diff --git a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
index ce8c1badb39..d8fd3e3eb7d 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
@@ -1458,6 +1458,13 @@ DefineRange(CreateRangeStmt *stmt)
 			/* we can look up the subtype name immediately */
 			multirangeNamespace = QualifiedNameGetCreationNamespace(defGetQualifiedName(defel),
 																	&multirangeTypeName);
+
+			/* Check we have creation rights in target namespace */
+			aclresult = pg_namespace_aclcheck(multirangeNamespace,
+											  GetUserId(), ACL_CREATE);
+			if (aclresult != ACLCHECK_OK)
+				aclcheck_error(aclresult, OBJECT_SCHEMA,
+							   get_namespace_name(multirangeNamespace));
 		}
 		else
 			ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multirangetypes.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multirangetypes.out
index 1d2d832ce2b..a2dbcb8ac77 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multirangetypes.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multirangetypes.out
@@ -2984,6 +2984,22 @@ select _textrange1(textrange2('a','z')) @> 'b'::text;
 drop type textrange1;
 drop type textrange2;
 --
+-- CREATE TYPE checks for CREATE on multirange schema
+--
+create role regress_mr;
+create schema mr_sch;
+set role regress_mr;
+create type mytype as range (subtype=int4, multirange_type_name=mr_sch.mr_type);
+ERROR:  permission denied for schema mr_sch
+reset role;
+grant create on schema mr_sch to regress_mr;
+set role regress_mr;
+create type mytype as range (subtype=int4, multirange_type_name=mr_sch.mr_type);
+reset role;
+drop type mytype;
+drop schema mr_sch;
+drop role regress_mr;
+--
 -- Test polymorphic type system
 --
 create function anyarray_anymultirange_func(a anyarray, r anymultirange)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multirangetypes.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multirangetypes.sql
index ea54f290bde..fc5e1051b4b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multirangetypes.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multirangetypes.sql
@@ -672,6 +672,22 @@ select _textrange1(textrange2('a','z')) @> 'b'::text;
 drop type textrange1;
 drop type textrange2;
 
+--
+-- CREATE TYPE checks for CREATE on multirange schema
+--
+create role regress_mr;
+create schema mr_sch;
+set role regress_mr;
+create type mytype as range (subtype=int4, multirange_type_name=mr_sch.mr_type);
+reset role;
+grant create on schema mr_sch to regress_mr;
+set role regress_mr;
+create type mytype as range (subtype=int4, multirange_type_name=mr_sch.mr_type);
+reset role;
+drop type mytype;
+drop schema mr_sch;
+drop role regress_mr;
+
 --
 -- Test polymorphic type system
 --