diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
index 3496e6f..cb51955 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ DefineQueryRewrite(const char *rulename,
 						 errmsg("could not convert table \"%s\" to a view because it has row security enabled",
 								RelationGetRelationName(event_relation))));
 
+			if (event_relation->rd_rel->relnatts == 0)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TABLE_DEFINITION),
+						 errmsg("view must have at least one column")));
+
 			if (relation_has_policies(event_relation))
 				ereport(ERROR,
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),