diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs
index 98804e424b40..b43c9c671f7d 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ impl DataFrame {
     pub fn into_view(self) -> Arc<dyn TableProvider> {
         Arc::new(DataFrameTableProvider {
             plan: self.plan,
-            table_type: TableType::Temporary,
+            table_type: TableType::View,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs
index 05f5a204c096..e221edb7c54b 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -1627,7 +1627,9 @@ async fn register_table() -> Result<()> {
     let df_impl = DataFrame::new(ctx.state(), df.logical_plan().clone());
 
     // register a dataframe as a table
-    ctx.register_table("test_table", df_impl.clone().into_view())?;
+    let table_provider = df_impl.clone().into_view();
+    assert_eq!(table_provider.table_type(), TableType::View);
+    ctx.register_table("test_table", table_provider)?;
 
     // pull the table out
     let table = ctx.table("test_table").await?;