diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index 424a0cd3b6..0e0b354cef 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -180,11 +180,29 @@ int metaDelJsonVarFromIdx(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pCtbEntry, const SSche
 }
 
 int metaCreateSTable(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVCreateStbReq *pReq) {
-  SMetaEntry me = {0};
+  SMetaEntry  me = {0};
+  int         kLen = 0;
+  int         vLen = 0;
+  const void *pKey = NULL;
+  const void *pVal = NULL;
+  void       *pBuf = NULL;
+  int32_t     szBuf = 0;
+  void       *p = NULL;
 
   // validate req
-  if (tdbTbGet(pMeta->pNameIdx, pReq->name, strlen(pReq->name), NULL, NULL) == 0) {
-    return 0;
+  void *pData = NULL;
+  int   nData = 0;
+  if (tdbTbGet(pMeta->pNameIdx, pReq->name, strlen(pReq->name) + 1, &pData, &nData) == 0) {
+    tb_uid_t uid = *(tb_uid_t *)pData;
+    tdbFree(pData);
+    SMetaInfo info;
+    metaGetInfo(pMeta, uid, &info);
+    if (info.uid == info.suid) {
+      return 0;
+    } else {
+      terrno = TSDB_CODE_TDB_TABLE_ALREADY_EXIST;
+      return -1;
+    }
   }
 
   // set structs
diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/db/basic2.sim b/tests/script/tsim/db/basic2.sim
index 114adf98e6..2ba7d806af 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/db/basic2.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/db/basic2.sim
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 sql connect
 
+print =============== conflict stb
+sql create database db vgroups 1;
+sql use db;
+sql create table stb (ts timestamp, i int) tags (j int);
+sql_error create table stb using stb tags (1);
+sql_error create table stb (ts timestamp, i int);
+
+sql create table ctb (ts timestamp, i int);
+sql_error create table ctb (ts timestamp, i int) tags (j int);
+
+sql create table ntb (ts timestamp, i int);
+sql_error create table ntb (ts timestamp, i int) tags (j int);
+
+sql drop database db
+
 print =============== create database d1
 sql create database d1
 sql use d1