diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
index ae6321439e..5612fce89c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
@@ -945,6 +945,11 @@ public class OracleDialect extends Dialect {
 		return getVersion().isSameOrAfter( 23 );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean supportsIfExistsBeforeTypeName() {
+		return getVersion().isSameOrAfter( 23 );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getCascadeConstraintsString() {
 		return " cascade constraints";