diff --git a/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
index 1756a415abf0..91c0649a0dc7 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ go_test(
         "copy_test.go",
         "copy_to_test.go",
         "crdb_internal_test.go",
+        "create_as_test.go",
         "create_function_test.go",
         "create_stats_test.go",
         "create_test.go",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/create_as_test.go b/pkg/sql/create_as_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebbd3c3418e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sql/create_as_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Cockroach Authors.
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+//
+// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+// licenses/APL.txt.
+
+package sql
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/base"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/parser"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sem/tree"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/types"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/sqlutils"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/leaktest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestCreateAsVTable verifies that all vtables can be used as the source of
+// CREATE TABLE AS and CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW AS.
+func TestCreateAsVTable(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
+
+	// These are the vtables that need to be fixed.
+	// The map should be empty if all vtables are supported.
+	brokenTables := map[string]struct{}{
+		// TODO(sql-foundations): Fix nil pointer dereference.
+		//  See https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/106166.
+		`pg_catalog.pg_prepared_statements`: {},
+		// TODO(sql-foundations): Fix nil pointer dereference.
+		//  See https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/106167.
+		`pg_catalog.pg_cursors`: {},
+		// TODO(sql-foundations): Fix nil pointer dereference.
+		//  See https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/106168.
+		`"".crdb_internal.create_statements`: {},
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	testCluster := serverutils.StartNewTestCluster(t, 1, base.TestClusterArgs{})
+	defer testCluster.Stopper().Stop(ctx)
+	sqlRunner := sqlutils.MakeSQLRunner(testCluster.ServerConn(0))
+	var p parser.Parser
+
+	i := 0
+	for _, vSchema := range virtualSchemas {
+		for _, vSchemaDef := range vSchema.tableDefs {
+			if vSchemaDef.isUnimplemented() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			var name tree.TableName
+			var ctasColumns []string
+			schema := vSchemaDef.getSchema()
+			statements, err := p.Parse(schema)
+			require.NoErrorf(t, err, schema)
+			require.Lenf(t, statements, 1, schema)
+			switch stmt := statements[0].AST.(type) {
+			case *tree.CreateTable:
+				name = stmt.Table
+				for _, def := range stmt.Defs {
+					if colDef, ok := def.(*tree.ColumnTableDef); ok {
+						if colDef.Hidden {
+							continue
+						}
+						// Filter out vector columns to prevent error in CTAS:
+						// "VECTOR column types are unsupported".
+						if colDef.Type == types.Int2Vector || colDef.Type == types.OidVector {
+							continue
+						}
+						ctasColumns = append(ctasColumns, colDef.Name.String())
+					}
+				}
+			case *tree.CreateView:
+				name = stmt.Name
+				ctasColumns = []string{"*"}
+			default:
+				require.Failf(t, "missing case", "unexpected type %T for schema %s", stmt, schema)
+			}
+
+			fqName := name.FQString()
+			if _, ok := brokenTables[fqName]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Filter by trace_id to prevent error when selecting from
+			// crdb_internal.cluster_inflight_traces:
+			// "pq: a trace_id value needs to be specified".
+			var where string
+			if fqName == `"".crdb_internal.cluster_inflight_traces` {
+				where = " WHERE trace_id = 1"
+			}
+
+			createTableStmt := fmt.Sprintf(
+				"CREATE TABLE test_table_%d AS SELECT %s FROM %s%s",
+				i, strings.Join(ctasColumns, ", "), fqName, where,
+			)
+			sqlRunner.Exec(t, createTableStmt)
+			createViewStmt := fmt.Sprintf(
+				"CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW test_view_%d AS SELECT * FROM %s%s",
+				i, fqName, where,
+			)
+			sqlRunner.Exec(t, createViewStmt)
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+
+	waitForJobsSuccess(t, sqlRunner)
+}
+
+func waitForJobsSuccess(t *testing.T, sqlRunner *sqlutils.SQLRunner) {
+	query := `SELECT job_id, status, error, description 
+FROM [SHOW JOBS] 
+WHERE job_type IN ('SCHEMA CHANGE', 'NEW SCHEMA CHANGE')
+AND status != 'succeeded'`
+	sqlRunner.CheckQueryResultsRetry(t, query, [][]string{})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/sem/tree/table_name.go b/pkg/sql/sem/tree/table_name.go
index bbcc40af19c7..8831542cf799 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/sem/tree/table_name.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/sem/tree/table_name.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 package tree
 
+import "github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sem/catconstants"
+
 // TableName corresponds to the name of a table in a FROM clause,
 // INSERT or UPDATE statement, etc.
 //
@@ -46,8 +48,13 @@ func (t *TableName) objectName() {}
 // schema and catalog names. Suitable for logging, etc.
 func (t *TableName) FQString() string {
 	ctx := NewFmtCtx(FmtSimple)
-	ctx.FormatNode(&t.CatalogName)
-	ctx.WriteByte('.')
+	schemaName := t.SchemaName.String()
+	// The pg_catalog and pg_extension schemas cannot be referenced from inside
+	// an anonymous ("") database. This makes their FQ string always relative.
+	if schemaName != catconstants.PgCatalogName && schemaName != catconstants.PgExtensionSchemaName {
+		ctx.FormatNode(&t.CatalogName)
+		ctx.WriteByte('.')
+	}
 	ctx.FormatNode(&t.SchemaName)
 	ctx.WriteByte('.')
 	ctx.FormatNode(&t.ObjectName)
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/sqlutils/sql_runner.go b/pkg/testutils/sqlutils/sql_runner.go
index dbd4e4aa80e5..b9bcb48289d8 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/sqlutils/sql_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/sqlutils/sql_runner.go
@@ -147,17 +147,17 @@ func (sr *SQLRunner) ExecRowsAffected(
 func (sr *SQLRunner) ExpectErr(t Fataler, errRE string, query string, args ...interface{}) {
 	helperOrNoop(t)()
 	_, err := sr.DB.ExecContext(context.Background(), query, args...)
-	sr.expectErr(t, err, errRE)
+	sr.expectErr(t, query, err, errRE)
 }
 
-func (sr *SQLRunner) expectErr(t Fataler, err error, errRE string) {
+func (sr *SQLRunner) expectErr(t Fataler, query string, err error, errRE string) {
 	helperOrNoop(t)()
 	if !testutils.IsError(err, errRE) {
 		s := "nil"
 		if err != nil {
 			s = pgerror.FullError(err)
 		}
-		t.Fatalf("expected error '%s', got: %s", errRE, s)
+		t.Fatalf("expected query '%s' error '%s', got: %s", query, errRE, s)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (sr *SQLRunner) ExpectErrWithHint(
 	helperOrNoop(t)()
 	_, err := sr.DB.ExecContext(context.Background(), query, args...)
 
-	sr.expectErr(t, err, errRE)
+	sr.expectErr(t, query, err, errRE)
 
 	if pqErr := (*pq.Error)(nil); errors.As(err, &pqErr) {
 		matched, merr := regexp.MatchString(hintRE, pqErr.Hint)