diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/avro.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/avro.rs
index e829f6123eab..a31f2af642d0 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/avro.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/avro.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use super::super::options::{AvroReadOptions, ReadOptions};
 use super::{DataFilePaths, DataFrame, Result, SessionContext};
+use datafusion_common::TableReference;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 impl SessionContext {
     /// Creates a [`DataFrame`] for reading an Avro data source.
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ impl SessionContext {
     /// SQL statements executed against this context.
     pub async fn register_avro(
         &self,
-        name: &str,
-        table_path: &str,
+        table_ref: impl Into<TableReference>,
+        table_path: impl AsRef<str>,
         options: AvroReadOptions<'_>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let listing_options = options
             .to_listing_options(&self.copied_config(), self.copied_table_options());
 
         self.register_listing_table(
-            name,
+            table_ref,
             table_path,
             listing_options,
             options.schema.map(|s| Arc::new(s.to_owned())),
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/csv.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/csv.rs
index 08e93cb61305..e97c70ef9812 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/csv.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/csv.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use crate::datasource::physical_plan::plan_to_csv;
+use datafusion_common::TableReference;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use super::super::options::{CsvReadOptions, ReadOptions};
 use super::{DataFilePaths, DataFrame, ExecutionPlan, Result, SessionContext};
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ impl SessionContext {
     /// statements executed against this context.
     pub async fn register_csv(
         &self,
-        name: &str,
-        table_path: &str,
+        table_ref: impl Into<TableReference>,
+        table_path: impl AsRef<str>,
         options: CsvReadOptions<'_>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let listing_options = options
             .to_listing_options(&self.copied_config(), self.copied_table_options());
 
         self.register_listing_table(
-            name,
+            table_ref,
             table_path,
             listing_options,
             options.schema.map(|s| Arc::new(s.to_owned())),
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/json.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/json.rs
index c21e32cfdefb..c9a9492f9162 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/json.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/json.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use crate::datasource::physical_plan::plan_to_json;
+use datafusion_common::TableReference;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use super::super::options::{NdJsonReadOptions, ReadOptions};
 use super::{DataFilePaths, DataFrame, ExecutionPlan, Result, SessionContext};
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ impl SessionContext {
     /// from SQL statements executed against this context.
     pub async fn register_json(
         &self,
-        name: &str,
-        table_path: &str,
+        table_ref: impl Into<TableReference>,
+        table_path: impl AsRef<str>,
         options: NdJsonReadOptions<'_>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let listing_options = options
             .to_listing_options(&self.copied_config(), self.copied_table_options());
 
         self.register_listing_table(
-            name,
+            table_ref,
             table_path,
             listing_options,
             options.schema.map(|s| Arc::new(s.to_owned())),
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs
index 53eb7c431b47..12ce71768f91 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ impl SessionContext {
     /// [`ObjectStore`]: object_store::ObjectStore
     pub async fn register_listing_table(
         &self,
-        name: &str,
+        table_ref: impl Into<TableReference>,
         table_path: impl AsRef<str>,
         options: ListingOptions,
         provided_schema: Option<SchemaRef>,
@@ -1279,10 +1279,7 @@ impl SessionContext {
             .with_listing_options(options)
             .with_schema(resolved_schema);
         let table = ListingTable::try_new(config)?.with_definition(sql_definition);
-        self.register_table(
-            TableReference::Bare { table: name.into() },
-            Arc::new(table),
-        )?;
+        self.register_table(table_ref, Arc::new(table))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs
index 1d83c968c1a8..3f23c150be83 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use super::super::options::{ParquetReadOptions, ReadOptions};
 use super::{DataFilePaths, DataFrame, ExecutionPlan, Result, SessionContext};
 use crate::datasource::physical_plan::parquet::plan_to_parquet;
 
+use datafusion_common::TableReference;
 use parquet::file::properties::WriterProperties;
 
 impl SessionContext {
@@ -42,15 +43,15 @@ impl SessionContext {
     /// statements executed against this context.
     pub async fn register_parquet(
         &self,
-        name: &str,
-        table_path: &str,
+        table_ref: impl Into<TableReference>,
+        table_path: impl AsRef<str>,
         options: ParquetReadOptions<'_>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let listing_options = options
             .to_listing_options(&self.copied_config(), self.copied_table_options());
 
         self.register_listing_table(
-            name,
+            table_ref,
             table_path,
             listing_options,
             options.schema.map(|s| Arc::new(s.to_owned())),