diff --git a/include/libs/parser/parser.h b/include/libs/parser/parser.h
index f253b47e50d9eae8017d9edd52ef76b6a4a517ad..58bdb77df3d3f6cde847fa1cd7dddfd2096d275f 100644
--- a/include/libs/parser/parser.h
+++ b/include/libs/parser/parser.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ typedef struct SParseContext {
   bool             isSuperUser;
   bool             enableSysInfo;
   bool             async;
+  bool             hasInvisibleCol;
   const char*      svrVer;
   bool             nodeOffline;
   SArray*          pTableMetaPos;    // sql table pos => catalog data pos
diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
index c318e25fd9ccd88a18a04f0f042eec169e300723..2ccbc0dfc4e2f027445e8d8f979396889bedf86a 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
@@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ static int32_t createColumnsByTable(STranslateContext* pCxt, const STableNode* p
                    (igTags ? 0 : ((TSDB_SUPER_TABLE == pMeta->tableType) ? pMeta->tableInfo.numOfTags : 0));
     for (int32_t i = 0; i < nums; ++i) {
       if (invisibleColumn(pCxt->pParseCxt->enableSysInfo, pMeta->tableType, pMeta->schema[i].flags)) {
+        pCxt->pParseCxt->hasInvisibleCol = true;
         continue;
       }
       SColumnNode* pCol = (SColumnNode*)nodesMakeNode(QUERY_NODE_COLUMN);
@@ -3203,7 +3204,11 @@ static int32_t translateSelectList(STranslateContext* pCxt, SSelectStmt* pSelect
     code = translateFillValues(pCxt, pSelect);
   }
   if (NULL == pSelect->pProjectionList || 0 >= pSelect->pProjectionList->length) {
-    code = TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_SELECTED_EXPR;
+    if (pCxt->pParseCxt->hasInvisibleCol) {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_PAR_PERMISSION_DENIED;
+    } else {
+      code = TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_SELECTED_EXPR;
+    }
   }
   return code;
 }