diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs.py b/superset/db_engine_specs.py
index eb3b3681eb..94f957b2f2 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class BaseEngineSpec(object):
         return False
 
     @classmethod
-    def select_star(cls, my_db, table_name, schema=None, limit=100,
+    def select_star(cls, my_db, table_name, engine, schema=None, limit=100,
                     show_cols=False, indent=True, latest_partition=True,
                     cols=None):
         fields = '*'
@@ -286,9 +286,14 @@ class BaseEngineSpec(object):
         if show_cols:
             fields = [sqla.column(c.get('name')) for c in cols]
         full_table_name = table_name
+        quote = engine.dialect.identifier_preparer.quote
         if schema:
-            full_table_name = schema + '.' + table_name
+            full_table_name = quote(schema) + '.' + quote(table_name)
+        else:
+            full_table_name = quote(table_name)
+
         qry = select(fields).select_from(text(full_table_name))
+
         if limit:
             qry = qry.limit(limit)
         if latest_partition:
diff --git a/superset/models/core.py b/superset/models/core.py
index ebce5fcb31..467452015f 100644
--- a/superset/models/core.py
+++ b/superset/models/core.py
@@ -720,8 +720,10 @@ class Database(Model, AuditMixinNullable, ImportMixin):
             self, table_name, schema=None, limit=100, show_cols=False,
             indent=True, latest_partition=True, cols=None):
         """Generates a ``select *`` statement in the proper dialect"""
+        eng = self.get_sqla_engine(schema=schema)
         return self.db_engine_spec.select_star(
-            self, table_name, schema=schema, limit=limit, show_cols=show_cols,
+            self, table_name, schema=schema, engine=eng,
+            limit=limit, show_cols=show_cols,
             indent=indent, latest_partition=latest_partition, cols=cols)
 
     def apply_limit_to_sql(self, sql, limit=1000):