diff --git a/core/translate/alter.rs b/core/translate/alter.rs
index 77a1949ea..4f8de0d99 100644
--- a/core/translate/alter.rs
+++ b/core/translate/alter.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use turso_parser::{
 
 use crate::{
     function::{AlterTableFunc, Func},
-    schema::{Column, Table},
+    schema::{Column, Table, RESERVED_TABLE_PREFIXES},
     translate::{
         emitter::Resolver,
         expr::{walk_expr, WalkControl},
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ pub fn translate_alter_table(
         crate::bail_parse_error!("table {} may not be modified", table_name);
     }
 
+    if let ast::AlterTableBody::RenameTo(new_table_name) = &alter_table {
+        let normalized_new_name = normalize_ident(new_table_name.as_str());
+
+        if RESERVED_TABLE_PREFIXES
+            .iter()
+            .any(|prefix| normalized_new_name.starts_with(prefix))
+        {
+            crate::bail_parse_error!("Object name reserved for internal use: {}", new_table_name);
+        }
+    }
+
     let table_indexes = resolver.schema.get_indices(table_name).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     if !table_indexes.is_empty() && !resolver.schema.indexes_enabled() {