diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/src/vdk/plugin/impala/impala_error_handler.py b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/src/vdk/plugin/impala/impala_error_handler.py
index c293391d71..76236bccd9 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/src/vdk/plugin/impala/impala_error_handler.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/src/vdk/plugin/impala/impala_error_handler.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def get_fully_qualified_table_name(exception_to_match: Exception):
                     if "." not in fully_qualified_table_name:
                         try:
                             schema_match = re.search(
-                                r"create table\b\s`?(\w+)`?\.{}".format(
+                                r"create (?:table|view)\b\s`?(\w+)`?\.{}".format(
                                     fully_qualified_table_name
                                 ),
                                 recovery_cursor.get_managed_operation().get_operation(),
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/tests/impala_handle_metadata_exception_with_invalidate_and_retry_test.py b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/tests/impala_handle_metadata_exception_with_invalidate_and_retry_test.py
index e1b9f2e726..6abbea4b6b 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/tests/impala_handle_metadata_exception_with_invalidate_and_retry_test.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/tests/impala_handle_metadata_exception_with_invalidate_and_retry_test.py
@@ -49,3 +49,28 @@ def test_AlreadyExistsException_table_already_exists(patched_time_sleep):
         call(original_query),
     ]
     mock_native_cursor.execute.assert_has_calls(expected_calls)
+
+
+@patch("time.sleep", return_value=None)
+def test_AlreadyExistsException_view_already_exists(patched_time_sleep):
+    error_message = "AlreadyExistsException: Table test_table already exists"
+    exception = HiveServer2Error(error_message)
+    original_query = (
+        "CREATE VIEW test_schema.test_table AS "
+        "SELECT * "
+        "FROM test_mart.view_test_table;"
+    )
+    (mock_native_cursor, _, _, mock_recovery_cursor, _) = populate_mock_managed_cursor(
+        mock_exception_to_recover=exception, mock_operation=original_query
+    )
+
+    error_handler = ImpalaErrorHandler(logging.getLogger(), num_retries=1)
+    error_handler.handle_error(
+        caught_exception=exception, recovery_cursor=mock_recovery_cursor
+    )
+
+    expected_calls = [
+        call("invalidate metadata test_schema.test_table"),
+        call(original_query),
+    ]
+    mock_native_cursor.execute.assert_has_calls(expected_calls)