diff --git a/src/box/sql/build.c b/src/box/sql/build.c
index 0edbda1d9f83..4588b1c6d384 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/build.c
+++ b/src/box/sql/build.c
@@ -4145,4 +4145,50 @@ sqlite3WithDelete(sqlite3 * db, With * pWith)
 		sqlite3DbFree(db, pWith);
 	}
 }
+
+int
+vdbe_emit_execution_halt_on_exists(struct Parse *parser, int space_id,
+				   int index_id, const char *name_src,
+				   int tarantool_error_code,
+				   const char *error_src, bool no_error)
+{
+	struct Vdbe *v = sqlite3GetVdbe(parser);
+	assert(v != NULL);
+
+	struct sqlite3 *db = parser->db;
+	char *name = NULL;
+	char *error = NULL;
+	name = sqlite3DbStrDup(db, name_src);
+	if (name == NULL) {
+		size_t size = strlen(name_src) + 1;
+		diag_set(OutOfMemory, size, "sqlite3DbStrDup", "name");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	error = sqlite3DbStrDup(db, error_src);
+	if (error == NULL) {
+		sqlite3DbFree(db, name);
+		size_t size = strlen(error_src) + 1;
+		diag_set(OutOfMemory, size, "sqlite3DbStrDup", "error");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	int cursor = parser->nTab++;
+	int entity_id =
+		SQLITE_PAGENO_FROM_SPACEID_AND_INDEXID(space_id, index_id);
+	emit_open_cursor(parser, cursor, entity_id);
+
+	int name_reg = parser->nMem++;
+	int label = sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_String8, 0, name_reg, 0, name,
+				      P4_DYNAMIC);
+	sqlite3VdbeAddOp4Int(v, OP_NoConflict, cursor, label + 3, name_reg, 1);
+	if (no_error) {
+		sqlite3VdbeAddOp0(v, OP_Halt);
+	} else {
+		sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_Halt, SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR,
+				  ON_CONFLICT_ACTION_FAIL, 0, error, P4_DYNAMIC);
+		sqlite3VdbeChangeP5(v, tarantool_error_code);
+	}
+	sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_Close, cursor);
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif				/* !defined(SQLITE_OMIT_CTE) */
diff --git a/src/box/sql/main.c b/src/box/sql/main.c
index 0acf7bc64203..e1de815fcef0 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/main.c
+++ b/src/box/sql/main.c
@@ -1454,10 +1454,14 @@ sqlite3_errmsg(sqlite3 * db)
 		z = sqlite3ErrStr(SQLITE_NOMEM_BKPT);
 	} else {
 		testcase(db->pErr == 0);
-		z = (char *)sqlite3_value_text(db->pErr);
 		assert(!db->mallocFailed);
-		if (z == 0) {
-			z = sqlite3ErrStr(db->errCode);
+		if (db->errCode != SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR) {
+			assert(!db->mallocFailed);
+			z = (char *)sqlite3_value_text(db->pErr);
+			if (z == NULL)
+				z = sqlite3ErrStr(db->errCode);
+		} else {
+			z = diag_last_error(diag_get())->errmsg;
 		}
 	}
 	return z;
diff --git a/src/box/sql/sqliteInt.h b/src/box/sql/sqliteInt.h
index 7f1a2012e47e..00bc9cce96f1 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/box/sql/sqliteInt.h
@@ -4594,4 +4594,28 @@ extern int sqlite3InitDatabase(sqlite3 * db);
 enum on_conflict_action
 table_column_nullable_action(struct Table *tab, uint32_t column);
 
+/**
+ * Generate VDBE code to halt execution with correct error if
+ * the object with specified name is already present in
+ * specified space.
+ * The function does not begin to hold the passed error pointer
+ * to memory.
+ *
+ * @param parser Parsing context.
+ * @param space_id Space to lookup identifier.
+ * @param index_id Index identifier containing string primary key.
+ * @param name Of object to test existence.
+ * @param tarantool_error_code to set on halt.
+ * @param error string to notify on halt.
+ * @param no_error Do not raise error flag.
+ *
+ * @retval -1 on memory allocation error.
+ * @retval 0 on success.
+ */
+int
+vdbe_emit_execution_halt_on_exists(struct Parse *parser, int space_id,
+				   int index_id, const char *name,
+				   int tarantool_error_code,
+				   const char *error_src, bool no_error);
+
 #endif				/* SQLITEINT_H */
diff --git a/src/box/sql/trigger.c b/src/box/sql/trigger.c
index 3c15fcfa942c..e764986b2327 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/trigger.c
+++ b/src/box/sql/trigger.c
@@ -122,18 +122,6 @@ sqlite3BeginTrigger(Parse * pParse,	/* The parse context of the CREATE TRIGGER s
 	if (sqlite3CheckIdentifierName(pParse, zName) != SQLITE_OK)
 		goto trigger_cleanup;
 
-	if (!pParse->parse_only &&
-	    sqlite3HashFind(&db->pSchema->trigHash, zName) != NULL) {
-		if (!noErr) {
-			diag_set(ClientError, ER_TRIGGER_EXISTS, zName);
-			pParse->rc = SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR;
-			pParse->nErr++;
-		} else {
-			assert(!db->init.busy);
-		}
-		goto trigger_cleanup;
-	}
-
 	const char *table_name = pTableName->a[0].zName;
 	uint32_t space_id;
 	if (schema_find_id(BOX_SPACE_ID, 2, table_name, strlen(table_name),
@@ -179,6 +167,19 @@ sqlite3BeginTrigger(Parse * pParse,	/* The parse context of the CREATE TRIGGER s
 		pParse->nErr++;
 		goto trigger_cleanup;
 	}
+	if (!pParse->parse_only) {
+		const char *error_msg =
+			tt_sprintf(tnt_errcode_desc(ER_TRIGGER_EXISTS), zName);
+		if (vdbe_emit_execution_halt_on_exists(pParse, BOX_TRIGGER_ID,
+						       0, zName,
+						       ER_TRIGGER_EXISTS,
+						       error_msg,
+						       (noErr != 0)) != 0) {
+			pParse->rc = SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR;
+			pParse->nErr++;
+			goto trigger_cleanup;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * INSTEAD OF triggers can only appear on views and BEFORE triggers
diff --git a/src/box/sql/vdbe.c b/src/box/sql/vdbe.c
index c035ffee947a..cc511b91a494 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/vdbe.c
+++ b/src/box/sql/vdbe.c
@@ -960,7 +960,9 @@ case OP_HaltIfNull: {      /* in3 */
  *
  * If P4 is not null then it is an error message string.
  *
- * P5 is a value between 0 and 4, inclusive, that modifies the P4 string.
+ * If P1 is SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR then P5 is a ClientError code and
+ * P4 is error message to set. Else P5 is a value between 0 and 4,
+ * inclusive, that modifies the P4 string.
  *
  *    0:  (no change)
  *    1:  NOT NULL contraint failed: P4
@@ -968,8 +970,8 @@ case OP_HaltIfNull: {      /* in3 */
  *    3:  CHECK constraint failed: P4
  *    4:  FOREIGN KEY constraint failed: P4
  *
- * If P5 is not zero and P4 is NULL, then everything after the ":" is
- * omitted.
+ * If P5 is not zero and  P4 is  NULL, then everything after the
+ * ":" is omitted.
  *
  * There is an implied "Halt 0 0 0" instruction inserted at the very end of
  * every program.  So a jump past the last instruction of the program
@@ -1005,9 +1007,11 @@ case OP_Halt: {
 	p->rc = pOp->p1;
 	p->errorAction = (u8)pOp->p2;
 	p->pc = pcx;
-	assert(pOp->p5<=4);
 	if (p->rc) {
-		if (pOp->p5) {
+		if (p->rc == SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR) {
+			assert(pOp->p4.z != NULL);
+			box_error_set(__FILE__, __LINE__, pOp->p5, pOp->p4.z);
+		} else if (pOp->p5 != 0) {
 			static const char * const azType[] = { "NOT NULL", "UNIQUE", "CHECK",
 							       "FOREIGN KEY" };
 			testcase( pOp->p5==1);
@@ -1029,7 +1033,10 @@ case OP_Halt: {
 		p->rc = SQLITE_BUSY;
 	} else {
 		assert(rc==SQLITE_OK || (p->rc&0xff)==SQLITE_CONSTRAINT);
-		rc = p->rc ? SQLITE_ERROR : SQLITE_DONE;
+		if (p->rc != SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR)
+			rc = p->rc != SQLITE_OK ? SQLITE_ERROR : SQLITE_DONE;
+		else
+			rc = SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR;
 	}
 	goto vdbe_return;
 }
diff --git a/src/box/sql/vdbeapi.c b/src/box/sql/vdbeapi.c
index d35338a41efc..0aa5c4ae6bcb 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/vdbeapi.c
+++ b/src/box/sql/vdbeapi.c
@@ -598,8 +598,9 @@ sqlite3Step(Vdbe * p)
 	 * contains the value that would be returned if sqlite3_finalize()
 	 * were called on statement p.
 	 */
-	assert(rc == SQLITE_ROW || rc == SQLITE_DONE || rc == SQLITE_ERROR
-	       || (rc & 0xff) == SQLITE_BUSY || rc == SQLITE_MISUSE);
+	assert(rc == SQLITE_ROW || rc == SQLITE_DONE || rc == SQLITE_ERROR ||
+	       (rc & 0xff) == SQLITE_BUSY || rc == SQLITE_MISUSE ||
+	       rc == SQL_TARANTOOL_ERROR);
 	if (p->isPrepareV2 && rc != SQLITE_ROW && rc != SQLITE_DONE) {
 		/* If this statement was prepared using sqlite3_prepare_v2(), and an
 		 * error has occurred, then return the error code in p->rc to the