diff --git a/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/table_catalog/tests.rs b/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/table_catalog/tests.rs
index 7ce53bf22..9ce007d95 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/table_catalog/tests.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/table_catalog/tests.rs
@@ -3277,6 +3277,157 @@ async fn create_view_holds_publication_fences_from_metadata_write_through_regist
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn object_create_table_response_recreates_renamed_source_without_relocking_or_crossing_identities() {
+    for destination in ["analytics", "curated"] {
+        let backend = TestTableCatalogObjectBackend {
+            reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+            ..TestTableCatalogObjectBackend::content_addressed()
+        };
+        let store = crate::table_catalog::ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let namespace = crate::table_catalog::Namespace::parse("analytics").unwrap();
+        create_standard_events_table(&store, &backend, &namespace).await;
+        let first = store.load_table("warehouse", "analytics", "events").await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let initial_metadata = backend
+            .read_object("warehouse", &first.metadata_location)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let commit_id = "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111";
+        let first_commit = standard_commit_table_response(
+            &store,
+            &trusted_table_commit_backend(&backend),
+            "warehouse",
+            &namespace,
+            "events",
+            standard_property_commit_request(commit_id, &first.table_uuid, "original"),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("original table should commit before rename");
+        let first_commit_object = table_metadata_location_for_catalog("warehouse", &first_commit.metadata_location).unwrap();
+        let committed_metadata = backend.read_object("warehouse", &first_commit_object).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        if destination != "analytics" {
+            create_namespace_response(
+                &store,
+                "warehouse",
+                CreateNamespaceRequest {
+                    namespace: vec![destination.to_string()],
+                    properties: BTreeMap::new(),
+                },
+                true,
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        }
+        store
+            .rename_table("warehouse", "analytics", "events", destination, "events_v2")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let restarted = crate::table_catalog::ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let renamed = restarted
+            .load_table("warehouse", destination, "events_v2")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let original_receipt = restarted
+            .get_commit_by_id("warehouse", &renamed.table_id, commit_id)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let request: CreateTableRequest = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
+            "name": "events",
+            "schema": {"type": "struct", "schema-id": 0, "fields": [
+                {"id": 1, "name": "id", "required": true, "type": "long"}
+            ]}
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        let response = create_table_response(
+            &restarted,
+            &TableCommitObjectBackend::trusted(backend.clone()),
+            "warehouse",
+            &namespace,
+            request,
+            true,
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("source recreation should publish without re-locking its tombstone");
+        let recreated = restarted
+            .load_table("warehouse", "analytics", "events")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(recreated.table_id, renamed.table_id);
+        assert_ne!(recreated.table_uuid, renamed.table_uuid);
+        assert_ne!(recreated.warehouse_location, renamed.warehouse_location);
+        assert_ne!(recreated.metadata_location, renamed.metadata_location);
+        assert_ne!(recreated.metadata_location, first.metadata_location);
+        assert_eq!(response.metadata["table-uuid"], recreated.table_uuid);
+        assert_eq!(response.metadata["location"], recreated.warehouse_location);
+        let published = backend
+            .read_object("warehouse", &recreated.metadata_location)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&published.data).unwrap(), response.metadata);
+        let second_commit = standard_commit_table_response(
+            &restarted,
+            &trusted_table_commit_backend(&backend),
+            "warehouse",
+            &namespace,
+            "events",
+            standard_property_commit_request(commit_id, &recreated.table_uuid, "replacement"),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("recreated table should commit with its own scoped receipt and metadata");
+        let fresh = crate::table_catalog::ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let advanced = fresh.load_table("warehouse", "analytics", "events").await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(advanced.generation, recreated.generation + 1);
+        assert_ne!(advanced.version_token, recreated.version_token);
+        assert_eq!(
+            table_metadata_location_for_client("warehouse", &advanced.metadata_location),
+            second_commit.metadata_location
+        );
+        assert_eq!(second_commit.metadata["table-uuid"], recreated.table_uuid);
+        assert_eq!(second_commit.metadata["properties"]["owner"], "replacement");
+        assert_ne!(second_commit.metadata_location, first_commit.metadata_location);
+        assert_eq!(
+            fresh.load_table("warehouse", destination, "events_v2").await.unwrap(),
+            Some(renamed.clone())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            fresh
+                .get_commit_by_id("warehouse", &renamed.table_id, commit_id)
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            Some(original_receipt)
+        );
+        let replacement_receipt = fresh
+            .get_commit_by_id("warehouse", &recreated.table_id, commit_id)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(replacement_receipt.table_id, recreated.table_id);
+        assert_eq!(replacement_receipt.new_metadata_location, advanced.metadata_location);
+        assert_eq!(
+            backend.read_object("warehouse", &first.metadata_location).await.unwrap(),
+            Some(initial_metadata)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            backend.read_object("warehouse", &first_commit_object).await.unwrap(),
+            Some(committed_metadata)
+        );
+        drop_table_in_store(&fresh, "warehouse", &namespace, "events").await.unwrap();
+        let destination_namespace = crate::table_catalog::Namespace::parse(destination).unwrap();
+        drop_table_in_store(&fresh, "warehouse", &destination_namespace, "events_v2")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        drop_namespace_in_store(&fresh, "warehouse", "analytics").await.unwrap();
+        if destination != "analytics" {
+            drop_namespace_in_store(&fresh, "warehouse", destination).await.unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn create_table_response_recreates_dropped_identifier_without_overwriting_retained_metadata() {
     let metadata_backend = TestTableCatalogObjectBackend::content_addressed();
diff --git a/rustfs/src/table_catalog/store/object.rs b/rustfs/src/table_catalog/store/object.rs
index 6fdd40385..f62b2b93f 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/table_catalog/store/object.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/table_catalog/store/object.rs
@@ -1389,10 +1389,17 @@ where
         Ok(true)
     }
 
-    async fn ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(&self, entry: &TableEntry) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<()> {
+    async fn ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(
+        &self,
+        entry: &TableEntry,
+        locked_table_entry: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<()> {
         let candidate = table_warehouse_index_entry(entry)?;
         validate_table_entry_version_and_id(entry)?;
-        for existing in self.list_all_table_entries(&candidate.table_bucket).await? {
+        for existing in self
+            .list_all_table_entries_with_limit(&candidate.table_bucket, None, locked_table_entry)
+            .await?
+        {
             if existing.state != TableCatalogEntryState::Active {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1447,6 +1454,7 @@ where
         &self,
         entry: &TableEntry,
         prefix_already_checked: bool,
+        locked_table_entry: &str,
     ) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<WarehouseIndexReservation> {
         let index = table_warehouse_index_entry(entry)?;
         let object = self
@@ -1463,7 +1471,8 @@ where
         }
         // Registration already checked the prefix while holding the bucket publication fence.
         if !prefix_already_checked {
-            self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(entry).await?;
+            self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(entry, Some(locked_table_entry))
+                .await?;
         }
         loop {
             match self
@@ -1704,8 +1713,13 @@ where
         .await
     }
 
-    async fn restore_table_warehouse_index_after_failed_drop(&self, entry: &TableEntry, reason: &'static str) {
-        if let Err(err) = self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(entry, false).await {
+    async fn restore_table_warehouse_index_after_failed_drop(
+        &self,
+        entry: &TableEntry,
+        locked_table_entry: &str,
+        reason: &'static str,
+    ) {
+        if let Err(err) = self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(entry, false, locked_table_entry).await {
             tracing::warn!(
                 table_bucket = %entry.table_bucket,
                 namespace = %entry.namespace,
@@ -1874,7 +1888,7 @@ where
     ) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<Option<TableDataPlaneResource>> {
         let mut matched: Option<TableDataPlaneResource> = None;
         for table in self
-            .list_all_table_entries_with_limit(table_bucket, Some(TABLE_DATA_PLANE_INDEX_MISS_SCAN_MAX_CATALOG_OBJECTS))
+            .list_all_table_entries_with_limit(table_bucket, Some(TABLE_DATA_PLANE_INDEX_MISS_SCAN_MAX_CATALOG_OBJECTS), None)
             .await?
         {
             if table.state != TableCatalogEntryState::Active {
@@ -1933,7 +1947,7 @@ where
         if current.state != TableCatalogEntryState::Active {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(&current, prefix_already_checked)
+        self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(&current, prefix_already_checked, &table_path)
             .await
             .map(|_| ())
     }
@@ -1966,7 +1980,7 @@ where
             return Ok(());
         }
         let tables = self
-            .list_all_table_entries_with_limit(table_bucket, max_catalog_objects)
+            .list_all_table_entries_with_limit(table_bucket, max_catalog_objects, None)
             .await?
             .into_iter()
             .filter(|table| table.state == TableCatalogEntryState::Active)
@@ -2047,7 +2061,7 @@ where
     }
 
     async fn list_all_table_entries(&self, table_bucket: &str) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<Vec<TableEntry>> {
-        self.list_all_table_entries_with_limit(table_bucket, None).await
+        self.list_all_table_entries_with_limit(table_bucket, None, None).await
     }
 
     async fn list_table_entry_objects_for_data_plane_scan(
@@ -2095,6 +2109,7 @@ where
         &self,
         table_bucket: &str,
         max_catalog_objects: Option<usize>,
+        locked_table_entry: Option<&str>,
     ) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<Vec<TableEntry>> {
         let mut entries = Vec::new();
         let table_objects = match max_catalog_objects {
@@ -2111,7 +2126,13 @@ where
                 .collect(),
         };
         for object in table_objects {
-            let Some((entry, _)) = self.read_entry::<TableEntry>(self.catalog_bucket(), &object).await? else {
+            // Only the exact entry protected by the caller's write lock can bypass a read lock.
+            let entry = if locked_table_entry == Some(object.as_str()) {
+                self.read_entry_unlocked::<TableEntry>(self.catalog_bucket(), &object).await?
+            } else {
+                self.read_entry::<TableEntry>(self.catalog_bucket(), &object).await?
+            };
+            let Some((entry, _)) = entry else {
                 continue;
             };
             validate_table_entry_object(&self.paths, &object, &entry)?;
@@ -2275,8 +2296,9 @@ where
                 "table registration requires a table publication fence".to_string(),
             ));
         }
-        self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(&entry).await?;
-        let reservation = self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(&entry, true).await?;
+        self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(&entry, Some(&table_path))
+            .await?;
+        let reservation = self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(&entry, true, &table_path).await?;
         if !publication.holds_table_bucket(&entry.table_bucket)
             || !publication.holds_table(&entry.table_bucket, &entry.namespace, &entry.table)
         {
@@ -5314,7 +5336,7 @@ where
     }
 
     async fn ensure_table_warehouse_location_available(&self, candidate: &TableEntry) -> TableCatalogStoreResult<()> {
-        self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(candidate).await
+        self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(candidate, None).await
     }
 
     async fn list_tables_page(
@@ -5940,9 +5962,9 @@ where
         next.version_token = staged_commit_log.new_version_token.clone();
         next.generation = current.generation.saturating_add(1);
         if next.warehouse_location != current.warehouse_location {
-            self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(&next).await?;
+            self.ensure_table_warehouse_prefix_available(&next, Some(&table_path)).await?;
         }
-        let reservation = self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(&next, false).await?;
+        let reservation = self.reserve_table_warehouse_index(&next, false, &table_path).await?;
 
         let staged_write_result = async {
             if !has_existing_commit {
@@ -6082,7 +6104,7 @@ where
         if !publication.holds_table_bucket(table_bucket)
             || !publication.holds_table(table_bucket, &namespace.public_name(), table.as_str())
         {
-            self.restore_table_warehouse_index_after_failed_drop(&entry, "table publication fence lost")
+            self.restore_table_warehouse_index_after_failed_drop(&entry, &object, "table publication fence lost")
                 .await;
             return Err(TableCatalogStoreError::Internal(
                 "table drop publication fence was lost before catalog update".to_string(),
@@ -6092,7 +6114,7 @@ where
             match self.read_table_with_etag_unlocked(table_bucket, &namespace, &table).await {
                 Ok(None) => return Ok(()),
                 Ok(Some((current, _))) if current == entry => {
-                    self.restore_table_warehouse_index_after_failed_drop(&entry, "table entry delete failed")
+                    self.restore_table_warehouse_index_after_failed_drop(&entry, &object, "table entry delete failed")
                         .await;
                 }
                 Ok(Some(_)) => {
diff --git a/rustfs/src/table_catalog/tests.rs b/rustfs/src/table_catalog/tests.rs
index c32ca56d0..2f61241c3 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/table_catalog/tests.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/table_catalog/tests.rs
@@ -6216,7 +6216,10 @@ async fn table_data_plane_resource_falls_back_to_scan_without_index_state() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn object_table_catalog_store_backfill_skips_table_deleted_after_listing() {
-    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend::default();
+    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend {
+        reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
     let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
     let bucket = "analytics";
     let namespace = Namespace::parse("sales").expect("namespace should parse");
@@ -6251,6 +6254,15 @@ async fn object_table_catalog_store_backfill_skips_table_deleted_after_listing()
         .await
         .expect("table entry should be seeded without an index");
 
+    store
+        .backfill_active_table_warehouse_index(bucket, &namespace.public_name(), table.as_str())
+        .await
+        .expect("active backfill should reuse its held table entry lock");
+    backend
+        .delete_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &index_path)
+        .await
+        .expect("backfilled index should be removed before testing a stale listing");
+
     let listed = store
         .list_tables(bucket, &namespace.public_name())
         .await
@@ -6816,7 +6828,10 @@ async fn active_table_warehouse_prefix_takes_precedence_over_a_deleted_parent()
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn object_table_catalog_store_restores_index_when_table_entry_delete_fails() {
-    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend::default();
+    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend {
+        reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
     let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
     let bucket = "analytics";
     let namespace = Namespace::parse("sales").expect("namespace should parse");
@@ -17173,7 +17188,10 @@ async fn catalog_backings_reject_metadata_changed_after_validation() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn object_table_catalog_store_syncs_warehouse_location_from_committed_metadata() {
-    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend::default();
+    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend {
+        reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
     let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
     let bucket = "analytics";
     let namespace = Namespace::parse("sales").unwrap();
@@ -20858,6 +20876,290 @@ async fn object_catalog_table_rename_preserves_identity_index_and_reuses_source_
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn object_catalog_source_recreation_after_rename_preserves_the_original_identity_and_receipts() {
+    for destination_namespace in ["sales", "curated"] {
+        let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend {
+            reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let bucket = "analytics";
+        let source_namespace = Namespace::parse("sales").unwrap();
+        let source_table = IdentifierSegment::parse("orders").unwrap();
+        let destination = Namespace::parse(destination_namespace).unwrap();
+        let destination_table = IdentifierSegment::parse("orders_v2").unwrap();
+        let current = default_table_metadata_file_path(&source_namespace, &source_table, "00001.metadata.json");
+        let next = default_table_metadata_file_path(&source_namespace, &source_table, "00002.metadata.json");
+        seed_table_for_metadata_maintenance(&store, bucket, &source_namespace, &source_table, current.clone()).await;
+        if destination_namespace != "sales" {
+            store
+                .create_namespace(test_namespace_entry(bucket, &destination))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+        let original = store.load_table(bucket, "sales", "orders").await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let mut metadata = super::test_support::table_metadata_json(&original.table_uuid, &original.warehouse_location);
+        metadata["format-version"] = serde_json::json!(original.format_version);
+        let metadata_bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&metadata).unwrap();
+        backend.seed_object(bucket, &current, metadata_bytes.clone()).await;
+        backend.seed_object(bucket, &next, metadata_bytes).await;
+        backend
+            .seed_object(bucket, "tables/table-id/data/retained.bin", b"original table data".to_vec())
+            .await;
+        store
+            .commit_table(TableCommitRequest {
+                table_bucket: bucket.to_string(),
+                namespace: source_namespace.public_name(),
+                table: source_table.as_str().to_string(),
+                commit_id: "source-recreate-commit".to_string(),
+                idempotency_key: Some("source-recreate-request".to_string()),
+                operation: "update-metadata".to_string(),
+                expected_version_token: original.version_token,
+                expected_metadata_location: current.clone(),
+                new_metadata_location: next.clone(),
+                requirements: Vec::new(),
+                writer: Some("source-recreate-test".to_string()),
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        store
+            .rename_table(bucket, "sales", "orders", destination_namespace, "orders_v2")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let restarted = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let renamed = restarted
+            .load_table(bucket, destination_namespace, "orders_v2")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let source_path = restarted.paths.table_entry_path(bucket, &source_namespace, &source_table);
+        let (tombstone, _) = restarted
+            .read_entry::<TableEntry>(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &source_path)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(tombstone.state, TableCatalogEntryState::Deleted);
+        assert_eq!(tombstone.table_id, renamed.table_id);
+        let before_commit = restarted
+            .get_commit_by_id(bucket, &renamed.table_id, "source-recreate-commit")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let before_idempotency = restarted
+            .get_commit_by_idempotency_key(bucket, &renamed.table_id, "source-recreate-request")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let renamed_path = restarted.paths.table_entry_path(bucket, &destination, &destination_table);
+        let index_path = restarted.paths.warehouse_index_entry_path(bucket, "tables/table-id/");
+        let before_entry = backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &renamed_path).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let before_index = backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &index_path).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let before_current = backend.read_object(bucket, &current).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let before_next = backend.read_object(bucket, &next).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let before_data = backend
+            .read_object(bucket, "tables/table-id/data/retained.bin")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let replacement_metadata =
+            default_table_metadata_file_path(&source_namespace, &source_table, "00001-replacement.metadata.json");
+        let mut replacement = test_table_entry(bucket, &source_namespace, &source_table, replacement_metadata.clone());
+        replacement.table_id = "replacement-table-id".to_string();
+        replacement.table_uuid = "replacement-table-uuid".to_string();
+        replacement.warehouse_location = "s3://analytics/tables/replacement-table-id".to_string();
+        let replacement_json = super::test_support::table_metadata_json(&replacement.table_uuid, &replacement.warehouse_location);
+        backend
+            .seed_object(bucket, &replacement_metadata, serde_json::to_vec(&replacement_json).unwrap())
+            .await;
+
+        restarted
+            .create_table(replacement.clone())
+            .await
+            .expect("source recreation should not re-lock its retained tombstone");
+
+        assert_ne!(replacement.table_id, renamed.table_id);
+        assert_ne!(replacement.table_uuid, renamed.table_uuid);
+        assert_ne!(replacement.warehouse_location, renamed.warehouse_location);
+        assert_ne!(replacement.metadata_location, renamed.metadata_location);
+        for reader in [restarted, ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone())] {
+            assert_eq!(reader.load_table(bucket, "sales", "orders").await.unwrap(), Some(replacement.clone()));
+            assert_eq!(
+                reader.load_table(bucket, destination_namespace, "orders_v2").await.unwrap(),
+                Some(renamed.clone())
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                reader
+                    .get_commit_by_id(bucket, &renamed.table_id, "source-recreate-commit")
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap(),
+                Some(before_commit.clone())
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                reader
+                    .get_commit_by_idempotency_key(bucket, &renamed.table_id, "source-recreate-request")
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap(),
+                Some(before_idempotency.clone())
+            );
+            assert!(
+                reader
+                    .get_commit_by_id(bucket, &replacement.table_id, "source-recreate-commit")
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .is_none()
+            );
+            assert!(
+                reader
+                    .get_commit_by_idempotency_key(bucket, &replacement.table_id, "source-recreate-request")
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .is_none()
+            );
+            let original_resource = reader
+                .resolve_table_data_plane_resource(bucket, "tables/table-id/data/retained.bin")
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(original_resource.table_id, renamed.table_id);
+            assert_eq!(original_resource.namespace, destination_namespace);
+            assert_eq!(original_resource.table, "orders_v2");
+            let replacement_resource = reader
+                .resolve_table_data_plane_resource(bucket, "tables/replacement-table-id/data/file.bin")
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(replacement_resource.table_id, replacement.table_id);
+            assert_eq!(replacement_resource.namespace, "sales");
+            assert_eq!(replacement_resource.table, "orders");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &renamed_path).await.unwrap(), Some(before_entry));
+        assert_eq!(backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &index_path).await.unwrap(), Some(before_index));
+        assert_eq!(backend.read_object(bucket, &current).await.unwrap(), Some(before_current));
+        assert_eq!(backend.read_object(bucket, &next).await.unwrap(), Some(before_next));
+        assert_eq!(
+            backend
+                .read_object(bucket, "tables/table-id/data/retained.bin")
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            Some(before_data)
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn object_catalog_source_recreation_keeps_identifier_and_warehouse_conflicts_fail_closed() {
+    for existing_identifier in [true, false] {
+        let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend {
+            reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let bucket = "analytics";
+        let source_namespace = Namespace::parse("sales").unwrap();
+        let source_table = IdentifierSegment::parse("orders").unwrap();
+        let destination_namespace = Namespace::parse("curated").unwrap();
+        let destination_table = IdentifierSegment::parse("orders_v2").unwrap();
+        let current = default_table_metadata_file_path(&source_namespace, &source_table, "00001.metadata.json");
+        seed_table_for_metadata_maintenance(&store, bucket, &source_namespace, &source_table, current).await;
+        store
+            .create_namespace(test_namespace_entry(bucket, &destination_namespace))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        store
+            .rename_table(bucket, "sales", "orders", "curated", "orders_v2")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+        let (namespace, table) = if existing_identifier {
+            (&destination_namespace, &destination_table)
+        } else {
+            (&source_namespace, &source_table)
+        };
+        let mut candidate = test_table_entry(
+            bucket,
+            namespace,
+            table,
+            default_table_metadata_file_path(namespace, table, "00001-candidate.metadata.json"),
+        );
+        candidate.table_id = "candidate-table-id".to_string();
+        candidate.table_uuid = "candidate-table-uuid".to_string();
+        candidate.warehouse_location = if existing_identifier {
+            "s3://analytics/tables/candidate-table-id".to_string()
+        } else {
+            "s3://analytics/tables/table-id/nested".to_string()
+        };
+        let paths = backend.list_objects(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, "").await.unwrap();
+        let mut before = Vec::new();
+        for path in &paths {
+            before.push((path.clone(), backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, path).await.unwrap().unwrap()));
+        }
+
+        let error = store
+            .create_table(candidate)
+            .await
+            .expect_err("conflicting registration must fail closed");
+
+        assert_matches!(error, TableCatalogStoreError::Conflict(message) if if existing_identifier {
+            message.contains("already exists")
+        } else {
+            message.contains("overlaps an active table")
+        });
+        assert_eq!(backend.list_objects(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, "").await.unwrap(), paths);
+        for (path, object) in before {
+            assert_eq!(backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &path).await.unwrap(), Some(object));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn object_catalog_warehouse_scans_keep_read_locks_for_unheld_table_entries() {
+    let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend {
+        reject_reads_while_write_locked: true,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let store = ObjectTableCatalogStore::new(backend.clone());
+    let bucket = "analytics";
+    let namespace = Namespace::parse("sales").unwrap();
+    let owner_table = IdentifierSegment::parse("orders").unwrap();
+    let candidate_table = IdentifierSegment::parse("returns").unwrap();
+    let current = default_table_metadata_file_path(&namespace, &owner_table, "00001.metadata.json");
+    seed_table_for_metadata_maintenance(&store, bucket, &namespace, &owner_table, current).await;
+    let owner = store.load_table(bucket, "sales", "orders").await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    let owner_path = store.paths.table_entry_path(bucket, &namespace, &owner_table);
+    let before_owner = backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &owner_path).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    let mut candidate = test_table_entry(
+        bucket,
+        &namespace,
+        &candidate_table,
+        default_table_metadata_file_path(&namespace, &candidate_table, "00001-candidate.metadata.json"),
+    );
+    candidate.table_id = "candidate-table-id".to_string();
+    candidate.table_uuid = "candidate-table-uuid".to_string();
+    candidate.warehouse_location = "s3://analytics/tables/candidate-table-id".to_string();
+    let guard = backend.acquire_write_lock(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &owner_path).await.unwrap();
+
+    assert_matches!(
+        store.ensure_table_warehouse_location_available(&candidate).await,
+        Err(TableCatalogStoreError::Internal(message)) if message.contains("read attempted while its write lock is held") && message.contains(&owner_path)
+    );
+    assert_matches!(
+        store.create_table(candidate.clone()).await,
+        Err(TableCatalogStoreError::Internal(message)) if message.contains("read attempted while its write lock is held") && message.contains(&owner_path)
+    );
+    drop(guard);
+
+    assert_eq!(store.load_table(bucket, "sales", "orders").await.unwrap(), Some(owner));
+    assert!(store.load_table(bucket, "sales", "returns").await.unwrap().is_none());
+    assert_eq!(backend.read_object(RUSTFS_META_BUCKET, &owner_path).await.unwrap(), Some(before_owner));
+    store.ensure_table_warehouse_location_available(&candidate).await.unwrap();
+    store
+        .create_table(candidate.clone())
+        .await
+        .expect("unlocked foreign entries should remain normally readable");
+    assert_eq!(store.load_table(bucket, "sales", "returns").await.unwrap(), Some(candidate));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn object_catalog_table_rename_rejects_missing_and_conflicting_destinations() {
     let backend = TestCatalogObjectBackend::default();