diff --git a/src/Databases/PostgreSQL/DatabasePostgreSQL.cpp b/src/Databases/PostgreSQL/DatabasePostgreSQL.cpp
index 944675f860e..b4ecf3b83a4 100644
--- a/src/Databases/PostgreSQL/DatabasePostgreSQL.cpp
+++ b/src/Databases/PostgreSQL/DatabasePostgreSQL.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ std::unordered_set<std::string> DatabasePostgreSQL::fetchTablesList() const
 
 bool DatabasePostgreSQL::checkPostgresTable(const String & table_name) const
 {
+    if (table_name.find('\'') != std::string::npos
+        || table_name.find('\\') != std::string::npos)
+    {
+        throw Exception(ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS,
+            "PostgreSQL table name cannot contain single quote or backslash characters, passed {}", table_name);
+    }
+
     pqxx::nontransaction tx(*connection->conn());
 
     try