diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index baa15382977dc90cac19088f531d559da255411b..2c767d82b9022bde3efce1dc9ed8104496c4549e 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -6486,6 +6486,13 @@ int32_t tscCheckCreateDbParams(SSqlCmd* pCmd, SCreateDbMsg* pCreate) {
     return invalidOperationMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg);
   }
 
+  int32_t blocks = ntohl(pCreate->totalBlocks);
+  if (blocks != -1 && (blocks < TSDB_MIN_TOTAL_BLOCKS || blocks > TSDB_MAX_TOTAL_BLOCKS)) {
+    snprintf(msg, tListLen(msg), "invalid db option totalBlocks: %d valid range: [%d, %d]", blocks,
+             TSDB_MIN_TOTAL_BLOCKS, TSDB_MAX_TOTAL_BLOCKS);
+    return invalidOperationMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg);
+  }
+
   if (pCreate->quorum != -1 &&
       (pCreate->quorum < TSDB_MIN_DB_QUORUM_OPTION || pCreate->quorum > TSDB_MAX_DB_QUORUM_OPTION)) {
     snprintf(msg, tListLen(msg), "invalid db option quorum: %d valid range: [%d, %d]", pCreate->quorum,