diff --git a/datafusion/common/src/dfschema.rs b/datafusion/common/src/dfschema.rs
index de0aacf9e8bcd..50b632e8211de 100644
--- a/datafusion/common/src/dfschema.rs
+++ b/datafusion/common/src/dfschema.rs
@@ -1338,11 +1338,44 @@ impl SchemaExt for Schema {
     }
 }
 
+/// Build a fully-qualified field name string. This is equivalent to
+/// `format!("{q}.{name}")` when `qualifier` is `Some`, or just `name` when
+/// `None`. We avoid going through the `fmt` machinery for performance reasons.
 pub fn qualified_name(qualifier: Option<&TableReference>, name: &str) -> String {
-    match qualifier {
-        Some(q) => format!("{q}.{name}"),
-        None => name.to_string(),
-    }
+    let qualifier = match qualifier {
+        None => return name.to_string(),
+        Some(q) => q,
+    };
+    let (a, b, c) = match qualifier {
+        TableReference::Bare { table } => (table.as_ref(), None, None),
+        TableReference::Partial { schema, table } => {
+            (schema.as_ref(), Some(table.as_ref()), None)
+        }
+        TableReference::Full {
+            catalog,
+            schema,
+            table,
+        } => (
+            catalog.as_ref(),
+            Some(schema.as_ref()),
+            Some(table.as_ref()),
+        ),
+    };
+
+    let extra = b.unwrap_or("").len() + c.unwrap_or("").len();
+    let mut s = String::with_capacity(a.len() + extra + 3 + name.len());
+    s.push_str(a);
+    if let Some(b) = b {
+        s.push('.');
+        s.push_str(b);
+    }
+    if let Some(c) = c {
+        s.push('.');
+        s.push_str(c);
+    }
+    s.push('.');
+    s.push_str(name);
+    s
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1351,6 +1384,36 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
 
+    /// `qualified_name` doesn't use `TableReference::Display` for performance
+    /// reasons, but check that the output is consistent.
+    #[test]
+    fn qualified_name_agrees_with_display() {
+        let cases: &[(Option<TableReference>, &str)] = &[
+            (None, "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::bare("t")), "c0"),
+            (Some(TableReference::partial("s", "t")), "c0"),
+            (Some(TableReference::full("c", "s", "t")), "c0"),
+            (Some(TableReference::bare("mytable")), "some_column_name"),
+            // Empty segments must be preserved so that distinct qualified
+            // fields don't collide in `DFSchema::field_names()`.
+            (Some(TableReference::bare("")), "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::partial("s", "")), "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::partial("", "t")), "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::full("c", "", "t")), "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::full("", "s", "t")), "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::full("c", "s", "")), "col"),
+            (Some(TableReference::full("", "", "")), "col"),
+        ];
+        for (qualifier, name) in cases {
+            let actual = qualified_name(qualifier.as_ref(), name);
+            let expected = match qualifier {
+                Some(q) => format!("{q}.{name}"),
+                None => name.to_string(),
+            };
+            assert_eq!(actual, expected, "qualifier={qualifier:?} name={name}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn qualifier_in_name() -> Result<()> {
         let col = Column::from_name("t1.c0");