diff --git a/core/translate/trigger.rs b/core/translate/trigger.rs
index 0d8d64b2dc..8107ef3276 100644
--- a/core/translate/trigger.rs
+++ b/core/translate/trigger.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ pub fn translate_create_trigger(
     let normalized_trigger_name = normalize_ident(trigger_name.name.as_str());
     let normalized_table_name = normalize_ident(tbl_name.name.as_str());
 
+    if crate::schema::is_system_table(&normalized_table_name) {
+        bail_parse_error!("cannot create trigger on system table");
+    }
+
     // Check if trigger already exists
     if resolver
         .schema
diff --git a/testing/trigger.test b/testing/trigger.test
index 1da0d4aa46..3fca7a8409 100755
--- a/testing/trigger.test
+++ b/testing/trigger.test
@@ -773,4 +773,10 @@ do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} trigger-drop-make-same-table{
   select * from a;
   select * from t1;
 } {1|5000
-2|3000}
\ No newline at end of file
+2|3000}
+
+do_execsql_test_in_memory_any_error trigger-cannot-create-on-system-table {
+  create trigger t after insert on sqlite_master begin
+    select 1;
+  end;
+}