diff --git a/kedro-datasets/tests/ibis/test_table_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/tests/ibis/test_table_dataset.py
index 07dab23ab..0a93b3bba 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/tests/ibis/test_table_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/tests/ibis/test_table_dataset.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import duckdb
 import ibis
 import pytest
+from kedro.io import DatasetError
 from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 from kedro_datasets.ibis import TableDataset
@@ -13,8 +15,13 @@ def filepath_csv(tmp_path_factory):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def connection_config(tmp_path):
-    return {"backend": "duckdb", "database": (tmp_path / "penguins.ddb").as_posix()}
+def database(tmp_path):
+    return (tmp_path / "penguins.ddb").as_posix()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def connection_config(database):
+    return {"backend": "duckdb", "database": database}
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -28,19 +35,36 @@ def table_dataset(connection_config, load_args, save_args):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def dummy_table(filepath_csv, connection_config):
+def table_dataset_from_csv(filepath_csv, connection_config, load_args, save_args):
     return TableDataset(
-        filepath=filepath_csv, file_format="csv", connection=connection_config
-    ).load()
+        filepath=filepath_csv,
+        file_format="csv",
+        connection=connection_config,
+        load_args=load_args,
+        save_args=save_args,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def dummy_table(table_dataset_from_csv):
+    return table_dataset_from_csv.load()
 
 
 class TestTableDataset:
-    def test_save_and_load(self, table_dataset, dummy_table):
+    def test_save_and_load(self, table_dataset, dummy_table, database):
         """Test saving and reloading the data set."""
         table_dataset.save(dummy_table)
         reloaded = table_dataset.load()
         assert_frame_equal(dummy_table.execute(), reloaded.execute())
 
+        # Verify that the appropriate materialization strategy was used.
+        con = duckdb.connect(database)
+        assert not con.sql("SELECT * FROM duckdb_tables").fetchnumpy()["database_name"]
+        assert (
+            "penguins"
+            in con.sql("SELECT * FROM duckdb_views").fetchnumpy()["database_name"]
+        )
+
     def test_exists(self, table_dataset, dummy_table):
         """Test `exists` method invocation for both existing and
         nonexistent data set."""
@@ -48,18 +72,30 @@ def test_exists(self, table_dataset, dummy_table):
         table_dataset.save(dummy_table)
         assert table_dataset.exists()
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "load_args", [{"k1": "v1", "index": "value"}], indirect=True
-    )
-    def test_load_extra_params(self, table_dataset, load_args):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("load_args", [{"filename": True}], indirect=True)
+    def test_load_extra_params(self, table_dataset_from_csv, load_args):
         """Test overriding the default load arguments."""
-        for key, value in load_args.items():
-            assert table_dataset._load_args[key] == value
+        assert "filename" in table_dataset_from_csv.load()
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "save_args", [{"k1": "v1", "index": "value"}], indirect=True
-    )
-    def test_save_extra_params(self, table_dataset, save_args):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("save_args", [{"materialized": "table"}], indirect=True)
+    def test_save_extra_params(self, table_dataset, save_args, dummy_table, database):
         """Test overriding the default save arguments."""
-        for key, value in save_args.items():
-            assert table_dataset._save_args[key] == value
+        table_dataset.save(dummy_table)
+
+        # Verify that the appropriate materialization strategy was used.
+        con = duckdb.connect(database)
+        assert (
+            "penguins"
+            in con.sql("SELECT * FROM duckdb_tables").fetchnumpy()["database_name"]
+        )
+        assert not con.sql("SELECT * FROM duckdb_views").fetchnumpy()["database_name"]
+
+    def test_no_filepath_or_table_name(connection_config):
+        pattern = r"Must provide at least one of `filepath` or `table_name`\."
+        with pytest.raises(DatasetError, match=pattern):
+            TableDataset(connection=connection_config)
+
+    def test_save_no_table_name(self, table_dataset_from_csv, dummy_table):
+        pattern = r"Must provide `table_name` for materialization\."
+        with pytest.raises(DatasetError, match=pattern):
+            table_dataset_from_csv.save(dummy_table)