diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment.cpp
index 7a50b2a87a5305..1ebf64d99c7c6f 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,13 @@ Status Segment::_open(io::FileSystemSPtr fs, const std::string& path, uint32_t s
         segment->_fs = fs;
         segment->_file_reader = std::move(file_reader);
         st = segment->_open(stats);
-    } else if (st.is<ErrorCode::CORRUPTION>() &&
-               reader_options.cache_type == io::FileCachePolicy::FILE_BLOCK_CACHE) {
+    }
+
+    // Three-tier retry for CORRUPTION errors when file cache is enabled.
+    // This handles CORRUPTION from both open_file() and _parse_footer() (via _open()).
+    if (st.is<ErrorCode::CORRUPTION>() &&
+        reader_options.cache_type == io::FileCachePolicy::FILE_BLOCK_CACHE) {
+        // Tier 1: Clear file cache and retry with cache support (re-downloads from remote).
         LOG(WARNING) << "bad segment file may be read from file cache, try to read remote source "
                         "file directly, file path: "
                      << path << " cache_key: " << file_cache_key_str(path);
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ Status Segment::_open(io::FileSystemSPtr fs, const std::string& path, uint32_t s
         }
         TEST_INJECTION_POINT_CALLBACK("Segment::open:corruption1", &st);
         if (st.is<ErrorCode::CORRUPTION>()) { // corrupt again
+            // Tier 2: Bypass cache entirely and read directly from remote storage.
             LOG(WARNING) << "failed to try to read remote source file again with cache support,"
                          << " try to read from remote directly, "
                          << " file path: " << path << " cache_key: " << file_cache_key_str(path);
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ Status Segment::_open(io::FileSystemSPtr fs, const std::string& path, uint32_t s
             segment->_file_reader = std::move(file_reader);
             st = segment->_open(stats);
             if (!st.ok()) {
+                // Tier 3: Remote source itself is corrupt.
                 LOG(WARNING) << "failed to try to read remote source file directly,"
                              << " file path: " << path
                              << " cache_key: " << file_cache_key_str(path);
diff --git a/be/test/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_corruption_test.cpp b/be/test/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_corruption_test.cpp
index c133691233231f..4fbe7d69a2b30f 100644
--- a/be/test/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_corruption_test.cpp
+++ b/be/test/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_corruption_test.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,77 @@ TEST_F(SegmentCorruptionTest, TestFsSetInCorruptionRetryPath) {
     // If we reach here, _fs was correctly set
 }
 
+// Test that CORRUPTION from _parse_footer() (after successful open_file()) triggers the
+// three-tier retry logic. Before the fix, the retry was in an else-if branch that was
+// only reachable when open_file() itself returned CORRUPTION, not when _parse_footer()
+// did. This test verifies the fix by:
+// 1. Creating a valid segment
+// 2. Corrupting the footer magic number on the first parse attempt via sync point
+// 3. Verifying the segment opens successfully after cache-bypass retry
+TEST_F(SegmentCorruptionTest, TestFooterCorruptionTriggersRetry) {
+    auto schema = create_schema_with_inverted_index();
+    RowsetId rowset_id;
+    rowset_id.init(3);
+
+    auto path = create_segment_with_inverted_index(schema, 0, rowset_id);
+    auto fs = io::global_local_filesystem();
+
+    // Use sync point to corrupt the magic number on the first _parse_footer() call.
+    // This simulates reading corrupt data from file cache while the remote file is fine.
+    auto* sp = SyncPoint::get_instance();
+    sp->enable_processing();
+
+    int parse_footer_count = 0;
+    SyncPoint::CallbackGuard guard;
+    sp->set_call_back(
+            "Segment::parse_footer:magic_number_corruption",
+            [&parse_footer_count](auto&& args) {
+                // Corrupt magic number only on the first attempt to simulate cache corruption.
+                // Subsequent retries (which bypass or clear cache) will read correct data.
+                if (parse_footer_count == 0) {
+                    auto* buf = try_any_cast<uint8_t*>(args[0]);
+                    // Corrupt the magic number (last 4 bytes of the 12-byte trailer)
+                    buf[8] = 0xFF;
+                    buf[9] = 0xFF;
+                    buf[10] = 0xFF;
+                    buf[11] = 0xFF;
+                    parse_footer_count++;
+                }
+            },
+            &guard);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<Segment> segment;
+    // Use FILE_BLOCK_CACHE to enable the corruption retry path
+    io::FileReaderOptions reader_options;
+    reader_options.cache_type = io::FileCachePolicy::FILE_BLOCK_CACHE;
+
+    auto st = Segment::open(fs, path, /*tablet_id=*/100, /*segment_id=*/0, rowset_id, schema,
+                            reader_options, &segment);
+
+    sp->disable_processing();
+
+    // Verify that the magic number was corrupted on the first attempt
+    ASSERT_EQ(parse_footer_count, 1) << "Footer corruption should have been injected once";
+
+    // The segment should open successfully after retry (tier 1: clear cache + retry)
+    ASSERT_TRUE(st.ok()) << st.to_string();
+    ASSERT_NE(segment, nullptr);
+
+    // Verify that _fs was correctly set through the retry path
+    OlapReaderStatistics stats;
+    StorageReadOptions read_options;
+    read_options.stats = &stats;
+
+    auto indexes = schema->inverted_indexs(schema->column(1));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(indexes.empty());
+    const TabletIndex* idx_meta = indexes[0];
+    std::unique_ptr<IndexIterator> iter;
+    st = segment->new_index_iterator(schema->column(1), idx_meta, read_options, &iter);
+    st = segment->_index_file_reader->init(config::inverted_index_read_buffer_size,
+                                           &read_options.io_ctx);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(st.ok()) << st.to_string();
+}
+
 // Test normal segment open path
 TEST_F(SegmentCorruptionTest, TestFsSetInNormalPath) {
     auto schema = create_schema_with_inverted_index();