diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs
index 776b7a50d1f8c..c986fc489807c 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use datafusion_common::alias::AliasGenerator;
 use datafusion_execution::registry::SerializerRegistry;
 use datafusion_expr::{
     logical_plan::{DdlStatement, Statement},
-    DescribeTable, StringifiedPlan, UserDefinedLogicalNode, WindowUDF,
+    DescribeTable, Partitioning, StringifiedPlan, UserDefinedLogicalNode, WindowUDF,
 };
 pub use datafusion_physical_expr::execution_props::ExecutionProps;
 use datafusion_physical_expr::var_provider::is_system_variables;
@@ -917,11 +917,16 @@ impl SessionContext {
     /// Creates a [`DataFrame`] for a [`TableProvider`] such as a
     /// [`ListingTable`] or a custom user defined provider.
     pub fn read_table(&self, provider: Arc<dyn TableProvider>) -> Result<DataFrame> {
-        Ok(DataFrame::new(
-            self.state(),
-            LogicalPlanBuilder::scan(UNNAMED_TABLE, provider_as_source(provider), None)?
-                .build()?,
-        ))
+        let state = self.state();
+        let mut builder =
+            LogicalPlanBuilder::scan(UNNAMED_TABLE, provider_as_source(provider), None)?;
+        let target_partitions = state.config.target_partitions();
+        if target_partitions > 1 {
+            // Keep the data in the target number of partitions
+            builder =
+                builder.repartition(Partitioning::RoundRobinBatch(target_partitions))?;
+        }
+        Ok(DataFrame::new(state, builder.build()?))
     }
 
     /// Creates a [`DataFrame`] for reading a [`RecordBatch`]
diff --git a/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs
index aecec35f2e16d..eddf6e3a7b460 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/tests/dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -685,7 +685,8 @@ async fn test_grouping_sets() -> Result<()> {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_grouping_sets_count() -> Result<()> {
-    let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+    let config = SessionConfig::new().with_target_partitions(1);
+    let ctx = SessionContext::with_config(config);
 
     let grouping_set_expr = Expr::GroupingSet(GroupingSet::GroupingSets(vec![
         vec![col("c1")],
@@ -725,7 +726,8 @@ async fn test_grouping_sets_count() -> Result<()> {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_grouping_set_array_agg_with_overflow() -> Result<()> {
-    let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+    let config = SessionConfig::new().with_target_partitions(1);
+    let ctx = SessionContext::with_config(config);
 
     let grouping_set_expr = Expr::GroupingSet(GroupingSet::GroupingSets(vec![
         vec![col("c1")],
@@ -795,6 +797,18 @@ async fn test_grouping_set_array_agg_with_overflow() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_read_partitioned() -> Result<()> {
+    let config = SessionConfig::new().with_target_partitions(4);
+    let ctx = SessionContext::with_config(config);
+
+    let df = aggregates_table(&ctx).await?;
+    let plan = df.create_physical_plan().await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(plan.output_partitioning().partition_count(), 4);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn join_with_alias_filter() -> Result<()> {
     let join_ctx = create_join_context()?;