diff --git a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
index cdf9c4b8eb8..08370a57e4b 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
@@ -978,6 +978,13 @@ void InterpreterCreateQuery::setEngine(ASTCreateQuery & create) const
         if (as_create.is_ordinary_view)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::INCORRECT_QUERY, "Cannot CREATE a table AS {}, it is a View", qualified_name);
 
+        if (as_create.is_materialized_view && as_create.to_table_id)
+            throw Exception(
+                ErrorCodes::INCORRECT_QUERY,
+                "Cannot CREATE a table AS {}, it is a Materialized View without storage. Use \"AS `{}`\" instead",
+                qualified_name,
+                as_create.to_table_id.getQualifiedName());
+
         if (as_create.is_live_view)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::INCORRECT_QUERY, "Cannot CREATE a table AS {}, it is a Live View", qualified_name);
 
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03161_create_table_as_mv.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03161_create_table_as_mv.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03161_create_table_as_mv.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03161_create_table_as_mv.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e80659ac923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03161_create_table_as_mv.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS base_table;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target_table;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS mv_from_base_to_target;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS mv_with_storage;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS other_table_1;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS other_table_2;
+
+CREATE TABLE base_table (date DateTime, id String, cost Float64) ENGINE = MergeTree() ORDER BY date;
+CREATE TABLE target_table (id String, total AggregateFunction(sum, Float64)) ENGINE = MergeTree() ORDER BY id;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_from_base_to_target TO target_table AS Select id, sumState(cost) FROM base_table GROUP BY id;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_with_storage ENGINE=MergeTree() ORDER BY id AS Select id, sumState(cost) FROM base_table GROUP BY id;
+
+CREATE TABLE other_table_1 AS mv_with_storage;
+CREATE TABLE other_table_2 AS mv_from_base_to_target; -- { serverError INCORRECT_QUERY }