diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index af9f13df4e5c533a46c2610f000e7c72ef55f741..af57719ccf9a1e534989c646e70a7947f2137fa8 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -6010,6 +6010,16 @@ int32_t setAlterTableInfo(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
       return invalidOperationMsg(pMsg, msg22);
     }
 
+    SSchema* pSchema = (SSchema*) pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta->schema;
+    int16_t numOfColumns = pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta->tableInfo.numOfColumns;
+    int16_t i;
+    uint32_t nLen = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < numOfColumns; ++i) {
+      nLen += pSchema[i].colId != columnIndex.columnIndex ? pSchema[i].bytes : pItem->bytes;
+    }
+    if (nLen >= TSDB_MAX_BYTES_PER_ROW) {
+      return invalidOperationMsg(pMsg, msg24);
+    }
     TAOS_FIELD f = tscCreateField(pColSchema->type, name.z, pItem->bytes);
     tscFieldInfoAppend(&pQueryInfo->fieldsInfo, &f);
   }else if (pAlterSQL->type == TSDB_ALTER_TABLE_MODIFY_TAG_COLUMN) {
@@ -6051,6 +6061,17 @@ int32_t setAlterTableInfo(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
       return invalidOperationMsg(pMsg, msg22);
     }
 
+    SSchema* pSchema = (SSchema*) pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta->schema;
+    int16_t numOfColumns = pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta->tableInfo.numOfColumns;
+    int16_t i;
+    uint32_t nLen = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < numOfColumns; ++i) {
+      nLen += pSchema[i].colId != columnIndex.columnIndex ? pSchema[i].bytes : pItem->bytes;
+    }
+    if (nLen >= TSDB_MAX_BYTES_PER_ROW) {
+      return invalidOperationMsg(pMsg, msg24);
+    }
+
     TAOS_FIELD f = tscCreateField(pColSchema->type, name.z, pItem->bytes);
     tscFieldInfoAppend(&pQueryInfo->fieldsInfo, &f);
   }
diff --git a/src/inc/taoserror.h b/src/inc/taoserror.h
index fbb29014e0aa17368b88b76237e49d6ada9ce0f9..eefa0ed92aa610899f69bc965e03d7c0ea5ee917 100644
--- a/src/inc/taoserror.h
+++ b/src/inc/taoserror.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int32_t* taosGetErrno();
 #define TSDB_CODE_MND_FIELD_NOT_EXIST           TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x036C)  //"Field does not exist")
 #define TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_STABLE_NAME       TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x036D)  //"Super table does not exist")
 #define TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_CREATE_TABLE_MSG  TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x036E)  //"Invalid create table message")
+#define TSDB_CODE_MND_EXCEED_MAX_ROW_BYTES      TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x036F)  //"Exceed max row bytes")
 
 #define TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_FUNC_NAME         TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0370)  //"Invalid func name")
 #define TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_FUNC_LEN          TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0371)  //"Invalid func length")
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
index 3631b1e005a60168a3a2531254a5bd425b89b797..6e5cf14b965d166e381dd1d535668580e4041d9d 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
@@ -1503,6 +1503,18 @@ static int32_t mnodeChangeSuperTableColumn(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
     return TSDB_CODE_MND_FIELD_NOT_EXIST;
   }
 
+  // check exceed max row bytes
+  int32_t i;
+  uint32_t nLen = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < pStable->numOfColumns; ++i) {
+    nLen += (pStable->schema[i].colId == col) ? pAlter->schema[0].bytes : pStable->schema[i].bytes;
+  }
+  if (nLen > TSDB_MAX_BYTES_PER_ROW) {
+    mError("msg:%p, app:%p stable:%s, change column, name:%s exceed max row bytes", pMsg, pMsg->rpcMsg.ahandle,
+           pStable->info.tableId, name);
+    return TSDB_CODE_MND_EXCEED_MAX_ROW_BYTES;
+  }
+
   // update
   SSchema *schema = (SSchema *) (pStable->schema + col);
   ASSERT(schema->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BINARY || schema->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_NCHAR);
diff --git a/src/util/src/terror.c b/src/util/src/terror.c
index e36ab94844d205949f68f507f03572953d1092f4..46a33569b2136c3e2341da3a311960a4caef4bf6 100644
--- a/src/util/src/terror.c
+++ b/src/util/src/terror.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_FIELD_ALREAY_EXIST,       "Field already exists"
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_FIELD_NOT_EXIST,          "Field does not exist")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_STABLE_NAME,      "Super table does not exist")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_CREATE_TABLE_MSG, "Invalid create table message")
+TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_EXCEED_MAX_ROW_BYTES,     "Exceed max row bytes")
 
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_FUNC_NAME,        "Invalid func name")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_FUNC_LEN,         "Invalid func length")