diff --git a/e2e_test/ddl/alter_rename.slt b/e2e_test/ddl/alter_rename.slt
index b614d03e6929..6d94bed9bb86 100644
--- a/e2e_test/ddl/alter_rename.slt
+++ b/e2e_test/ddl/alter_rename.slt
@@ -280,3 +280,43 @@ DROP TABLE t2;
 
 statement ok
 DROP TABLE t_as_1;
+
+# BEGIN references in changelog
+
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE a (a0 int);
+
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE b (b0 int);
+
+statement ok
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS
+WITH a_log AS changelog FROM a,
+     b_log AS changelog FROM b
+SELECT 'a' AS tbl, * FROM a_log
+UNION ALL
+SELECT 'b', * FROM b_log;
+
+query T
+SELECT definition FROM rw_materialized_views WHERE name = 'mv';
+----
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS WITH a_log AS changelog from a, b_log AS changelog from b SELECT 'a' AS tbl, * FROM a_log UNION ALL SELECT 'b', * FROM b_log
+
+statement ok
+ALTER TABLE a RENAME TO c;
+
+query T
+SELECT definition FROM rw_materialized_views WHERE name = 'mv';
+----
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS WITH a_log AS changelog from "c", b_log AS changelog from b SELECT 'a' AS tbl, * FROM a_log UNION ALL SELECT 'b', * FROM b_log
+
+statement ok
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW mv;
+
+statement ok
+DROP TABLE b;
+
+statement ok
+DROP TABLE c;
+
+# END references in changelog
diff --git a/src/meta/src/controller/rename.rs b/src/meta/src/controller/rename.rs
index 7f387525e93e..57746df2222c 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/controller/rename.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/controller/rename.rs
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@ impl QueryRewriter<'_> {
             for cte_table in &mut with.cte_tables {
                 match &mut cte_table.cte_inner {
                     risingwave_sqlparser::ast::CteInner::Query(query) => self.visit_query(query),
-                    risingwave_sqlparser::ast::CteInner::ChangeLog(from) => {
-                        *from = ObjectName(vec![Ident::new_unchecked(self.to)])
+                    risingwave_sqlparser::ast::CteInner::ChangeLog(name) => {
+                        let idx = name.0.len() - 1;
+                        if name.0[idx].real_value() == self.from {
+                            name.0[idx] = Ident::with_quote_unchecked('"', self.to);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }