diff --git a/src/Console/DoctrineHelper.php b/src/Console/DoctrineHelper.php
index 7774966a..8050af4f 100644
--- a/src/Console/DoctrineHelper.php
+++ b/src/Console/DoctrineHelper.php
@@ -60,11 +60,15 @@ public function hasDatabase(Connection $connection, string $databaseName): bool
 
     public function createDatabase(Connection $connection, string $databaseName): void
     {
-        $connection->createSchemaManager()->createDatabase($databaseName);
+        $connection->createSchemaManager()->createDatabase(
+            $connection->getDatabasePlatform()->quoteSingleIdentifier($databaseName)
+        );
     }
 
     public function dropDatabase(Connection $connection, string $databaseName): void
     {
-        $connection->createSchemaManager()->dropDatabase($databaseName);
+        $connection->createSchemaManager()->dropDatabase(
+            $connection->getDatabasePlatform()->quoteSingleIdentifier($databaseName)
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Console/DoctrineHelperTest.php b/tests/Unit/Console/DoctrineHelperTest.php
index 71379aae..f4faaf0d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Console/DoctrineHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Console/DoctrineHelperTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Patchlevel\EventSourcing\Tests\Unit\Console;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySQLPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\AbstractSchemaManager;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Patchlevel\EventSourcing\Console\DoctrineHelper;
@@ -66,9 +67,10 @@ public function testCreateDatabase(): void
         $helper = new DoctrineHelper();
 
         $schemaManager = $this->prophesize(AbstractSchemaManager::class);
-        $schemaManager->createDatabase('test')->shouldBeCalled();
+        $schemaManager->createDatabase('`test`')->shouldBeCalled();
 
         $connection = $this->prophesize(Connection::class);
+        $connection->getDatabasePlatform()->willReturn(new MySQLPlatform());
         $connection->createSchemaManager()->willReturn($schemaManager);
 
         $helper->createDatabase($connection->reveal(), 'test');
@@ -79,9 +81,10 @@ public function testDropDatabase(): void
         $helper = new DoctrineHelper();
 
         $schemaManager = $this->prophesize(AbstractSchemaManager::class);
-        $schemaManager->dropDatabase('test')->shouldBeCalled();
+        $schemaManager->dropDatabase('`test`')->shouldBeCalled();
 
         $connection = $this->prophesize(Connection::class);
+        $connection->getDatabasePlatform()->willReturn(new MySQLPlatform());
         $connection->createSchemaManager()->willReturn($schemaManager);
 
         $helper->dropDatabase($connection->reveal(), 'test');