diff --git a/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py
index 915289864f34..6504f966399a 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py
@@ -622,10 +622,8 @@ def create_table(
         if schema is not None:
             schema = ibis.schema(schema)
 
-        properties = []
-
         if temp:
-            properties.append(sge.TemporaryProperty())
+            raise NotImplementedError("DataFusion does not support temporary tables")
 
         quoted = self.compiler.quoted
 
@@ -669,7 +667,6 @@ def create_table(
         create_stmt = sge.Create(
             kind="TABLE",
             this=target,
-            properties=sge.Properties(expressions=properties),
             expression=query,
             replace=overwrite,
         )
diff --git a/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_register.py b/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_register.py
index 16a82973c7fa..f50194c80ab5 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_register.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_register.py
@@ -56,3 +56,12 @@ def test_create_table_with_uppercase_name(conn):
     tab = pa.table({"x": [1, 2, 3]})
     conn.create_table("MY_TABLE", tab)
     assert conn.table("MY_TABLE").x.sum().execute() == 6
+
+
+def test_raise_create_temp_table(conn):
+    tab = pa.table({"x": [1, 2, 3]})
+    with pytest.raises(
+        NotImplementedError,
+        match="DataFusion does not support temporary tables",
+    ):
+        conn.create_table("my_temp_table", tab, temp=True)
diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
index 2d80b56c4b4a..5411eb2d05cb 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
@@ -119,7 +119,14 @@ def test_create_table(backend, con, temp_table, func, sch):
             marks=[
                 pytest.mark.notyet(["clickhouse"], reason="Can't specify both"),
                 pytest.mark.notyet(
-                    ["pyspark", "trino", "exasol", "risingwave", "impala"],
+                    [
+                        "pyspark",
+                        "trino",
+                        "exasol",
+                        "risingwave",
+                        "impala",
+                        "datafusion",
+                    ],
                     reason="No support for temp tables",
                 ),
                 pytest.mark.notyet(
@@ -145,7 +152,14 @@ def test_create_table(backend, con, temp_table, func, sch):
             id="temp, no overwrite",
             marks=[
                 pytest.mark.notyet(
-                    ["pyspark", "trino", "exasol", "risingwave", "impala"],
+                    [
+                        "pyspark",
+                        "trino",
+                        "exasol",
+                        "risingwave",
+                        "impala",
+                        "datafusion",
+                    ],
                     reason="No support for temp tables",
                 ),
                 pytest.mark.notimpl(["mssql"], reason="Incorrect temp table syntax"),
@@ -308,6 +322,9 @@ def test_create_table_from_schema(con, new_schema, temp_table):
     raises=com.IbisError,
     reason="`tbl_properties` is required when creating table with schema",
 )
+@pytest.mark.notimpl(
+    ["datafusion"], raises=NotImplementedError, reason="no temp table support"
+)
 def test_create_temporary_table_from_schema(con_no_data, new_schema):
     if con_no_data.name == "snowflake" and os.environ.get("SNOWFLAKE_SNOWPARK"):
         with pytest.raises(
@@ -1562,6 +1579,9 @@ def test_json_to_pyarrow(con):
     assert result == expected
 
 
+@pytest.mark.notimpl(
+    ["datafusion"], raises=NotImplementedError, reason="no temp table support"
+)
 @pytest.mark.notyet(
     ["risingwave", "exasol"],
     raises=com.UnsupportedOperationError,
diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py
index 7f7c545dbed6..f1b74341ee35 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py
@@ -1061,7 +1061,14 @@ def string_temp_table(backend, con):
     )
 
     temp_table_name = gen_name("strings")
-    temp = backend.name() not in ["exasol", "impala", "pyspark", "risingwave", "trino"]
+    temp = backend.name() not in [
+        "exasol",
+        "impala",
+        "pyspark",
+        "risingwave",
+        "trino",
+        "datafusion",
+    ]
     if backend.name() == "druid":
         yield "I HATE DRUID"
     else: