diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f402cb1e83e0..ab86334c8ebd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ cmake_install.cmake
 build/
 *-build/
 Testing/
-cmake-build-debug/
-cmake-build-release/
+cmake-build-*/
 ep/_ep/
 
 # Editor temporary/working/backup files #
diff --git a/backends-velox/src-delta/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxDeltaComponent.scala b/backends-velox/src-delta/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxDeltaComponent.scala
index 4e5ec88c00ac..d157d7b72532 100644
--- a/backends-velox/src-delta/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxDeltaComponent.scala
+++ b/backends-velox/src-delta/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxDeltaComponent.scala
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class VeloxDeltaComponent extends Component {
     legacy.injectTransform {
       c =>
         val offload = Seq(OffloadDeltaScan(), OffloadDeltaProject(), OffloadDeltaFilter())
+          .map(_.toStrcitRule())
         HeuristicTransform.Simple(Validators.newValidator(c.glutenConf, offload), offload)
     }
     val offloads: Seq[RasOffload] = Seq(
diff --git a/backends-velox/src-hudi/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxHudiComponent.scala b/backends-velox/src-hudi/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxHudiComponent.scala
index c9eeabcdfe01..b11645efbd50 100644
--- a/backends-velox/src-hudi/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxHudiComponent.scala
+++ b/backends-velox/src-hudi/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/component/VeloxHudiComponent.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class VeloxHudiComponent extends Component {
     val ras = injector.gluten.ras
     legacy.injectTransform {
       c =>
-        val offload = Seq(OffloadHudiScan())
+        val offload = Seq(OffloadHudiScan()).map(_.toStrcitRule())
         HeuristicTransform.Simple(Validators.newValidator(c.glutenConf, offload), offload)
     }
     ras.injectRasRule {
diff --git a/backends-velox/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/backendsapi/velox/VeloxRuleApi.scala b/backends-velox/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/backendsapi/velox/VeloxRuleApi.scala
index 82a20b8cc56c..04dfbf255898 100644
--- a/backends-velox/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/backendsapi/velox/VeloxRuleApi.scala
+++ b/backends-velox/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/backendsapi/velox/VeloxRuleApi.scala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ object VeloxRuleApi {
     injector.injectPreTransform(c => ArrowScanReplaceRule.apply(c.session))
 
     // Legacy: The legacy transform rule.
-    val offloads = Seq(OffloadOthers(), OffloadExchange(), OffloadJoin())
+    val offloads = Seq(OffloadOthers(), OffloadExchange(), OffloadJoin()).map(_.toStrcitRule())
     val validatorBuilder: GlutenConfig => Validator = conf =>
       Validators.newValidator(conf, offloads)
     val rewrites =
diff --git a/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNode.scala b/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNode.scala
index 232973f53a5d..4cf3e1d0c95d 100644
--- a/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNode.scala
+++ b/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNode.scala
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@
  */
 package org.apache.gluten.extension.columnar.offload
 
+import org.apache.gluten.execution.GlutenPlan
+import org.apache.gluten.extension.columnar.transition.Convention
+
+import org.apache.spark.broadcast.Broadcast
 import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
-import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.SparkPlan
+import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.{Attribute, SortOrder}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.physical.Partitioning
+import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.{LeafExecNode, SparkPlan}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.vectorized.ColumnarBatch
 
 /**
  * Converts a vanilla Spark plan node into Gluten plan node. Gluten plan is supposed to be executed
@@ -29,3 +38,77 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.SparkPlan
 trait OffloadSingleNode extends Logging {
   def offload(plan: SparkPlan): SparkPlan
 }
+
+object OffloadSingleNode {
+  implicit class OffloadSingleNodeOps(rule: OffloadSingleNode) {
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the [[OffloadSingleNode]] rule to a strict version.
+     *
+     * In the strict version of the rule, all children of the input query plan node will be replaced
+     * with 'DummyLeafExec' nodes so they are not accessible from the rule body.
+     */
+    def toStrcitRule(): OffloadSingleNode = {
+      new StrictRule(rule);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private class StrictRule(delegate: OffloadSingleNode) extends OffloadSingleNode {
+    override def offload(plan: SparkPlan): SparkPlan = {
+      val planWithChildrenHidden = hideChildren(plan)
+      val applied = delegate.offload(planWithChildrenHidden)
+      val out = restoreHiddenChildren(applied)
+      out
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces the children with 'DummyLeafExec' nodes so they become inaccessible afterward. Used
+     * when the children plan nodes can be dropped because not interested.
+     */
+    private def hideChildren[T <: SparkPlan](plan: T): T = {
+      plan
+        .withNewChildren(
+          plan.children.map {
+            child =>
+              val dummyLeaf = DummyLeafExec(child)
+              child.logicalLink.foreach(dummyLeaf.setLogicalLink)
+              dummyLeaf
+          }
+        )
+        .asInstanceOf[T]
+    }
+
+    /** Restores hidden children from the replaced 'DummyLeafExec' nodes. */
+    private def restoreHiddenChildren[T <: SparkPlan](plan: T): T = {
+      plan
+        .transformDown {
+          case d: DummyLeafExec =>
+            d.hiddenPlan
+          case other => other
+        }
+        .asInstanceOf[T]
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The plan node that hides the real child plan node during #applyOnNode call. This is used when
+   * query planner doesn't allow a rule to access the child plan nodes from the input query plan
+   * node.
+   */
+  private case class DummyLeafExec(hiddenPlan: SparkPlan) extends LeafExecNode with GlutenPlan {
+    private lazy val conv: Convention = Convention.get(hiddenPlan)
+
+    override def batchType(): Convention.BatchType = conv.batchType
+    override def rowType0(): Convention.RowType = conv.rowType
+    override def output: Seq[Attribute] = hiddenPlan.output
+    override def outputPartitioning: Partitioning = hiddenPlan.outputPartitioning
+    override def outputOrdering: Seq[SortOrder] = hiddenPlan.outputOrdering
+
+    override def doExecute(): RDD[InternalRow] =
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not allowed in #applyOnNode call")
+    override def doExecuteColumnar(): RDD[ColumnarBatch] =
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not allowed in #applyOnNode call")
+    override def doExecuteBroadcast[T](): Broadcast[T] =
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not allowed in #applyOnNode call")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gluten-substrait/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNodeRules.scala b/gluten-substrait/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNodeRules.scala
index d356a39b4103..611b2a8ff71f 100644
--- a/gluten-substrait/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNodeRules.scala
+++ b/gluten-substrait/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/extension/columnar/offload/OffloadSingleNodeRules.scala
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ object OffloadOthers {
   // Utility to replace single node within transformed Gluten node.
   // Children will be preserved as they are as children of the output node.
   //
-  // Do not look up on children on the input node in this rule. Otherwise
+  // Do not look up on children on the input node in this rule. Otherwise,
   // it may break RAS which would group all the possible input nodes to
   // search for validate candidates.
   private class ReplaceSingleNode extends LogLevelUtil with Logging {