diff --git a/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp b/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
index 0485fe687e8..91c004e0883 100644
--- a/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
@@ -5763,6 +5763,9 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alter(
 
     while (true)
     {
+        if (shutdown_called || partial_shutdown_called)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ABORTED, "Cannot assing alter because shutdown called");
+
         bool pulled_queue = false;
         std::optional<int32_t> maybe_mutations_version_after_logs_pull;
         std::map<std::string, MutationCommands> unfinished_mutations;
@@ -5770,6 +5773,9 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alter(
         {
             if (command.isDropSomething())
             {
+                if (shutdown_called || partial_shutdown_called)
+                    throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ABORTED, "Cannot assing alter because shutdown called");
+
                 if (!pulled_queue)
                 {
                     auto [_, mutations_version] = queue.pullLogsToQueue(zookeeper, {}, ReplicatedMergeTreeQueue::SYNC);