diff --git a/superset/views/core.py b/superset/views/core.py
index 0cf9dc055f9..f765794486a 100755
--- a/superset/views/core.py
+++ b/superset/views/core.py
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ class Superset(BaseSupersetView):
         table_name = data.get("datasourceName")
         table = db.session.query(SqlaTable).filter_by(table_name=table_name).first()
         if not table:
-            table = SqlaTable(table_name=table_name)
+            table = SqlaTable(table_name=table_name, owners=[g.user])
         table.database_id = data.get("dbId")
         table.schema = data.get("schema")
         table.template_params = data.get("templateParams")
diff --git a/tests/sqllab_tests.py b/tests/sqllab_tests.py
index 806f6018a99..dde381742f4 100644
--- a/tests/sqllab_tests.py
+++ b/tests/sqllab_tests.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import prison
 
 from superset import db, security_manager
+from superset.connectors.sqla.models import SqlaTable
 from superset.dataframe import SupersetDataFrame
 from superset.db_engine_specs import BaseEngineSpec
 from superset.models.sql_lab import Query
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ class SqlLabTests(SupersetTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(cols), len(cdf.columns))
 
     def test_sqllab_viz(self):
+        self.login("admin")
         examples_dbid = get_example_database().id
         payload = {
             "chartType": "dist_bar",
@@ -319,6 +321,11 @@ class SqlLabTests(SupersetTestCase):
         resp = self.get_json_resp("/superset/sqllab_viz/", data=data)
         self.assertIn("table_id", resp)
 
+        # ensure owner is set correctly
+        table_id = resp["table_id"]
+        table = db.session.query(SqlaTable).filter_by(id=table_id).one()
+        self.assertEqual([owner.username for owner in table.owners], ["admin"])
+
     def test_sql_limit(self):
         self.login("admin")
         test_limit = 1