diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/table.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/table.rs
index ebee670f4..14679fe93 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/table.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/table.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::io::object_cache::ObjectCache;
 use crate::io::FileIO;
 use crate::scan::TableScanBuilder;
 use crate::spec::{TableMetadata, TableMetadataRef};
-use crate::{Error, ErrorKind, Result, TableIdent};
+use crate::{Catalog, Error, ErrorKind, Result, TableIdent};
 
 /// Builder to create table scan.
 pub struct TableBuilder {
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub struct TableBuilder {
     metadata_location: Option<String>,
     metadata: Option<TableMetadataRef>,
     identifier: Option<TableIdent>,
+    catalog: Option<Arc<dyn Catalog>>,
     readonly: bool,
     disable_cache: bool,
     cache_size_bytes: Option<u64>,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ impl TableBuilder {
             metadata_location: None,
             metadata: None,
             identifier: None,
+            catalog: None,
             readonly: false,
             disable_cache: false,
             cache_size_bytes: None,
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ impl TableBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// required - passes in the reference to the Catalog to use for the Table
+    pub fn catalog(mut self, catalog: Arc<dyn Catalog>) -> Self {
+        self.catalog = Some(catalog);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// specifies if the Table is readonly or not (default not)
     pub fn readonly(mut self, readonly: bool) -> Self {
         self.readonly = readonly;
@@ -102,6 +110,7 @@ impl TableBuilder {
             metadata_location,
             metadata,
             identifier,
+            catalog,
             readonly,
             disable_cache,
             cache_size_bytes,
@@ -128,6 +137,13 @@ impl TableBuilder {
             ));
         };
 
+        let Some(catalog) = catalog else {
+            return Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::DataInvalid,
+                "Catalog must be provided with TableBuilder.catalog()",
+            ));
+        };
+
         let object_cache = if disable_cache {
             Arc::new(ObjectCache::with_disabled_cache(file_io.clone()))
         } else if let Some(cache_size_bytes) = cache_size_bytes {
@@ -144,6 +160,7 @@ impl TableBuilder {
             metadata_location,
             metadata,
             identifier,
+            catalog,
             readonly,
             object_cache,
         })
@@ -157,13 +174,14 @@ pub struct Table {
     metadata_location: Option<String>,
     metadata: TableMetadataRef,
     identifier: TableIdent,
+    catalog: Arc<dyn Catalog>,
     readonly: bool,
     object_cache: Arc<ObjectCache>,
 }
 
 impl Table {
     /// Returns a TableBuilder to build a table
-    pub fn builder() -> TableBuilder {
+    pub fn builder<'b>() -> TableBuilder {
         TableBuilder::new()
     }
 
@@ -216,6 +234,18 @@ impl Table {
     pub fn reader_builder(&self) -> ArrowReaderBuilder {
         ArrowReaderBuilder::new(self.file_io.clone())
     }
+
+    /// Returns latest table metadata and updates current table metadata
+    pub async fn refresh(&mut self) -> Result<TableMetadata> {
+        let table = self.catalog.load_table(self.identifier()).await.unwrap();
+        let metadata: TableMetadata = (*table.metadata).clone();
+
+        self.metadata = Arc::new(metadata.clone());
+        self.file_io = table.file_io.clone();
+        self.metadata_location = table.metadata_location.clone();
+
+        Ok(metadata)
+    }
 }
 
 /// `StaticTable` is a read-only table struct that can be created from a metadata file or from `TableMetaData` without a catalog.