diff --git a/src/SQLite.jl b/src/SQLite.jl
index 1ec7fad..4992469 100644
--- a/src/SQLite.jl
+++ b/src/SQLite.jl
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ function tables(db::DB, sink = columntable)
         DBTable(
             tbl,
             Tables.schema(
-                DBInterface.execute(db, "SELECT * FROM $(tbl) LIMIT 0"),
+                DBInterface.execute(db, "SELECT * FROM $(esc_id(tbl)) LIMIT 0"),
             ),
         ) for tbl in tblnames.name
     ]
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 7c460c3..fb758ec 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ end
             @test String[] == [t.name for t in tables_v]
             DBInterface.close!(db)
         end
+
+        @testset "#322: SQLite.tables should escape table name" begin
+            db = SQLite.DB()
+            DBInterface.execute(db, "CREATE TABLE 'I.Js' (i INTEGER, j INTEGER)")
+            tables_v = SQLite.tables(db)
+            @test ["I.Js"] == [t.name for t in tables_v]
+            DBInterface.close!(db)
+        end
     end
 
     @testset "Issue #207: 32 bit integers" begin