diff --git a/ddl/ddl.go b/ddl/ddl.go
index c1df201bd9315..2e49ee75b4e2f 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl.go
@@ -280,9 +280,8 @@ type DDL interface {
 
 // ddl is used to handle the statements that define the structure or schema of the database.
 type ddl struct {
-	m          sync.RWMutex
-	infoHandle *infoschema.Handle
-	quitCh     chan struct{}
+	m      sync.RWMutex
+	quitCh chan struct{}
 
 	*ddlCtx
 	workers     map[workerType]*worker
@@ -300,6 +299,7 @@ type ddlCtx struct {
 	ddlEventCh   chan<- *util.Event
 	lease        time.Duration        // lease is schema lease.
 	binlogCli    *pumpcli.PumpsClient // binlogCli is used for Binlog.
+	infoHandle   *infoschema.Handle
 
 	// hook may be modified.
 	mu struct {
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ func newDDL(ctx context.Context, etcdCli *clientv3.Client, store kv.Storage,
 		ownerManager: manager,
 		schemaSyncer: syncer,
 		binlogCli:    binloginfo.GetPumpsClient(),
+		infoHandle:   infoHandle,
 	}
 	ddlCtx.mu.hook = hook
 	ddlCtx.mu.interceptor = &BaseInterceptor{}
 	d := &ddl{
-		infoHandle: infoHandle,
-		ddlCtx:     ddlCtx,
+		ddlCtx: ddlCtx,
 	}
 
 	d.start(ctx, ctxPool)
diff --git a/ddl/ddl_worker.go b/ddl/ddl_worker.go
index 62ed299cc45b1..6a9ed39f5a01e 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl_worker.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl_worker.go
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func (w *worker) runDDLJob(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64,
 
 	switch job.Type {
 	case model.ActionCreateSchema:
-		ver, err = onCreateSchema(t, job)
+		ver, err = onCreateSchema(d, t, job)
 	case model.ActionDropSchema:
 		ver, err = onDropSchema(t, job)
 	case model.ActionCreateTable:
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (w *worker) runDDLJob(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64,
 	case model.ActionRebaseAutoID:
 		ver, err = onRebaseAutoID(d.store, t, job)
 	case model.ActionRenameTable:
-		ver, err = onRenameTable(t, job)
+		ver, err = onRenameTable(d, t, job)
 	case model.ActionShardRowID:
 		ver, err = w.onShardRowID(d, t, job)
 	case model.ActionModifyTableComment:
diff --git a/ddl/schema.go b/ddl/schema.go
index ac875e158059b..51df4ef1f4b7b 100644
--- a/ddl/schema.go
+++ b/ddl/schema.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/meta"
 )
 
-func onCreateSchema(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
+func onCreateSchema(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
 	schemaID := job.SchemaID
 	dbInfo := &model.DBInfo{}
 	if err := job.DecodeArgs(dbInfo); err != nil {
@@ -32,20 +32,13 @@ func onCreateSchema(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
 	dbInfo.ID = schemaID
 	dbInfo.State = model.StateNone
 
-	dbs, err := t.ListDatabases()
+	err := checkSchemaNotExists(d, t, schemaID, dbInfo)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
-	}
-
-	for _, db := range dbs {
-		if db.Name.L == dbInfo.Name.L {
-			if db.ID != schemaID {
-				// The database already exists, can't create it, we should cancel this job now.
-				job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
-				return ver, infoschema.ErrDatabaseExists.GenWithStackByArgs(db.Name)
-			}
-			dbInfo = db
+		if infoschema.ErrDatabaseExists.Equal(err) {
+			// The database already exists, can't create it, we should cancel this job now.
+			job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
 		}
+		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
 	ver, err = updateSchemaVersion(t, job)
@@ -70,6 +63,52 @@ func onCreateSchema(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func checkSchemaNotExists(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, schemaID int64, dbInfo *model.DBInfo) error {
+	// d.infoHandle maybe nil in some test.
+	if d.infoHandle == nil {
+		return checkSchemaNotExistsFromStore(t, schemaID, dbInfo)
+	}
+	// Try to use memory schema info to check first.
+	currVer, err := t.GetSchemaVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	is := d.infoHandle.Get()
+	if is.SchemaMetaVersion() == currVer {
+		return checkSchemaNotExistsFromInfoSchema(is, schemaID, dbInfo)
+	}
+	return checkSchemaNotExistsFromStore(t, schemaID, dbInfo)
+}
+
+func checkSchemaNotExistsFromInfoSchema(is infoschema.InfoSchema, schemaID int64, dbInfo *model.DBInfo) error {
+	// Check database exists by name.
+	if is.SchemaExists(dbInfo.Name) {
+		return infoschema.ErrDatabaseExists.GenWithStackByArgs(dbInfo.Name)
+	}
+	// Check database exists by ID.
+	if _, ok := is.SchemaByID(schemaID); ok {
+		return infoschema.ErrDatabaseExists.GenWithStackByArgs(dbInfo.Name)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkSchemaNotExistsFromStore(t *meta.Meta, schemaID int64, dbInfo *model.DBInfo) error {
+	dbs, err := t.ListDatabases()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
+	for _, db := range dbs {
+		if db.Name.L == dbInfo.Name.L {
+			if db.ID != schemaID {
+				return infoschema.ErrDatabaseExists.GenWithStackByArgs(db.Name)
+			}
+			dbInfo = db
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func onDropSchema(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
 	dbInfo, err := checkSchemaExistAndCancelNotExistJob(t, job)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ddl/table.go b/ddl/table.go
index 179b11235b26b..e0f5764d65d9d 100644
--- a/ddl/table.go
+++ b/ddl/table.go
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ func onCreateTable(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error)
 	}
 
 	tbInfo.State = model.StateNone
-	err := checkTableNotExists(t, job, schemaID, tbInfo.Name.L)
+	err := checkTableNotExists(d, t, schemaID, tbInfo.Name.L)
 	if err != nil {
-		job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+		if infoschema.ErrDatabaseNotExists.Equal(err) || infoschema.ErrTableExists.Equal(err) {
+			job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+		}
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
@@ -96,11 +98,18 @@ func onCreateView(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error)
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 	tbInfo.State = model.StateNone
-	err := checkTableNotExists(t, job, schemaID, tbInfo.Name.L)
+	err := checkTableNotExists(d, t, schemaID, tbInfo.Name.L)
 	if err != nil {
-		if infoschema.ErrDatabaseNotExists.Equal(err) || !orReplace {
+		if infoschema.ErrDatabaseNotExists.Equal(err) {
 			job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
 			return ver, errors.Trace(err)
+		} else if infoschema.ErrTableExists.Equal(err) {
+			if !orReplace {
+				job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+				return ver, errors.Trace(err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 		}
 	}
 	ver, err = updateSchemaVersion(t, job)
@@ -193,8 +202,11 @@ func (w *worker) onRecoverTable(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver in
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
-	err = checkTableNotExists(t, job, schemaID, tblInfo.Name.L)
+	err = checkTableNotExists(d, t, schemaID, tblInfo.Name.L)
 	if err != nil {
+		if infoschema.ErrDatabaseNotExists.Equal(err) || infoschema.ErrTableExists.Equal(err) {
+			job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+		}
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
@@ -529,7 +541,7 @@ func verifyNoOverflowShardBits(s *sessionPool, tbl table.Table, shardRowIDBits u
 	return nil
 }
 
-func onRenameTable(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
+func onRenameTable(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
 	var oldSchemaID int64
 	var tableName model.CIStr
 	if err := job.DecodeArgs(&oldSchemaID, &tableName); err != nil {
@@ -543,9 +555,11 @@ func onRenameTable(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ error) {
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 	newSchemaID := job.SchemaID
-	err = checkTableNotExists(t, job, newSchemaID, tableName.L)
+	err = checkTableNotExists(d, t, newSchemaID, tableName.L)
 	if err != nil {
-		job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+		if infoschema.ErrDatabaseNotExists.Equal(err) || infoschema.ErrTableExists.Equal(err) {
+			job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+		}
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
@@ -665,7 +679,37 @@ func onModifyTableCharsetAndCollate(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _
 	return ver, nil
 }
 
-func checkTableNotExists(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job, schemaID int64, tableName string) error {
+func checkTableNotExists(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, schemaID int64, tableName string) error {
+	// d.infoHandle maybe nil in some test.
+	if d.infoHandle == nil {
+		return checkTableNotExistsFromStore(t, schemaID, tableName)
+	}
+	// Try to use memory schema info to check first.
+	currVer, err := t.GetSchemaVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	is := d.infoHandle.Get()
+	if is.SchemaMetaVersion() == currVer {
+		return checkTableNotExistsFromInfoSchema(is, schemaID, tableName)
+	}
+
+	return checkTableNotExistsFromStore(t, schemaID, tableName)
+}
+
+func checkTableNotExistsFromInfoSchema(is infoschema.InfoSchema, schemaID int64, tableName string) error {
+	// Check this table's database.
+	schema, ok := is.SchemaByID(schemaID)
+	if !ok {
+		return infoschema.ErrDatabaseNotExists.GenWithStackByArgs("")
+	}
+	if is.TableExists(schema.Name, model.NewCIStr(tableName)) {
+		return infoschema.ErrTableExists.GenWithStackByArgs(tableName)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkTableNotExistsFromStore(t *meta.Meta, schemaID int64, tableName string) error {
 	// Check this table's database.
 	tables, err := t.ListTables(schemaID)
 	if err != nil {