diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 2d311956..21b435b3 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ tests = [
     "polars>=0.19, <=1.3.0",
     "tantivy",
     "pyarrow-stubs",
-    "pylance>=1.0.0b2",
+    "pylance>=1.0.0b4",
     "requests",
     "datafusion",
 ]
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py b/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py
index 98a28724..ce1c1f4b 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ from .remote.db import RemoteDBConnection
 from .schema import vector
 from .table import AsyncTable, Table
 from ._lancedb import Session
-from .namespace import connect_namespace, LanceNamespaceDBConnection
+from .namespace import (
+    connect_namespace,
+    connect_namespace_async,
+    LanceNamespaceDBConnection,
+    AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection,
+)
 
 
 def connect(
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ def connect(
     session: Optional[Session] = None,
     **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> DBConnection:
-    """Connect to a LanceDB database. YAY!
+    """Connect to a LanceDB database.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -224,7 +229,9 @@ __all__ = [
     "connect",
     "connect_async",
     "connect_namespace",
+    "connect_namespace_async",
     "AsyncConnection",
+    "AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection",
     "AsyncTable",
     "URI",
     "sanitize_uri",
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/namespace.py b/python/python/lancedb/namespace.py
index 0825a3cc..13171d71 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/namespace.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/namespace.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ through a namespace abstraction.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import sys
 from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Union
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import pyarrow as pa
 
 from lancedb.db import DBConnection, LanceDBConnection
 from lancedb.io import StorageOptionsProvider
-from lancedb.table import LanceTable, Table
+from lancedb.table import AsyncTable, LanceTable, Table
 from lancedb.util import validate_table_name
 from lancedb.common import DATA
 from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel
@@ -497,6 +498,294 @@ class LanceNamespaceDBConnection(DBConnection):
         )
 
 
+class AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection:
+    """
+    An async LanceDB connection that uses a namespace for table management.
+
+    This connection delegates table URI resolution to a lance_namespace instance,
+    while providing async methods for all operations.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        namespace: LanceNamespace,
+        *,
+        read_consistency_interval: Optional[timedelta] = None,
+        storage_options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        session: Optional[Session] = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize an async namespace-based LanceDB connection.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        namespace : LanceNamespace
+            The namespace instance to use for table management
+        read_consistency_interval : Optional[timedelta]
+            The interval at which to check for updates to the table from other
+            processes. If None, then consistency is not checked.
+        storage_options : Optional[Dict[str, str]]
+            Additional options for the storage backend
+        session : Optional[Session]
+            A session to use for this connection
+        """
+        self._ns = namespace
+        self.read_consistency_interval = read_consistency_interval
+        self.storage_options = storage_options or {}
+        self.session = session
+
+    async def table_names(
+        self,
+        page_token: Optional[str] = None,
+        limit: int = 10,
+        *,
+        namespace: List[str] = [],
+    ) -> Iterable[str]:
+        """List table names in the namespace."""
+        request = ListTablesRequest(id=namespace, page_token=page_token, limit=limit)
+        response = self._ns.list_tables(request)
+        return response.tables if response.tables else []
+
+    async def create_table(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        data: Optional[DATA] = None,
+        schema: Optional[Union[pa.Schema, LanceModel]] = None,
+        mode: str = "create",
+        exist_ok: bool = False,
+        on_bad_vectors: str = "error",
+        fill_value: float = 0.0,
+        embedding_functions: Optional[List[EmbeddingFunctionConfig]] = None,
+        *,
+        namespace: List[str] = [],
+        storage_options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        storage_options_provider: Optional[StorageOptionsProvider] = None,
+        data_storage_version: Optional[str] = None,
+        enable_v2_manifest_paths: Optional[bool] = None,
+    ) -> AsyncTable:
+        """Create a new table in the namespace."""
+        if mode.lower() not in ["create", "overwrite"]:
+            raise ValueError("mode must be either 'create' or 'overwrite'")
+        validate_table_name(name)
+
+        # Get location from namespace
+        table_id = namespace + [name]
+
+        # Step 1: Get the table location and storage options from namespace
+        location = None
+        namespace_storage_options = None
+        if mode.lower() == "overwrite":
+            # Try to describe the table first to see if it exists
+            try:
+                describe_request = DescribeTableRequest(id=table_id)
+                describe_response = self._ns.describe_table(describe_request)
+                location = describe_response.location
+                namespace_storage_options = describe_response.storage_options
+            except Exception:
+                # Table doesn't exist, will create a new one below
+                pass
+
+        if location is None:
+            # Table doesn't exist or mode is "create", reserve a new location
+            create_empty_request = CreateEmptyTableRequest(
+                id=table_id,
+                location=None,
+                properties=self.storage_options if self.storage_options else None,
+            )
+            create_empty_response = self._ns.create_empty_table(create_empty_request)
+
+            if not create_empty_response.location:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Table location is missing from create_empty_table response"
+                )
+
+            location = create_empty_response.location
+            namespace_storage_options = create_empty_response.storage_options
+
+        # Merge storage options: self.storage_options < user options < namespace options
+        merged_storage_options = dict(self.storage_options)
+        if storage_options:
+            merged_storage_options.update(storage_options)
+        if namespace_storage_options:
+            merged_storage_options.update(namespace_storage_options)
+
+        # Step 2: Create table using LanceTable.create with the location
+        # Run the sync operation in a thread
+        def _create_table():
+            temp_conn = LanceDBConnection(
+                location,
+                read_consistency_interval=self.read_consistency_interval,
+                storage_options=merged_storage_options,
+                session=self.session,
+            )
+
+            # Create a storage options provider if not provided by user
+            if (
+                storage_options_provider is None
+                and namespace_storage_options is not None
+            ):
+                provider = LanceNamespaceStorageOptionsProvider(
+                    namespace=self._ns,
+                    table_id=table_id,
+                )
+            else:
+                provider = storage_options_provider
+
+            return LanceTable.create(
+                temp_conn,
+                name,
+                data,
+                schema,
+                mode=mode,
+                exist_ok=exist_ok,
+                on_bad_vectors=on_bad_vectors,
+                fill_value=fill_value,
+                embedding_functions=embedding_functions,
+                namespace=namespace,
+                storage_options=merged_storage_options,
+                storage_options_provider=provider,
+                location=location,
+            )
+
+        lance_table = await asyncio.to_thread(_create_table)
+        # Get the underlying async table from LanceTable
+        return lance_table._table
+
+    async def open_table(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        *,
+        namespace: List[str] = [],
+        storage_options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        storage_options_provider: Optional[StorageOptionsProvider] = None,
+        index_cache_size: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> AsyncTable:
+        """Open an existing table from the namespace."""
+        table_id = namespace + [name]
+        request = DescribeTableRequest(id=table_id)
+        response = self._ns.describe_table(request)
+
+        # Merge storage options: self.storage_options < user options < namespace options
+        merged_storage_options = dict(self.storage_options)
+        if storage_options:
+            merged_storage_options.update(storage_options)
+        if response.storage_options:
+            merged_storage_options.update(response.storage_options)
+
+        # Create a storage options provider if not provided by user
+        if storage_options_provider is None and response.storage_options is not None:
+            storage_options_provider = LanceNamespaceStorageOptionsProvider(
+                namespace=self._ns,
+                table_id=table_id,
+            )
+
+        # Open table in a thread
+        def _open_table():
+            temp_conn = LanceDBConnection(
+                response.location,
+                read_consistency_interval=self.read_consistency_interval,
+                storage_options=merged_storage_options,
+                session=self.session,
+            )
+
+            return LanceTable.open(
+                temp_conn,
+                name,
+                namespace=namespace,
+                storage_options=merged_storage_options,
+                storage_options_provider=storage_options_provider,
+                index_cache_size=index_cache_size,
+                location=response.location,
+            )
+
+        lance_table = await asyncio.to_thread(_open_table)
+        return lance_table._table
+
+    async def drop_table(self, name: str, namespace: List[str] = []):
+        """Drop a table from the namespace."""
+        table_id = namespace + [name]
+        request = DropTableRequest(id=table_id)
+        self._ns.drop_table(request)
+
+    async def rename_table(
+        self,
+        cur_name: str,
+        new_name: str,
+        cur_namespace: List[str] = [],
+        new_namespace: List[str] = [],
+    ):
+        """Rename is not supported for namespace connections."""
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "rename_table is not supported for namespace connections"
+        )
+
+    async def drop_database(self):
+        """Deprecated method."""
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "drop_database is deprecated, use drop_all_tables instead"
+        )
+
+    async def drop_all_tables(self, namespace: List[str] = []):
+        """Drop all tables in the namespace."""
+        table_names = await self.table_names(namespace=namespace)
+        for table_name in table_names:
+            await self.drop_table(table_name, namespace=namespace)
+
+    async def list_namespaces(
+        self,
+        namespace: List[str] = [],
+        page_token: Optional[str] = None,
+        limit: int = 10,
+    ) -> Iterable[str]:
+        """
+        List child namespaces under the given namespace.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        namespace : Optional[List[str]]
+            The parent namespace to list children from.
+            If None, lists root-level namespaces.
+        page_token : Optional[str]
+            Pagination token for listing results.
+        limit : int
+            Maximum number of namespaces to return.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Iterable[str]
+            Names of child namespaces.
+        """
+        request = ListNamespacesRequest(
+            id=namespace, page_token=page_token, limit=limit
+        )
+        response = self._ns.list_namespaces(request)
+        return response.namespaces if response.namespaces else []
+
+    async def create_namespace(self, namespace: List[str]) -> None:
+        """
+        Create a new namespace.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        namespace : List[str]
+            The namespace path to create.
+        """
+        request = CreateNamespaceRequest(id=namespace)
+        self._ns.create_namespace(request)
+
+    async def drop_namespace(self, namespace: List[str]) -> None:
+        """
+        Drop a namespace.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        namespace : List[str]
+            The namespace path to drop.
+        """
+        request = DropNamespaceRequest(id=namespace)
+        self._ns.drop_namespace(request)
+
+
 def connect_namespace(
     impl: str,
     properties: Dict[str, str],
@@ -541,3 +830,62 @@ def connect_namespace(
         storage_options=storage_options,
         session=session,
     )
+
+
+def connect_namespace_async(
+    impl: str,
+    properties: Dict[str, str],
+    *,
+    read_consistency_interval: Optional[timedelta] = None,
+    storage_options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    session: Optional[Session] = None,
+) -> AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection:
+    """
+    Connect to a LanceDB database through a namespace (returns async connection).
+
+    This function is synchronous but returns an AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection
+    that provides async methods for all database operations.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    impl : str
+        The namespace implementation to use. For examples:
+        - "dir" for DirectoryNamespace
+        - "rest" for REST-based namespace
+        - Full module path for custom implementations
+    properties : Dict[str, str]
+        Configuration properties for the namespace implementation.
+        Different namespace implemenation has different config properties.
+        For example, use DirectoryNamespace with {"root": "/path/to/directory"}
+    read_consistency_interval : Optional[timedelta]
+        The interval at which to check for updates to the table from other
+        processes. If None, then consistency is not checked.
+    storage_options : Optional[Dict[str, str]]
+        Additional options for the storage backend
+    session : Optional[Session]
+        A session to use for this connection
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection
+        An async namespace-based connection to LanceDB
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import lancedb
+    >>> # This function is sync, but returns an async connection
+    >>> db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": "/path/to/db"})
+    >>> # Use async methods on the connection
+    >>> async def use_db():
+    ...     tables = await db.table_names()
+    ...     table = await db.create_table("my_table", schema=schema)
+    """
+    namespace = namespace_connect(impl, properties)
+
+    # Return the async namespace-based connection
+    return AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection(
+        namespace,
+        read_consistency_interval=read_consistency_interval,
+        storage_options=storage_options,
+        session=session,
+    )
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/query.py b/python/python/lancedb/query.py
index 0367e9dc..1d32051a 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/query.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/query.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from typing import (
     Literal,
     Optional,
     Tuple,
+    Type,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
     Any,
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/table.py b/python/python/lancedb/table.py
index 5bdade6d..e8b37ea0 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/table.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/table.py
@@ -1717,6 +1717,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
     ):
         self._conn = connection
         self._namespace = namespace
+        self._location = location  # Store location for use in _dataset_path
         if _async is not None:
             self._table = _async
         else:
@@ -1794,6 +1795,10 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
     @cached_property
     def _dataset_path(self) -> str:
         # Cacheable since it's deterministic
+        # If table was opened with explicit location (e.g., from namespace),
+        # use that location directly instead of constructing from base URI
+        if self._location is not None:
+            return self._location
         return _table_path(self._conn.uri, self.name)
 
     def to_lance(self, **kwargs) -> lance.LanceDataset:
@@ -2681,6 +2686,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         self = cls.__new__(cls)
         self._conn = db
         self._namespace = namespace
+        self._location = location
 
         if data_storage_version is not None:
             warnings.warn(
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_namespace.py b/python/python/tests/test_namespace.py
index 0fee1ab0..aaf2b326 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_namespace.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_namespace.py
@@ -423,3 +423,218 @@ class TestNamespaceConnection:
         db.drop_table("same_name_table", namespace=["namespace_b"])
         db.drop_namespace(["namespace_a"])
         db.drop_namespace(["namespace_b"])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+class TestAsyncNamespaceConnection:
+    """Test async namespace-based LanceDB connection using DirectoryNamespace."""
+
+    def setup_method(self):
+        """Set up test fixtures."""
+        self.temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+    def teardown_method(self):
+        """Clean up test fixtures."""
+        shutil.rmtree(self.temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    async def test_connect_namespace_async(self):
+        """Test connecting to LanceDB through DirectoryNamespace asynchronously."""
+        db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": self.temp_dir})
+
+        # Should be an AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection
+        assert isinstance(db, lancedb.AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection)
+
+        # Initially no tables in root
+        table_names = await db.table_names()
+        assert len(list(table_names)) == 0
+
+    async def test_create_table_async(self):
+        """Test creating a table asynchronously through namespace."""
+        db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": self.temp_dir})
+
+        # Create a child namespace first
+        await db.create_namespace(["test_ns"])
+
+        # Define schema for empty table
+        schema = pa.schema(
+            [
+                pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+                pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), 2)),
+                pa.field("text", pa.string()),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        # Create empty table in child namespace
+        table = await db.create_table(
+            "test_table", schema=schema, namespace=["test_ns"]
+        )
+        assert table is not None
+        assert isinstance(table, lancedb.AsyncTable)
+
+        # Table should appear in child namespace
+        table_names = await db.table_names(namespace=["test_ns"])
+        assert "test_table" in list(table_names)
+
+    async def test_open_table_async(self):
+        """Test opening an existing table asynchronously through namespace."""
+        db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": self.temp_dir})
+
+        # Create a child namespace first
+        await db.create_namespace(["test_ns"])
+
+        # Create a table with schema in child namespace
+        schema = pa.schema(
+            [
+                pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+                pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), 2)),
+            ]
+        )
+        await db.create_table("test_table", schema=schema, namespace=["test_ns"])
+
+        # Open the table
+        table = await db.open_table("test_table", namespace=["test_ns"])
+        assert table is not None
+        assert isinstance(table, lancedb.AsyncTable)
+
+        # Test write operation - add data to the table
+        test_data = [
+            {"id": 1, "vector": [1.0, 2.0]},
+            {"id": 2, "vector": [3.0, 4.0]},
+            {"id": 3, "vector": [5.0, 6.0]},
+        ]
+        await table.add(test_data)
+
+        # Test read operation - query the table
+        result = await table.to_arrow()
+        assert len(result) == 3
+        assert result.schema.field("id").type == pa.int64()
+        assert result.schema.field("vector").type == pa.list_(pa.float32(), 2)
+
+        # Verify data content
+        result_df = result.to_pandas()
+        assert result_df["id"].tolist() == [1, 2, 3]
+        assert [v.tolist() for v in result_df["vector"]] == [
+            [1.0, 2.0],
+            [3.0, 4.0],
+            [5.0, 6.0],
+        ]
+
+        # Test update operation
+        await table.update({"id": 20}, where="id = 2")
+        result = await table.to_arrow()
+        result_df = result.to_pandas().sort_values("id").reset_index(drop=True)
+        assert result_df["id"].tolist() == [1, 3, 20]
+
+        # Test delete operation
+        await table.delete("id = 1")
+        result = await table.to_arrow()
+        assert len(result) == 2
+        result_df = result.to_pandas().sort_values("id").reset_index(drop=True)
+        assert result_df["id"].tolist() == [3, 20]
+
+    async def test_drop_table_async(self):
+        """Test dropping a table asynchronously through namespace."""
+        db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": self.temp_dir})
+
+        # Create a child namespace first
+        await db.create_namespace(["test_ns"])
+
+        # Create tables in child namespace
+        schema = pa.schema(
+            [
+                pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+                pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), 2)),
+            ]
+        )
+        await db.create_table("table1", schema=schema, namespace=["test_ns"])
+        await db.create_table("table2", schema=schema, namespace=["test_ns"])
+
+        # Verify both tables exist in child namespace
+        table_names = list(await db.table_names(namespace=["test_ns"]))
+        assert "table1" in table_names
+        assert "table2" in table_names
+        assert len(table_names) == 2
+
+        # Drop one table
+        await db.drop_table("table1", namespace=["test_ns"])
+
+        # Verify only table2 remains
+        table_names = list(await db.table_names(namespace=["test_ns"]))
+        assert "table1" not in table_names
+        assert "table2" in table_names
+        assert len(table_names) == 1
+
+    async def test_namespace_operations_async(self):
+        """Test namespace management operations asynchronously."""
+        db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": self.temp_dir})
+
+        # Initially no namespaces
+        namespaces = await db.list_namespaces()
+        assert len(list(namespaces)) == 0
+
+        # Create a namespace
+        await db.create_namespace(["test_namespace"])
+
+        # Verify namespace exists
+        namespaces = list(await db.list_namespaces())
+        assert "test_namespace" in namespaces
+        assert len(namespaces) == 1
+
+        # Create table in namespace
+        schema = pa.schema(
+            [
+                pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+                pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), 2)),
+            ]
+        )
+        table = await db.create_table(
+            "test_table", schema=schema, namespace=["test_namespace"]
+        )
+        assert table is not None
+
+        # Verify table exists in namespace
+        tables_in_namespace = list(await db.table_names(namespace=["test_namespace"]))
+        assert "test_table" in tables_in_namespace
+        assert len(tables_in_namespace) == 1
+
+        # Drop table from namespace
+        await db.drop_table("test_table", namespace=["test_namespace"])
+
+        # Verify table no longer exists in namespace
+        tables_in_namespace = list(await db.table_names(namespace=["test_namespace"]))
+        assert len(tables_in_namespace) == 0
+
+        # Drop namespace
+        await db.drop_namespace(["test_namespace"])
+
+        # Verify namespace no longer exists
+        namespaces = list(await db.list_namespaces())
+        assert len(namespaces) == 0
+
+    async def test_drop_all_tables_async(self):
+        """Test dropping all tables asynchronously through namespace."""
+        db = lancedb.connect_namespace_async("dir", {"root": self.temp_dir})
+
+        # Create a child namespace first
+        await db.create_namespace(["test_ns"])
+
+        # Create multiple tables in child namespace
+        schema = pa.schema(
+            [
+                pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+                pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), 2)),
+            ]
+        )
+        for i in range(3):
+            await db.create_table(f"table{i}", schema=schema, namespace=["test_ns"])
+
+        # Verify tables exist in child namespace
+        table_names = await db.table_names(namespace=["test_ns"])
+        assert len(list(table_names)) == 3
+
+        # Drop all tables in child namespace
+        await db.drop_all_tables(namespace=["test_ns"])
+
+        # Verify all tables are gone from child namespace
+        table_names = await db.table_names(namespace=["test_ns"])
+        assert len(list(table_names)) == 0