diff --git a/integrations/python/dataloader/src/openhouse/dataloader/datafusion_sql.py b/integrations/python/dataloader/src/openhouse/dataloader/datafusion_sql.py
index 63e482efe..ca11fb673 100644
--- a/integrations/python/dataloader/src/openhouse/dataloader/datafusion_sql.py
+++ b/integrations/python/dataloader/src/openhouse/dataloader/datafusion_sql.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 class DataFusion(Dialect):
     DIALECT = "datafusion"
     NORMALIZE_FUNCTIONS: bool | str = "lower"
-    NORMALIZATION_STRATEGY = NormalizationStrategy.LOWERCASE
+    NORMALIZATION_STRATEGY = NormalizationStrategy.CASE_SENSITIVE
     NULL_ORDERING = "nulls_are_last"
     INDEX_OFFSET = 0
     TYPED_DIVISION = True
diff --git a/integrations/python/dataloader/tests/test_data_loader.py b/integrations/python/dataloader/tests/test_data_loader.py
index cb56147a0..5f12c00d0 100644
--- a/integrations/python/dataloader/tests/test_data_loader.py
+++ b/integrations/python/dataloader/tests/test_data_loader.py
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ def test_branch_snapshot_id_resolves():
     catalog = MagicMock()
     mock_snapshot = MagicMock()
     mock_snapshot.snapshot_id = 123
-    catalog.load_table.return_value.snapshot_by_name.side_effect = (
-        lambda name: mock_snapshot if name == "my-branch" else None
+    catalog.load_table.return_value.snapshot_by_name.side_effect = lambda name: (
+        mock_snapshot if name == "my-branch" else None
     )
 
     loader = OpenHouseDataLoader(catalog=catalog, database="db", table="tbl", branch="my-branch")
@@ -700,6 +700,82 @@ def transform(self, table, context):
         return f"SELECT id, name, value FROM {to_sql_identifier(table)}"
 
 
+MIXED_CASE_SCHEMA = Schema(
+    NestedField(field_id=1, name="purchaseAmount", field_type=DoubleType(), required=False),
+    NestedField(field_id=2, name="itemCount", field_type=LongType(), required=False),
+    NestedField(field_id=3, name="discountRate", field_type=DoubleType(), required=False),
+)
+
+MIXED_CASE_DATA = {
+    "purchaseAmount": [19.99, 49.95, 9.99],
+    "itemCount": [2, 5, 1],
+    "discountRate": [0.1, 0.2, 0.0],
+}
+
+
+class _MixedCaseTransformer(TableTransformer):
+    """Transformer that selects mixed-case columns."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(dialect="datafusion")
+
+    def transform(self, table, context):
+        return f'SELECT "purchaseAmount", "itemCount", "discountRate" FROM {to_sql_identifier(table)}'
+
+
+def test_iter_with_transformer_preserves_mixed_case_columns(tmp_path):
+    """Transformer with mixed-case columns preserves original casing in Iceberg scan.
+
+    camelCase columns like purchaseAmount, itemCount, discountRate would lose
+    their casing under a lowercasing dialect, breaking Iceberg field lookups.
+    """
+    catalog = _make_real_catalog(tmp_path, data=MIXED_CASE_DATA, iceberg_schema=MIXED_CASE_SCHEMA)
+    mock_table = catalog.load_table.return_value
+
+    loader = OpenHouseDataLoader(
+        catalog=catalog,
+        database="db",
+        table="tbl",
+        columns=["purchaseAmount", "itemCount"],
+        context=DataLoaderContext(table_transformer=_MixedCaseTransformer()),
+    )
+    result = _materialize(loader)
+
+    assert result.num_rows == 3
+    # Verify scan received original camelCase names, not lowercased
+    scan_kwargs = mock_table.scan.call_args.kwargs
+    selected = scan_kwargs["selected_fields"]
+    assert "purchaseAmount" in selected
+    assert "itemCount" in selected
+    assert "purchaseamount" not in selected
+    assert "itemcount" not in selected
+
+
+def test_iter_with_transformer_preserves_mixed_case_filter_columns(tmp_path):
+    """Pushed-down filter column names preserve original mixed-case casing.
+
+    Filtering on itemCount must not cause it to appear as 'itemcount' in the scan.
+    """
+    catalog = _make_real_catalog(tmp_path, data=MIXED_CASE_DATA, iceberg_schema=MIXED_CASE_SCHEMA)
+    mock_table = catalog.load_table.return_value
+
+    loader = OpenHouseDataLoader(
+        catalog=catalog,
+        database="db",
+        table="tbl",
+        filters=col("itemCount") > 3,
+        context=DataLoaderContext(table_transformer=_MixedCaseTransformer()),
+    )
+    _materialize(loader)
+
+    scan_kwargs = mock_table.scan.call_args.kwargs
+    selected = scan_kwargs["selected_fields"]
+    # All projected columns must use original camelCase from the Iceberg schema
+    allowed = {"purchaseAmount", "itemCount", "discountRate"}
+    for field in selected:
+        assert field in allowed, f"Unexpected field '{field}' — likely lowercased"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "filter_expr, expected_names",
     [