diff --git a/pkg/bench/bench_test.go b/pkg/bench/bench_test.go
index 0242f247a3bd..827bcba863ab 100644
--- a/pkg/bench/bench_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bench/bench_test.go
@@ -1443,8 +1443,7 @@ func BenchmarkFuncExprTypeCheck(b *testing.B) {
 	sqlDB.ExecMultiple(b,
 		`CREATE SCHEMA sc1`,
 		`CREATE SCHEMA sc2`,
-		// TODO(chengxiong): uncomment this when #97400 is resolved.
-		//`CREATE FUNCTION abs(val INT) RETURNS INT CALLED ON NULL INPUT LANGUAGE SQL AS $$ SELECT val $$`,
+		`CREATE FUNCTION abs(val INT) RETURNS INT CALLED ON NULL INPUT LANGUAGE SQL AS $$ SELECT val $$`,
 		`CREATE FUNCTION sc1.udf(val INT) RETURNS INT CALLED ON NULL INPUT LANGUAGE SQL AS $$ SELECT val $$`,
 		`CREATE FUNCTION sc1.udf(val STRING) RETURNS STRING LANGUAGE SQL AS $$ SELECT val $$`,
 		`CREATE FUNCTION sc1.udf(val FLOAT) RETURNS FLOAT LANGUAGE SQL AS $$ SELECT val $$`,
@@ -1488,11 +1487,10 @@ func BenchmarkFuncExprTypeCheck(b *testing.B) {
 			name:    "builtin aggregate not called on null",
 			exprStr: "concat_agg(NULL)",
 		},
-		// TODO(chengxiong): uncomment this when #97400 is resolved.
-		//{
-		//	name:    "udf same name as builtin",
-		//	exprStr: "abs(123)",
-		//},
+		{
+			name:    "udf same name as builtin",
+			exprStr: "abs(123)",
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "udf across different schemas",
 			exprStr: "udf(123)",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/udf b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/udf
index 7e0c62798c8a..1220dbec62c8 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/udf
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/udf
@@ -3133,3 +3133,22 @@ SELECT f_97130();
 
 statement ok
 SET search_path = $pre_search_path
+
+subtest regression_97400
+
+# Make sure that creating a UDF with builtin function name is ok.
+statement ok
+CREATE FUNCTION abs(val INT) RETURNS INT
+CALLED ON NULL INPUT
+LANGUAGE SQL
+AS $$ SELECT val+100 $$;
+
+query I
+SELECT abs(-1)
+----
+1
+
+query I
+SELECT public.abs(-1)
+----
+99
diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/create_function.go b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/create_function.go
index 6b2795bdb780..77016de2386a 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/create_function.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/create_function.go
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ func CreateFunction(b BuildCtx, n *tree.CreateFunction) {
 	dbElts, scElts := b.ResolvePrefix(n.FuncName.ObjectNamePrefix, privilege.CREATE)
 	_, _, sc := scpb.FindSchema(scElts)
 	_, _, db := scpb.FindDatabase(dbElts)
+	_, _, scName := scpb.FindNamespace(scElts)
+	_, _, dbname := scpb.FindNamespace(dbElts)
 
-	validateParameters(b, n, db.DatabaseID)
+	n.FuncName.SchemaName = tree.Name(scName.Name)
+	n.FuncName.CatalogName = tree.Name(dbname.Name)
+
+	validateParameters(n)
 
 	existingFn := b.ResolveUDF(
 		&tree.FuncObj{
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@ func CreateFunction(b BuildCtx, n *tree.CreateFunction) {
 	b.Add(b.WrapFunctionBody(fnID, fnBodyStr, lang, refProvider))
 }
 
-func validateParameters(b BuildCtx, n *tree.CreateFunction, parentDBID descpb.ID) {
+func validateParameters(n *tree.CreateFunction) {
 	seen := make(map[tree.Name]struct{})
 	for _, param := range n.Params {
 		if param.Name != "" {