diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
index 889fba1eec..acf2c3d6b9 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@
 )
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.mapping import TableMapping
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_migration_status import TableMigrationIndex
-from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.ownership import TableMigrationOwnership, TableOwnership
+from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.ownership import (
+    TableMigrationOwnership,
+    TableOwnership,
+    TableOwnershipGrantLoader,
+)
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_migrate import (
     TableMigrationStatusRefresher,
     TablesMigrator,
@@ -316,9 +320,15 @@ def acl_migrator(self):
             self.config.inventory_database,
         )
 
+    @cached_property
+    def table_ownership_grant_loader(self) -> TableOwnershipGrantLoader:
+        return TableOwnershipGrantLoader(self.tables_crawler, self.table_ownership)
+
     @cached_property
     def migrate_grants(self) -> MigrateGrants:
+        # owner grants have to come first
         grant_loaders: list[Callable[[], Iterable[Grant]]] = [
+            self.table_ownership_grant_loader.load,
             self.grants_crawler.snapshot,
             self.principal_acl.get_interactive_cluster_grants,
         ]
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/ownership.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/ownership.py
index b11f5f6e81..1738d0441d 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/ownership.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/hive_metastore/ownership.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from functools import cached_property
 
 from databricks.labs.ucx.framework.owners import (
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
     WorkspacePathOwnership,
 )
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore import TablesCrawler
-from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.grants import GrantsCrawler
+from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.grants import GrantsCrawler, Grant
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.table_migration_status import TableMigrationStatus
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.tables import Table
 from databricks.labs.ucx.source_code.base import UsedTable
@@ -85,6 +86,31 @@ def _grants_snapshot(self):
         return self._grants_crawler.snapshot()
 
 
+class TableOwnershipGrantLoader:
+    def __init__(self, tables_crawler: TablesCrawler, table_ownership: TableOwnership) -> None:
+        self._tables_crawler = tables_crawler
+        self._table_ownership = table_ownership
+
+    def load(self) -> Iterable[Grant]:
+        for table in self._tables_crawler.snapshot():
+            owner = self._table_ownership.owner_of(table)
+            table_name, view_name = self._names(table)
+            yield Grant(
+                principal=owner,
+                action_type='OWN',
+                catalog=table.catalog,
+                database=table.database,
+                table=table_name,
+                view=view_name,
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _names(table: Table) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+        if table.view_text:
+            return None, table.name
+        return table.name, None
+
+
 class TableMigrationOwnership(Ownership[TableMigrationStatus]):
     """Determine ownership of table migration records in the inventory.
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/progress/test_ownership.py b/tests/unit/progress/test_ownership.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e990f3f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/progress/test_ownership.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from unittest.mock import create_autospec
+
+from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.grants import Grant
+from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.ownership import TableOwnership, TableOwnershipGrantLoader
+from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.tables import Table, TablesCrawler
+
+
+def test_table_ownership_grants():
+    tables_crawler = create_autospec(TablesCrawler)
+    tables_crawler.snapshot.return_value = [
+        Table(
+            catalog='a',
+            database='b',
+            name='c',
+            object_type='EXTERNAL',
+            table_format='PARQUET',
+        ),
+        Table(
+            catalog='b',
+            database='c',
+            name='d',
+            object_type='VIEW',
+            table_format='...',
+            view_text='...',
+        ),
+    ]
+    table_ownership = create_autospec(TableOwnership)
+    table_ownership.owner_of.return_value = 'somebody'
+
+    loader = TableOwnershipGrantLoader(tables_crawler, table_ownership)
+
+    grants = list(loader.load())
+
+    assert grants == [
+        Grant(
+            principal='somebody',
+            action_type='OWN',
+            catalog='a',
+            database='b',
+            table='c',
+        ),
+        Grant(
+            principal='somebody',
+            action_type='OWN',
+            catalog='b',
+            database='c',
+            view='d',
+        ),
+    ]