diff --git a/pkg/sql/drop_schema.go b/pkg/sql/drop_schema.go
index 84a09dd52c27..78d8f939147d 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/drop_schema.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/drop_schema.go
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ func (p *planner) dropSchemaImpl(
 	if parentDB.Schemas == nil {
 		parentDB.Schemas = make(map[string]descpb.DatabaseDescriptor_SchemaInfo)
 	}
-	parentDB.Schemas[parentDB.Name] = descpb.DatabaseDescriptor_SchemaInfo{
-		ID:      parentDB.ID,
+	parentDB.Schemas[sc.GetName()] = descpb.DatabaseDescriptor_SchemaInfo{
+		ID:      sc.GetID(),
 		Dropped: true,
 	}
 	// Mark the descriptor as dropped.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema
index f7860d9f1af9..ab0ff47af43f 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/schema
@@ -611,3 +611,36 @@ query TT
 SELECT schema_name, table_name FROM [SHOW TABLES FROM for_show.sc1]
 ----
 sc1    t1
+
+# Regression test for #62920. The bug that motivated this test would populate
+# the schema entry in the database with the database's name rather than the
+# schemas.
+subtest schema_and_database_with_same_name
+
+statement ok
+CREATE DATABASE samename
+
+statement ok
+USE samename
+
+statement ok
+CREATE SCHEMA foo;
+CREATE SCHEMA bar
+
+statement ok
+DROP SCHEMA foo
+
+statement ok
+CREATE SCHEMA samename
+
+statement ok
+DROP SCHEMA bar
+
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE samename.samename.t (i INT PRIMARY KEY)
+
+statement ok
+SHOW TABLES
+
+statement ok
+DROP DATABASE samename CASCADE;