diff --git a/pallets/tables/src/lib.rs b/pallets/tables/src/lib.rs
index 326f9096..7a42f159 100644
--- a/pallets/tables/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/tables/src/lib.rs
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ pub mod pallet {
         /// Emits `Event::QuorumUpdated`.
         ///
         /// # Permissions
-        /// Requires `TablesPalletPermission::EditSchema`.
+        /// Requires `TablesPalletPermission::EditSchema`, or the caller must be the current
+        /// owner of the table.
         #[pallet::call_index(9)]
         #[pallet::weight(<T as Config>::WeightInfo::update_table_quorum())]
         pub fn update_table_quorum(
@@ -781,7 +782,8 @@ pub mod pallet {
             let _ = pallet_permissions::Pallet::<T>::ensure_root_or_permissioned(
                 origin.clone(),
                 &PermissionLevel::TablesPallet(TablesPalletPermission::EditSchema),
-            )?;
+            )
+            .or_else(|_| Self::ensure_root_or_owner(origin, &table))?;
 
             let old_quorum = Self::inner_update_table_quorum(&table, new_quorum);
 
@@ -1333,6 +1335,30 @@ pub mod pallet {
             Ok(())
         }
 
+        /// Checks whether the origin is either `Root` or the recorded owner of `table`.
+        ///
+        /// Returns:
+        /// - `Ok(stored_owner)` if the origin is `Root`, where `stored_owner` is the current
+        ///   value in [`TableOwners`] (may be `None` if no owner is recorded),
+        /// - `Ok(Some(caller))` if the origin is a signed account that matches the stored owner,
+        /// - `Err(UnsignedTransaction)` if the origin is neither signed nor root,
+        /// - `Err(InsufficientPermissions)` if the signed account is not the stored owner.
+        fn ensure_root_or_owner(
+            origin: OriginFor<T>,
+            table: &TableIdentifier,
+        ) -> Result<Option<T::AccountId>, DispatchError> {
+            let maybe_owner = TableOwners::<T>::get(table);
+            match origin.into() {
+                Ok(RawOrigin::Root) => Ok(maybe_owner),
+                Ok(RawOrigin::Signed(who)) => {
+                    Ok(Some(maybe_owner.filter(|owner| owner == &who).ok_or(
+                        pallet_permissions::Error::<T>::InsufficientPermissions,
+                    )?))
+                }
+                _ => Err(pallet_permissions::Error::<T>::UnsignedTransaction)?,
+            }
+        }
+
         /// Returns the schema for the given table identifier.
         pub fn table_schema(
             table_identifier: TableIdentifier,
diff --git a/pallets/tables/src/tests.rs b/pallets/tables/src/tests.rs
index 450cfa26..8bc3bd2c 100644
--- a/pallets/tables/src/tests.rs
+++ b/pallets/tables/src/tests.rs
@@ -2081,3 +2081,78 @@ fn create_table_with_sci_metadata_fails_for_unpermissioned_user() {
         );
     });
 }
+
+/// Helper: create a community table owned by `user(1)` in the test namespace.
+/// Returns the normalised `TableIdentifier`.
+fn create_community_table_for_user1() -> TableIdentifier {
+    let (who, signer) = user(1);
+    let test_identifier = TableIdentifier::from_str_unchecked_with_preserved_casing(
+        "VOTES",
+        "FUNNAME_5C62Ck4UrFPiBtoCmeSrgF7x9yv9mn38446dhCpsi2mLHiFT",
+    );
+    let ddl = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS FUNNAME_5C62Ck4UrFPiBtoCmeSrgF7x9yv9mn38446dhCpsi2mLHiFT.VOTES (TIME_STAMP TIMESTAMP NOT NULL, BLOCK_NUMBER BIGINT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (BLOCK_NUMBER));";
+    let create_statement: CreateStatement =
+        BoundedVec::try_from(ddl.as_bytes().to_vec()).expect("fits");
+    let tables: UpdateTableList = BoundedVec::try_from(vec![UpdateTable {
+        ident: test_identifier.clone(),
+        create_statement,
+        table_type: TableType::Community,
+        commitment: CommitmentCreationCmd::Empty(CommitmentSchemeFlags::default()),
+        source: Source::Ethereum,
+    }])
+    .expect("fits");
+    assert_ok!(pallet_balances::Pallet::<Test>::mint_into(
+        &who,
+        crate::CREATE_COST * 10,
+    ));
+    assert_ok!(Tables::create_tables(signer, tables));
+    test_identifier.try_normalize().unwrap()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn update_table_quorum_by_table_owner_succeeds() {
+    new_test_ext().execute_with(|| {
+        System::set_block_number(1);
+        create_namespace_for_testing("FUNNAME_5C62Ck4UrFPiBtoCmeSrgF7x9yv9mn38446dhCpsi2mLHiFT");
+
+        let (who, signer) = user(1);
+        let ident = create_community_table_for_user1();
+
+        assert_eq!(TableOwners::<Test>::get(&ident), Some(who));
+        assert!(!pallet_permissions::Pallet::<Test>::has_permissions(
+            &user(1).0,
+            &PermissionLevel::TablesPallet(TablesPalletPermission::EditSchema),
+        ));
+
+        let new_quorum = InsertQuorumSize {
+            public: None,
+            privileged: Some(0),
+        };
+
+        assert_ok!(Tables::update_table_quorum(
+            signer,
+            ident.clone(),
+            new_quorum
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(TableInsertQuorums::<Test>::get(&ident), new_quorum);
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn update_table_quorum_fails_for_non_owner_without_permission() {
+    new_test_ext().execute_with(|| {
+        System::set_block_number(1);
+        create_namespace_for_testing("FUNNAME_5C62Ck4UrFPiBtoCmeSrgF7x9yv9mn38446dhCpsi2mLHiFT");
+
+        let ident = create_community_table_for_user1();
+        let new_quorum = InsertQuorumSize {
+            public: None,
+            privileged: Some(0),
+        };
+        let (_who2, signer2) = user(2);
+        assert_err!(
+            Tables::update_table_quorum(signer2, ident, new_quorum),
+            pallet_permissions::Error::<Test>::InsufficientPermissions,
+        );
+    });
+}