diff --git a/rerun_py/tests/e2e_redap_tests/test_table_create.py b/rerun_py/tests/e2e_redap_tests/test_table_create.py
index 38e7d4427b4c..8099efdf8c24 100644
--- a/rerun_py/tests/e2e_redap_tests/test_table_create.py
+++ b/rerun_py/tests/e2e_redap_tests/test_table_create.py
@@ -49,3 +49,29 @@ def test_create_table_from_dataset(prefilled_catalog: PrefilledCatalog, tmp_path
     for returned_field in returned_schema:
         original_field = original_schema.field(returned_field.name)
         assert returned_field.metadata == original_field.metadata
+
+
+def test_create_existing_table_fails(prefilled_catalog: PrefilledCatalog, tmp_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
+    from .conftest import TABLE_FILEPATH
+
+    existing_table_name = "simple_datatypes"
+
+    _existing_table = prefilled_catalog.client.ctx.table(prefilled_catalog.factory.apply_prefix(existing_table_name))
+
+    schema = pa.schema([("int64", pa.int64()), ("float32", pa.float32()), ("utf8", pa.utf8())])
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Exception,
+        match="failed to create table",
+    ):
+        _table_entry = prefilled_catalog.factory.create_table_entry(
+            existing_table_name, schema, tmp_path.absolute().as_uri()
+        )
+
+    existing_table_location = f"file://{TABLE_FILEPATH}"
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Exception,
+        match="failed to create table",
+    ):
+        _table_entry = prefilled_catalog.factory.create_table_entry("new_table_name", schema, existing_table_location)