diff --git a/ibis/backends/impala/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/impala/__init__.py
index e6d8a3e4fc18..2baa4cbd7e8f 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/impala/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/impala/__init__.py
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ def create_table(
         format="parquet",
         location=None,
         partition=None,
+        tbl_properties: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
         like_parquet=None,
     ) -> ir.Table:
         """Create a new table using an Ibis table expression or in-memory data.
@@ -501,6 +502,8 @@ def create_table(
         partition
             Must pass a schema to use this. Cannot partition from an
             expression.
+        tbl_properties
+            Table properties to set on table creation.
         like_parquet
             Can specify instead of a schema
 
@@ -534,6 +537,7 @@ def create_table(
                     format=format,
                     external=True if location is not None else external,
                     partition=partition,
+                    tbl_properties=tbl_properties,
                     path=location,
                 )
             )
@@ -549,6 +553,7 @@ def create_table(
                     external=external,
                     path=location,
                     partition=partition,
+                    tbl_properties=tbl_properties,
                 )
             )
         return self.table(name, database=database or self.current_database)
diff --git a/ibis/backends/impala/ddl.py b/ibis/backends/impala/ddl.py
index 0f8749af6c7f..39a47ef25de3 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/impala/ddl.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/impala/ddl.py
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ def _create_line(self):
     def _location(self):
         return f"LOCATION '{self.path}'" if self.path else None
 
+    def _tbl_properties(self):
+        return (
+            self.format_tblproperties(self.tbl_properties)
+            if self.tbl_properties
+            else None
+        )
+
     def _storage(self):
         # By the time we're here, we have a valid format
         return f"STORED AS {self.format}"
@@ -152,6 +159,7 @@ def _pieces(self):
             yield self._storage()
 
         yield self._location()
+        yield self._tbl_properties()
 
 
 class AlterTable(ImpalaBase, DDL):
@@ -258,6 +266,7 @@ def __init__(
         can_exist=False,
         path=None,
         partition=None,
+        tbl_properties=None,
     ):
         super().__init__(
             table_name,
@@ -267,6 +276,7 @@ def __init__(
             can_exist=can_exist,
             path=path,
             partition=partition,
+            tbl_properties=tbl_properties,
         )
         self.select = select
 
@@ -275,6 +285,7 @@ def _pieces(self):
         yield self._partitioned_by()
         yield self._storage()
         yield self._location()
+        yield self._tbl_properties()
         yield "AS"
         yield self.select
 
diff --git a/ibis/backends/impala/tests/test_partition.py b/ibis/backends/impala/tests/test_partition.py
index f11e82c5d9a3..a44ff8921364 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/impala/tests/test_partition.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/impala/tests/test_partition.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import pandas.testing as tm
 import pytest
-from impala.error import HiveServer2Error
 
 import ibis
 from ibis import util
@@ -142,10 +141,14 @@ def test_create_partitioned_table_from_expr(con, alltypes, tmp_parted):
     tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=HiveServer2Error)
 def test_add_drop_partition_no_location(con, temp_table):
     schema = ibis.schema([("foo", "string"), ("year", "int32"), ("month", "int16")])
-    con.create_table(temp_table, schema=schema, partition=["year", "month"])
+    con.create_table(
+        temp_table,
+        schema=schema,
+        partition=["year", "month"],
+        tbl_properties={"transactional": "false"},
+    )
     table = con.table(temp_table)
 
     part = {"year": 2007, "month": 4}
@@ -159,10 +162,14 @@ def test_add_drop_partition_no_location(con, temp_table):
     assert len(table.partitions()) == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=HiveServer2Error)
 def test_add_drop_partition_owned_by_impala(con, temp_table):
     schema = ibis.schema([("foo", "string"), ("year", "int32"), ("month", "int16")])
-    con.create_table(temp_table, schema=schema, partition=["year", "month"])
+    con.create_table(
+        temp_table,
+        schema=schema,
+        partition=["year", "month"],
+        tbl_properties={"transactional": "false"},
+    )
 
     table = con.table(temp_table)
 
@@ -181,10 +188,14 @@ def test_add_drop_partition_owned_by_impala(con, temp_table):
     assert len(table.partitions()) == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=HiveServer2Error)
 def test_add_drop_partition_hive_bug(con, temp_table):
     schema = ibis.schema([("foo", "string"), ("year", "int32"), ("month", "int16")])
-    con.create_table(temp_table, schema=schema, partition=["year", "month"])
+    con.create_table(
+        temp_table,
+        schema=schema,
+        partition=["year", "month"],
+        tbl_properties={"transactional": "false"},
+    )
 
     table = con.table(temp_table)