diff --git a/autotest/ogr/ogr_pg.py b/autotest/ogr/ogr_pg.py
index 65e1ac68ffaa..97fec3fedafa 100755
--- a/autotest/ogr/ogr_pg.py
+++ b/autotest/ogr/ogr_pg.py
@@ -4849,6 +4849,13 @@ def test_ogr_pg_84(pg_ds):
 def test_ogr_pg_metadata(pg_ds, run_number):
 
     pg_ds = reconnect(pg_ds, update=1)
+
+    if run_number == 1:
+        pg_ds.ExecuteSQL(
+            "DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata"
+        )
+        pg_ds.ExecuteSQL("DROP SCHEMA ogr_system_tables CASCADE")
+
     pg_ds.StartTransaction()
     lyr = pg_ds.CreateLayer(
         "test_ogr_pg_metadata", geom_type=ogr.wkbPoint, options=["OVERWRITE=YES"]
@@ -4903,7 +4910,6 @@ def test_ogr_pg_metadata_restricted_user(pg_ds):
     pg_ds = reconnect(pg_ds, update=1)
 
     try:
-
         pg_ds.ExecuteSQL("CREATE ROLE test_ogr_pg_metadata_restricted_user")
         with pg_ds.ExecuteSQL("SELECT current_schema()") as lyr:
             f = lyr.GetNextFeature()
@@ -4923,6 +4929,7 @@ def test_ogr_pg_metadata_restricted_user(pg_ds):
         )
 
         pg_ds = reconnect(pg_ds, update=1)
+        pg_ds.ExecuteSQL("DROP SCHEMA ogr_system_tables CASCADE")
         pg_ds.ExecuteSQL("SET ROLE test_ogr_pg_metadata_restricted_user")
 
         lyr = pg_ds.CreateLayer(
@@ -4933,9 +4940,12 @@ def test_ogr_pg_metadata_restricted_user(pg_ds):
         with gdal.quiet_errors():
             lyr.SetMetadata({"foo": "bar"})
 
-        gdal.ErrorReset()
-        pg_ds = reconnect(pg_ds, update=1)
-        assert gdal.GetLastErrorMsg() == ""
+            gdal.ErrorReset()
+            pg_ds = reconnect(pg_ds, update=1)
+        assert (
+            gdal.GetLastErrorMsg()
+            == "User lacks super user privilege to be able to create event trigger ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata"
+        )
 
     finally:
         pg_ds = reconnect(pg_ds, update=1)
diff --git a/doc/source/drivers/vector/pg.rst b/doc/source/drivers/vector/pg.rst
index f1f4bac2d085..b6857c97b4a1 100644
--- a/doc/source/drivers/vector/pg.rst
+++ b/doc/source/drivers/vector/pg.rst
@@ -460,9 +460,13 @@ The following configuration options are available:
       :default: YES
       :since: 3.9
 
-      If set to "YES" (the default), the driver will try to use (and potentially
-      create) the ``ogr_system_tables.metadata`` table to retrieve and store
-      layer metadata.
+      If set to "YES" (the default), the driver will try to use the
+      ``ogr_system_tables.metadata`` table to retrieve and store
+      layer metadata. To be able to store metadata, the schema ``ogr_system_tables``
+      and the event trigger ``ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata`` must
+      already exist in the database, or the current user must have sufficient rights
+      (super-user rights for the event trigger) to be able to create them. If not,
+      a warning will be raised.
 
 -  .. config:: OGR_PG_SKIP_CONFLICTS
       :choices: YES, NO
diff --git a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogr_pg.h b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogr_pg.h
index 0a9231bf9d07..626f7b1a60a6 100644
--- a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogr_pg.h
+++ b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogr_pg.h
@@ -657,6 +657,9 @@ class OGRPGDataSource final : public GDALDataset
 
     std::optional<std::string> FindSchema(const char *pszSchemaNameIn);
 
+    bool IsSuperUser();
+    bool OGRSystemTablesEventTriggerExists();
+
   public:
     PGver sPostgreSQLVersion = {0, 0, 0};
     PGver sPostGISVersion = {0, 0, 0};
diff --git a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogrpgdatasource.cpp b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogrpgdatasource.cpp
index b7341955c48c..9361efa26761 100644
--- a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogrpgdatasource.cpp
+++ b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/pg/ogrpgdatasource.cpp
@@ -3153,6 +3153,16 @@ bool OGRPGDataSource::CreateMetadataTableIfNeeded()
 
     m_bCreateMetadataTableIfNeededRun = true;
 
+    const bool bIsSuperUser = IsSuperUser();
+    if (!bIsSuperUser && !OGRSystemTablesEventTriggerExists())
+    {
+        CPLError(CE_Warning, CPLE_AppDefined,
+                 "User lacks super user privilege to be able to create event "
+                 "trigger ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata");
+        m_bCreateMetadataTableIfNeededSuccess = true;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     PGresult *hResult;
 
     hResult = OGRPG_PQexec(
@@ -3266,30 +3276,33 @@ bool OGRPGDataSource::CreateMetadataTableIfNeeded()
     }
     OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
 
-    hResult =
-        OGRPG_PQexec(hPGConn, "DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS "
-                              "ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata");
-    if (!hResult || (PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK &&
-                     PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK))
+    if (bIsSuperUser)
     {
+        hResult = OGRPG_PQexec(hPGConn,
+                               "DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS "
+                               "ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata");
+        if (!hResult || (PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK &&
+                         PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK))
+        {
+            OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
+            return false;
+        }
         OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
-        return false;
-    }
-    OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
 
-    hResult = OGRPG_PQexec(
-        hPGConn,
-        "CREATE EVENT TRIGGER ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata "
-        "ON sql_drop "
-        "EXECUTE FUNCTION "
-        "ogr_system_tables.event_trigger_function_for_metadata()");
-    if (!hResult || (PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK &&
-                     PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK))
-    {
+        hResult = OGRPG_PQexec(
+            hPGConn,
+            "CREATE EVENT TRIGGER ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata "
+            "ON sql_drop "
+            "EXECUTE FUNCTION "
+            "ogr_system_tables.event_trigger_function_for_metadata()");
+        if (!hResult || (PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK &&
+                         PQresultStatus(hResult) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK))
+        {
+            OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
+            return false;
+        }
         OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
-        return false;
     }
-    OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
 
     m_bCreateMetadataTableIfNeededSuccess = true;
     m_bOgrSystemTablesMetadataTableExistenceTested = true;
@@ -3297,6 +3310,35 @@ bool OGRPGDataSource::CreateMetadataTableIfNeeded()
     return true;
 }
 
+/************************************************************************/
+/*                               IsSuperUser()                          */
+/************************************************************************/
+
+bool OGRPGDataSource::IsSuperUser()
+{
+    PGresult *hResult = OGRPG_PQexec(
+        hPGConn, "SELECT usesuper FROM pg_user WHERE usename = CURRENT_USER");
+    const bool bRet =
+        (hResult && PQntuples(hResult) == 1 && !PQgetisnull(hResult, 0, 0) &&
+         strcmp(PQgetvalue(hResult, 0, 0), "t") == 0);
+    OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+/************************************************************************/
+/*                  OGRSystemTablesEventTriggerExists()                 */
+/************************************************************************/
+
+bool OGRPGDataSource::OGRSystemTablesEventTriggerExists()
+{
+    PGresult *hResult =
+        OGRPG_PQexec(hPGConn, "SELECT 1 FROM pg_event_trigger WHERE evtname = "
+                              "'ogr_system_tables_event_trigger_for_metadata'");
+    const bool bRet = (hResult && PQntuples(hResult) == 1);
+    OGRPGClearResult(hResult);
+    return bRet;
+}
+
 /************************************************************************/
 /*                    HasOgrSystemTablesMetadataTable()                 */
 /************************************************************************/