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 eaf91defa8..e3d9b4f6ed 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java
@@ -935,6 +935,11 @@ public class OracleDialect extends Dialect {
 		return "add";
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean supportsIfExistsBeforeTableName() {
+		return getVersion().isSameOrAfter( 23 );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getCascadeConstraintsString() {
 		return " cascade constraints";