diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01272_suspicious_codecs.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01272_suspicious_codecs.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..559b6df2693
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+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01272_suspicious_codecs.reference
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+CREATE TABLE default.codecs1\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(NONE, NONE)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs2\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(NONE, LZ4)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs3\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, NONE)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs4\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, LZ4)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs5\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, ZSTD(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs6\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(Delta(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs7\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(Delta(1), Delta(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs8\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, Delta(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs1\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(NONE, NONE)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs2\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(NONE, LZ4)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs3\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, NONE)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs4\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, LZ4)\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs5\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, ZSTD(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs6\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(Delta(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs7\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(Delta(1), Delta(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
+CREATE TABLE default.codecs8\n(\n    `a` UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, Delta(1))\n)\nENGINE = MergeTree\nORDER BY tuple()\nSETTINGS index_granularity = 8192
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01272_suspicious_codecs.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01272_suspicious_codecs.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ec3e480da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01272_suspicious_codecs.sql
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+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs;
+
+-- test what should work
+
+CREATE TABLE codecs
+(
+    a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4),
+    b UInt16 CODEC(ZSTD),
+    c Float32 CODEC(Gorilla),
+    d UInt8 CODEC(Delta, LZ4),
+    e Float64 CODEC(Gorilla, ZSTD),
+    f UInt32 CODEC(Delta, Delta, Gorilla),
+    g DateTime CODEC(DoubleDelta),
+    h DateTime64 CODEC(DoubleDelta, LZ4),
+    i String CODEC(NONE)
+) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+
+DROP TABLE codecs;
+
+-- test what should not work
+
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(NONE, NONE)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(NONE, LZ4)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, NONE)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, LZ4)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, ZSTD)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(Delta)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(Delta, Delta)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+CREATE TABLE codecs (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, Delta)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple(); -- { serverError 36 }
+
+-- test that sanity check is not performed in ATTACH query
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs1;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs2;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs3;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs4;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs5;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs6;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs7;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS codecs8;
+
+SET allow_suspicious_codecs = 1;
+
+CREATE TABLE codecs1 (a UInt8 CODEC(NONE, NONE)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs2 (a UInt8 CODEC(NONE, LZ4)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs3 (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, NONE)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs4 (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, LZ4)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs5 (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, ZSTD)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs6 (a UInt8 CODEC(Delta)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs7 (a UInt8 CODEC(Delta, Delta)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+CREATE TABLE codecs8 (a UInt8 CODEC(LZ4, Delta)) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+
+SET allow_suspicious_codecs = 0;
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs1;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs2;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs3;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs4;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs5;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs6;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs7;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs8;
+
+DETACH TABLE codecs1;
+DETACH TABLE codecs2;
+DETACH TABLE codecs3;
+DETACH TABLE codecs4;
+DETACH TABLE codecs5;
+DETACH TABLE codecs6;
+DETACH TABLE codecs7;
+DETACH TABLE codecs8;
+
+ATTACH TABLE codecs1;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs2;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs3;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs4;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs5;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs6;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs7;
+ATTACH TABLE codecs8;
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs1;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs2;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs3;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs4;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs5;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs6;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs7;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE codecs8;
+
+SELECT * FROM codecs1;
+SELECT * FROM codecs2;
+SELECT * FROM codecs3;
+SELECT * FROM codecs4;
+SELECT * FROM codecs5;
+SELECT * FROM codecs6;
+SELECT * FROM codecs7;
+SELECT * FROM codecs8;
+
+DROP TABLE codecs1;
+DROP TABLE codecs2;
+DROP TABLE codecs3;
+DROP TABLE codecs4;
+DROP TABLE codecs5;
+DROP TABLE codecs6;
+DROP TABLE codecs7;
+DROP TABLE codecs8;