diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs
index 7be28124f..1d3aa60c5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn action(
 
             // create a string for sql table creation
             let create_statement =
-                format!("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {table_name} ({table_columns_creation})");
+                format!("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS [{table_name}] ({table_columns_creation})");
 
             // prepare the string as a sqlite statement
             let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&create_statement).map_err(|e| {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fn action(
             // ('dd', 'ee', 'ff')
 
             // create the string for inserting data into the table
-            let insert_statement = format!("INSERT INTO {table_name} VALUES {table_values}");
+            let insert_statement = format!("INSERT INTO [{table_name}] VALUES {table_values}");
 
             // prepare the string as a sqlite statement
             let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&insert_statement).map_err(|e| {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/sqlite.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/sqlite.rs
index 21703d1c4..f3aa5f69e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/sqlite.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/sqlite.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ fn read_single_table(
     call_span: Span,
     ctrlc: Option<Arc<AtomicBool>>,
 ) -> Result<Value, rusqlite::Error> {
-    let stmt = conn.prepare(&format!("SELECT * FROM {table_name}"))?;
+    let stmt = conn.prepare(&format!("SELECT * FROM [{table_name}]"))?;
     prepared_statement_to_nu_list(stmt, call_span, ctrlc)
 }