diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/AbstractLangTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/AbstractLangTranslator.java
index cc63560..8777f66 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/AbstractLangTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/AbstractLangTranslator.java
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
+import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.CreateDataverseStatement;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.DatasetDecl;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.DataverseDropStatement;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.DeleteStatement;
@@ -142,6 +144,16 @@
                 }
                 break;
 
+            case CREATE_DATAVERSE:
+                CreateDataverseStatement dvCreateStmt = (CreateDataverseStatement) stmt;
+                dataverseName = dvCreateStmt.getDataverseName();
+                invalidOperation = FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_DV.equals(dataverseName)
+                        || FunctionConstants.ALGEBRICKS_DV.equals(dataverseName);
+                if (invalidOperation) {
+                    message = "Cannot create dataverse: " + dataverseName;
+                }
+                break;
+
             case DATAVERSE_DROP:
                 DataverseDropStatement dvDropStmt = (DataverseDropStatement) stmt;
                 dataverseName = dvDropStmt.getDataverseName();
@@ -162,6 +174,7 @@
                             + MetadataConstants.METADATA_DATAVERSE_NAME;
                 }
                 break;
+
             case DATASET_DECL:
                 DatasetDecl datasetStmt = (DatasetDecl) stmt;
                 Map<String, String> hints = datasetStmt.getHints();
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/ddl/invalid-dataverse-name/invalid-dataverse-name.4.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/ddl/invalid-dataverse-name/invalid-dataverse-name.4.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61a675c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/ddl/invalid-dataverse-name/invalid-dataverse-name.4.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Reserved dataverse name -> Error
+ */
+
+create dataverse asterix;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/ddl/invalid-dataverse-name/invalid-dataverse-name.5.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/ddl/invalid-dataverse-name/invalid-dataverse-name.5.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85708ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/ddl/invalid-dataverse-name/invalid-dataverse-name.5.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Reserved dataverse name -> Error
+ */
+
+create dataverse algebricks;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
index b75da14..b73ce69 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
@@ -4020,6 +4020,8 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
         <expected-error>ASX1115: Invalid name for a database object: "&lt;empty&gt;"</expected-error>
         <expected-error>ASX1115: Invalid name for a database object: " a"</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1079: Compilation error: Invalid operation - Cannot create dataverse: asterix</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1079: Compilation error: Invalid operation - Cannot create dataverse: algebricks</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="ddl">