diff --git a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_mnesia.erl b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_mnesia.erl
index 2137d49f2..0152c240e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_mnesia.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_mnesia.erl
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ create_table(Table, RecordName, Attributes, Type, StorageType) ->
         {storage_properties, StoreProps}
     ]),
     ok = mria_rlog:wait_for_shards([?RETAINER_SHARD], infinity),
+    ok = mria:wait_for_tables([Table]),
     case mnesia:table_info(Table, storage_type) of
         Copies ->
             ok;
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-11158.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-11158.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54030b7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-11158.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Wait for Mria table when the mnesia backend of retainer starts to avoid a possible error of the retainer when joining a cluster.