diff --git a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/scan.rs b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/scan.rs
index 0a386bded7..3926de8acd 100644
--- a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/scan.rs
+++ b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/scan.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use iceberg::scan::{FileScanTask, TableScan};
 use iceberg::table::Table;
 
 use super::expr_to_predicate::convert_filters_to_predicate;
+use crate::table::PartitionKeysKind;
 use crate::to_datafusion_error;
 
 /// Iceberg [`Table`] scan as a DataFusion [`ExecutionPlan`].
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ pub struct IcebergTableScan {
     predicates: Option<Predicate>,
     /// Pre-planned file scan tasks per partition (eager mode), or `None` (lazy mode).
     buckets: Option<Vec<Vec<FileScanTask>>>,
+    /// `None` when partitioning is `UnknownPartitioning`.
+    partition_keys_kind: Option<PartitionKeysKind>,
     /// Optional limit on the number of rows to return.
     limit: Option<usize>,
 }
@@ -146,10 +149,19 @@ impl IcebergTableScan {
             projection,
             predicates,
             buckets,
+            partition_keys_kind: None,
             limit,
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn with_partition_keys_kind(
+        mut self,
+        partition_keys_kind: Option<PartitionKeysKind>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.partition_keys_kind = partition_keys_kind;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn table(&self) -> &Table {
         &self.table
     }
@@ -171,6 +183,12 @@ impl IcebergTableScan {
         self.buckets.as_deref().unwrap_or(&[])
     }
 
+    /// Returns the transform family behind the `Partitioning::Hash` declaration,
+    /// or `None` when the scan declares `UnknownPartitioning`.
+    pub fn partition_keys_kind(&self) -> Option<PartitionKeysKind> {
+        self.partition_keys_kind
+    }
+
     pub fn limit(&self) -> Option<usize> {
         self.limit
     }
diff --git a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/bucketing.rs b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/bucketing.rs
index 579752108c..633a732b31 100644
--- a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/bucketing.rs
+++ b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/bucketing.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,17 @@ pub(super) fn compute_bucket_cols(
     }])
 }
 
+/// Identifies the transform family behind a `Partitioning::Hash` declaration
+/// on an [`IcebergTableScan`][crate::physical_plan::scan::IcebergTableScan].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum PartitionKeysKind {
+    /// Keys come from `Transform::Identity` fields.
+    Identity,
+    /// Keys come from `Transform::Bucket(_)` fields.
+    Bucket,
+}
+
 /// Single-entry partition-key descriptor used by [`bucket_tasks`] and
 /// `IcebergTableProvider::scan` to drive both task distribution and the
 /// `Partitioning::Hash` declaration.
@@ -175,6 +186,13 @@ impl PartitionKeys {
                 .collect(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn kind(&self) -> PartitionKeysKind {
+        match self {
+            PartitionKeys::Identity(_) => PartitionKeysKind::Identity,
+            PartitionKeys::Bucket(_) => PartitionKeysKind::Bucket,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Return the partition keys that drive a `Partitioning::Hash` declaration,
diff --git a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs
index 3e76393bec..f02b2e3b94 100644
--- a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/table/mod.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 //!   table snapshot. Use for consistent analytical queries or time-travel scenarios.
 
 mod bucketing;
+pub use bucketing::PartitionKeysKind;
 pub mod metadata_table;
 pub mod table_provider_factory;
 
@@ -242,23 +243,27 @@ impl TableProvider for IcebergTableProvider {
         let (buckets, all_had_full_key) =
             bucketing::bucket_tasks(tasks, n_partitions, keys.as_ref());
 
-        let partitioning = match &keys {
-            Some(keys) if all_had_full_key && n_partitions > 0 => {
-                Partitioning::Hash(keys.column_exprs(), n_partitions)
-            }
-            _ => Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(n_partitions),
+        let (partitioning, partition_keys_kind) = match &keys {
+            Some(keys) if all_had_full_key && n_partitions > 0 => (
+                Partitioning::Hash(keys.column_exprs(), n_partitions),
+                Some(keys.kind()),
+            ),
+            _ => (Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(n_partitions), None),
         };
 
-        Ok(Arc::new(IcebergTableScan::new_with_tasks(
-            table,
-            None, // Always use current snapshot for catalog-backed provider
-            self.schema.clone(),
-            projection,
-            filters,
-            limit,
-            buckets,
-            partitioning,
-        )))
+        Ok(Arc::new(
+            IcebergTableScan::new_with_tasks(
+                table,
+                None, // Always use current snapshot for catalog-backed provider
+                self.schema.clone(),
+                projection,
+                filters,
+                limit,
+                buckets,
+                partitioning,
+            )
+            .with_partition_keys_kind(partition_keys_kind),
+        ))
     }
 
     fn supports_filters_pushdown(
@@ -1326,6 +1331,10 @@ mod tests {
             }
             other => panic!("expected Partitioning::Hash, got {other:?}"),
         }
+        assert_eq!(
+            scan.partition_keys_kind(),
+            Some(super::PartitionKeysKind::Identity),
+        );
     }
 
     /// A projection that omits the partition source column drops
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ mod tests {
             scan.properties().partitioning,
             Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(_)
         ));
+        assert_eq!(scan.partition_keys_kind(), None);
     }
 
     // ── Bucket-transform partitioning tests ─────────────────────────────────
@@ -1516,6 +1526,10 @@ mod tests {
             }
             other => panic!("expected Partitioning::Hash, got {other:?}"),
         }
+        assert_eq!(
+            scan.partition_keys_kind(),
+            Some(super::PartitionKeysKind::Bucket),
+        );
     }
 
     /// Single-column bucket spec where the projection excludes the *only*
@@ -1556,6 +1570,7 @@ mod tests {
             scan.properties().partitioning,
             Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(_)
         ));
+        assert_eq!(scan.partition_keys_kind(), None);
     }
 
     /// A `None` partition slot makes `bucket_hash` return `None`, so the
@@ -1587,6 +1602,7 @@ mod tests {
             scan.properties().partitioning,
             Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(_)
         ));
+        assert_eq!(scan.partition_keys_kind(), None);
     }
 
     /// Mixed `Bucket[N] + Truncate(_)` spec: `compute_bucket_cols` rejects
@@ -1693,6 +1709,7 @@ mod tests {
             scan.properties().partitioning,
             Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(_)
         ));
+        assert_eq!(scan.partition_keys_kind(), None);
     }
 
     /// Mixed `Identity + Bucket` spec must keep the existing behaviour:
@@ -1825,6 +1842,10 @@ mod tests {
             }
             other => panic!("expected Partitioning::Hash, got {other:?}"),
         }
+        assert_eq!(
+            scan.partition_keys_kind(),
+            Some(super::PartitionKeysKind::Identity),
+        );
     }
 
     /// Pure `Bucket[N]` with `target_partitions == N`: tasks must land