diff --git a/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api b/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
index fa6f0174e8..2375ee2ba3 100644
--- a/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
+++ b/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
@@ -3574,6 +3574,7 @@ public abstract class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/api/ExposedDatabaseMe
 	public abstract fun sequences ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public abstract fun tableConstraints (Ljava/util/List;)Ljava/util/Map;
 	public abstract fun tableNamesByCurrentSchema (Ljava/util/Map;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/SchemaMetadata;
+	public abstract fun tableNamesForAllSchemas ()Ljava/util/List;
 }
 
 public abstract class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/api/ExposedSavepoint {
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/api/ExposedDatabaseMetadata.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/api/ExposedDatabaseMetadata.kt
index 78271a0e70..817eacb25a 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/api/ExposedDatabaseMetadata.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/api/ExposedDatabaseMetadata.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ abstract class ExposedDatabaseMetadata(val database: String) {
      */
     abstract fun tableNamesByCurrentSchema(tableNamesCache: Map<String, List<String>>?): SchemaMetadata
 
+    abstract fun tableNamesForAllSchemas(): List<String>
+
     /** Returns a map with the [ColumnMetadata] of all the defined columns in each of the specified [tables]. */
     abstract fun columns(vararg tables: Table): Map<Table, List<ColumnMetadata>>
 
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/VendorDialect.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/VendorDialect.kt
index 4d3c979a82..0fe4c3cbad 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/VendorDialect.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/VendorDialect.kt
@@ -32,17 +32,15 @@ abstract class VendorDialect(
         }
 
     protected fun getAllTableNamesCache(): Map<String, List<String>> {
-        val connection = TransactionManager.current().connection
         if (_allTableNames == null) {
-            _allTableNames = connection.metadata { tableNames }
+            _allTableNames = TransactionManager.current().connection.metadata { tableNames }
         }
         return _allTableNames!!
     }
 
     private fun getAllSchemaNamesCache(): List<String> {
-        val connection = TransactionManager.current().connection
         if (_allSchemaNames == null) {
-            _allSchemaNames = connection.metadata { schemaNames }
+            _allSchemaNames = TransactionManager.current().connection.metadata { schemaNames }
         }
         return _allSchemaNames!!
     }
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ abstract class VendorDialect(
 
     /** Returns a list with the names of all the defined tables with schema prefixes if the database supports it. */
     override fun allTablesNames(): List<String> = TransactionManager.current().connection.metadata {
-        getAllTableNamesCache().flatMap { it.value }
+        tableNamesForAllSchemas()
     }
 
     override fun tableExists(table: Table): Boolean {
diff --git a/exposed-jdbc/api/exposed-jdbc.api b/exposed-jdbc/api/exposed-jdbc.api
index 5ee212d776..6724deac1c 100644
--- a/exposed-jdbc/api/exposed-jdbc.api
+++ b/exposed-jdbc/api/exposed-jdbc.api
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetadat
 	public fun sequences ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun tableConstraints (Ljava/util/List;)Ljava/util/Map;
 	public fun tableNamesByCurrentSchema (Ljava/util/Map;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/SchemaMetadata;
+	public fun tableNamesForAllSchemas ()Ljava/util/List;
 }
 
 public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetadataImpl$Companion {
diff --git a/exposed-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetadataImpl.kt b/exposed-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetadataImpl.kt
index e8d8a7d34b..6390dc6db9 100644
--- a/exposed-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetadataImpl.kt
+++ b/exposed-jdbc/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/statements/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseMetadataImpl.kt
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ class JdbcDatabaseMetadataImpl(database: String, val metadata: DatabaseMetaData)
         return SchemaMetadata(currentSchema!!, tablesInSchema)
     }
 
+    override fun tableNamesForAllSchemas(): List<String> =
+        schemaNames.flatMap { tableNamesFor(it) }
+
     private fun ResultSet.extractColumns(): List<ColumnMetadata> {
         val result = mutableListOf<ColumnMetadata>()
         while (next()) {
diff --git a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/ddl/CreateTableTests.kt b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/ddl/CreateTableTests.kt
index 80f1d5c9b0..12d27a13e0 100644
--- a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/ddl/CreateTableTests.kt
+++ b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/ddl/CreateTableTests.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.Category
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.Item
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertEqualCollections
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertEquals
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertFalse
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertTrue
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.transactions.TransactionManager
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.vendors.MysqlDialect
@@ -666,4 +667,23 @@ class CreateTableTests : DatabaseTestsBase() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testListTablesDoesNotCloseDatabaseConnection() {
+        val tester = object : IntIdTable("tester") {
+            val int = integer("intColumn")
+        }
+        withDb { testDb ->
+            val defaultSchemaName = when (currentDialectTest) {
+                is SQLServerDialect -> "dbo"
+                is OracleDialect -> testDb.user
+                is MysqlDialect -> testDb.db!!.name
+                else -> "public"
+            }
+            assertTrue(SchemaUtils.listTables().none { it.equals("$defaultSchemaName.${OneTable.tableName}", ignoreCase = true) })
+        }
+        withDb {
+            assertFalse(tester.exists())
+        }
+    }
 }