diff --git a/src/sdk/db_sdk.cc b/src/sdk/db_sdk.cc
index 6b78d4069ec..c04e86d4f03 100644
--- a/src/sdk/db_sdk.cc
+++ b/src/sdk/db_sdk.cc
@@ -426,6 +426,15 @@ bool ClusterSDK::BuildCatalog() {
     return UpdateCatalog(table_datas, sp_datas);
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> DBSDK::GetAllDbs() {
+    std::lock_guard<::openmldb::base::SpinMutex> lock(mu_);
+    std::vector<std::string> all_dbs;
+    for (auto db_name_iter = table_to_tablets_.begin(); db_name_iter != table_to_tablets_.end(); db_name_iter++) {
+        all_dbs.push_back(db_name_iter->first);
+    }
+    return all_dbs;
+}
+
 uint32_t DBSDK::GetTableId(const std::string& db, const std::string& tname) {
     auto table_handler = GetCatalog()->GetTable(db, tname);
     auto* sdk_table_handler = dynamic_cast<::openmldb::catalog::SDKTableHandler*>(table_handler.get());
diff --git a/src/sdk/db_sdk.h b/src/sdk/db_sdk.h
index 48bb1ea80ab..71e3e321241 100644
--- a/src/sdk/db_sdk.h
+++ b/src/sdk/db_sdk.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class DBSDK {
 
     std::shared_ptr<::openmldb::client::TaskManagerClient> GetTaskManagerClient();
 
+    std::vector<std::string> GetAllDbs();
     uint32_t GetTableId(const std::string& db, const std::string& tname);
     std::shared_ptr<::openmldb::nameserver::TableInfo> GetTableInfo(const std::string& db, const std::string& tname);
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<::openmldb::nameserver::TableInfo>> GetTables(const std::string& db);
diff --git a/src/sdk/sql_cluster_router.cc b/src/sdk/sql_cluster_router.cc
index 768c4d897c6..bd48caf2c81 100644
--- a/src/sdk/sql_cluster_router.cc
+++ b/src/sdk/sql_cluster_router.cc
@@ -1930,11 +1930,12 @@ base::Status SQLClusterRouter::HandleSQLCreateTable(hybridse::node::CreatePlanNo
         return base::Status(base::ReturnCode::kSQLCmdRunError, "fail to execute plan : null pointer");
     }
 
-    if (create_node->like_clause_ == nullptr) {
-        std::string db_name = create_node->GetDatabase().empty() ? db : create_node->GetDatabase();
-        if (db_name.empty()) {
-            return base::Status(base::ReturnCode::kSQLCmdRunError, "ERROR: Please use database first");
+    std::string db_name = create_node->GetDatabase().empty() ? db : create_node->GetDatabase();
+    if (db_name.empty()) {
+        return base::Status(base::ReturnCode::kSQLCmdRunError, "ERROR: Please use database first");
         }
+
+    if (create_node->like_clause_ == nullptr) {
         ::openmldb::nameserver::TableInfo table_info;
         table_info.set_db(db_name);
 
@@ -1955,6 +1956,12 @@ base::Status SQLClusterRouter::HandleSQLCreateTable(hybridse::node::CreatePlanNo
             return base::Status(base::ReturnCode::kSQLCmdRunError, msg);
         }
     } else {
+        auto dbs = cluster_sdk_->GetAllDbs();
+        auto it = std::find(dbs.begin(), dbs.end(), db_name);
+        if (it == dbs.end()) {
+             return base::Status(base::ReturnCode::kSQLCmdRunError, "fail to create, database does not exist!");
+         }
+
         LOG(WARNING) << "CREATE TABLE LIKE will run in offline job, please wait.";
 
         std::map<std::string, std::string> config;
diff --git a/src/sdk/sql_cluster_test.cc b/src/sdk/sql_cluster_test.cc
index 41623c5fc79..b7ef300fee1 100644
--- a/src/sdk/sql_cluster_test.cc
+++ b/src/sdk/sql_cluster_test.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ class SQLClusterDDLTest : public SQLClusterTest {
     std::string db;
 };
 
+TEST_F(SQLClusterDDLTest, TestCreateTableLike) {
+    ::hybridse::sdk::Status status;
+
+    ASSERT_FALSE(router->ExecuteDDL(db, "create table db2.tb like hive 'hive://db.tb';", &status));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(router->ExecuteDDL(db, "drop table db2.tb;", &status));
+}
+
 TEST_F(SQLClusterDDLTest, TestIfExists) {
     std::string name = "test" + GenRand();
     ::hybridse::sdk::Status status;