diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
index 4adbb72c7a..3dd3f9b8e7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ async function removeManyToManyRelationships(
       endpoint: getEndpoint(tableId, Operation.DELETE),
       body: { [colName]: null },
       filters,
+      meta: {
+        table,
+      },
     })
   } else {
     return []
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ async function removeOneToManyRelationships(rowId: string, table: Table) {
     return getDatasourceAndQuery({
       endpoint: getEndpoint(tableId, Operation.UPDATE),
       filters,
+      meta: {
+        table,
+      },
     })
   } else {
     return []
@@ -248,6 +254,9 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
     const response = await getDatasourceAndQuery({
       endpoint: getEndpoint(table._id!, Operation.READ),
       filters: buildFilters(rowId, {}, table),
+      meta: {
+        table,
+      },
     })
     if (Array.isArray(response) && response.length > 0) {
       return response[0]
@@ -395,6 +404,9 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
             [fieldName]: row[lookupField],
           },
         },
+        meta: {
+          table,
+        },
       })
       // this is the response from knex if no rows found
       const rows: Row[] =
@@ -425,6 +437,7 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
     // if we're creating (in a through table) need to wipe the existing ones first
     const promises = []
     const related = await this.lookupRelations(mainTableId, row)
+    const table = this.getTable(mainTableId)!
     for (let relationship of relationships) {
       const { key, tableId, isUpdate, id, ...rest } = relationship
       const body: { [key: string]: any } = processObjectSync(rest, row, {})
@@ -470,6 +483,9 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
             // if we're doing many relationships then we're writing, only one response
             body,
             filters: buildFilters(id, {}, linkTable),
+            meta: {
+              table,
+            },
           })
         )
       } else {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/ExternalRequest.ts
index 65cead3a1d..1e57ea3294 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export async function makeTableRequest(
       operation,
     },
     meta: {
+      table,
       tables,
     },
     table,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
index dc2a06446b..4ee544cc5e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import {
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const TABLE_NAME = "test"
+const TABLE: Table = {
+  type: "table",
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
+  sourceId: "SOURCE_ID",
+  schema: {},
+  name: TABLE_NAME,
+  primary: ["id"],
+}
 
 function endpoint(table: any, operation: any) {
   return {
@@ -25,6 +33,10 @@ function generateReadJson({
   sort,
   paginate,
 }: any = {}): QueryJson {
+  const tableObj = { ...TABLE }
+  if (table) {
+    tableObj.name = table
+  }
   return {
     endpoint: endpoint(table || TABLE_NAME, "READ"),
     resource: {
@@ -34,14 +46,7 @@ function generateReadJson({
     sort: sort || {},
     paginate: paginate || {},
     meta: {
-      table: {
-        type: "table",
-        sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
-        sourceId: "SOURCE_ID",
-        schema: {},
-        name: table || TABLE_NAME,
-        primary: ["id"],
-      } as any,
+      table: tableObj,
     },
   }
 }
@@ -49,6 +54,9 @@ function generateReadJson({
 function generateCreateJson(table = TABLE_NAME, body = {}): QueryJson {
   return {
     endpoint: endpoint(table, "CREATE"),
+    meta: {
+      table: TABLE,
+    },
     body,
   }
 }
@@ -58,7 +66,15 @@ function generateUpdateJson({
   body = {},
   filters = {},
   meta = {},
+}: {
+  table: string
+  body?: any
+  filters?: any
+  meta?: any
 }): QueryJson {
+  if (!meta.table) {
+    meta.table = table
+  }
   return {
     endpoint: endpoint(table, "UPDATE"),
     filters,
@@ -70,6 +86,9 @@ function generateUpdateJson({
 function generateDeleteJson(table = TABLE_NAME, filters = {}): QueryJson {
   return {
     endpoint: endpoint(table, "DELETE"),
+    meta: {
+      table: TABLE,
+    },
     filters,
   }
 }
@@ -102,6 +121,9 @@ function generateRelationshipJson(config: { schema?: string } = {}): QueryJson {
       },
     ],
     extra: { idFilter: {} },
+    meta: {
+      table: TABLE,
+    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sqlAlias.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sqlAlias.spec.ts
index 58c3a05245..f4edab8dad 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sqlAlias.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sqlAlias.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   QueryJson,
   SourceName,
   SqlQuery,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { join } from "path"
 import Sql from "../base/sql"
@@ -11,6 +13,16 @@ import { SqlClient } from "../utils"
 import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import sdk from "../../sdk"
 
+// this doesn't exist strictly
+const TABLE: Table = {
+  type: "table",
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
+  sourceId: "SOURCE_ID",
+  schema: {},
+  name: "tableName",
+  primary: ["id"],
+}
+
 const AliasTables = sdk.rows.AliasTables
 
 function multiline(sql: string) {
@@ -222,6 +234,9 @@ describe("Captures of real examples", () => {
         resource: {
           fields,
         },
+        meta: {
+          table: TABLE,
+        },
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/datasource.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/datasource.ts
index 0296f58f7d..0362a25940 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/datasource.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ export class DatasourceAPI extends TestAPI {
     })
   }
 
-  query = async (query: QueryJson, expectations?: Expectations) => {
+  query = async (
+    query: Omit<QueryJson, "meta">,
+    expectations?: Expectations
+  ) => {
     return await this._post<any>(`/api/datasources/query`, {
       body: query,
       expectations,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts
index 9325f09eed..0b93fb9215 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ export interface QueryJson {
   paginate?: PaginationJson
   body?: Row | Row[]
   table?: Table
-  meta?: {
-    table?: Table
+  meta: {
+    table: Table
     tables?: Record<string, Table>
     renamed?: RenameColumn
   }