diff --git a/instrumentation-api/src/main/jflex/SqlSanitizer.jflex b/instrumentation-api/src/main/jflex/SqlSanitizer.jflex
index 3c3767498f..e4a8a664af 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api/src/main/jflex/SqlSanitizer.jflex
+++ b/instrumentation-api/src/main/jflex/SqlSanitizer.jflex
@@ -16,18 +16,19 @@ package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.db;
 %unicode
 %ignorecase
 
-COMMA             = ","
-OPEN_PAREN        = "("
-CLOSE_PAREN       = ")"
-OPEN_COMMENT      = "/*"
-CLOSE_COMMENT     = "*/"
-IDENTIFIER        = ([:letter:] | "_") ([:letter:] | [0-9] | [_.])*
-BASIC_NUM         = [.+-]* [0-9] ([0-9] | [eE.+-])*
-HEX_NUM           = "0x" ([a-f] | [A-F] | [0-9])+
-QUOTED_STR        = "'" ("''" | [^'])* "'"
-DOUBLE_QUOTED_STR = "\"" ("\"\"" | [^\"])* "\""
-DOLLAR_QUOTED_STR = "$$" [^$]* "$$"
-WHITESPACE        = [ \t\r\n]+
+COMMA               = ","
+OPEN_PAREN          = "("
+CLOSE_PAREN         = ")"
+OPEN_COMMENT        = "/*"
+CLOSE_COMMENT       = "*/"
+IDENTIFIER          = ([:letter:] | "_") ([:letter:] | [0-9] | [_.])*
+BASIC_NUM           = [.+-]* [0-9] ([0-9] | [eE.+-])*
+HEX_NUM             = "0x" ([a-f] | [A-F] | [0-9])+
+QUOTED_STR          = "'" ("''" | [^'])* "'"
+DOUBLE_QUOTED_STR   = "\"" ("\"\"" | [^\"])* "\""
+DOLLAR_QUOTED_STR   = "$$" [^$]* "$$"
+BACKTICK_QUOTED_STR = "`" [^`]* "`"
+WHITESPACE          = [ \t\r\n]+
 
 %{
   static SqlStatementInfo sanitize(String statement, SqlDialect dialect) {
@@ -61,6 +62,16 @@ WHITESPACE        = [ \t\r\n]+
     return builder.length() > LIMIT;
   }
 
+  /** @return text matched by current token without enclosing double quotes or backticks */
+  private String readTableName() {
+    String tableName = yytext();
+    if (tableName != null && ((tableName.startsWith("\"") && tableName.endsWith("\""))
+        || (tableName.startsWith("`") && tableName.endsWith("`")))) {
+      tableName = tableName.substring(1, tableName.length() - 1);
+    }
+    return tableName;
+  }
+
   // you can reference a table in the FROM clause in one of the following ways:
   //   table
   //   table t
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ WHITESPACE        = [ \t\r\n]+
         return true;
       }
 
-      mainTable = yytext();
+      mainTable = readTableName();
       mainTableSetAlready = true;
       expectingTableName = false;
       // start counting identifiers after encountering main from clause
@@ -208,7 +219,7 @@ WHITESPACE        = [ \t\r\n]+
         return false;
       }
 
-      mainTable = yytext();
+      mainTable = readTableName();
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -226,21 +237,21 @@ WHITESPACE        = [ \t\r\n]+
         return false;
       }
 
-      mainTable = yytext();
+      mainTable = readTableName();
       return true;
     }
   }
 
   private class Update extends Operation {
     boolean handleIdentifier() {
-      mainTable = yytext();
+      mainTable = readTableName();
       return true;
     }
   }
 
   private class Merge extends Operation {
     boolean handleIdentifier() {
-      mainTable = yytext();
+      mainTable = readTableName();
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -372,11 +383,22 @@ WHITESPACE        = [ \t\r\n]+
           if (dialect == SqlDialect.COUCHBASE) {
             builder.append('?');
           } else {
+            if (!insideComment && !extractionDone) {
+              extractionDone = operation.handleIdentifier();
+            }
             appendCurrentFragment();
           }
           if (isOverLimit()) return YYEOF;
       }
 
+  {BACKTICK_QUOTED_STR} {
+        if (!insideComment && !extractionDone) {
+          extractionDone = operation.handleIdentifier();
+        }
+        appendCurrentFragment();
+        if (isOverLimit()) return YYEOF;
+    }
+
   {WHITESPACE} {
           builder.append(' ');
           if (isOverLimit()) return YYEOF;
diff --git a/instrumentation-api/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/db/SqlStatementSanitizerTest.groovy b/instrumentation-api/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/db/SqlStatementSanitizerTest.groovy
index 13f58f5db9..a126b2a312 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/db/SqlStatementSanitizerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation-api/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/db/SqlStatementSanitizerTest.groovy
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ class SqlStatementSanitizerTest extends Specification {
     sql                                                               | expected
     // Select
     'SELECT x, y, z FROM schema.table'                                | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'SELECT', 'schema.table')
+    'SELECT x, y, z FROM `schema table`'                              | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'SELECT', 'schema table')
+    'SELECT x, y, z FROM "schema table"'                              | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'SELECT', 'schema table')
     'WITH subquery as (select a from b) SELECT x, y, z FROM table'    | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'SELECT', null)
     'SELECT x, y, (select a from b) as z FROM table'                  | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'SELECT', null)
     'select delete, insert into, merge, update from table'            | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'SELECT', 'table')
@@ -131,16 +133,24 @@ class SqlStatementSanitizerTest extends Specification {
     ' insert into table where lalala'                                 | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'INSERT', 'table')
     'insert insert into table where lalala'                           | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'INSERT', 'table')
     'insert into db.table where lalala'                               | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'INSERT', 'db.table')
+    'insert into `db table` where lalala'                             | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'INSERT', 'db table')
+    'insert into "db table" where lalala'                             | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'INSERT', 'db table')
     'insert without i-n-t-o'                                          | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'INSERT', null)
     // Delete
     'delete from table where something something'                     | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'DELETE', 'table')
+    'delete from `my table` where something something'                | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'DELETE', 'my table')
+    'delete from "my table" where something something'                | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'DELETE', 'my table')
     'delete from 12345678'                                            | SqlStatementInfo.create('delete from ?', 'DELETE', null)
     'delete   ((('                                                    | SqlStatementInfo.create('delete (((', 'DELETE', null)
     // Update
     'update table set answer=42'                                      | SqlStatementInfo.create('update table set answer=?', 'UPDATE', 'table')
+    'update `my table` set answer=42'                                 | SqlStatementInfo.create('update `my table` set answer=?', 'UPDATE', 'my table')
+    'update "my table" set answer=42'                                 | SqlStatementInfo.create('update "my table" set answer=?', 'UPDATE', 'my table')
     'update /*table'                                                  | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'UPDATE', null)
     // Merge
     'merge into table'                                                | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'MERGE', 'table')
+    'merge into `my table`'                                           | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'MERGE', 'my table')
+    'merge into "my table"'                                           | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'MERGE', 'my table')
     'merge table (into is optional in some dbs)'                      | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'MERGE', 'table')
     'merge (into )))'                                                 | SqlStatementInfo.create(sql, 'MERGE', null)
     // Unknown operation