diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/Table.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/Table.java
index 02db808417a4..16afdcc51904 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/Table.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/Table.java
@@ -333,6 +333,15 @@ default UpdateStatistics updateStatistics() {
    */
   Map<String, SnapshotRef> refs();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the UUID of the table
+   *
+   * @return the UUID of the table
+   */
+  default String uuid() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(this.getClass().getName() + " doesn't implement uuid");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the snapshot referenced by the given name or null if no such reference exists.
    *
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseMetadataTable.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseMetadataTable.java
index 5f7c48e95867..1e471a5edbbd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseMetadataTable.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseMetadataTable.java
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ public Map<String, SnapshotRef> refs() {
     return table().refs();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String uuid() {
+    return table().uuid();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return name();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTable.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTable.java
index 2093753bf755..4dfb33d859d8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTable.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTable.java
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ public Map<String, SnapshotRef> refs() {
     return ops.current().refs();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String uuid() {
+    return ops.current().uuid();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return name();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTransaction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTransaction.java
index c1ebd554befa..5c36666dbbd7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTransaction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseTransaction.java
@@ -770,6 +770,11 @@ public Map<String, SnapshotRef> refs() {
       return current.refs();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String uuid() {
+      return current.uuid();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
       return name();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SerializableTable.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SerializableTable.java
index cf8e1b3fbaa7..2773e67f813d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SerializableTable.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SerializableTable.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class SerializableTable implements Table, Serializable {
   private transient volatile Schema lazySchema = null;
   private transient volatile Map<Integer, PartitionSpec> lazySpecs = null;
   private transient volatile SortOrder lazySortOrder = null;
+  private final String uuid;
 
   protected SerializableTable(Table table) {
     this.name = table.name();
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ protected SerializableTable(Table table) {
     this.encryption = table.encryption();
     this.locationProvider = table.locationProvider();
     this.refs = SerializableMap.copyOf(table.refs());
+    this.uuid = table.uuid();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -247,6 +249,11 @@ public Map<String, SnapshotRef> refs() {
     return refs;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String uuid() {
+    return uuid;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void refresh() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException(errorMsg("refresh"));
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java
index 835115ad4d9c..43e2193bc823 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/CatalogTests.java
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ public void testCompleteCreateTable() {
     Assertions.assertThat(table.properties().entrySet())
         .as("Table properties should be a superset of the requested properties")
         .containsAll(properties.entrySet());
+    Assertions.assertThat(table.uuid())
+        .isEqualTo(((BaseTable) table).operations().current().uuid());
   }
 
   @Test