diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.h b/dbms/include/DB/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.h
index 9da89aaccb7..288f577b34d 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.h
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ public:
 
 	/** Изменяет список столбцов в метаданных таблицы на диске. Нужно вызывать под TableStructureLock соответствующей таблицы.
 	  */
-	static void updateMetadata(const String & database, const String & table, const NamesAndTypesList & columns, Context & context);
+	static void updateMetadata(const String & database,
+		const String & table,
+		const NamesAndTypesList & columns,
+		const NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns,
+		const NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns,
+		const ColumnDefaults & column_defaults,
+		Context & context);
 private:
 	struct PartitionCommand
 	{
@@ -58,7 +64,6 @@ private:
 
 	static void parseAlter(const ASTAlterQuery::ParameterContainer & params, const DataTypeFactory & data_type_factory,
 		AlterCommands & out_alter_commands, PartitionCommands & out_partition_commands);
-
-	static void validateColumnChanges(ASTAlterQuery::ParameterContainer & params, const StoragePtr & table, const Context & context);
 };
+
 }
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/AlterCommands.h b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/AlterCommands.h
index e122a9f801d..8f67c021e53 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/AlterCommands.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/AlterCommands.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
+
 #include <DB/Core/NamesAndTypes.h>
-#include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeNested.h>
-#include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.h>
+#include <DB/Storages/ColumnDefault.h>
 
 namespace DB
 {
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ struct AlterCommand
 	/// Для ADD и MODIFY - новый тип столбца.
 	DataTypePtr data_type;
 
+	ColumnDefaultType default_type{};
+	ASTPtr default_expression{};
+
 	/// Для ADD - после какого столбца добавить новый. Если пустая строка, добавить в конец. Добавить в начало сейчас нельзя.
 	String after_column;
 
@@ -34,88 +37,19 @@ struct AlterCommand
 		return (name_with_dot == name_type.name.substr(0, name_without_dot.length() + 1) || name_without_dot == name_type.name);
 	}
 
-	void apply(NamesAndTypesList & columns) const
-	{
-		if (type == ADD)
-		{
-			if (std::count_if(columns.begin(), columns.end(), std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1)))
-				throw Exception("Cannot add column " + column_name + ": column with this name already exisits.",
-					DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
-
-			if (DataTypeNested::extractNestedTableName(column_name) != column_name &&
-				!typeid_cast<const DataTypeArray *>(&*data_type))
-				throw Exception("Can't add nested column " + column_name + " of non-array type " + data_type->getName(),
-					ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT);
-
-			NamesAndTypesList::iterator insert_it = columns.end();
-			if (!after_column.empty())
-			{
-				/// Пытаемся найти первую с конца колонку с именем column_name или с именем, начинающимся с column_name и ".".
-				/// Например "fruits.bananas"
-				/// одинаковыми считаются имена, если они совпадают целиком или name_without_dot совпадает с частью имени до точки
-				NamesAndTypesList::reverse_iterator reverse_insert_it = std::find_if(columns.rbegin(), columns.rend(),
-					std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(after_column), std::placeholders::_1));
-
-				if (reverse_insert_it == columns.rend())
-					throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to insert after",
-									DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
-				else
-				{
-					/// base возвращает итератор, уже смещенный на один элемент вправо
-					insert_it = reverse_insert_it.base();
-				}
-			}
-
-			columns.insert(insert_it, NameAndTypePair(column_name, data_type));
-
-			/// Медленно, так как каждый раз копируется список
-			columns = *DataTypeNested::expandNestedColumns(columns);
-		}
-		else if (type == DROP)
-		{
-			bool is_first = true;
-			NamesAndTypesList::iterator column_it;
-			do
-			{
-				column_it = std::find_if(columns.begin(), columns.end(),
-					std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1));
-
-				if (column_it == columns.end())
-				{
-					if (is_first)
-						throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to drop",
-										DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
-				}
-				else
-					columns.erase(column_it);
-				is_first = false;
-			}
-			while (column_it != columns.end());
-		}
-		else if (type == MODIFY)
-		{
-			NamesAndTypesList::iterator column_it = std::find_if(columns.begin(), columns.end(),
-				std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1) );
-			if (column_it == columns.end())
-				throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to modify.",
-								DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
-			column_it->type = data_type;
-		}
-		else
-			throw Exception("Wrong parameter type in ALTER query", ErrorCodes::LOGICAL_ERROR);
-	}
+	void apply(NamesAndTypesList & columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns,
+			   ColumnDefaults & column_defaults) const;
 };
 
 class AlterCommands : public std::vector<AlterCommand>
 {
 public:
-	void apply(NamesAndTypesList & columns) const
-	{
-		NamesAndTypesList new_columns = columns;
-		for (const AlterCommand & command : *this)
-			command.apply(new_columns);
-		columns = new_columns;
-	}
+	void apply(NamesAndTypesList & columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns,
+			   ColumnDefaults & column_defaults) const;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ColumnDefault.h b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ColumnDefault.h
index c6dd3f986c7..68b667fea26 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ColumnDefault.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ColumnDefault.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace std
 
 namespace DB
 {
-	inline ColumnDefaultType columnDefaultTypeFromString(const String& str)
+	inline ColumnDefaultType columnDefaultTypeFromString(const String & str)
 	{
 		static const std::unordered_map<String, ColumnDefaultType> map{
 			{ "DEFAULT", ColumnDefaultType::Default },
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ITableDeclaration.h b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ITableDeclaration.h
index 5379e67ccb9..3af824b1ed3 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ITableDeclaration.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/ITableDeclaration.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
 	/** Получить список имён и типов столбцов таблицы, только невиртуальные.
 	  */
 	NamesAndTypesList getColumnsList() const;
-	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListAsterisk() const { return getColumnsListImpl(); }
+	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListNonMaterialized() const { return getColumnsListImpl(); }
 
 	/** Получить список имён столбцов таблицы, только невиртуальные.
 	  */
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageChunkRef.h b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageChunkRef.h
index 1d8f745cefa..d255d50b67a 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageChunkRef.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageChunkRef.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 	std::string getName() const { return "ChunkRef"; }
 	std::string getTableName() const { return name; }
 
-	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListImpl() const override { return getSource().getColumnsListAsterisk(); }
+	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListImpl() const override { return getSource().getColumnsListNonMaterialized(); }
 	/// В таблице, на которую мы ссылаемся, могут быть виртуальные столбцы.
 	NameAndTypePair getColumn(const String &column_name) const { return getSource().getColumn(column_name); };
 	bool hasColumn(const String &column_name) const { return getSource().hasColumn(column_name); };
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageMergeTree.h b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageMergeTree.h
index 7c4c7c4554b..17dfc316eea 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageMergeTree.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageMergeTree.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 	bool supportsFinal() const { return data.supportsFinal(); }
 	bool supportsPrewhere() const { return data.supportsPrewhere(); }
 
-	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListImpl() const override { return data.getColumnsListAsterisk(); }
+	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListImpl() const override { return data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized(); }
 
 	NameAndTypePair getColumn(const String & column_name) const
 	{
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.h b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.h
index 33a670b35b0..a8e2856ae69 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 	bool supportsFinal() const override { return data.supportsFinal(); }
 	bool supportsPrewhere() const override { return data.supportsPrewhere(); }
 
-	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListImpl() const override { return data.getColumnsListAsterisk(); }
+	const NamesAndTypesList & getColumnsListImpl() const override { return data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized(); }
 
 	NameAndTypePair getColumn(const String & column_name) const
 	{
diff --git a/dbms/src/Core/Block.cpp b/dbms/src/Core/Block.cpp
index cc0a0457b35..fdb22ac0c81 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Core/Block.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Core/Block.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ void Block::addDefaults(NamesAndTypesListPtr required_columns,
 
 		const auto it = column_defaults.find(column.name);
 
+		/// expressions must be cloned to prevent modification by ExpressionAnalyzer
 		if (it == column_defaults.end())
 			insertDefault(column.name, column.type);
 		else
-			default_expr_list->children.emplace_back(it->second.expression);
+			default_expr_list->children.emplace_back(it->second.expression->clone());
 	}
 
 	/// nothing to evaluate
diff --git a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.cpp b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.cpp
index 59890e8d469..5ebe338d5f8 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterAlterQuery.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ void InterpreterAlterQuery::execute()
 	const String & table_name = alter.table;
 	String database_name = alter.database.empty() ? context.getCurrentDatabase() : alter.database;
 	StoragePtr table = context.getTable(database_name, table_name);
-	validateColumnChanges(alter.parameters, table, context);
 
 	AlterCommands alter_commands;
 	PartitionCommands partition_commands;
@@ -67,11 +66,19 @@ void InterpreterAlterQuery::parseAlter(
 			command.type = AlterCommand::ADD;
 
 			const auto & ast_col_decl = typeid_cast<const ASTColumnDeclaration &>(*params.col_decl);
-			StringRange type_range = ast_col_decl.type->range;
-			String type_string = String(type_range.first, type_range.second - type_range.first);
 
 			command.column_name = ast_col_decl.name;
-			command.data_type = data_type_factory.get(type_string);
+			if (ast_col_decl.type)
+			{
+				StringRange type_range = ast_col_decl.type->range;
+				String type_string(type_range.first, type_range.second - type_range.first);
+				command.data_type = data_type_factory.get(type_string);
+			}
+			if (ast_col_decl.default_expression)
+			{
+				command.default_type = columnDefaultTypeFromString(ast_col_decl.default_specifier);
+				command.default_expression = setAlias(ast_col_decl.default_expression, ast_col_decl.name);
+			}
 
 			if (params.column)
 				command.after_column = typeid_cast<const ASTIdentifier &>(*params.column).name;
@@ -92,11 +99,20 @@ void InterpreterAlterQuery::parseAlter(
 			command.type = AlterCommand::MODIFY;
 
 			const auto & ast_col_decl = typeid_cast<const ASTColumnDeclaration &>(*params.col_decl);
-			StringRange type_range = ast_col_decl.type->range;
-			String type_string = String(type_range.first, type_range.second - type_range.first);
 
 			command.column_name = ast_col_decl.name;
-			command.data_type = data_type_factory.get(type_string);
+			if (ast_col_decl.type)
+			{
+				StringRange type_range = ast_col_decl.type->range;
+				String type_string(type_range.first, type_range.second - type_range.first);
+				command.data_type = data_type_factory.get(type_string);
+			}
+
+			if (ast_col_decl.default_expression)
+			{
+				command.default_type = columnDefaultTypeFromString(ast_col_decl.default_specifier);
+				command.default_expression = setAlias(ast_col_decl.default_expression, ast_col_decl.name);
+			}
 
 			out_alter_commands.push_back(command);
 		}
@@ -115,143 +131,14 @@ void InterpreterAlterQuery::parseAlter(
 	}
 }
 
-void InterpreterAlterQuery::validateColumnChanges(ASTAlterQuery::ParameterContainer & params_container, const StoragePtr & table, const Context & context)
-{
-	auto columns = table->getColumnsList();
-	columns.insert(std::end(columns), std::begin(table->materialized_columns), std::end(table->materialized_columns));
-	columns.insert(std::end(columns), std::begin(table->alias_columns), std::end(table->alias_columns));
-	auto defaults = table->column_defaults;
-
-	std::vector<std::pair<IDataType *, ASTColumnDeclaration *>> defaulted_columns{};
-
-	ASTPtr default_expr_list{new ASTExpressionList};
-	default_expr_list->children.reserve(table->column_defaults.size());
-
-	for (auto & params : params_container)
-	{
-		if (params.type == ASTAlterQuery::ADD_COLUMN || params.type == ASTAlterQuery::MODIFY_COLUMN)
-		{
-			auto & col_decl = typeid_cast<ASTColumnDeclaration &>(*params.col_decl);
-			const auto & column_name = col_decl.name;
-
-			if (params.type == ASTAlterQuery::MODIFY_COLUMN)
-			{
-				const auto it = std::find_if(std::begin(columns), std::end(columns),
-					std::bind(AlterCommand::namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1));
-
-				if (it == std::end(columns))
-					throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to modify.",
-									DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
-
-				columns.erase(it);
-				defaults.erase(column_name);
-			}
-
-			if (col_decl.type)
-			{
-				const StringRange & type_range = col_decl.type->range;
-				columns.emplace_back(col_decl.name,
-					context.getDataTypeFactory().get({type_range.first, type_range.second}));
-			}
-
-			if (col_decl.default_expression)
-			{
-
-				if (col_decl.type)
-				{
-					const auto tmp_column_name = col_decl.name + "_tmp";
-					const auto & final_column_name = col_decl.name;
-					const auto conversion_function_name = "to" + columns.back().type->getName();
-
-					default_expr_list->children.emplace_back(setAlias(
-						makeASTFunction(conversion_function_name, ASTPtr{new ASTIdentifier{{}, tmp_column_name}}),
-						final_column_name));
-
-					default_expr_list->children.emplace_back(setAlias(col_decl.default_expression->clone(), tmp_column_name));
-
-					defaulted_columns.emplace_back(columns.back().type.get(), &col_decl);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					default_expr_list->children.emplace_back(setAlias(col_decl.default_expression->clone(), col_decl.name));
-
-					defaulted_columns.emplace_back(nullptr, &col_decl);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		else if (params.type == ASTAlterQuery::DROP_COLUMN)
-		{
-			const auto & column_name = typeid_cast<const ASTIdentifier &>(*(params.column)).name;
-
-			auto found = false;
-			for (auto it = std::begin(columns); it != std::end(columns);)
-				if (AlterCommand::namesEqual(column_name, *it))
-				{
-					found = true;
-					it = columns.erase(it);
-				}
-				else
-					++it;
-
-			for (auto it = std::begin(defaults); it != std::end(defaults);)
-				if (AlterCommand::namesEqual(column_name, { it->first, nullptr }))
-					it = defaults.erase(it);
-				else
-					++it;
-
-			if (!found)
-				throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to drop.",
-								DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
-		}
-	}
-
-	for (const auto & col_def : defaults)
-		default_expr_list->children.emplace_back(setAlias(col_def.second.expression->clone(), col_def.first));
-
-	const auto actions = ExpressionAnalyzer{default_expr_list, context, columns}.getActions(true);
-	const auto block = actions->getSampleBlock();
-
-	for (auto & column : defaulted_columns)
-	{
-		const auto type_ptr = column.first;
-		const auto col_decl_ptr = column.second;
-
-		if (type_ptr)
-		{
-			const auto & tmp_column = block.getByName(col_decl_ptr->name + "_tmp");
-
-			/// type mismatch between explicitly specified and deduced type, add conversion
-			if (typeid(*type_ptr) != typeid(*tmp_column.type))
-			{
-				col_decl_ptr->default_expression = makeASTFunction(
-					"to" + type_ptr->getName(),
-					col_decl_ptr->default_expression);
-
-				col_decl_ptr->children.clear();
-				col_decl_ptr->children.push_back(col_decl_ptr->type);
-				col_decl_ptr->children.push_back(col_decl_ptr->default_expression);
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			col_decl_ptr->type = new ASTIdentifier{};
-			col_decl_ptr->query_string = new String{block.getByName(col_decl_ptr->name).type->getName()};
-			col_decl_ptr->range = {
-				col_decl_ptr->query_string->data(),
-				col_decl_ptr->query_string->data() + col_decl_ptr->query_string->size()
-			};
-			static_cast<ASTIdentifier &>(*col_decl_ptr->type).name = *col_decl_ptr->query_string;
-		}
-
-		defaults.emplace(col_decl_ptr->name, ColumnDefault{
-			columnDefaultTypeFromString(col_decl_ptr->default_specifier),
-			setAlias(col_decl_ptr->default_expression, col_decl_ptr->name)
-		});
-	}
-}
-
 void InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(
-	const String & database_name, const String & table_name, const NamesAndTypesList & columns, Context & context)
+	const String & database_name,
+	const String & table_name,
+	const NamesAndTypesList & columns,
+	const NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns,
+	const NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns,
+	const ColumnDefaults & column_defaults,
+	Context & context)
 {
 	String path = context.getPath();
 
@@ -286,7 +173,7 @@ void InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(
 
 	ASTCreateQuery & attach = typeid_cast<ASTCreateQuery &>(*ast);
 
-	ASTPtr new_columns = InterpreterCreateQuery::formatColumns(columns);
+	ASTPtr new_columns = InterpreterCreateQuery::formatColumns(columns, materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults);
 	*std::find(attach.children.begin(), attach.children.end(), attach.columns) = new_columns;
 	attach.columns = new_columns;
 
diff --git a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
index 1192c4908f9..5564de6774d 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ StoragePtr InterpreterCreateQuery::execute(bool assume_metadata_exists)
 		}
 		else if (!create.as_table.empty())
 		{
-			columns = new NamesAndTypesList(as_storage->getColumnsListAsterisk());
+			columns = new NamesAndTypesList(as_storage->getColumnsListNonMaterialized());
 			materialized_columns = as_storage->materialized_columns;
 			alias_columns = as_storage->alias_columns;
 			column_defaults = as_storage->column_defaults;
diff --git a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterSelectQuery.cpp b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterSelectQuery.cpp
index 0e24558adb4..161e476492b 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterSelectQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterSelectQuery.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void InterpreterSelectQuery::init(BlockInputStreamPtr input_, const NamesAndType
 
 		table_lock = storage->lockStructure(false);
 		if (table_column_names.empty())
-			context.setColumns(storage->getColumnsListAsterisk());
+			context.setColumns(storage->getColumnsListNonMaterialized());
 	}
 
 	if (!table_column_names.empty())
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bae4079ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+#include <DB/Storages/AlterCommands.h>
+#include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeNested.h>
+#include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.h>
+
+namespace DB
+{
+	void AlterCommand::apply(NamesAndTypesList & columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns,
+			   ColumnDefaults & column_defaults) const
+	{
+		if (type == ADD)
+		{
+			const auto throw_if_exists = [this] (const NamesAndTypesList & columns) {
+				if (std::count_if(columns.begin(), columns.end(),
+					std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1)))
+				{
+					throw Exception("Cannot add column " + column_name + ": column with this name already exisits.",
+					DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
+				}
+			};
+
+			throw_if_exists(columns);
+			throw_if_exists(materialized_columns);
+			throw_if_exists(alias_columns);
+
+			const auto add_column = [this] (NamesAndTypesList & columns) {
+				auto insert_it = columns.end();
+
+				if (!after_column.empty())
+				{
+					/// Пытаемся найти первую с конца колонку с именем column_name или с именем, начинающимся с column_name и ".".
+					/// Например "fruits.bananas"
+					/// одинаковыми считаются имена, если они совпадают целиком или name_without_dot совпадает с частью имени до точки
+					const auto reverse_insert_it = std::find_if(columns.rbegin(), columns.rend(),
+						std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(after_column), std::placeholders::_1));
+
+					if (reverse_insert_it == columns.rend())
+						throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to insert after",
+										DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
+					else
+					{
+						/// base возвращает итератор, уже смещенный на один элемент вправо
+						insert_it = reverse_insert_it.base();
+					}
+				}
+
+				columns.emplace(insert_it, column_name, data_type);
+			};
+
+			if (default_type == ColumnDefaultType::Default)
+				add_column(columns);
+			else if (default_type == ColumnDefaultType::Materialized)
+				add_column(materialized_columns);
+			else if (default_type == ColumnDefaultType::Alias)
+				add_column(alias_columns);
+			else 
+				throw Exception{"Unknown ColumnDefaultType value", ErrorCodes::LOGICAL_ERROR};
+
+			if (default_expression)
+				column_defaults.emplace(column_name, ColumnDefault{default_type, default_expression});
+
+			/// Медленно, так как каждый раз копируется список
+			columns = *DataTypeNested::expandNestedColumns(columns);
+		}
+		else if (type == DROP)
+		{
+			/// look for a column in list and remove it if present, also removing corresponding entry from column_defaults
+			const auto remove_column = [&column_defaults, this] (NamesAndTypesList & columns) {
+				auto removed = false;
+				NamesAndTypesList::iterator column_it;
+
+				while (columns.end() != (column_it = std::find_if(columns.begin(), columns.end(),
+					std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1))))
+				{
+					removed = true;
+					column_it = columns.erase(column_it);
+					column_defaults.erase(column_name);
+				}
+
+				return removed;
+			};
+
+			if (!remove_column(columns) &&
+				!remove_column(materialized_columns) &&
+				!remove_column(alias_columns))
+			{
+				throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to drop",
+								DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
+			}
+		}
+		else if (type == MODIFY)
+		{
+			const auto it = column_defaults.find(column_name);
+			const auto had_default_expr = it != column_defaults.end();
+			const auto old_default_type = had_default_expr ? it->second.type : ColumnDefaultType{};
+
+			if (old_default_type != default_type)
+				throw Exception{"Cannot change column default specifier from " + toString(old_default_type) +
+					" to " + toString(default_type), 0 };
+
+			/// find column or throw exception
+			const auto find_column = [this] (NamesAndTypesList & columns) {
+				const auto it = std::find_if(columns.begin(), columns.end(),
+					std::bind(namesEqual, std::cref(column_name), std::placeholders::_1) );
+				if (it == columns.end())
+					throw Exception("Wrong column name. Cannot find column " + column_name + " to modify.",
+									DB::ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
+
+				return it;
+			};
+
+			/// find column in one of three column lists
+			const auto column_it = find_column(
+				default_type == ColumnDefaultType::Default ? columns :
+				default_type == ColumnDefaultType::Materialized ? materialized_columns :
+				alias_columns);
+
+			column_it->type = data_type;
+
+			/// remove, add or update default_expression
+			if (!default_expression && had_default_expr)
+				column_defaults.erase(column_name);
+			else if (default_expression && !had_default_expr)
+				column_defaults.emplace(column_name, ColumnDefault{default_type, default_expression});
+			else
+				column_defaults[column_name].expression = default_expression;
+		}
+		else
+			throw Exception("Wrong parameter type in ALTER query", ErrorCodes::LOGICAL_ERROR);
+	}
+
+	void AlterCommands::apply(NamesAndTypesList & columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns,
+			   NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns,
+			   ColumnDefaults & column_defaults) const
+	{
+		auto new_columns = columns;
+		auto new_materialized_columns = materialized_columns;
+		auto new_alias_columns = alias_columns;
+		auto new_column_defaults = column_defaults;
+		
+		for (const AlterCommand & command : *this)
+			command.apply(new_columns, new_materialized_columns, new_alias_columns, new_column_defaults);
+
+		columns = std::move(new_columns);
+		materialized_columns = std::move(new_materialized_columns);
+		alias_columns = std::move(new_alias_columns);
+		column_defaults = std::move(new_column_defaults);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/ITableDeclaration.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/ITableDeclaration.cpp
index 0a6144b20b8..2621180b24c 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/ITableDeclaration.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/ITableDeclaration.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Block ITableDeclaration::getSampleBlockNonMaterialized() const
 {
 	Block res;
 
-	for (const auto & col : getColumnsListAsterisk())
+	for (const auto & col : getColumnsListNonMaterialized())
 		res.insert({ col.type->createColumn(), col.type, col.name });
 
 	return res;
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp
index ba3eb9e25ee..ff1113afd98 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp
@@ -360,8 +360,11 @@ void MergeTreeData::dropAllData()
 void MergeTreeData::checkAlter(const AlterCommands & params)
 {
 	/// Проверим, что указанные преобразования можно совершить над списком столбцов без учета типов.
-	NamesAndTypesList new_columns = *columns;
-	params.apply(new_columns);
+	auto new_columns = *columns;
+	auto new_materialized_columns = materialized_columns;
+	auto new_alias_columns = alias_columns;
+	auto new_column_defaults = column_defaults;
+	params.apply(new_columns, new_materialized_columns, new_alias_columns, new_column_defaults);
 
 	/// Список столбцов, которые нельзя трогать.
 	/// sampling_expression можно не учитывать, потому что он обязан содержаться в первичном ключе.
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreePartChecker.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreePartChecker.cpp
index ef1b36776fd..69c124e3675 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreePartChecker.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreePartChecker.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypesNumberFixed.h>
 #include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeFixedString.h>
 #include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeAggregateFunction.h>
+#include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.h>
+#include <DB/DataTypes/DataTypeNested.h>
 #include <DB/IO/CompressedReadBuffer.h>
 #include <DB/IO/HashingReadBuffer.h>
 #include <DB/Columns/ColumnsNumber.h>
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp
index 98d0785907e..f1701bdefb4 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ BlockOutputStreamPtr StorageDistributed::write(ASTPtr query)
 void StorageDistributed::alter(const AlterCommands & params, const String & database_name, const String & table_name, Context & context)
 {
 	auto lock = lockStructureForAlter();
-	params.apply(*columns);
-	InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, *columns, context);
+	params.apply(*columns, materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults);
+	InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name,
+		*columns, materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults, context);
 }
 
 void StorageDistributed::shutdown()
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMerge.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMerge.cpp
index 13409135104..a3d03eb6f14 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMerge.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMerge.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ void StorageMerge::getSelectedTables(StorageVector & selected_tables) const
 void StorageMerge::alter(const AlterCommands & params, const String & database_name, const String & table_name, Context & context)
 {
 	auto lock = lockStructureForAlter();
-	params.apply(*columns);
-	InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, *columns, context);
+	params.apply(*columns, materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults);
+	InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, *columns,
+		materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults, context);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp
index 9807e1738f8..ec05541a8f2 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,12 @@ void StorageMergeTree::alter(const AlterCommands & params, const String & databa
 
 	data.checkAlter(params);
 
-	NamesAndTypesList new_columns = data.getColumnsList();
-	params.apply(new_columns);
+	auto new_columns = data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized();
+	auto new_materialized_columns = data.materialized_columns;
+	auto new_alias_columns = data.alias_columns;
+	auto new_column_defaults = data.column_defaults;
+	
+	params.apply(new_columns, new_materialized_columns, new_alias_columns, new_column_defaults);
 
 	MergeTreeData::DataParts parts = data.getDataParts();
 	std::vector<MergeTreeData::AlterDataPartTransactionPtr> transactions;
@@ -143,8 +147,17 @@ void StorageMergeTree::alter(const AlterCommands & params, const String & databa
 
 	auto table_hard_lock = lockStructureForAlter();
 
-	InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, new_columns, context);
+	InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, new_columns,
+		new_materialized_columns, new_alias_columns, new_column_defaults, context);
+
+	materialized_columns = new_materialized_columns;
+	alias_columns = new_alias_columns;
+	column_defaults = new_column_defaults;
+
 	data.setColumnsList(new_columns);
+	data.materialized_columns = std::move(new_materialized_columns);
+	data.alias_columns = std::move(new_alias_columns);
+	data.column_defaults = std::move(new_column_defaults);
 
 	for (auto & transaction : transactions)
 	{
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
index 088f302b57d..e5f21ee1b86 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::createTableIfNotExists()
 										 zookeeper->getDefaultACL(), zkutil::CreateMode::Persistent));
 	ops.push_back(new zkutil::Op::Create(zookeeper_path + "/metadata", metadata.str(),
 										 zookeeper->getDefaultACL(), zkutil::CreateMode::Persistent));
-	ops.push_back(new zkutil::Op::Create(zookeeper_path + "/columns", data.getColumnsList().toString(),
+	ops.push_back(new zkutil::Op::Create(zookeeper_path + "/columns", data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized().toString(),
 										 zookeeper->getDefaultACL(), zkutil::CreateMode::Persistent));
 	ops.push_back(new zkutil::Op::Create(zookeeper_path + "/log", "",
 										 zookeeper->getDefaultACL(), zkutil::CreateMode::Persistent));
@@ -256,16 +256,23 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::checkTableStructure(bool skip_sanity_checks, bo
 
 	zkutil::Stat stat;
 	auto columns = NamesAndTypesList::parse(zookeeper->get(zookeeper_path + "/columns", &stat), context.getDataTypeFactory());
+	NamesAndTypesList materialized_columns;
+	NamesAndTypesList alias_columns;
+	ColumnDefaults column_defaults;
 	columns_version = stat.version;
-	if (columns != data.getColumnsList())
+	if (columns != data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized())
 	{
-		if (allow_alter && (data.getColumnsList().sizeOfDifference(columns) <= 2 || skip_sanity_checks))
+		if (allow_alter && (data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized().sizeOfDifference(columns) <= 2 || skip_sanity_checks))
 		{
 			LOG_WARNING(log, "Table structure in ZooKeeper is a little different from local table structure. Assuming ALTER.");
 
 			/// Без всяких блокировок, потому что таблица еще не создана.
-			InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, columns, context);
+			InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, columns,
+				materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults, context);
 			data.setColumnsList(columns);
+			data.materialized_columns = std::move(materialized_columns);
+			data.alias_columns = std::move(alias_columns);
+			data.column_defaults = std::move(column_defaults);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -403,7 +410,7 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::createReplica()
 		LOG_DEBUG(log, "Copied " << source_queue.size() << " queue entries");
 	}
 
-	zookeeper->create(replica_path + "/columns", data.getColumnsList().toString(), zkutil::CreateMode::Persistent);
+	zookeeper->create(replica_path + "/columns", data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized().toString(), zkutil::CreateMode::Persistent);
 }
 
 void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::activateReplica()
@@ -1583,6 +1590,9 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alterThread()
 			zkutil::Stat stat;
 			String columns_str = zookeeper->get(zookeeper_path + "/columns", &stat, alter_thread_event);
 			NamesAndTypesList columns = NamesAndTypesList::parse(columns_str, context.getDataTypeFactory());
+			NamesAndTypesList materialized_columns;
+			NamesAndTypesList alias_columns;
+			ColumnDefaults column_defaults;
 
 			bool changed_version = (stat.version != columns_version);
 
@@ -1593,12 +1603,22 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alterThread()
 			{
 				auto table_lock = lockStructureForAlter();
 
-				if (columns != data.getColumnsList())
+				if (columns != data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized())
 				{
 					LOG_INFO(log, "Columns list changed in ZooKeeper. Applying changes locally.");
 
-					InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, columns, context);
+					InterpreterAlterQuery::updateMetadata(database_name, table_name, columns,
+						materialized_columns, alias_columns, column_defaults, context);
+
+					this->materialized_columns = materialized_columns;
+					this->alias_columns = alias_columns;
+					this->column_defaults = column_defaults;
+					
 					data.setColumnsList(columns);
+					data.materialized_columns = std::move(materialized_columns);
+					data.alias_columns = std::move(alias_columns);
+					data.column_defaults = std::move(column_defaults);
+
 					if (unreplicated_data)
 						unreplicated_data->setColumnsList(columns);
 					LOG_INFO(log, "Applied changes to table.");
@@ -2306,6 +2326,9 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alter(const AlterCommands & params,
 	LOG_DEBUG(log, "Doing ALTER");
 
 	NamesAndTypesList new_columns;
+	NamesAndTypesList new_materialized_columns;
+	NamesAndTypesList new_alias_columns;
+	ColumnDefaults new_column_defaults;
 	String new_columns_str;
 	int new_columns_version;
 	zkutil::Stat stat;
@@ -2318,8 +2341,11 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alter(const AlterCommands & params,
 
 		data.checkAlter(params);
 
-		new_columns = data.getColumnsList();
-		params.apply(new_columns);
+		new_columns = data.getColumnsListNonMaterialized();
+		new_materialized_columns = data.materialized_columns;
+		new_alias_columns = data.alias_columns;
+		new_column_defaults = data.column_defaults;
+		params.apply(new_columns, new_materialized_columns, new_alias_columns, new_column_defaults);
 
 		new_columns_str = new_columns.toString();
 
diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageView.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageView.cpp
index 156385a61c1..bb059a299da 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageView.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageView.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ StorageView::StorageView(
 	const NamesAndTypesList & materialized_columns_,
 	const NamesAndTypesList & alias_columns_,
 	const ColumnDefaults & column_defaults_)
-	: IStorage{materialized_columns_, alias_columns_, column_defaults}, table_name(table_name_),
+	: IStorage{materialized_columns_, alias_columns_, column_defaults_}, table_name(table_name_),
 	database_name(database_name_), context(context_), columns(columns_)
 {
 	ASTCreateQuery & create = typeid_cast<ASTCreateQuery &>(*query_);