diff --git a/test/nodetool/test_cluster_repair.py b/test/nodetool/test_cluster_repair.py
index 1603f58a91..ac59ce038a 100644
--- a/test/nodetool/test_cluster_repair.py
+++ b/test/nodetool/test_cluster_repair.py
@@ -368,3 +368,68 @@ def test_repair_keyspace(nodetool):
                 expected_request("GET", "/storage_service/keyspaces", params={"replication": "tablets"}, response=[]),
         ]},
         ["error processing arguments: nodetool cluster repair repairs only tablet keyspaces. To repair vnode keyspaces use nodetool repair."])
+
+def test_cluster_repair_table_dropped(nodetool):
+    id1 = "ef1b7a61-66c8-494c-bb03-6f65724e6eee"
+    res = nodetool("cluster", "repair", "ks", expected_requests=[
+        expected_request("GET", "/storage_service/keyspaces", response=["ks"]),
+        expected_request("GET", "/storage_service/keyspaces", params={"replication": "tablets"}, response=["ks"]),
+        expected_request("GET", "/column_family", response=[{"ks": "ks", "cf": "table1"}, {"ks": "ks", "cf": "table2"}]),
+        expected_request(
+            "POST",
+            "/storage_service/tablets/repair",
+            params={
+                "ks": "ks",
+                "table": "table1",
+                "tokens": "all"},
+            response={"message": "Can't find a column family table1 in keyspace ks", "code": 400}, response_status=400),
+        expected_request(
+            "POST",
+            "/storage_service/tablets/repair",
+            params={
+                "ks": "ks",
+                "table": "table2",
+                "tokens": "all"},
+            response={"tablet_task_id": id1}),
+        expected_request(
+            "GET",
+            f"/task_manager/wait_task/{id1}",
+            response={"state": "done"}),
+        ])
+
+    assert _remove_log_timestamp(res.stdout) == f"""\
+Starting repair with task_id={id1} keyspace=ks table=table2
+Repair with task_id={id1} finished
+"""
+
+def test_cluster_repair_specified_table_dropped(nodetool):
+    id1 = "ef1b7a61-66c8-494c-bb03-6f65724e6eee"
+    check_nodetool_fails_with_error_contains(
+            nodetool,
+            ("cluster", "repair", "ks", "table1", "table2"),
+            {"expected_requests": [
+                expected_request("GET", "/storage_service/keyspaces", response=["ks"]),
+                expected_request("GET", "/storage_service/keyspaces", params={"replication": "tablets"}, response=["ks"]),
+                expected_request(
+                    "POST",
+                    "/storage_service/tablets/repair",
+                    params={
+                        "ks": "ks",
+                        "table": "table1",
+                        "tokens": "all"},
+                    response={"message": "Can't find a column family table1 in keyspace ks", "code": 400}, response_status=400),
+                expected_request(
+                    "POST",
+                    "/storage_service/tablets/repair",
+                    params={
+                        "ks": "ks",
+                        "table": "table2",
+                        "tokens": "all"},
+                    response={"tablet_task_id": id1}),
+                expected_request(
+                    "GET",
+                    f"/task_manager/wait_task/{id1}",
+                    response={"state": "done"}),
+                ]
+            },
+            [f"Can't find a column family table1 in keyspace ks"])
diff --git a/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc b/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc
index ed19f774f4..3588550fce 100644
--- a/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc
+++ b/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ void cluster_repair_operation(scylla_rest_client& client, const bpo::variables_m
                         log("Repair with task_id={} finished", task_id);
                     }
                 } catch (const api_request_failed& ex) {
+                    if (tables.empty() && std::string(ex.what()).contains("Can't find a column family")) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
                     log("ERROR: Repair request for keyspace={} table={} failed with {}", keyspace, table, ex);
                     exit_code = EXIT_FAILURE;
                 }