diff --git a/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index 8507bed33a..461e66db58 100644
--- a/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ tracing = { workspace = true }
 rand = "0.8"
 z85 = "3.0.5"
 maplit = "1"
+sqlparser = { version = "0.49" }
 
 # Unity
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.18", default-features = false, features = [
     "rustls-tls",
     "json",
 ], optional = true }
-sqlparser = { version = "0.49", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.5"
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ datafusion = [
     "datafusion-sql",
     "datafusion-functions",
     "datafusion-functions-aggregate",
-    "sqlparser",
 ]
 datafusion-ext = ["datafusion"]
 json = ["parquet/json"]
diff --git a/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/mod.rs
index d4a8a671a7..1781e81cc1 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/mod.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl Snapshot {
         let stats_fields = if let Some(stats_cols) = self.table_config().stats_columns() {
             stats_cols
                 .iter()
-                .map(|col| match schema.field(col) {
+                .map(|col| match get_stats_field(schema, col) {
                     Some(field) => match field.data_type() {
                         DataType::Map(_) | DataType::Array(_) | &DataType::BINARY => {
                             Err(DeltaTableError::Generic(format!(
@@ -763,6 +763,45 @@ mod datafusion {
     }
 }
 
+/// Retrieves a specific field from the schema based on the provided field name.
+/// It handles cases where the field name is nested or enclosed in backticks.
+fn get_stats_field<'a>(schema: &'a StructType, stats_field_name: &str) -> Option<&'a StructField> {
+    let dialect = sqlparser::dialect::GenericDialect {};
+    match sqlparser::parser::Parser::new(&dialect).try_with_sql(stats_field_name) {
+        Ok(mut parser) => match parser.parse_multipart_identifier() {
+            Ok(parts) => find_nested_field(schema, &parts),
+            Err(_) => schema.field(stats_field_name),
+        },
+        Err(_) => schema.field(stats_field_name),
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_nested_field<'a>(
+    schema: &'a StructType,
+    parts: &[sqlparser::ast::Ident],
+) -> Option<&'a StructField> {
+    if parts.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let part_name = &parts[0].value;
+    match schema.field(part_name) {
+        Some(field) => {
+            if parts.len() == 1 {
+                Some(field)
+            } else {
+                match field.data_type() {
+                    DataType::Struct(struct_schema) => {
+                        find_nested_field(struct_schema, &parts[1..])
+                    }
+                    // Any part before the end must be a struct
+                    _ => None,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        None => None,
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -1049,4 +1088,100 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(snapshot.partitions_schema(None).unwrap(), None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_with_name() {
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b", DataType::INTEGER, true),
+        ]);
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "b").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(*field, StructField::new("b", DataType::INTEGER, true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_with_name_escaped() {
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b.b", DataType::INTEGER, true),
+        ]);
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "`b.b`").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(*field, StructField::new("b.b", DataType::INTEGER, true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_does_not_exist() {
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b", DataType::INTEGER, true),
+        ]);
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "c");
+        assert!(field.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_part_is_not_struct() {
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b", DataType::INTEGER, true),
+        ]);
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "b.c");
+        assert!(field.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_name_does_not_parse() {
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b", DataType::INTEGER, true),
+        ]);
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "b.");
+        assert!(field.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_with_name_nested() {
+        let nested = StructType::new(vec![StructField::new(
+            "nested_struct",
+            DataType::BOOLEAN,
+            true,
+        )]);
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b", DataType::Struct(Box::new(nested)), true),
+        ]);
+
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "b.nested_struct").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            *field,
+            StructField::new("nested_struct", DataType::BOOLEAN, true)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_with_last_name_nested_backticks() {
+        let nested = StructType::new(vec![StructField::new("pr!me", DataType::BOOLEAN, true)]);
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b", DataType::Struct(Box::new(nested)), true),
+        ]);
+
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "b.`pr!me`").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(*field, StructField::new("pr!me", DataType::BOOLEAN, true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_field_with_name_nested_backticks() {
+        let nested = StructType::new(vec![StructField::new("pr", DataType::BOOLEAN, true)]);
+        let schema = StructType::new(vec![
+            StructField::new("a", DataType::STRING, true),
+            StructField::new("b&b", DataType::Struct(Box::new(nested)), true),
+        ]);
+
+        let field = get_stats_field(&schema, "`b&b`.pr").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(*field, StructField::new("pr", DataType::BOOLEAN, true));
+    }
 }