diff --git a/ddl/db_test.go b/ddl/db_test.go
index f0087a91e9183..14a3bffde7dfe 100644
--- a/ddl/db_test.go
+++ b/ddl/db_test.go
@@ -1531,6 +1531,15 @@ func (s *testDBSuite) TestCreateTable(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
 }
 
+func (s *testDBSuite) TestTableForeignKey(c *C) {
+	s.tk = testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
+	s.tk.MustExec("use test")
+	s.tk.MustExec("create table t1 (a int, b int);")
+	failSQL := "create table t2 (c int, foreign key (a) references t1(a));"
+	s.testErrorCode(c, failSQL, tmysql.ErrKeyColumnDoesNotExits)
+	s.tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t1,t2;")
+}
+
 func (s *testDBSuite) TestBitDefaultValue(c *C) {
 	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
 	tk.MustExec("use test")
diff --git a/ddl/ddl.go b/ddl/ddl.go
index e7154f96c6531..83e53a3bdbcde 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ var (
 	errIncorrectPrefixKey   = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeIncorrectPrefixKey, "Incorrect prefix key; the used key part isn't a string, the used length is longer than the key part, or the storage engine doesn't support unique prefix keys")
 	errTooLongKey           = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeTooLongKey,
 		fmt.Sprintf("Specified key was too long; max key length is %d bytes", maxPrefixLength))
-	errKeyColumnDoesNotExits    = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeKeyColumnDoesNotExits, "this key column doesn't exist in table")
+	errKeyColumnDoesNotExits    = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeKeyColumnDoesNotExits, mysql.MySQLErrName[mysql.ErrKeyColumnDoesNotExits])
 	errUnknownTypeLength        = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeUnknownTypeLength, "Unknown length for type tp %d")
 	errUnknownFractionLength    = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeUnknownFractionLength, "Unknown Length for type tp %d and fraction %d")
 	errInvalidJobVersion        = terror.ClassDDL.New(codeInvalidJobVersion, "DDL job with version %d greater than current %d")
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ const (
 	codeTooLongIdent                           = 1059
 	codeDupKeyName                             = 1061
 	codeTooLongKey                             = 1071
-	codeKeyColumnDoesNotExits                  = 1072
+	codeKeyColumnDoesNotExits                  = mysql.ErrKeyColumnDoesNotExits
 	codeIncorrectPrefixKey                     = 1089
 	codeCantRemoveAllFields                    = 1090
 	codeCantDropFieldOrKey                     = 1091
diff --git a/ddl/ddl_api.go b/ddl/ddl_api.go
index 3bb2807bf3afa..2709e3174ecd4 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl_api.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl_api.go
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ func buildTableInfo(ctx sessionctx.Context, d *ddl, tableName model.CIStr, cols
 			fk.RefTable = constr.Refer.Table.Name
 			fk.State = model.StatePublic
 			for _, key := range constr.Keys {
+				if table.FindCol(cols, key.Column.Name.O) == nil {
+					return nil, errKeyColumnDoesNotExits.GenWithStackByArgs(key.Column.Name)
+				}
 				fk.Cols = append(fk.Cols, key.Column.Name)
 			}
 			for _, key := range constr.Refer.IndexColNames {
@@ -749,7 +752,7 @@ func buildTableInfo(ctx sessionctx.Context, d *ddl, tableName model.CIStr, cols
 			for _, key := range constr.Keys {
 				col = table.FindCol(cols, key.Column.Name.O)
 				if col == nil {
-					return nil, errKeyColumnDoesNotExits.GenWithStack("key column %s doesn't exist in table", key.Column.Name)
+					return nil, errKeyColumnDoesNotExits.GenWithStackByArgs(key.Column.Name)
 				}
 				// Virtual columns cannot be used in primary key.
 				if col.IsGenerated() && !col.GeneratedStored {