diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema_change_in_txn b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema_change_in_txn
index 44c8c76bf7ac..c15cde27543a 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema_change_in_txn
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema_change_in_txn
@@ -1690,3 +1690,33 @@ COMMIT
 statement ok
 DROP TABLE t, t2
 
+subtest delete_index_in_other_table
+
+# Test setup
+statement ok
+BEGIN;
+
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE a ();
+
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE b ( key INT );
+
+statement ok
+CREATE INDEX b_idx ON b (key);
+
+statement ok
+COMMIT;
+
+# Try to delete an index in the same transaction
+statement ok
+BEGIN;
+
+statement ok
+DROP TABLE a;
+
+statement ok
+DROP INDEX b_idx CASCADE;
+
+statement ok
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/pkg/sql/resolver.go b/pkg/sql/resolver.go
index f6a66d9f4e29..927b61632a23 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/resolver.go
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func findTableContainingIndex(
 	result = nil
 	for i := range tns {
 		tn := &tns[i]
-		tableDesc, err := ResolveMutableExistingObject(ctx, sc, tn, true, ResolveAnyDescType)
+		tableDesc, err := ResolveMutableExistingObject(ctx, sc, tn, false /*required*/, ResolveAnyDescType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}