diff --git a/ddl/table.go b/ddl/table.go
index a9c836d5cbcd7..651eb28f5950b 100644
--- a/ddl/table.go
+++ b/ddl/table.go
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ func onTruncateTable(d *ddlCtx, t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _ erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
+	if tblInfo.IsView() {
+		job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
+		return ver, infoschema.ErrTableNotExists.GenWithStackByArgs(job.SchemaName, tblInfo.Name.O)
+	}
 
 	err = t.DropTableOrView(schemaID, tblInfo.ID, true)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/executor/ddl_test.go b/executor/ddl_test.go
index e9b3e971d7e1e..cd2be738ce96f 100644
--- a/executor/ddl_test.go
+++ b/executor/ddl_test.go
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ func (s *testSuite3) TestCreateView(c *C) {
 	tk.MustExec("drop view v_nested, v_nested2")
 }
 
+func (s *testSuite3) TestIssue16250(c *C) {
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
+	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec("create table if not exists t(a int)")
+	tk.MustExec("create view view_issue16250 as select * from t")
+	_, err := tk.Exec("truncate table view_issue16250")
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "[schema:1146]Table 'test.view_issue16250' doesn't exist")
+}
+
 func (s *testSuite3) TestCreateViewWithOverlongColName(c *C) {
 	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
 	tk.MustExec("use test")