diff --git a/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.test.tsx b/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dc56d0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { act, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { TestUtils } from '@deephaven/test-utils';
+import type {
+  ChartBuilderSettings,
+  IrisGridModel,
+  IrisGridTableModel,
+} from '@deephaven/iris-grid';
+import { type dh } from '@deephaven/jsapi-types';
+import { UITable } from './UITable';
+
+const mockEmit = jest.fn();
+const mockTable = {} as dh.Table;
+const mockModel = {
+  columns: [] as dh.Column[],
+  isChartBuilderAvailable: true,
+  description: 'test_table',
+  table: mockTable,
+  close: jest.fn(),
+  setColorMap: jest.fn(),
+  getColumnIndexByName: jest.fn(),
+} as unknown as IrisGridTableModel;
+
+jest.mock('@deephaven/dashboard', () => {
+  const react = jest.requireActual('react');
+  return {
+    useDhId: () => 'mock-panel-id',
+    useLayoutManager: () => ({
+      eventHub: { emit: mockEmit, on: jest.fn(), off: jest.fn() },
+    }),
+    useListener: jest.fn(),
+    usePersistentState: (initialValue: unknown) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+      const [state, setState] = react.useState(initialValue);
+      return [state, setState];
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+jest.mock('./UITableModel', () => ({
+  makeUiTableModel: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(mockModel)),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../hooks', () => ({
+  useExportedObject: () => ({
+    widget: {},
+    api: {},
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@deephaven/dashboard-core-plugins', () => ({
+  InputFilterEvent: { CLEAR_ALL_FILTERS: 'CLEAR_ALL_FILTERS' },
+  IrisGridEvent: { CREATE_CHART: 'IrisGridevent.CREATE_CHART' },
+  useDashboardColumnFilters: () => [],
+  useGridLinker: () => ({
+    alwaysFetchColumns: [],
+    columnSelectionValidator: undefined,
+    isSelectingColumn: false,
+    onColumnSelected: jest.fn(),
+    onDataSelected: jest.fn(),
+  }),
+  useTablePlugin: () => ({
+    Plugin: null,
+    customFilters: [],
+    alwaysFetchColumns: [],
+    onContextMenu: () => [],
+  }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@deephaven/redux', () => ({
+  getSettings: () => () => ({
+    timeZone: 'America/New_York',
+    defaultDateTimeFormat: 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss',
+  }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@deephaven/components', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@deephaven/components'),
+  LoadingOverlay: () => null,
+  useTheme: () => ({}),
+  useStyleProps: () => ({ styleProps: {} }),
+  resolveCssVariablesInRecord: (record: Record<string, string>) => record,
+}));
+
+// Capture the onCreateChart prop passed to IrisGrid
+let capturedOnCreateChart:
+  | ((settings: ChartBuilderSettings, model: IrisGridModel) => void)
+  | undefined;
+
+jest.mock('@deephaven/iris-grid', () => {
+  const actual = jest.requireActual('@deephaven/iris-grid');
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    IrisGrid: jest.fn(props => {
+      capturedOnCreateChart = props.onCreateChart;
+      return <div data-testid="iris-grid" />;
+    }),
+    IrisGridUtils: jest.fn(() => ({
+      hydrateSort: jest.fn(),
+      hydrateQuickFilters: jest.fn(),
+    })),
+    IrisGridCacheUtils: {
+      makeMemoizedCombinedGridStateDehydrator: jest.fn(() => jest.fn()),
+    },
+    isIrisGridTableModelTemplate: (model: unknown) =>
+      model != null && 'table' in (model as Record<string, unknown>),
+  };
+});
+
+jest.mock('react-redux', () => ({
+  useSelector: (selector: (state: unknown) => unknown) => selector({}),
+}));
+
+const mockExportedTable = {} as dh.WidgetExportedObject;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+  capturedOnCreateChart = undefined;
+});
+
+describe('UITable chart builder', () => {
+  async function renderAndWaitForModel() {
+    await act(async () => {
+      render(
+        <UITable
+          table={mockExportedTable}
+          showSearch={false}
+          showQuickFilters={false}
+          showGroupingColumn={false}
+          reverse={false}
+        />
+      );
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(capturedOnCreateChart).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  }
+
+  it('passes onCreateChart to IrisGrid', async () => {
+    await renderAndWaitForModel();
+    expect(capturedOnCreateChart).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('emits IrisGridEvent.CREATE_CHART with correct metadata', async () => {
+    await renderAndWaitForModel();
+
+    const chartSettings: ChartBuilderSettings = {
+      type: 'LINE' as never,
+      series: ['col1'],
+      xAxis: 'col0',
+      isLinked: false,
+    };
+
+    const irisGridModel = TestUtils.createMockProxy<IrisGridTableModel>({
+      description: 'my_table',
+      table: TestUtils.createMockProxy<dh.Table>(),
+    });
+
+    capturedOnCreateChart!(chartSettings, irisGridModel);
+
+    expect(mockEmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'IrisGridevent.CREATE_CHART',
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        metadata: expect.objectContaining({
+          settings: chartSettings,
+          sourcePanelId: 'mock-panel-id',
+          table: 'my_table',
+          tableSettings: {},
+        }),
+        table: irisGridModel.table,
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('uses fallback table name when description is empty', async () => {
+    await renderAndWaitForModel();
+
+    const chartSettings: ChartBuilderSettings = {
+      type: 'LINE' as never,
+      series: ['col1'],
+      xAxis: 'col0',
+      isLinked: false,
+    };
+
+    const irisGridModel = TestUtils.createMockProxy<IrisGridTableModel>({
+      description: '',
+      table: TestUtils.createMockProxy<dh.Table>(),
+    });
+
+    capturedOnCreateChart!(chartSettings, irisGridModel);
+
+    expect(mockEmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'IrisGridevent.CREATE_CHART',
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        metadata: expect.objectContaining({
+          table: 'Table',
+        }),
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('passes undefined table when model is not a table template', async () => {
+    await renderAndWaitForModel();
+
+    const chartSettings: ChartBuilderSettings = {
+      type: 'LINE' as never,
+      series: ['col1'],
+      xAxis: 'col0',
+      isLinked: false,
+    };
+
+    // Model without a 'table' property (e.g. tree table model)
+    const irisGridModel = TestUtils.createMockProxy<IrisGridModel>({
+      description: 'tree_table',
+    });
+    // Remove 'table' from proxy so isIrisGridTableModelTemplate returns false
+    delete (irisGridModel as unknown as Record<string, unknown>).table;
+
+    capturedOnCreateChart!(chartSettings, irisGridModel);
+
+    expect(mockEmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'IrisGridevent.CREATE_CHART',
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        metadata: expect.objectContaining({
+          settings: chartSettings,
+          sourcePanelId: 'mock-panel-id',
+          table: 'tree_table',
+          tableSettings: {},
+        }),
+        table: undefined,
+      })
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.tsx b/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.tsx
index 98622d186..d3039dd66 100644
--- a/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/ui/src/js/src/elements/UITable/UITable.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import React, {
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import {
+  type ChartBuilderSettings,
   type DehydratedQuickFilter,
   IrisGrid,
+  type IrisGridModel,
   type IrisGridType,
   type IrisGridContextMenuData,
   type IrisGridProps,
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   type IrisGridState,
   type DehydratedIrisGridState,
   type DehydratedGridState,
+  isIrisGridTableModelTemplate,
 } from '@deephaven/iris-grid';
 import {
   ColorValues,
@@ -30,11 +33,13 @@ import {
 } from '@deephaven/components';
 import {
   InputFilterEvent,
+  IrisGridEvent,
   useDashboardColumnFilters,
   useGridLinker,
   useTablePlugin,
 } from '@deephaven/dashboard-core-plugins';
 import {
+  useDhId,
   useLayoutManager,
   useListener,
   usePersistentState,
@@ -648,6 +653,37 @@ export function UITable({
     model?.table
   );
 
+  const sourcePanelId = useDhId();
+
+  const handleCreateChart = useCallback(
+    (
+      chartBuilderSettings: ChartBuilderSettings,
+      irisGridModel: IrisGridModel
+    ) => {
+      const tableSettings = dehydratedState
+        ? {
+            quickFilters: dehydratedState.quickFilters,
+            advancedFilters: dehydratedState.advancedFilters,
+            sorts: dehydratedState.sorts,
+            inputFilters,
+          }
+        : {};
+
+      eventHub.emit(IrisGridEvent.CREATE_CHART, {
+        metadata: {
+          settings: chartBuilderSettings,
+          sourcePanelId,
+          table: irisGridModel.description || 'Table',
+          tableSettings,
+        },
+        table: isIrisGridTableModelTemplate(irisGridModel)
+          ? irisGridModel.table
+          : undefined,
+      });
+    },
+    [eventHub, sourcePanelId, dehydratedState, inputFilters]
+  );
+
   const handleClearAllFilters = useCallback(() => {
     if (irisGrid == null) {
       return;
@@ -673,6 +709,7 @@ export function UITable({
         <IrisGrid
           ref={ref => setIrisGrid(ref)}
           model={model}
+          onCreateChart={handleCreateChart}
           onStateChange={onStateChange}
           onSelectionChanged={debouncedHandleSelectionChanged}
           columnSelectionValidator={columnSelectionValidator}