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 12a5cbca7712d..73d3ea394d300 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
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis.FunctionRegistry.FunctionBuilder
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.{Alias, Expression, ExpressionInfo, UpCast}
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.parser.{CatalystSqlParser, ParserInterface}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.parser.{CatalystSqlParser, ParseException, ParserInterface}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.{LogicalPlan, Project, SubqueryAlias, View}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util.{CharVarcharUtils, StringUtils}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.CatalogManager
@@ -877,7 +877,12 @@ class SessionCatalog(
     }
     val viewConfigs = metadata.viewSQLConfigs
     val parsedPlan = SQLConf.withExistingConf(View.effectiveSQLConf(viewConfigs, isTempView)) {
-      parser.parsePlan(viewText)
+      try {
+        parser.parseQuery(viewText)
+      } catch {
+        case _: ParseException =>
+          throw QueryCompilationErrors.invalidViewText(viewText, metadata.qualifiedName)
+      }
     }
     val projectList = if (!isHiveCreatedView(metadata)) {
       val viewColumnNames = if (metadata.viewQueryColumnNames.isEmpty) {
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParseDriver.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParseDriver.scala
index b459a2d4b763a..f53c0d36f2779 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParseDriver.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParseDriver.scala
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ abstract class AbstractSqlParser extends ParserInterface with SQLConfHelper with
     astBuilder.visitSingleTableSchema(parser.singleTableSchema())
   }
 
+  /** Creates LogicalPlan for a given SQL string of query. */
+  override def parseQuery(sqlText: String): LogicalPlan = parse(sqlText) { parser =>
+    astBuilder.visitQuery(parser.query())
+  }
+
   /** Creates LogicalPlan for a given SQL string. */
   override def parsePlan(sqlText: String): LogicalPlan = parse(sqlText) { parser =>
     astBuilder.visitSingleStatement(parser.singleStatement()) match {
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParserInterface.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParserInterface.scala
index 77e357ad073da..46dfbf2477840 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParserInterface.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/ParserInterface.scala
@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@ trait ParserInterface {
    */
   @throws[ParseException]("Text cannot be parsed to a DataType")
   def parseDataType(sqlText: String): DataType
+
+  /**
+   * Parse a query string to a [[LogicalPlan]].
+   */
+  @throws[ParseException]("Text cannot be parsed to a LogicalPlan")
+  def parseQuery(sqlText: String): LogicalPlan
 }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala
index b7f4cce17fbf6..fe1c358227ad0 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala
@@ -2366,4 +2366,9 @@ object QueryCompilationErrors {
   def tableIndexNotSupportedError(errorMessage: String): Throwable = {
     new AnalysisException(errorMessage)
   }
+
+  def invalidViewText(viewText: String, tableName: String): Throwable = {
+    new AnalysisException(
+      s"Invalid view text: $viewText. The view $tableName may have been tampered with")
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionExtensionSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionExtensionSuite.scala
index 74813b0d678fe..8ff8e6157a70a 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionExtensionSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionExtensionSuite.scala
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ case class MyParser(spark: SparkSession, delegate: ParserInterface) extends Pars
 
   override def parseDataType(sqlText: String): DataType =
     delegate.parseDataType(sqlText)
+
+  override def parseQuery(sqlText: String): LogicalPlan =
+    delegate.parseQuery(sqlText)
 }
 
 object MyExtensions {
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SQLViewTestSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SQLViewTestSuite.scala
index 8383d442c266b..15b4793e3e5d1 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SQLViewTestSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SQLViewTestSuite.scala
@@ -530,4 +530,20 @@ class PersistedViewTestSuite extends SQLViewTestSuite with SharedSparkSession {
       spark.sessionState.conf.clear()
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-37266: View text can only be SELECT queries") {
+    withView("v") {
+      sql("CREATE VIEW v AS SELECT 1")
+      val table = spark.sessionState.catalog.getTableMetadata(TableIdentifier("v"))
+      val dropView = "DROP VIEW v"
+      // Simulate the behavior of hackers
+      val tamperedTable = table.copy(viewText = Some(dropView))
+      spark.sessionState.catalog.alterTable(tamperedTable)
+      val message = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+        sql("SELECT * FROM v")
+      }.getMessage
+      assert(message.contains(s"Invalid view text: $dropView." +
+        s" The view ${table.qualifiedName} may have been tampered with"))
+    }
+  }
 }