diff --git a/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp b/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
index e59078c642c..845aae52582 100644
--- a/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ bool AlterCommand::isRequireMutationStage(const StorageInMemoryMetadata & metada
 
     /// Drop alias is metadata alter, in other case mutation is required.
     if (type == DROP_COLUMN)
-        return metadata.columns.hasPhysical(column_name);
+        return metadata.columns.hasColumnOrNested(GetColumnsOptions::AllPhysical, column_name);
 
     if (type != MODIFY_COLUMN || data_type == nullptr)
         return false;
diff --git a/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.cpp b/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.cpp
index 1264da77b04..21758202221 100644
--- a/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,13 @@ bool ColumnsDescription::hasColumnOrSubcolumn(GetColumnsOptions::Kind kind, cons
             || hasSubcolumn(column_name);
 }
 
+bool ColumnsDescription::hasColumnOrNested(GetColumnsOptions::Kind kind, const String & column_name) const
+{
+    auto range = getNameRange(columns, column_name);
+    return range.first != range.second &&
+        defaultKindToGetKind(range.first->default_desc.kind) & kind;
+}
+
 bool ColumnsDescription::hasDefaults() const
 {
     for (const auto & column : columns)
diff --git a/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.h b/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.h
index 670aeaa293d..96265804f06 100644
--- a/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.h
+++ b/src/Storages/ColumnsDescription.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ public:
 
     bool hasPhysical(const String & column_name) const;
     bool hasColumnOrSubcolumn(GetColumnsOptions::Kind kind, const String & column_name) const;
+    bool hasColumnOrNested(GetColumnsOptions::Kind kind, const String & column_name) const;
 
     NameAndTypePair getPhysical(const String & column_name) const;
     NameAndTypePair getColumnOrSubcolumn(GetColumnsOptions::Kind kind, const String & column_name) const;