diff --git a/server/handler.go b/server/handler.go
index ea63c36c2..d84d71ba5 100644
--- a/server/handler.go
+++ b/server/handler.go
@@ -1421,6 +1421,22 @@ func (h *jobsInsertHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r *jobsInsertRequest) (*
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			destinationDataset := r.project.Dataset(tableRef.DatasetId)
+			if destinationDataset == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find destination dataset: %s", tableRef.DatasetId)
+			}
+			destinationTable := destinationDataset.Table(tableRef.TableId)
+			destinationTableExists := destinationTable != nil
+			if !destinationTableExists {
+				_, err := createTableMetadata(ctx, tx, r.server, r.project, destinationDataset, tableDef.ToBigqueryV2(r.project.ID, tableRef.DatasetId))
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create table: %w", err)
+				}
+				serverErr := r.server.contentRepo.CreateTable(ctx, tx, tableDef.ToBigqueryV2(r.project.ID, tableRef.DatasetId))
+				if serverErr != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create table: %w", serverErr)
+				}
+			}
 			if err := r.server.contentRepo.AddTableData(ctx, tx, tableRef.ProjectId, tableRef.DatasetId, tableDef); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add table data: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 8eeaa4c2c..f75b3241b 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -412,6 +412,78 @@ func TestQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestQueryWithDestination(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	bqServer, err := server.New(server.TempStorage)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := bqServer.Load(
+		server.YAMLSource(filepath.Join("testdata", "data.yaml")),
+	); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	testServer := bqServer.TestServer()
+	defer func() {
+		testServer.Close()
+		bqServer.Stop(ctx)
+	}()
+
+	const (
+		projectName = "test"
+	)
+
+	client, err := bigquery.NewClient(
+		ctx,
+		projectName,
+		option.WithEndpoint(testServer.URL),
+		option.WithoutAuthentication(),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	query := client.Query("SELECT id FROM dataset1.table_a")
+	query.QueryConfig.Dst = &bigquery.Table{
+		ProjectID: projectName,
+		DatasetID: "dataset1",
+		TableID:   "table_a_materialized",
+	}
+	it, err := query.Read(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for {
+		var row []bigquery.Value
+		if err := it.Next(&row); err != nil {
+			if err == iterator.Done {
+				break
+			}
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		t.Log("row = ", row)
+	}
+
+	query = client.Query("SELECT id FROM dataset1.table_a_materialized")
+
+	it, err = query.Read(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for {
+		var row []bigquery.Value
+		if err := it.Next(&row); err != nil {
+			if err == iterator.Done {
+				break
+			}
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		t.Log("row = ", row)
+	}
+}
+
 type TableSchema struct {
 	Int      int
 	Str      string