diff --git a/sqlite_utils/db.py b/sqlite_utils/db.py
index 5d17ad2..746978a 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/db.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/db.py
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ class Table(Queryable):
             INSERT INTO [{table}_fts] (rowid, {columns})
                 SELECT rowid, {columns} FROM [{table}];
         """.format(
-            table=self.name, columns=", ".join(columns)
+            table=self.name, columns=", ".join("[{}]".format(c) for c in columns)
         )
         self.db.conn.executescript(sql)
         return self
diff --git a/tests/test_fts.py b/tests/test_fts.py
index 134e0e7..7817477 100644
--- a/tests/test_fts.py
+++ b/tests/test_fts.py
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ def test_enable_fts_escape_table_names(fresh_db):
     assert [] == table.search("bar")
 
 
+def test_enable_fts_table_names_containing_spaces(fresh_db):
+    table = fresh_db["test"]
+    table.insert({"column with spaces": "in its name"})
+    table.enable_fts(["column with spaces"])
+    assert [
+        "test",
+        "test_fts",
+        "test_fts_data",
+        "test_fts_idx",
+        "test_fts_docsize",
+        "test_fts_config",
+    ] == fresh_db.table_names()
+
+
 def test_populate_fts(fresh_db):
     table = fresh_db["populatable"]
     table.insert(search_records[0])