diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tables/CqlUtilities.test.ts b/src/Explorer/Tables/CqlUtilities.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0049bf1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tables/CqlUtilities.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { getQuotedCqlIdentifier } from "./CqlUtilities";
+
+describe("getQuotedCqlIdentifier", () => {
+  it("undefined id", () => {
+    const result = getQuotedCqlIdentifier(undefined);
+    expect(result).toBe(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it("id with no quotes", () => {
+    const result = getQuotedCqlIdentifier("foo");
+    expect(result).toBe('"foo"');
+  });
+
+  it("id with quotes", () => {
+    const result = getQuotedCqlIdentifier('"foo"');
+    expect(result).toBe('"""foo"""');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tables/CqlUtilities.ts b/src/Explorer/Tables/CqlUtilities.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52decfef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tables/CqlUtilities.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export function getQuotedCqlIdentifier(identifier: string): string {
+  let result = identifier;
+  if (!identifier) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  if (identifier.includes('"')) {
+    result = identifier.replace(/"/g, '""');
+  }
+
+  return `"${result}"`;
+}
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tables/DataTable/TableEntityListViewModel.ts b/src/Explorer/Tables/DataTable/TableEntityListViewModel.ts
index 23a2ae132..0ae172404 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tables/DataTable/TableEntityListViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tables/DataTable/TableEntityListViewModel.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Action } from "../../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
 import { CassandraTableKey, CassandraAPIDataClient } from "../TableDataClient";
 import DataTableViewModel from "./DataTableViewModel";
 import * as DataTableUtilities from "./DataTableUtilities";
+import { getQuotedCqlIdentifier } from "../CqlUtilities";
 import TableCommands from "./TableCommands";
 import TableEntityCache from "./TableEntityCache";
 import * as Constants from "../Constants";
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ export default class TableEntityListViewModel extends DataTableViewModel {
     this.queryTablesTab = queryTablesTab;
     this.id = `tableEntityListViewModel${this.queryTablesTab.tabId}`;
     this.cqlQuery = ko.observable<string>(
-      `SELECT * FROM ${this.queryTablesTab.collection.databaseId}.${this.queryTablesTab.collection.id()}`
+      `SELECT * FROM ${getQuotedCqlIdentifier(this.queryTablesTab.collection.databaseId)}.${getQuotedCqlIdentifier(
+        this.queryTablesTab.collection.id()
+      )}`
     );
     this.oDataQuery = ko.observable<string>();
     this.sqlQuery = ko.observable<string>("SELECT * FROM c");
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilderViewModel.ts b/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilderViewModel.ts
index feb661203..3d0c26092 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilderViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilderViewModel.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as ko from "knockout";
 import * as CustomTimestampHelper from "./CustomTimestampHelper";
+import { getQuotedCqlIdentifier } from "../CqlUtilities";
 import QueryClauseViewModel from "./QueryClauseViewModel";
 import ClauseGroup from "./ClauseGroup";
 import ClauseGroupViewModel from "./ClauseGroupViewModel";
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ export default class QueryBuilderViewModel {
   public getCqlFilterFromClauses = (): string => {
     const databaseId = this._queryViewModel.queryTablesTab.collection.databaseId;
     const collectionId = this._queryViewModel.queryTablesTab.collection.id();
-    const tableToQuery = `${databaseId}.${collectionId}`;
+    const tableToQuery = `${getQuotedCqlIdentifier(databaseId)}.${getQuotedCqlIdentifier(collectionId)}`;
     var filterString: string = `SELECT * FROM ${tableToQuery}`;
     if (this._queryViewModel.selectText() && this._queryViewModel.selectText().length > 0) {
       filterString = "SELECT";
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryViewModel.ts b/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryViewModel.ts
index 3ec8e42b2..058c46f93 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tables/QueryBuilder/QueryViewModel.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import TableEntityListViewModel from "../DataTable/TableEntityListViewModel";
 import QueryTablesTab from "../../Tabs/QueryTablesTab";
 import * as DataTableUtilities from "../DataTable/DataTableUtilities";
 import { KeyCodes } from "../../../Common/Constants";
+import { getQuotedCqlIdentifier } from "../CqlUtilities";
 
 export default class QueryViewModel {
   public topValueLimitMessage: string = "Please input a number between 0 and 1000.";
@@ -189,7 +190,9 @@ export default class QueryViewModel {
     this._tableEntityListViewModel.oDataQuery("");
     this._tableEntityListViewModel.sqlQuery("SELECT * FROM c");
     this._tableEntityListViewModel.cqlQuery(
-      `SELECT * FROM ${this.queryTablesTab.collection.databaseId}.${this.queryTablesTab.collection.id()}`
+      `SELECT * FROM ${getQuotedCqlIdentifier(this.queryTablesTab.collection.databaseId)}.${getQuotedCqlIdentifier(
+        this.queryTablesTab.collection.id()
+      )}`
     );
     return this._tableEntityListViewModel.reloadTable(false);
   };