diff --git a/src/Backups/BackupsWorker.cpp b/src/Backups/BackupsWorker.cpp
index 5dd6ce6a39fa..8ac4b232193a 100644
--- a/src/Backups/BackupsWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/Backups/BackupsWorker.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ struct BackupsWorker::BackupStarter
 
         /// The "internal" option can only be used by a query that was initiated by another query (e.g., ON CLUSTER query).
         /// It should not be allowed for an initial query explicitly specified by a user.
-        if (is_internal_backup && (query_context->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::INITIAL_QUERY))
+        if (is_internal_backup && !query_context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal())
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ACCESS_DENIED, "Setting 'internal' cannot be set explicitly");
 
         on_cluster = !backup_query->cluster.empty() || is_internal_backup;
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ struct BackupsWorker::RestoreStarter
 
         /// The "internal" option can only be used by a query that was initiated by another query (e.g., ON CLUSTER query).
         /// It should not be allowed for an initial query explicitly specified by a user.
-        if (is_internal_restore && (query_context->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::INITIAL_QUERY))
+        if (is_internal_restore && !query_context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal())
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ACCESS_DENIED, "Setting 'internal' cannot be set explicitly");
 
         /// RESTORE is a write operation, it should be forbidden in strict readonly mode (readonly=1).
diff --git a/src/Databases/DatabaseReplicated.cpp b/src/Databases/DatabaseReplicated.cpp
index d4f46ba2dd67..8521eea96058 100644
--- a/src/Databases/DatabaseReplicated.cpp
+++ b/src/Databases/DatabaseReplicated.cpp
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ BlockIO DatabaseReplicated::tryEnqueueReplicatedDDL(const ASTPtr & query, Contex
     if (is_readonly)
         throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NO_ZOOKEEPER, "Database is in readonly mode, because it cannot connect to ZooKeeper");
 
-    if (!flags.internal && (query_context->getClientInfo().query_kind != ClientInfo::QueryKind::INITIAL_QUERY))
+    if (!flags.internal && query_context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal())
         throw Exception(ErrorCodes::INCORRECT_QUERY, "It's not initial query. ON CLUSTER is not allowed for Replicated database.");
 
     checkQueryValid(query, query_context);
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ void DatabaseReplicated::recoverLostReplica(const ZooKeeperPtr & current_zookeep
     {
         auto query_context = Context::createCopy(getContext());
         query_context->makeQueryContext();
-        query_context->setQueryKind(ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY);
+        query_context->setDDLOrOnClusterInternal(true);
         query_context->setQueryKindReplicatedDatabaseInternal();
         query_context->setCurrentDatabase(getDatabaseName());
         query_context->setCurrentQueryId("");
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/ClientInfo.h b/src/Interpreters/ClientInfo.h
index eb740da86326..dbb0805fefc8 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/ClientInfo.h
+++ b/src/Interpreters/ClientInfo.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ClientInfo
     {
         NO_QUERY = 0,            /// Uninitialized object.
         INITIAL_QUERY = 1,
-        SECONDARY_QUERY = 2,    /// Query that was initiated by another query for distributed or ON CLUSTER query execution.
+        SECONDARY_QUERY = 2,    /// Query that was initiated by another query for distributed query execution.
     };
 
     ClientInfo();
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/Context.cpp b/src/Interpreters/Context.cpp
index 1afa57b68645..b9bf16c27672 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/Context.cpp
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ ContextData::ContextData(const ContextData &o) :
     global_context(o.global_context),
     buffer_context(o.buffer_context),
     is_internal_query(o.is_internal_query),
+    is_ddl_or_on_cluster_internal(o.is_ddl_or_on_cluster_internal),
     is_view_inner_query(o.is_view_inner_query),
     positional_arguments_already_resolved(o.positional_arguments_already_resolved),
     temp_data_on_disk(o.temp_data_on_disk),
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/Context.h b/src/Interpreters/Context.h
index 8804713ea21d..ca563151caa6 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/Context.h
+++ b/src/Interpreters/Context.h
@@ -513,6 +513,11 @@ class ContextData
 
     /// A flag, used to distinguish between user query and internal query to a database engine (MaterializedPostgreSQL).
     bool is_internal_query = false;
+    /// Set for queries created internally by the server for DDL replication (ON CLUSTER, DatabaseReplicated)
+    /// and internal backup coordination.
+    /// Unlike query_kind == SECONDARY_QUERY (which comes from the client and can be spoofed),
+    /// this flag can only be set server-side and is safe to use for security-sensitive checks.
+    bool is_ddl_or_on_cluster_internal = false;
     /// True when this context belongs to the inner query of an expanded view.
     /// Positional arguments inside views must be resolved even on remote/secondary nodes where
     /// enable_positional_arguments would otherwise be skipped (views are expanded on remote nodes,
@@ -1448,6 +1453,9 @@ class Context: public ContextData, public std::enable_shared_from_this<Context>
     bool isInternalQuery() const { return is_internal_query; }
     void setInternalQuery(bool internal) { is_internal_query = internal; }
 
+    bool isDDLOrOnClusterInternal() const { return is_ddl_or_on_cluster_internal; }
+    void setDDLOrOnClusterInternal(bool value) { is_ddl_or_on_cluster_internal = value; }
+
     bool isViewInnerQuery() const { return is_view_inner_query; }
     void setIsViewInnerQuery(bool value) { is_view_inner_query = value; }
 
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/DDLTask.cpp b/src/Interpreters/DDLTask.cpp
index beebea7dd5ac..81cd49a82171 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/DDLTask.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/DDLTask.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ ContextMutablePtr DDLTaskBase::makeQueryContext(ContextPtr from_context, const Z
     auto query_context = Context::createCopy(from_context);
     query_context->makeQueryContext();
     query_context->setCurrentQueryId(""); // generate random query_id
-    query_context->setQueryKind(ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY);
+    query_context->setDDLOrOnClusterInternal(true);
     if (entry.settings)
         query_context->applySettingsChanges(*entry.settings);
     return query_context;
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void DatabaseReplicatedTask::parseQueryFromEntry(ContextPtr context)
 ContextMutablePtr DatabaseReplicatedTask::makeQueryContext(ContextPtr from_context, const ZooKeeperPtr & zookeeper)
 {
     auto query_context = DDLTaskBase::makeQueryContext(from_context, zookeeper);
-    query_context->setQueryKind(ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY);
+    query_context->setDDLOrOnClusterInternal(true);
     query_context->setQueryKindReplicatedDatabaseInternal();
     query_context->setCurrentDatabase(database->getDatabaseName());
 
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
index a1405381a05c..21c7bb4c5bb5 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterCreateQuery.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ BlockIO InterpreterCreateQuery::createDatabase(ASTCreateQuery & create)
     }
     else
     {
-        bool is_on_cluster = getContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY;
+        bool is_on_cluster = getContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal();
         if (create.uuid != UUIDHelpers::Nil && !is_on_cluster && !internal)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::INCORRECT_QUERY, "Ordinary database engine does not support UUID");
 
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ void InterpreterCreateQuery::assertOrSetUUID(ASTCreateQuery & create, const Data
     const auto * kind_upper = create.is_dictionary ? "DICTIONARY" : "TABLE";
     bool is_replicated_database_internal = database->getEngineName() == "Replicated" && getContext()->getClientInfo().is_replicated_database_internal;
     bool from_path = create.attach_from_path.has_value();
-    bool is_on_cluster = getContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY;
+    bool is_on_cluster = getContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal();
 
     if (database->getEngineName() == "Replicated" && create.uuid != UUIDHelpers::Nil && !is_replicated_database_internal && !internal && !is_on_cluster && !create.attach)
     {
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ BlockIO InterpreterCreateQuery::createTable(ASTCreateQuery & create)
         fs::path user_files = fs::path(getContext()->getUserFilesPath()).lexically_normal();
         fs::path root_path = fs::path(getContext()->getPath()).lexically_normal();
 
-        if (getContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::INITIAL_QUERY)
+        if (!getContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal())
         {
             fs::path data_path = fs::path(*create.attach_from_path).lexically_normal();
             if (data_path.is_relative())
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ BlockIO InterpreterCreateQuery::createTable(ASTCreateQuery & create)
                                 "Data directory {} must be inside {} to attach it", String(data_path), String(user_files));
         }
     }
-    else if (create.attach && !create.attach_short_syntax && getContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind != ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY)
+    else if (create.attach && !create.attach_short_syntax && !getContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal())
     {
         auto log = getLogger("InterpreterCreateQuery");
         LOG_WARNING(log, "ATTACH TABLE query with full table definition is not recommended: "
@@ -1922,9 +1922,9 @@ bool InterpreterCreateQuery::doCreateTable(ASTCreateQuery & create,
     /// Before actually creating the table, check if it will lead to cyclic dependencies.
     checkTableCanBeAddedWithNoCyclicDependencies(create, query_ptr, getContext());
 
-    /// Initial queries in Replicated database at this point have query_kind = ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONNDARY_QUERY,
+    /// Initial queries in Replicated database at this point have is_ddl_or_on_cluster_internal = true,
     /// so we need to check whether the query is initial through getZooKeeperMetadataTransaction()->isInitialQuery()
-    bool is_initial_query = getContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::INITIAL_QUERY ||
+    bool is_initial_query = !getContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal() ||
                             (getContext()->getZooKeeperMetadataTransaction() && getContext()->getZooKeeperMetadataTransaction()->isInitialQuery());
     bool is_predefined_database = DatabaseCatalog::isPredefinedDatabase(create.getDatabase());
     if (!internal && is_initial_query && !is_predefined_database)
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterDropQuery.cpp b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterDropQuery.cpp
index 377cf03f0613..f2ccdc1c5a48 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/InterpreterDropQuery.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/InterpreterDropQuery.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ BlockIO InterpreterDropQuery::executeToTableImpl(const ContextPtr & context_, AS
                 "Table {} is not a Dictionary",
                 table_id.getNameForLogs());
 
-        bool secondary_query = getContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY;
+        bool secondary_query = getContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal();
         if (!secondary_query && settings[Setting::ignore_drop_queries_probability] != 0 && ast_drop_query.kind == ASTDropQuery::Kind::Drop
             && std::uniform_real_distribution<>(0.0, 1.0)(thread_local_rng) <= settings[Setting::ignore_drop_queries_probability])
         {
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void InterpreterDropQuery::executeDropQuery(ASTDropQuery::Kind kind, ContextPtr
 
         if (ignore_sync_setting)
             drop_context->setSetting("database_atomic_wait_for_drop_and_detach_synchronously", false);
-        drop_context->setQueryKind(ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY);
+        drop_context->setDDLOrOnClusterInternal(true);
         if (auto txn = current_context->getZooKeeperMetadataTransaction())
         {
             /// For Replicated database
diff --git a/src/Storages/Kafka/StorageKafkaUtils.cpp b/src/Storages/Kafka/StorageKafkaUtils.cpp
index 38439cda5866..bad4a392d75c 100644
--- a/src/Storages/Kafka/StorageKafkaUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/Kafka/StorageKafkaUtils.cpp
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ void registerStorageKafka(StorageFactory & factory)
             throw Exception(
         ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS, "Either specify both zookeeper path and replica name or none of them");
 
-        const auto is_on_cluster = args.getLocalContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY;
-        const auto is_replicated_database = args.getLocalContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY
+        const auto is_on_cluster = args.getLocalContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal();
+        const auto is_replicated_database = args.getLocalContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal()
             && DatabaseCatalog::instance().getDatabase(args.table_id.database_name)->getEngineName() == "Replicated";
 
         // UUID macro is only allowed:
diff --git a/src/Storages/MergeTree/registerStorageMergeTree.cpp b/src/Storages/MergeTree/registerStorageMergeTree.cpp
index bb7f12c020b5..d3d342ce999c 100644
--- a/src/Storages/MergeTree/registerStorageMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/MergeTree/registerStorageMergeTree.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static TableZnodeInfo extractZooKeeperPathAndReplicaNameFromEngineArgs(
 
     if (has_valid_arguments)
     {
-        bool is_replicated_database = local_context->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY &&
+        bool is_replicated_database = local_context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal() &&
             DatabaseCatalog::instance().getDatabase(table_id.database_name)->getEngineName() == "Replicated";
 
 
diff --git a/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/ObjectStorageQueueMetadata.cpp b/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/ObjectStorageQueueMetadata.cpp
index 4554f5ad32b1..074fbf83d1d4 100644
--- a/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/ObjectStorageQueueMetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/ObjectStorageQueueMetadata.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ ObjectStorageQueueMetadata::tryAcquireBucket(const Bucket & bucket, const Proces
 
 void ObjectStorageQueueMetadata::alterSettings(const SettingsChanges & changes, const ContextPtr & context)
 {
-    bool is_initial_query = context->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::INITIAL_QUERY ||
+    bool is_initial_query = !context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal() ||
                             (context->getZooKeeperMetadataTransaction() && context->getZooKeeperMetadataTransaction()->isInitialQuery());
 
     const fs::path alter_settings_lock_path = zookeeper_path / "alter_settings_lock";
diff --git a/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/registerQueueStorage.cpp b/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/registerQueueStorage.cpp
index 43460ccda4da..e57360d69436 100644
--- a/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/registerQueueStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/ObjectStorageQueue/registerQueueStorage.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ StoragePtr createQueueStorage(const StorageFactory::Arguments & args)
             auto database = DatabaseCatalog::instance().tryGetDatabase(args.table_id.database_name);
             const String database_engine = database ? database->getEngineName() : "";
 
-            bool is_on_cluster = args.getLocalContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY;
-            bool is_replicated_database = args.getLocalContext()->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY &&
+            bool is_on_cluster = args.getLocalContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal();
+            bool is_replicated_database = args.getLocalContext()->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal() &&
                 database_engine == "Replicated";
 
             /// Allow implicit {uuid} macros only for keeper_path in ON CLUSTER queries
diff --git a/src/Storages/TableZnodeInfo.cpp b/src/Storages/TableZnodeInfo.cpp
index b829b25dfeb3..7eb07a637d95 100644
--- a/src/Storages/TableZnodeInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/TableZnodeInfo.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace ErrorCodes
 
 TableZnodeInfo TableZnodeInfo::resolve(const String & requested_path, const String & requested_replica_name, const StorageID & table_id, const ASTCreateQuery & query, LoadingStrictnessLevel mode, const ContextPtr & context)
 {
-    bool is_on_cluster = context->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY;
-    bool is_replicated_database = context->getClientInfo().query_kind == ClientInfo::QueryKind::SECONDARY_QUERY &&
+    bool is_on_cluster = context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal();
+    bool is_replicated_database = context->isDDLOrOnClusterInternal() &&
         DatabaseCatalog::instance().getDatabase(table_id.database_name)->getEngineName() == "Replicated";
 
     /// Allow implicit {uuid} macros only for zookeeper_path in ON CLUSTER queries