diff --git a/sql/pipelines/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/FlowAnalysis.scala b/sql/pipelines/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/FlowAnalysis.scala
index 7e174f2b31078..af4175d95b6bf 100644
--- a/sql/pipelines/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/FlowAnalysis.scala
+++ b/sql/pipelines/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/FlowAnalysis.scala
@@ -127,7 +127,40 @@ object FlowAnalysis {
           resolved.mergeTagsFrom(u)
           resolved
       }
-    Dataset.ofRows(spark, resolvedPlan)
+    val result = Dataset.ofRows(spark, resolvedPlan)
+
+    // SPARK-57352: Detect inputs that were resolved directly by the user (e.g., via
+    // spark.table()) rather than through the pipeline's UnresolvedRelation path above.
+    // Scan the resolved plan for table relations that match known pipeline inputs and
+    // record them as external inputs so the DAG scheduler orders them correctly.
+    resolvedPlan.foreach {
+      case r: org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis.UnresolvedRelation =>
+        // Already handled above
+      case node =>
+        val tableIdOpt = node match {
+          case r: org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.v2.DataSourceV2Relation =>
+            r.identifier.map(id => TableIdentifier(id.name(),
+              Option(id.namespace()).filter(_.nonEmpty).map(_.last)))
+          case r: org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.catalog.HiveTableRelation =>
+            Some(r.tableMeta.identifier)
+          case r: org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.LogicalRelation =>
+            r.catalogTable.map(_.identifier)
+          case _ => None
+        }
+        tableIdOpt.foreach { tableId =>
+          // Match by table name, allowing for different catalog/database qualifications
+          val matchesInput = context.allInputs.exists(input =>
+            input.table == tableId.table
+          )
+          if (matchesInput &&
+              !context.batchInputs.exists(_.input.identifier.table == tableId.table) &&
+              !context.streamingInputs.exists(_.input.identifier.table == tableId.table)) {
+            context.externalInputs += tableId
+          }
+        }
+    }
+
+    result
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sql/pipelines/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/SparkTableLineageSuite.scala b/sql/pipelines/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/SparkTableLineageSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a19290a5d11d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/pipelines/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/pipelines/graph/SparkTableLineageSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.spark.sql.pipelines.graph
+
+import org.apache.spark.sql.pipelines.utils.{ExecutionTest, TestGraphRegistrationContext}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.test.SharedSparkSession
+
+/**
+ * Reproduces SPARK-57352: When a flow references a pipeline dataset via a resolved
+ * table relation (e.g., from spark.table() in classic mode), the pipeline engine
+ * should still infer the dependency.
+ */
+class SparkTableLineageSuite extends ExecutionTest with SharedSparkSession {
+
+  test("SPARK-57352: resolved table reference in plan captures lineage after fix") {
+    val session = spark
+    import session.implicits._
+
+    // Create a real table in the catalog so spark.table() doesn't throw
+    Seq(1, 2, 3).toDF("x").write.mode("overwrite").saveAsTable("bronze_real")
+
+    try {
+      val pipelineDef = new TestGraphRegistrationContext(spark) {
+        // Bronze: defined in the pipeline
+        registerMaterializedView("bronze_real", query = dfFlowFunc(Seq(1, 2, 3).toDF("x")))
+
+        // Silver: reads bronze_real via a RESOLVED plan (simulating spark.table())
+        // The plan has no UnresolvedRelation -- it's already resolved against the catalog
+        val resolvedPlan = session.table("bronze_real").queryExecution.analyzed
+        registerMaterializedView("silver_resolved", query =
+          FlowAnalysis.createFlowFunctionFromLogicalPlan(resolvedPlan))
+      }
+
+      val graph = pipelineDef.resolveToDataflowGraph()
+      val silverFlow = graph.flows.find(
+        f => f.identifier.table.contains("silver_resolved")).get
+          .asInstanceOf[ResolutionCompletedFlow]
+
+      // After fix: the post-resolution scan should detect bronze_real as an input
+      val silverInputs = silverFlow.funcResult.inputs
+      val externalInputs = silverFlow.funcResult.usedExternalInputs
+
+      // The fix records it as an external input (since it was resolved outside the pipeline)
+      assert(externalInputs.nonEmpty || silverInputs.nonEmpty,
+        s"SPARK-57352 NOT FIXED: resolved table 'bronze_real' not captured. " +
+          s"inputs=$silverInputs, externalInputs=$externalInputs")
+    } finally {
+      spark.sql("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS bronze_real")
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("readFlowFunc correctly captures lineage (control test)") {
+    val session = spark
+    import session.implicits._
+
+    val pipelineDef = new TestGraphRegistrationContext(spark) {
+      registerMaterializedView("bronze2", query = dfFlowFunc(Seq(1, 2).toDF("x")))
+      registerMaterializedView("silver2", query = readFlowFunc("bronze2"))
+    }
+
+    val graph = pipelineDef.resolveToDataflowGraph()
+    val silverFlow = graph.flows.find(
+      f => f.identifier.table.contains("silver2")).get
+        .asInstanceOf[ResolutionCompletedFlow]
+
+    val silverInputs = silverFlow.funcResult.inputs
+    assert(silverInputs.nonEmpty,
+      s"Control test: readFlowFunc should capture bronze2 as input but got: $silverInputs")
+  }
+}