diff --git a/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py
index 664b27048a75..06b344e014a8 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py
@@ -773,3 +773,23 @@ def create_view(
         with self._safe_raw_sql(src, external_tables=external_tables):
             pass
         return self.table(name, database=database)
+
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        name = sg.table(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted).sql(self.dialect)
+        try:
+            # DESCRIBE TABLE $TABLE FORMAT NULL is the fastest way to check
+            # table existence in clickhouse; FORMAT NULL produces no data which
+            # is ideal since we don't care about the output for existence
+            # checking
+            #
+            # Other methods compared were
+            # 1. SELECT 1 FROM $TABLE LIMIT 0
+            # 2. SHOW TABLES LIKE $TABLE LIMIT 1
+            #
+            # if the table exists nothing is returned and there's no error
+            # otherwise there's an error
+            self.con.raw_query(f"DESCRIBE {name} FORMAT NULL")
+        except cc.driver.exceptions.DatabaseError:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
diff --git a/ibis/backends/exasol/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/exasol/__init__.py
index 05456db385f5..84e4fbd2b005 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/exasol/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/exasol/__init__.py
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ def _get_schema_using_query(self, query: str) -> sch.Schema:
             finally:
                 self.con.execute(drop_view)
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        return self.con.meta.table_exists(name)
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = op.schema
         if null_columns := [col for col, dtype in schema.items() if dtype.is_null()]:
diff --git a/ibis/backends/mssql/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/mssql/__init__.py
index e20624e1cd07..737175f95750 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/mssql/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/mssql/__init__.py
@@ -703,6 +703,16 @@ def create_table(
             namespace=ops.Namespace(catalog=catalog, database=db),
         ).to_expr()
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        # The single character U here means user-defined table
+        # see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-objects-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16
+        sql = sg.select(sg.func("object_id", sge.convert(name), sge.convert("U"))).sql(
+            self.dialect
+        )
+        with self.begin() as cur:
+            [(result,)] = cur.execute(sql).fetchall()
+        return result is not None
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = op.schema
         if null_columns := [col for col, dtype in schema.items() if dtype.is_null()]:
diff --git a/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py
index eec4df9ac634..4281c81831d0 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import pymysql
 import sqlglot as sg
 import sqlglot.expressions as sge
+from pymysql.constants import ER
 
 import ibis
 import ibis.backends.sql.compilers as sc
@@ -465,6 +466,23 @@ def create_table(
             name, schema=schema, source=self, namespace=ops.Namespace(database=database)
         ).to_expr()
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        name = sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted).sql(self.dialect)
+        # just return the single field with column names; no need to bring back
+        # everything if the command succeeds
+        sql = f"SHOW COLUMNS FROM {name} LIKE 'Field'"
+        try:
+            with self.begin() as cur:
+                cur.execute(sql)
+                cur.fetchall()
+        except pymysql.err.ProgrammingError as e:
+            err_code, _ = e.args
+            if err_code == ER.NO_SUCH_TABLE:
+                return False
+            raise
+        else:
+            return True
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = op.schema
         if null_columns := [col for col, dtype in schema.items() if dtype.is_null()]:
diff --git a/ibis/backends/oracle/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/oracle/__init__.py
index 51d9427a2a6c..2481175c600b 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/oracle/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/oracle/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from ibis import util
 from ibis.backends import CanListDatabase, CanListSchema
 from ibis.backends.sql import SQLBackend
-from ibis.backends.sql.compilers.base import STAR, C
+from ibis.backends.sql.compilers.base import NULL, STAR, C
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from urllib.parse import ParseResult
@@ -495,6 +495,21 @@ def drop_table(
 
         super().drop_table(name, database=(catalog, db), force=force)
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        sql = (
+            sg.select(NULL)
+            .from_(sg.to_identifier("USER_OBJECTS", quoted=self.compiler.quoted))
+            .where(
+                C.OBJECT_TYPE.eq(sge.convert("TABLE")),
+                C.OBJECT_NAME.eq(sge.convert(name)),
+            )
+            .limit(sge.convert(1))
+            .sql(self.dialect)
+        )
+        with self.begin() as cur:
+            results = cur.execute(sql).fetchall()
+        return bool(results)
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = op.schema
 
diff --git a/ibis/backends/postgres/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/postgres/__init__.py
index fcfa517a8aff..777b28e00b25 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/postgres/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/postgres/__init__.py
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ def _from_url(self, url: ParseResult, **kwargs):
 
         return self.connect(**kwargs)
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        import psycopg2.errors
+
+        ident = sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted)
+        sql = sg.select(sge.convert(1)).from_(ident).limit(0).sql(self.dialect)
+
+        try:
+            with self.begin() as cur:
+                cur.execute(sql)
+                cur.fetchall()
+        except psycopg2.errors.UndefinedTable:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         from psycopg2.extras import execute_batch
 
diff --git a/ibis/backends/pyspark/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/pyspark/__init__.py
index def05da78f82..c19958e3db38 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/pyspark/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/pyspark/__init__.py
@@ -411,11 +411,18 @@ def _register_udfs(self, expr: ir.Expr) -> None:
             self._session.udf.register(f"unwrap_json_{typ.__name__}", unwrap_json(typ))
         self._session.udf.register("unwrap_json_float", unwrap_json_float)
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        sql = f"SHOW TABLES IN {self.current_database} LIKE '{name}'"
+        return bool(self._session.sql(sql).count())
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = PySparkSchema.from_ibis(op.schema)
         df = self._session.createDataFrame(data=op.data.to_frame(), schema=schema)
         df.createTempView(op.name)
 
+    def _finalize_memtable(self, name: str) -> None:
+        self._session.catalog.dropTempView(name)
+
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def _safe_raw_sql(self, query: str) -> Any:
         yield self.raw_sql(query)
diff --git a/ibis/backends/risingwave/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/risingwave/__init__.py
index e824d93d93a3..27ae76cf9385 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/risingwave/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/risingwave/__init__.py
@@ -260,6 +260,21 @@ def create_table(
             name, schema=schema, source=self, namespace=ops.Namespace(database=database)
         ).to_expr()
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        import psycopg2.errors
+
+        ident = sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted)
+        sql = sg.select(sge.convert(1)).from_(ident).limit(0).sql(self.dialect)
+
+        try:
+            with self.begin() as cur:
+                cur.execute(sql)
+                cur.fetchall()
+        except psycopg2.errors.InternalError:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = op.schema
         if null_columns := [col for col, dtype in schema.items() if dtype.is_null()]:
diff --git a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
index 5eb378186414..93522f9b2113 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
@@ -645,9 +645,23 @@ def list_tables(
         return self._filter_with_like(tables + views, like=like)
 
     def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        with self.con.cursor() as con:
-            result = con.execute(f"SHOW TABLES LIKE '{name}'").fetchone()
-        return bool(result)
+        import snowflake.connector
+
+        ident = sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted)
+        sql = sg.select(sge.convert(1)).from_(ident).limit(0).sql(self.dialect)
+
+        try:
+            with self.con.cursor() as cur:
+                cur.execute(sql).fetchall()
+        except snowflake.connector.errors.ProgrammingError as e:
+            # this cryptic error message is the only generic and reliable way
+            # to tell if the error means "table not found for any reason"
+            # otherwise, we need to reraise the exception
+            if e.sqlstate == "42S02":
+                return False
+            raise
+        else:
+            return True
 
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         import pyarrow.parquet as pq
diff --git a/ibis/backends/sqlite/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/sqlite/__init__.py
index c52c654486ee..d59a1fbc39dc 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/sqlite/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/sqlite/__init__.py
@@ -338,6 +338,18 @@ def _generate_create_table(self, table: sge.Table, schema: sch.Schema):
 
         return sge.Create(kind="TABLE", this=target)
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        ident = sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted)
+        query = sg.select(sge.convert(1)).from_(ident).limit(0).sql(self.dialect)
+        try:
+            with self.begin() as cur:
+                cur.execute(query)
+                cur.fetchall()
+        except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         table = sg.table(op.name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted, catalog="temp")
         create_stmt = self._generate_create_table(table, op.schema).sql(self.name)
diff --git a/ibis/backends/trino/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/trino/__init__.py
index 7c4ab32ec77b..0c182f7c0c9a 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/trino/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/trino/__init__.py
@@ -552,6 +552,21 @@ def _fetch_from_cursor(self, cursor, schema: sch.Schema) -> pd.DataFrame:
         df = TrinoPandasData.convert_table(df, schema)
         return df
 
+    def _in_memory_table_exists(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        ident = sg.to_identifier(name, quoted=self.compiler.quoted)
+        sql = sg.select(sge.convert(1)).from_(ident).limit(0).sql(self.dialect)
+
+        try:
+            with self.begin() as cur:
+                cur.execute(sql)
+                cur.fetchall()
+        except trino.exceptions.TrinoUserError as e:
+            if e.error_name == "TABLE_NOT_FOUND":
+                return False
+            raise
+        else:
+            return True
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         schema = op.schema
         if null_columns := [col for col, dtype in schema.items() if dtype.is_null()]: