diff --git a/includes/admin/views/html-notice-base-table-missing.php b/includes/admin/views/html-notice-base-table-missing.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b38cbd4d039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/views/html-notice-base-table-missing.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Admin View: Notice - Base table missing.
+ *
+ * @package WooCommerce\Admin
+ */
+
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
+
+?>
+<div class="updated woocommerce-message">
+	<a class="woocommerce-message-close notice-dismiss"
+	   href="<?php echo esc_url( wp_nonce_url( add_query_arg( 'wc-hide-notice', 'base_tables_missing' ), 'woocommerce_hide_notices_nonce', '_wc_notice_nonce' ) ); ?>">
+			<?php esc_html_e( 'Dismiss', 'woocommerce' ); ?>
+	</a>
+
+	<p>
+		<strong><?php esc_html_e( 'Database tables missing', 'woocommerce' ); ?></strong>
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		<?php
+			echo wp_kses_post(
+				sprintf(
+				/* translators: %1%s: WooCommerce status page %2$s: Link to check again */
+					__( 'One or more tables required for WooCommerce to function are missing, some features may not work as expected. Please visit <a href="%1$s">WooCommerce status page</a> to see details, or <a href="%2$s"> check again.</a>', 'woocommerce' ),
+					admin_url( 'admin.php?page=wc-status#status-database' ),
+					wp_nonce_url( admin_url( 'admin.php?page=wc-status&tab=tools&action=verify_db_tables' ), 'debug_action' )
+				)
+			);
+			?>
+	</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/includes/class-wc-install.php b/includes/class-wc-install.php
index 4061f1a7c9d..96581e66cc8 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 		WC()->wpdb_table_fix();
 		self::remove_admin_notices();
 		self::create_tables();
+		self::verify_base_tables();
 		self::create_options();
 		self::create_roles();
 		self::setup_environment();
@@ -303,6 +304,37 @@ class WC_Install {
 		do_action( 'woocommerce_installed' );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if all the base tables are present.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $modify_notice Whether to modify notice based on if all tables are present.
+	 *
+	 * @return array List of querues.
+	 */
+	public static function verify_base_tables( $modify_notice = true ) {
+		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php';
+
+		$queries = dbDelta( self::get_schema(), false );
+		$missing_tables = array();
+		foreach ( $queries as $table_name => $result ) {
+			if ( "Created table $table_name" === $result ) {
+				$missing_tables[] = $table_name;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( 0 < count( $missing_tables ) ) {
+			if ( $modify_notice ) {
+				WC_Admin_Notices::add_notice( 'base_tables_missing' );
+			}
+		} else {
+			if ( $modify_notice ) {
+				WC_Admin_Notices::remove_notice( 'base_tables_missing' );
+			}
+			update_option( 'woocommerce-db-verified', WC()->version );
+		}
+		return $missing_tables;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Reset any notices added to admin.
 	 *
@@ -630,8 +662,9 @@ class WC_Install {
 	 *      woocommerce_order_itemmeta - Order line item meta is stored in a table for storing extra data.
 	 *      woocommerce_tax_rates - Tax Rates are stored inside 2 tables making tax queries simple and efficient.
 	 *      woocommerce_tax_rate_locations - Each rate can be applied to more than one postcode/city hence the second table.
+	 *      wc_reserved_stock - Hold reserved stock during a checkout.
 	 */
-	private static function create_tables() {
+	public static function create_tables() {
 		global $wpdb;
 
 		$wpdb->hide_errors();