diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/EnsureColumnarSupportedTypesRule.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/EnsureColumnarSupportedTypesRule.java
index 8840c8f..ef53480 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/EnsureColumnarSupportedTypesRule.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/EnsureColumnarSupportedTypesRule.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.optimizer.rules;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.visitor.ColumnSupportedTypesValidator;
+import org.apache.asterix.column.validation.ColumnSupportedTypesValidator;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.DataSource;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
index 20da442..8071fd8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.app.result.fields.ResultHandlePrinter;
 import org.apache.asterix.app.result.fields.ResultsPrinter;
 import org.apache.asterix.app.result.fields.StatusPrinter;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.visitor.ColumnSupportedTypesValidator;
+import org.apache.asterix.column.validation.ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil;
+import org.apache.asterix.column.validation.ColumnSupportedTypesValidator;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IApplicationContext;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IClientRequest;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IMetadataLockManager;
@@ -981,7 +982,9 @@
                         compactionPolicyProperties = StorageConstants.DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_PROPERTIES;
                     }
                     boolean isDatasetWithoutTypeSpec = aRecordType.getFieldNames().length == 0 && metaRecType == null;
-
+                    // Validate dataset properties if the format is COLUMN
+                    ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil.validate(sourceLoc, datasetFormatInfo.getFormat(), compactionPolicy,
+                            filterField);
                     datasetDetails = new InternalDatasetDetails(InternalDatasetDetails.FileStructure.BTREE,
                             InternalDatasetDetails.PartitioningStrategy.HASH, partitioningExprs, partitioningExprs,
                             keySourceIndicators, partitioningTypes, autogenerated, filterSourceIndicator, filterField,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/00-merge-policy.00.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/00-merge-policy.00.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a11941f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/00-merge-policy.00.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ColumnType AS {
+    id: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET ColumnDataset(ColumnType)
+PRIMARY KEY id
+WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"},
+    "merge-policy": {
+        "name": "correlated-prefix",
+        "parameters": {
+            "max-mergable-component-size": 16384,
+            "max-tolerance-component-count": 3
+        }
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/01-lsm-filter.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/01-lsm-filter.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c9334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/01-lsm-filter.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ColumnType AS {
+    id: int,
+    my_timestamp: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET ColumnDataset(ColumnType)
+PRIMARY KEY id
+WITH FILTER ON my_timestamp
+WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/02-unsupported-storage-format.02.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/02-unsupported-storage-format.02.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d39cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/02-unsupported-storage-format.02.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ColumnType AS {
+    id: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET ColumnDataset(ColumnType)
+PRIMARY KEY id
+WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "col"}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.03.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.03.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83e16fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.03.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ColumnType AS {
+    id: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET ColumnDataset(ColumnType)
+PRIMARY KEY id
+WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"}
+};
+
+CREATE INDEX rtree_idx ON ColumnDataset(my_geo: point?) TYPE RTREE ENFORCED;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.04.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.04.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cdec55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.04.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ColumnType AS {
+    id: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET ColumnDataset(ColumnType)
+PRIMARY KEY id
+WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"}
+};
+
+CREATE INDEX ngram_idx ON ColumnDataset(my_text: string?) TYPE NGRAM(3) ENFORCED;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.05.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.05.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86c95c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/column/validation/03-unsupported-index.05.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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 ColumnType AS {
+    id: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET ColumnDataset(ColumnType)
+PRIMARY KEY id
+WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"}
+};
+
+CREATE INDEX ngram_idx ON ColumnDataset(my_text: string?) TYPE KEYWORD ENFORCED;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml
index 90444fb..c6fe190 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml
@@ -16448,6 +16448,18 @@
         <source-location>false</source-location>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="column">
+      <compilation-unit name="validation">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">validation</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>ASX1191: Merge policy 'correlated-prefix' is not supported with columnar storage format</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1192: Filters are not supported with columnar storage format</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1193: Unknown storage format 'col'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1194: Index type 'RTREE' is not supported with columnar storage format</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1194: Index type 'LENGTH_PARTITIONED_NGRAM_INVIX' is not supported with columnar storage format</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1194: Index type 'LENGTH_PARTITIONED_WORD_INVIX' is not supported with columnar storage format</expected-error>
+        <source-location>false</source-location>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="copy-from">
     <test-case FilePath="copy-from">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/validation/ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/validation/ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fe6907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/validation/ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.column.validation;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.StorageConstants;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
+
+public class ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil {
+    private ColumnPropertiesValidationUtil() {
+    }
+
+    public static void validate(SourceLocation sourceLocation, DatasetConfig.DatasetFormat format, String mergePolicy,
+            List<String> filterFields) throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (format != DatasetConfig.DatasetFormat.COLUMN) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!StorageConstants.DEFAULT_COMPACTION_POLICY_NAME.equals(mergePolicy)) {
+            throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_COLUMN_MERGE_POLICY, sourceLocation, mergePolicy);
+        }
+
+        if (filterFields != null && !filterFields.isEmpty()) {
+            throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_COLUMN_LSM_FILTER, sourceLocation);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/ColumnSupportedTypesValidator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/validation/ColumnSupportedTypesValidator.java
similarity index 98%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/ColumnSupportedTypesValidator.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/validation/ColumnSupportedTypesValidator.java
index 76ea58f..90a58d4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/ColumnSupportedTypesValidator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/validation/ColumnSupportedTypesValidator.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.visitor;
+package org.apache.asterix.column.validation;
 
 import static org.apache.asterix.column.util.ColumnValuesUtil.getNormalizedTypeTag;
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/DatasetConfig.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/DatasetConfig.java
index 3f15eef..dbdddad 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/DatasetConfig.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/DatasetConfig.java
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+
 public class DatasetConfig {
 
     /*
@@ -108,8 +111,13 @@
             return formats;
         }
 
-        public static DatasetFormat getFormat(String format) {
-            return FORMATS.get(format.trim().toLowerCase());
+        public static DatasetFormat getFormat(String format) throws CompilationException {
+            DatasetFormat formatEnum = FORMATS.get(format.trim().toLowerCase());
+            if (formatEnum == null) {
+                throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_STORAGE_FORMAT, format);
+            }
+
+            return formatEnum;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
index a49ca55..e5c137e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@
     UNSUPPORTED_WRITING_ADAPTER(1188),
     UNSUPPORTED_WRITING_FORMAT(1189),
     COMPUTED_FIELD_CONFLICTING_TYPE(1190),
+    UNSUPPORTED_COLUMN_MERGE_POLICY(1191),
+    UNSUPPORTED_COLUMN_LSM_FILTER(1192),
+    UNKNOWN_STORAGE_FORMAT(1193),
+    UNSUPPORTED_INDEX_IN_COLUMNAR_FORMAT(1194),
 
     // Feed errors
     DATAFLOW_ILLEGAL_STATE(3001),
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 f97b7b6..d6ff691 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@
 1188 = Unsupported writing adapter '%1$s'. Supported adapters: %2$s
 1189 = Unsupported writing format '%1$s'. Supported formats: %2$s
 1190 = A computed field cannot have more than one type. '%1$s' is both '%2$s' and 'object'.
+1191 = Merge policy '%1$s' is not supported with columnar storage format
+1192 = Filters are not supported with columnar storage format
+1193 = Unknown storage format '%1$s'
+1194 = Index type '%1$s' is not supported with columnar storage format
 
 # Feed Errors
 3001 = Illegal state.
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/statement/DatasetDecl.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/statement/DatasetDecl.java
index a8d3113..ab6097b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/statement/DatasetDecl.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/statement/DatasetDecl.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     }
 
     public DatasetFormatInfo getDatasetFormatInfo(String defaultFormat, int defaultMaxTupleCount,
-            double defaultFreeSpaceTolerance, int defaultMaxLeafNodeSize) {
+            double defaultFreeSpaceTolerance, int defaultMaxLeafNodeSize) throws CompilationException {
         if (datasetType != DatasetType.INTERNAL) {
             return DatasetFormatInfo.SYSTEM_DEFAULT;
         }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/SecondaryIndexOperationsHelper.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/SecondaryIndexOperationsHelper.java
index 88fa983..276f22b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/SecondaryIndexOperationsHelper.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/SecondaryIndexOperationsHelper.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.cluster.PartitioningProperties;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.OptimizationConfUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@
             MetadataProvider metadataProvider, SourceLocation sourceLoc) throws AlgebricksException {
 
         ISecondaryIndexOperationsHelper indexOperationsHelper;
-        switch (index.getIndexType()) {
+        DatasetConfig.IndexType indexType = index.getIndexType();
+        switch (indexType) {
             case ARRAY:
                 indexOperationsHelper =
                         new SecondaryArrayIndexBTreeOperationsHelper(dataset, index, metadataProvider, sourceLoc);
@@ -172,12 +174,14 @@
                 indexOperationsHelper = new SecondaryBTreeOperationsHelper(dataset, index, metadataProvider, sourceLoc);
                 break;
             case RTREE:
+                ensureNotColumnar(dataset, indexType, sourceLoc);
                 indexOperationsHelper = new SecondaryRTreeOperationsHelper(dataset, index, metadataProvider, sourceLoc);
                 break;
             case SINGLE_PARTITION_WORD_INVIX:
             case SINGLE_PARTITION_NGRAM_INVIX:
             case LENGTH_PARTITIONED_WORD_INVIX:
             case LENGTH_PARTITIONED_NGRAM_INVIX:
+                ensureNotColumnar(dataset, indexType, sourceLoc);
                 indexOperationsHelper =
                         new SecondaryInvertedIndexOperationsHelper(dataset, index, metadataProvider, sourceLoc);
                 break;
@@ -192,6 +196,21 @@
         return indexOperationsHelper;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensure only supported secondary indexes can be created against dataset
+     * in {@link DatasetConfig.DatasetFormat#COLUMN} format
+     *
+     * @param dataset   primary index
+     * @param indexType secondary index type
+     * @param sourceLoc source location
+     */
+    private static void ensureNotColumnar(Dataset dataset, DatasetConfig.IndexType indexType, SourceLocation sourceLoc)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (dataset.getDatasetFormatInfo().getFormat() == DatasetConfig.DatasetFormat.COLUMN) {
+            throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_INDEX_IN_COLUMNAR_FORMAT, indexType, sourceLoc);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public abstract JobSpecification buildCreationJobSpec() throws AlgebricksException;