diff --git a/src/Interpreters/DatabaseCatalog.cpp b/src/Interpreters/DatabaseCatalog.cpp
index e0b6348ed3c..f9ed2c0d5ca 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/DatabaseCatalog.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/DatabaseCatalog.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ DatabaseAndTable DatabaseCatalog::getTableImpl(
     DatabasePtr database;
     {
         std::lock_guard lock{databases_mutex};
-        auto it = databases.find(table_id.getDatabaseName());
+        // hasDatabase() to avod getDatabaseName() throwing exception if database is empty.
+        auto it = table_id.hasDatabase() ? databases.find(table_id.getDatabaseName()) : databases.end();
         if (databases.end() == it)
         {
             if (exception)
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02814_currentDatabase_for_table_functions.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02814_currentDatabase_for_table_functions.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ff95106d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02814_currentDatabase_for_table_functions.reference
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- Based on https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/52436
+-- Test that inserts performed via Buffer table engine land into destination table.
+-- { echoOn }
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS null_table;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS null_table_buffer;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS null_mv;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS number_view;
+CREATE TABLE null_table (number UInt64) ENGINE = Null;
+CREATE VIEW number_view as SELECT * FROM numbers(10) as tb;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW null_mv Engine = Log AS SELECT * FROM null_table LEFT JOIN number_view as tb USING number;
+CREATE TABLE null_table_buffer (number UInt64) ENGINE = Buffer(currentDatabase(), null_table, 1, 1, 1, 100, 200, 10000, 20000);
+INSERT INTO null_table_buffer VALUES (1);
+SELECT sleep(3) FORMAT Null;
+-- Insert about should've landed into `null_mv`
+SELECT count() FROM null_mv;
+1
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02814_currentDatabase_for_table_functions.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02814_currentDatabase_for_table_functions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74b5cf5f432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02814_currentDatabase_for_table_functions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-- Based on https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/52436
+-- Test that inserts performed via Buffer table engine land into destination table.
+-- { echoOn }
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS null_table;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS null_table_buffer;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS null_mv;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS number_view;
+
+CREATE TABLE null_table (number UInt64) ENGINE = Null;
+CREATE VIEW number_view as SELECT * FROM numbers(10) as tb;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW null_mv Engine = Log AS SELECT * FROM null_table LEFT JOIN number_view as tb USING number;
+
+CREATE TABLE null_table_buffer (number UInt64) ENGINE = Buffer(currentDatabase(), null_table, 1, 1, 1, 100, 200, 10000, 20000);
+INSERT INTO null_table_buffer VALUES (1);
+SELECT sleep(3) FORMAT Null;
+
+-- Insert about should've landed into `null_mv`
+SELECT count() FROM null_mv;