diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala
index 52ed89ef8d78..c390337c03ff 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala
@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ class SessionCatalog(
    * Create a metastore table in the database specified in `tableDefinition`.
    * If no such database is specified, create it in the current database.
    */
-  def createTable(tableDefinition: CatalogTable, ignoreIfExists: Boolean): Unit = {
+  def createTable(
+      tableDefinition: CatalogTable,
+      ignoreIfExists: Boolean,
+      validateLocation: Boolean = true): Unit = {
     val db = formatDatabaseName(tableDefinition.identifier.database.getOrElse(getCurrentDatabase))
     val table = formatTableName(tableDefinition.identifier.table)
     val tableIdentifier = TableIdentifier(table, Some(db))
@@ -305,7 +308,11 @@ class SessionCatalog(
     }
 
     requireDbExists(db)
-    if (!ignoreIfExists) {
+    if (tableExists(newTableDefinition.identifier)) {
+      if (!ignoreIfExists) {
+        throw new TableAlreadyExistsException(db = db, table = table)
+      }
+    } else if (validateLocation) {
       validateTableLocation(newTableDefinition)
     }
     externalCatalog.createTable(newTableDefinition, ignoreIfExists)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/createDataSourceTables.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/createDataSourceTables.scala
index f7c3e9b01925..f6ef433f2ce1 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/createDataSourceTables.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/createDataSourceTables.scala
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ case class CreateDataSourceTableAsSelectCommand(
         // provider (for example, see org.apache.spark.sql.parquet.DefaultSource).
         schema = result.schema)
       // Table location is already validated. No need to check it again during table creation.
-      sessionState.catalog.createTable(newTable, ignoreIfExists = true)
+      sessionState.catalog.createTable(newTable, ignoreIfExists = false, validateLocation = false)
 
       result match {
         case fs: HadoopFsRelation if table.partitionColumnNames.nonEmpty &&
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
index 4304d0b6f6b1..cbd7f9d6f67b 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
@@ -425,6 +425,15 @@ abstract class DDLSuite extends QueryTest with SQLTestUtils {
           sql(s"CREATE TABLE tab1 (col1 int, col2 string) USING ${dataSource}")
         }.getMessage
         assert(ex.contains(exMsgWithDefaultDB))
+
+        // Always check location of managed table, with or without (IF NOT EXISTS)
+        withTable("tab2") {
+          sql(s"CREATE TABLE tab2 (col1 int, col2 string) USING ${dataSource}")
+          ex = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+            sql(s"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tab1 LIKE tab2")
+          }.getMessage
+          assert(ex.contains(exMsgWithDefaultDB))
+        }
       } finally {
         waitForTasksToFinish()
         Utils.deleteRecursively(tableLoc)
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala
index db76ec9d084c..c85db78c732d 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ class HiveDDLSuite
         assert(e2.getMessage.contains(forbiddenPrefix + "foo"))
 
         val e3 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
-          sql(s"CREATE TABLE tbl (a INT) TBLPROPERTIES ('${forbiddenPrefix}foo'='anything')")
+          sql(s"CREATE TABLE tbl2 (a INT) TBLPROPERTIES ('${forbiddenPrefix}foo'='anything')")
         }
         assert(e3.getMessage.contains(forbiddenPrefix + "foo"))
       }