diff --git a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
index a87464eb5dec..7133c9eef340 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
@@ -1435,8 +1435,14 @@ bool InterpreterCreateQuery::doCreateTable(ASTCreateQuery & create,
             interpreter.execute();
         }
         else
-            throw Exception(storage_already_exists_error_code,
-                "{} {}.{} already exists", storage_name, backQuoteIfNeed(create.getDatabase()), backQuoteIfNeed(create.getTable()));
+        {
+            if (database->getTable(create.getTable(), getContext())->isDictionary())
+                throw Exception(ErrorCodes::DICTIONARY_ALREADY_EXISTS,
+                                "Dictionary {}.{} already exists", backQuoteIfNeed(create.getDatabase()), backQuoteIfNeed(create.getTable()));
+            else
+                throw Exception(ErrorCodes::TABLE_ALREADY_EXISTS,
+                                "Table {}.{} already exists", backQuoteIfNeed(create.getDatabase()), backQuoteIfNeed(create.getTable()));
+        }
     }
     else if (!create.attach)
     {
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02973_dictionary_table_exception_fix.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02973_dictionary_table_exception_fix.reference
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02973_dictionary_table_exception_fix.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02973_dictionary_table_exception_fix.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8061b426708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02973_dictionary_table_exception_fix.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE test_table (i Int64) engine=MergeTree order by i;
+CREATE DICTIONARY test_dict (y String, value UInt64 DEFAULT 0) PRIMARY KEY y SOURCE(CLICKHOUSE(TABLE 'test_table')) LAYOUT(DIRECT());
+CREATE TABLE test_dict (y Int64) engine=MergeTree order by y; -- { serverError DICTIONARY_ALREADY_EXISTS }
+CREATE DICTIONARY test_table (y String, value UInt64 DEFAULT 0) PRIMARY KEY y SOURCE(CLICKHOUSE(TABLE 'test_table')) LAYOUT(DIRECT()); -- { serverError TABLE_ALREADY_EXISTS }
+CREATE DICTIONARY test_dict (y String, value UInt64 DEFAULT 0) PRIMARY KEY y SOURCE(CLICKHOUSE(TABLE 'test_table')) LAYOUT(DIRECT()); -- { serverError DICTIONARY_ALREADY_EXISTS }
+CREATE TABLE test_table (y Int64) engine=MergeTree order by y; -- { serverError TABLE_ALREADY_EXISTS }