diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
index 6341605849b7e..f23b1d118c76c 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ def create_table(
 
         initial_table = sge.Table(
             this=sg.to_identifier(temp_name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted),
-            catalog=catalog,
-            db=database,
+            catalog=sg.to_identifier(catalog, quoted=self.compiler.quoted),
+            db=sg.to_identifier(database, quoted=self.compiler.quoted),
         )
         target = sge.Schema(this=initial_table, expressions=column_defs)
 
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ def create_table(
         # This is the same table as initial_table unless overwrite == True
         final_table = sge.Table(
             this=sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted),
-            catalog=catalog,
-            db=database,
+            catalog=sg.to_identifier(catalog, quoted=self.compiler.quoted),
+            db=sg.to_identifier(database, quoted=self.compiler.quoted),
         )
         with self._safe_raw_sql(create_stmt) as cur:
             if query is not None: