diff --git a/be/src/common/config.cpp b/be/src/common/config.cpp
index 5ce525022f3133..61a460d4084955 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/be/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -1324,6 +1324,8 @@ DEFINE_mInt64(compaction_batch_size, "-1");
 // filter wrong data.
 DEFINE_mBool(enable_parquet_page_index, "true");
 
+DEFINE_mBool(ignore_not_found_file_in_external_table, "true");
+
 // clang-format off
 #ifdef BE_TEST
 // test s3
diff --git a/be/src/common/config.h b/be/src/common/config.h
index a3b94705dea5a4..b30cd6265f336a 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.h
+++ b/be/src/common/config.h
@@ -1407,6 +1407,10 @@ DECLARE_mInt64(compaction_batch_size);
 
 DECLARE_mBool(enable_parquet_page_index);
 
+// Wheather to ignore not found file in external teble(eg, hive)
+// Default is true, if set to false, the not found file will result in query failure.
+DECLARE_mBool(ignore_not_found_file_in_external_table);
+
 #ifdef BE_TEST
 // test s3
 DECLARE_String(test_s3_resource);
diff --git a/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.cpp b/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.cpp
index f6f029b9de0c94..0c7929f0bff234 100644
--- a/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.cpp
+++ b/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ Status VFileScanner::prepare(
     _convert_to_output_block_timer =
             ADD_TIMER(_local_state->scanner_profile(), "FileScannerConvertOuputBlockTime");
     _empty_file_counter = ADD_COUNTER(_local_state->scanner_profile(), "EmptyFileNum", TUnit::UNIT);
+    _not_found_file_counter =
+            ADD_COUNTER(_local_state->scanner_profile(), "NotFoundFileNum", TUnit::UNIT);
     _file_counter = ADD_COUNTER(_local_state->scanner_profile(), "FileNumber", TUnit::UNIT);
     _has_fully_rf_file_counter =
             ADD_COUNTER(_local_state->scanner_profile(), "HasFullyRfFileNumber", TUnit::UNIT);
@@ -283,9 +285,9 @@ Status VFileScanner::_get_block_wrapped(RuntimeState* state, Block* block, bool*
             // And the file may already be removed from storage.
             // Just ignore not found files.
             Status st = _get_next_reader();
-            if (st.is<ErrorCode::NOT_FOUND>()) {
+            if (st.is<ErrorCode::NOT_FOUND>() && config::ignore_not_found_file_in_external_table) {
                 _cur_reader_eof = true;
-                COUNTER_UPDATE(_empty_file_counter, 1);
+                COUNTER_UPDATE(_not_found_file_counter, 1);
                 continue;
             } else if (!st) {
                 return st;
diff --git a/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.h b/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.h
index 332bdfe11e11f2..fb61c5aa19e267 100644
--- a/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.h
+++ b/be/src/vec/exec/scan/vfile_scanner.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class VFileScanner : public VScanner {
     RuntimeProfile::Counter* _pre_filter_timer = nullptr;
     RuntimeProfile::Counter* _convert_to_output_block_timer = nullptr;
     RuntimeProfile::Counter* _empty_file_counter = nullptr;
+    RuntimeProfile::Counter* _not_found_file_counter = nullptr;
     RuntimeProfile::Counter* _file_counter = nullptr;
     RuntimeProfile::Counter* _has_fully_rf_file_counter = nullptr;