diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.000.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.000.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..161cd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.000.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE test AS {
+};
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
+    %template%,
+    ("container"="playground"),
+    ("definition"="external-filter/computed-field-between-static-parts-1/department/{name:polygon}/students"),
+    ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
+    ("format"="json")
+);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.001.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.001.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50b793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.001.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE test AS {
+};
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
+    %template%,
+    ("container"="playground"),
+    ("definition"="external-filter/computed-field-between-static-parts-1/department/{name:zft}/students"),
+    ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
+    ("format"="json")
+);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.999.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.999.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36b2bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.999.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.000.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.000.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cebfbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.000.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE test AS {
+};
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
+    %template%,
+    ("container"="playground"),
+    ("definition"="parquet-data/external-filter/computed-field-between-static-parts-1/department/{name:polygon}/students"),
+    ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
+    ("format"="parquet")
+);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.001.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.001.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c0a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.001.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE test AS {
+};
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
+    %template%,
+    ("container"="playground"),
+    ("definition"="parquet-data/external-filter/computed-field-between-static-parts-1/department/{name:zft}/students"),
+    ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
+    ("format"="parquet")
+);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.999.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.999.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36b2bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/computed-field-unsupported-type/test.999.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml
index 5809912..fc73e9e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml
@@ -308,6 +308,14 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-at-start</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes">
+      <compilation-unit name="computed-field-unsupported-type">
+        <placeholder name="adapter" value="AZUREBLOB" />
+        <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-unsupported-type</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'polygon'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'zft'</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
     <!--
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet">
       <compilation-unit name="computed-field-segment-pattern-mismatch">
@@ -316,6 +324,14 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     -->
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes">
+      <compilation-unit name="computed-field-unsupported-type">
+        <placeholder name="adapter" value="AZUREBLOB" />
+        <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-unsupported-type</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'polygon'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'zft'</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
     <!-- Dynamic prefixes tests end -->
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset">
       <compilation-unit name="common/empty-string-definition">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
index 54758e3..276c602 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-at-start</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes">
+      <compilation-unit name="computed-field-unsupported-type">
+        <placeholder name="adapter" value="S3" />
+        <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-unsupported-type</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'polygon'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'zft'</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet">
       <compilation-unit name="one-field">
         <placeholder name="adapter" value="S3" />
@@ -338,6 +346,14 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-segment-pattern-mismatch</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet">
+      <compilation-unit name="computed-field-unsupported-type">
+        <placeholder name="adapter" value="S3" />
+        <output-dir compare="Text">computed-field-unsupported-type</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'polygon'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Unsupported computed field type: 'zft'</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
     <!-- Dynamic prefixes tests end -->
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset">
       <compilation-unit name="common/empty-string-definition">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
index 72d118e..3f61b85 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 1178 = Unsupported iceberg table
 1179 = Unsupported iceberg format version
 1180 = Error reading iceberg data
-1181 = Unsupported computed field type: %1$s
+1181 = Unsupported computed field type: '%1$s'
 1182 = Failed to calculate computed fields: %1$s
 1183 = Failed to evaluate computed field. File: '%1$s'. Computed Field Name: '%2$s'. Computed Field Type: '%3$s'. Computed Field Value: '%4$s'. Reason: '%5$s'
 1184 = Compilation error: %1$s: %2$s dataset is not supported on datasets with meta records
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java
index 2edf326..11de155 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@
                     String typePart = splits[1].substring(0, splits[1].length() - 1);
 
                     IAType type = BuiltinTypeMap.getBuiltinType(typePart);
+                    if (type == null) {
+                        throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_COMPUTED_FIELD_TYPE, typePart);
+                    }
                     type = getUpdatedType(type);
                     validateSupported(type.getTypeTag());
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java
index 1250267..6330db2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.util.HDFSUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobConf;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.IWarningCollector;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
@@ -534,6 +535,12 @@
         }
 
         validateIncludeExclude(configuration);
+        try {
+            // TODO(htowaileb): maybe something better, this will check to ensure type is supported before creation
+            new ExternalDataPrefix(configuration);
+        } catch (AlgebricksException ex) {
+            throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.FAILED_TO_CALCULATE_COMPUTED_FIELDS, ex);
+        }
 
         // Check if the bucket is present
         BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/google/gcs/GCSUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/google/gcs/GCSUtils.java
index bbd36de..50c75ff 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/google/gcs/GCSUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/google/gcs/GCSUtils.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.util.HDFSUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobConf;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.IWarningCollector;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
@@ -137,6 +138,13 @@
         }
 
         validateIncludeExclude(configuration);
+        try {
+            // TODO(htowaileb): maybe something better, this will check to ensure type is supported before creation
+            new ExternalDataPrefix(configuration);
+        } catch (AlgebricksException ex) {
+            throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.FAILED_TO_CALCULATE_COMPUTED_FIELDS, ex);
+        }
+
         String container = configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.CONTAINER_NAME_FIELD_NAME);
 
         try {