diff --git a/executor/write_test.go b/executor/write_test.go
index 9427972d83f2e..eb444a305b7a1 100644
--- a/executor/write_test.go
+++ b/executor/write_test.go
@@ -1055,6 +1055,13 @@ func (s *testSuite) TestUpdate(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "cannot convert datum from bigint to type year.")
 
 	tk.MustExec("update (select * from t) t set c1 = 1111111")
+
+	// issue 7237, update subquery table should be forbidden
+	tk.MustExec("drop table t")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t (k int, v int)")
+	_, err = tk.Exec("update t, (select * from t) as b set b.k = t.k")
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "[planner:1288]The target table b of the UPDATE is not updatable")
+	tk.MustExec("update t, (select * from t) as b set t.k = b.k")
 }
 
 func (s *testSuite) TestPartitionedTableUpdate(c *C) {
diff --git a/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go b/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go
index 25438335f0652..35653f2db8a8f 100644
--- a/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go
+++ b/planner/core/logical_plan_builder.go
@@ -2024,6 +2024,17 @@ func (b *planBuilder) buildUpdate(update *ast.UpdateStmt) (Plan, error) {
 		defer b.popTableHints()
 	}
 
+	// update subquery table should be forbidden
+	var asNameList []string
+	asNameList = extractTableSourceAsNames(update.TableRefs.TableRefs, asNameList, true)
+	for _, asName := range asNameList {
+		for _, assign := range update.List {
+			if assign.Column.Table.L == asName {
+				return nil, ErrNonUpdatableTable.GenWithStackByArgs(asName, "UPDATE")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	b.inUpdateStmt = true
 	sel := &ast.SelectStmt{
 		Fields:  &ast.FieldList{},
@@ -2268,7 +2279,7 @@ func (b *planBuilder) buildDelete(delete *ast.DeleteStmt) (Plan, error) {
 			}
 			if !foundMatch {
 				var asNameList []string
-				asNameList = extractTableSourceAsNames(delete.TableRefs.TableRefs, asNameList)
+				asNameList = extractTableSourceAsNames(delete.TableRefs.TableRefs, asNameList, false)
 				for _, asName := range asNameList {
 					tblName := tn.Name.L
 					if tn.Schema.L != "" {
@@ -2319,13 +2330,17 @@ func extractTableList(node ast.ResultSetNode, input []*ast.TableName) []*ast.Tab
 	return input
 }
 
-// extractTableSourceAsNames extracts all the TableSource.AsNames from node.
-func extractTableSourceAsNames(node ast.ResultSetNode, input []string) []string {
+// extractTableSourceAsNames extracts TableSource.AsNames from node.
+// if onlySelectStmt is set to be true, only extracts AsNames when TableSource.Source.(type) == *ast.SelectStmt
+func extractTableSourceAsNames(node ast.ResultSetNode, input []string, onlySelectStmt bool) []string {
 	switch x := node.(type) {
 	case *ast.Join:
-		input = extractTableSourceAsNames(x.Left, input)
-		input = extractTableSourceAsNames(x.Right, input)
+		input = extractTableSourceAsNames(x.Left, input, onlySelectStmt)
+		input = extractTableSourceAsNames(x.Right, input, onlySelectStmt)
 	case *ast.TableSource:
+		if _, ok := x.Source.(*ast.SelectStmt); !ok && onlySelectStmt {
+			break
+		}
 		if s, ok := x.Source.(*ast.TableName); ok {
 			if x.AsName.L == "" {
 				input = append(input, s.Name.L)
diff --git a/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go b/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
index a6cddc98d11a3..569f97e45f199 100644
--- a/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/logical_plan_test.go
@@ -1985,6 +1985,7 @@ func (s *testPlanSuite) TestNameResolver(c *C) {
 		{"select a from t group by t11.c1", "[planner:1054]Unknown column 't11.c1' in 'group statement'"},
 		{"delete a from (select * from t ) as a, t", "[planner:1288]The target table a of the DELETE is not updatable"},
 		{"delete b from (select * from t ) as a, t", "[planner:1109]Unknown table 'b' in MULTI DELETE"},
+		{"update t, (select * from t) as b set b.a = t.a", "[planner:1288]The target table b of the UPDATE is not updatable"},
 	}
 
 	for _, t := range tests {