diff --git a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/schema.rs b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/schema.rs
index 3be6da426e..4528017976 100644
--- a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/schema.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use datafusion::catalog::SchemaProvider;
 use datafusion::datasource::TableProvider;
 use datafusion::error::Result as DFResult;
 use futures::future::try_join_all;
-use iceberg::{Catalog, NamespaceIdent, Result};
+use iceberg::{Catalog, NamespaceIdent, Result, TableIdent};
 
 use crate::table::IcebergTableProvider;
 
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ impl IcebergSchemaProvider {
         let providers = try_join_all(
             table_names
                 .iter()
-                .map(|name| IcebergTableProvider::try_new(client.clone(), namespace.clone(), name))
+                .map(|name| {
+                    let table_ident = TableIdent::new(namespace.clone(), name.clone());
+                    IcebergTableProvider::try_new(client.clone(), table_ident)
+                })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
         )
         .await?;
diff --git a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs
index 00c9e13229..dcb3d5fc65 100644
--- a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::SchemaRef as ArrowSchemaRef;
 use datafusion::catalog::Session;
 use datafusion::datasource::{TableProvider, TableType};
-use datafusion::error::Result as DFResult;
+use datafusion::error::{DataFusionError, Result as DFResult};
 use datafusion::logical_expr::{Expr, TableProviderFilterPushDown};
 use datafusion::physical_plan::ExecutionPlan;
 use iceberg::arrow::schema_to_arrow_schema;
 use iceberg::table::Table;
-use iceberg::{Catalog, Error, ErrorKind, NamespaceIdent, Result, TableIdent};
+use iceberg::{Catalog, Error, ErrorKind, Result, TableIdent};
 
 use crate::physical_plan::scan::IcebergTableScan;
 
 /// Represents a [`TableProvider`] for the Iceberg [`Catalog`],
 /// managing access to a [`Table`].
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct IcebergTableProvider {
     /// A table in the catalog.
     table: Table,
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ pub struct IcebergTableProvider {
     snapshot_id: Option<i64>,
     /// A reference-counted arrow `Schema`.
     schema: ArrowSchemaRef,
+    /// A reference to the catalog that this table provider belongs to.
+    catalog: Option<Arc<dyn Catalog>>,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for IcebergTableProvider {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("IcebergTableProvider")
+            .field("table", &self.table)
+            .field("snapshot_id", &self.snapshot_id)
+            .field("schema", &self.schema)
+            .finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
 }
 
 impl IcebergTableProvider {
@@ -51,24 +63,21 @@ impl IcebergTableProvider {
             table,
             snapshot_id: None,
             schema,
+            catalog: None,
         }
     }
     /// Asynchronously tries to construct a new [`IcebergTableProvider`]
     /// using the given client and table name to fetch an actual [`Table`]
     /// in the provided namespace.
-    pub(crate) async fn try_new(
-        client: Arc<dyn Catalog>,
-        namespace: NamespaceIdent,
-        name: impl Into<String>,
-    ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let ident = TableIdent::new(namespace, name.into());
-        let table = client.load_table(&ident).await?;
+    pub async fn try_new(client: Arc<dyn Catalog>, table_name: TableIdent) -> Result<Self> {
+        let table = client.load_table(&table_name).await?;
 
         let schema = Arc::new(schema_to_arrow_schema(table.metadata().current_schema())?);
 
         Ok(IcebergTableProvider {
             table,
             snapshot_id: None,
+            catalog: Some(client),
             schema,
         })
     }
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ impl IcebergTableProvider {
         Ok(IcebergTableProvider {
             table,
             snapshot_id: None,
+            catalog: None,
             schema,
         })
     }
@@ -104,6 +114,7 @@ impl IcebergTableProvider {
         Ok(IcebergTableProvider {
             table,
             snapshot_id: Some(snapshot_id),
+            catalog: None,
             schema,
         })
     }
@@ -130,8 +141,19 @@ impl TableProvider for IcebergTableProvider {
         filters: &[Expr],
         _limit: Option<usize>,
     ) -> DFResult<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>> {
+        // Get the latest table metadata from the catalog if it exists
+        let table = if let Some(catalog) = &self.catalog {
+            catalog
+                .load_table(self.table.identifier())
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    DataFusionError::Execution(format!("Error getting Iceberg table metadata: {e}"))
+                })?
+        } else {
+            self.table.clone()
+        };
         Ok(Arc::new(IcebergTableScan::new(
-            self.table.clone(),
+            table,
             self.snapshot_id,
             self.schema.clone(),
             projection,