diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
index a4519800534..2d51afa1c46 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/AlterCommands.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void AlterCommand::apply(ColumnsDescription & columns_description, ASTPtr & orde
         if (indexes_decl_ast)
             new_indexes_decl_ast = indexes_decl_ast->clone();
         else
-            new_indexes_decl_ast = ASTExpressionList().ptr();
+            new_indexes_decl_ast = std::make_shared<ASTExpressionList>();
 
         if (std::any_of(
                 new_indexes_decl_ast->children.cbegin(),
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void AlterCommand::apply(ColumnsDescription & columns_description, ASTPtr & orde
         if (indexes_decl_ast)
             new_indexes_decl_ast = indexes_decl_ast->clone();
         else
-            new_indexes_decl_ast = ASTExpressionList().ptr();
+            new_indexes_decl_ast = std::make_shared<ASTExpressionList>();
 
         auto erase_it = std::find_if(
                 new_indexes_decl_ast->children.begin(),
diff --git a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00824_indices_alter.reference b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00824_indices_alter.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00824_indices_alter.sql b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00824_indices_alter.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40ef6bb4fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00824_indices_alter.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test.minmax_idx;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test.minmax_idx2;
+
+CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx
+(
+    u64 UInt64,
+    i32 Int32
+) ENGINE = MergeTree()
+ORDER BY u64;
+
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx VALUES (1, 2);
+
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx ADD INDEX idx1 BY u64 * i32 TYPE minmax GRANULARITY 10;
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx ADD INDEX idx2 BY u64 * i32 TYPE minmax GRANULARITY 10;
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx ADD INDEX idx3 BY u64 * i32 TYPE minmax GRANULARITY 10 AFTER idx1;
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx;
+
+SELECT * FROM test.minmax_idx WHERE u64 * i32 = 3;
+
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx VALUES (1, 2);
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx VALUES (1, 2);
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx VALUES (1, 2);
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx VALUES (1, 2);
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx VALUES (1, 2);
+
+SELECT * FROM test.minmax_idx WHERE u64 * i32 = 3;
+
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx DROP INDEX idx1
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx;
+
+SELECT * FROM test.minmax_idx WHERE u64 * i32 = 3;
+
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx DROP INDEX idx3;
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx DROP INDEX idx2;
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx;
+
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx ADD INDEX idx1 BY u64 * i32 TYPE minmax GRANULARITY 10;
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx;
+
+SELECT * FROM test.minmax_idx WHERE u64 * i32 = 3;
+
+
+CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx2
+(
+    u64 UInt64,
+    i32 Int32
+) ENGINE = MergeTree()
+        idx2 BY u64 * i32 TYPE minmax GRANULARITY 10
+INDEXES idx1 BY u64 * i32 TYPE minmax GRANULARITY 10,
+ORDER BY u64;
+
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx2 VALUES (1, 2);
+INSERT INTO test.minmax_idx2 VALUES (1, 2);
+
+SELECT * FROM test.minmax_idx2 WHERE u64 * i32 = 3;
+
+ALTER TABLE test.minmax_idx2 DROP INDEX idx1, DROP INDEX idx2;
+
+SHOW CREATE TABLE test.minmax_idx2;
+
+SELECT * FROM test.minmax_idx2 WHERE u64 * i32 = 3;
+
+DROP TABLE test.minmax_idx;
+DROP TABLE test.minmax_idx2;
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