This is not
+-- enought. The following case would SegFault before because
+-- the indexpath's orderby clause contains outerParams.
+create table gist_tbl_github9733 (b box, p point, c circle);
+NOTICE:  Table doesn't have 'DISTRIBUTED BY' clause, and no column type is suitable for a distribution key. Creating a NULL policy entry.
+insert into gist_tbl_github9733
+select box(point(0.05*i, 0.05*i), point(0.05*i, 0.05*i)),
+       point(0.05*i, 0.05*i),
+       circle(point(0.05*i, 0.05*i), 1.0)
+from generate_series(0,10000) as i;
+vacuum analyze gist_tbl_github9733;
+create index gist_tbl_point_index_github9733 on gist_tbl_github9733 using gist (p);
+set enable_seqscan=off;
+set enable_bitmapscan=off;
+explain (costs off)
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+ERROR:  could not devise a query plan for the given query (pathnode.c:417)
+reset enable_seqscan;
+explain (costs off)
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+                                        QUERY PLAN                                         
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Nested Loop
+   ->  Values Scan on "*VALUES*"
+   ->  Materialize
+         ->  Subquery Scan on ss
+               ->  Limit
+                     ->  Sort
+                           Sort Key: ((gist_tbl_github9733.p <-> ("*VALUES*".column1)[0]))
+                           ->  Result
+                                 Filter: (gist_tbl_github9733.p <@ "*VALUES*".column1)
+                                 ->  Materialize
+                                       ->  Gather Motion 3:1  (slice1; segments: 3)
+                                             ->  Seq Scan on gist_tbl_github9733
+ Optimizer: Postgres query optimizer
+(13 rows)
+
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+      p      
+-------------
+ (0.5,0.5)
+ (0.45,0.45)
+ (0.75,0.75)
+ (0.7,0.7)
+ (1,1)
+ (0.95,0.95)
+(6 rows)
+
+reset enable_bitmapscan;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/join_gp.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/join_gp.sql
index 06629f32c69febbc4db53b7220cee93431550c1d..6e813f3377df6916851747297b539abe9b41a3c0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/join_gp.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/join_gp.sql
@@ -544,3 +544,45 @@ on t1.b = t2.b and t1.a > any (select sum(b) from t3_test_pretch_join_qual t3 wh
 
 reset Test_print_prefetch_joinqual;
 reset optimizer;
+
+-- Github Issue: https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/issues/9733
+-- Previously in the function bring_to_outer_query and
+-- bring_to_singleQE it depends on the path->param_info field
+-- to determine if the path contains outerParams. This is not
+-- enought. The following case would SegFault before because
+-- the indexpath's orderby clause contains outerParams.
+create table gist_tbl_github9733 (b box, p point, c circle);
+insert into gist_tbl_github9733
+select box(point(0.05*i, 0.05*i), point(0.05*i, 0.05*i)),
+       point(0.05*i, 0.05*i),
+       circle(point(0.05*i, 0.05*i), 1.0)
+from generate_series(0,10000) as i;
+vacuum analyze gist_tbl_github9733;
+create index gist_tbl_point_index_github9733 on gist_tbl_github9733 using gist (p);
+set enable_seqscan=off;
+set enable_bitmapscan=off;
+explain (costs off)
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+
+reset enable_seqscan;
+explain (costs off)
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+
+select p from
+  (values (box(point(0,0), point(0.5,0.5))),
+          (box(point(0.5,0.5), point(0.75,0.75))),
+          (box(point(0.8,0.8), point(1.0,1.0)))) as v(bb)
+cross join lateral
+  (select p from gist_tbl_github9733 where p <@ bb order by p <-> bb[0] limit 2) ss;
+
+reset enable_bitmapscan;