diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/connector/hive/HiveMetadata.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/connector/hive/HiveMetadata.java
index 9c640e016642a..04d863d7d6411 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/connector/hive/HiveMetadata.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/connector/hive/HiveMetadata.java
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public void dropTable(DropTableStmt stmt) throws DdlException {
                         hmsTable.getDbName(), hmsTable.getTableName(), hmsTable.getTableLocation()));
             }
         } else {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
             if (!stmt.isForceDrop()) {
                 throw new DdlException(String.format("Table location will be cleared." +
                         " 'Force' must be set when dropping a hive table." +
@@ -169,6 +170,14 @@ public void dropTable(DropTableStmt stmt) throws DdlException {
             }
 
             HiveTable hiveTable = (HiveTable) getTable(dbName, tableName);
+=======
+            HiveTable hiveTable = null;
+            try {
+                hiveTable = (HiveTable) getTable(dbName, tableName);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                // ignore not found exception
+            }
+>>>>>>> aeff4a3734 ([BugFix] Drop inexistent table silently (#50150))
             if (hiveTable == null && stmt.isSetIfExists()) {
                 LOG.warn("Table {}.{} doesn't exist", dbName, tableName);
                 return;
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/sql/analyzer/AuthorizerStmtVisitor.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/sql/analyzer/AuthorizerStmtVisitor.java
index 0214529cc3e1b..ed017305adc8d 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/sql/analyzer/AuthorizerStmtVisitor.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/sql/analyzer/AuthorizerStmtVisitor.java
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@
 import com.starrocks.sql.ast.pipe.DropPipeStmt;
 import com.starrocks.sql.ast.pipe.PipeName;
 import com.starrocks.sql.ast.pipe.ShowPipeStmt;
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+import com.starrocks.sql.common.MetaUtils;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+>>>>>>> aeff4a3734 ([BugFix] Drop inexistent table silently (#50150))
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -1432,7 +1438,9 @@ public Void visitDropTableStatement(DropTableStmt statement, ConnectContext cont
                         PrivilegeType.DROP.name(), ObjectType.VIEW.name(), statement.getTbl().getTbl());
             }
         } else {
+            Table table = null;
             try {
+                table = MetaUtils.getTable(context, statement.getTbl());
                 Authorizer.checkTableAction(context.getCurrentUserIdentity(), context.getCurrentRoleIds(),
                         statement.getTbl(), PrivilegeType.DROP);
             } catch (AccessDeniedException e) {
@@ -1440,6 +1448,12 @@ public Void visitDropTableStatement(DropTableStmt statement, ConnectContext cont
                         statement.getTbl().getCatalog(),
                         context.getCurrentUserIdentity(), context.getCurrentRoleIds(),
                         PrivilegeType.DROP.name(), ObjectType.TABLE.name(), statement.getTbl().getTbl());
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (table == null && statement.isSetIfExists()) {
+                    // an exception will be thrown if table is not found, ignore it if `if exists` is set.
+                    return null;
+                }
+                throw e;
             }
         }
         return null;