diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
index 27b75192b6a..ea5b5d4dfd8 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -3514,6 +3514,11 @@ void Arguments::init_shared_archive_paths() {
       vm_exit_during_initialization("-XX:ArchiveClassesAtExit cannot be used with -Xshare:dump");
     }
     check_unsupported_dumping_properties();
+
+    if (os::same_files((const char*)get_default_shared_archive_path(), ArchiveClassesAtExit)) {
+      vm_exit_during_initialization(
+        "Cannot specify the default CDS archive for -XX:ArchiveClassesAtExit", get_default_shared_archive_path());
+    }
   }
 
   if (SharedArchiveFile == nullptr) {
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DumpToDefaultArchive.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DumpToDefaultArchive.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88692d1f26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DumpToDefaultArchive.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8277100
+ * @summary VM should exit with an error message if the specified dynamic archive
+ *          is the same as the default CDS archive.
+ * @requires vm.cds
+ * @library /test/lib /test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds
+ * @build sun.hotspot.WhiteBox
+ * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller sun.hotspot.WhiteBox
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+WhiteBoxAPI -Xbootclasspath/a:. DumpToDefaultArchive
+ */
+
+import jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller;
+import sun.hotspot.WhiteBox;
+
+public class DumpToDefaultArchive extends DynamicArchiveTestBase {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        runTest(DumpToDefaultArchive::doTest);
+    }
+
+    private static void doTest() throws Exception {
+        WhiteBox wb = WhiteBox.getWhiteBox();
+        String topArchiveName = wb.getDefaultArchivePath();
+
+        dump(topArchiveName,
+             "-Xlog:cds",
+             "-version")
+            .assertAbnormalExit(output -> {
+                    output.shouldContain("Cannot specify the default CDS archive for -XX:ArchiveClassesAtExit: "
+                        + topArchiveName);
+                });
+    }
+}