diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
index d3df7e03962e0..671bbbc2e37bf 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
@@ -1393,6 +1393,10 @@ class AstBuilder(conf: SQLConf) extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with Logging
           }
           str.charAt(0)
         }.getOrElse('\\')
+        if ('%' == escapeChar || '_' == escapeChar) {
+            throw new ParseException("Invalid escape string." +
+              "Escape string can not be '%', '_'.", ctx)
+        }
         invertIfNotDefined(Like(e, expression(ctx.pattern), escapeChar))
       case SqlBaseParser.RLIKE =>
         invertIfNotDefined(RLike(e, expression(ctx.pattern)))
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ExpressionParserSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ExpressionParserSuite.scala
index 4dccada3d5546..94b293f14a37f 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ExpressionParserSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ExpressionParserSuite.scala
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ class ExpressionParserSuite extends AnalysisTest {
     assertEqual("a not like 'pattern%' escape '\"'", !('a.like("pattern%", '\"')))
     intercept("a not like 'pattern%' escape '\"/'", message)
     intercept("a not like 'pattern%' escape ''", message)
+
+    val message2 = "Escape string can not be '%', '_'."
+    intercept("a like 'pattern%' escape '_'", message2)
+    intercept("a like 'pattern%' escape '%'", message2)
   }
 
   test("like expressions with ESCAPED_STRING_LITERALS = true") {