diff --git a/pkg/spanconfig/spanconfigtestutils/spanconfigtestcluster/cluster.go b/pkg/spanconfig/spanconfigtestutils/spanconfigtestcluster/cluster.go
index 48c9a4f47ec8..8e01fb70bfcc 100644
--- a/pkg/spanconfig/spanconfigtestutils/spanconfigtestcluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/spanconfig/spanconfigtestutils/spanconfigtestcluster/cluster.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ func (h *Handle) InitializeTenant(ctx context.Context, tenID roachpb.TenantID) *
 				SpanConfig:     h.scKnobs,
 				GCJob:          &tenantGCJobKnobs,
 				UpgradeManager: serverUpgradeKnobs,
+				SQLExecutor: &sql.ExecutorTestingKnobs{
+					UseTransactionalDescIDGenerator: true,
+				},
 			},
 		}
 		var err error
diff --git a/pkg/sql/planner.go b/pkg/sql/planner.go
index 78b083c0e39e..18b3359ffde6 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/planner.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/planner.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/catsessiondata"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/colinfo"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/descidgen"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/descpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/descs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/lease"
@@ -458,6 +459,9 @@ func newInternalPlanner(
 	p.extendedEvalCtx.Locality = execCfg.Locality
 	p.extendedEvalCtx.OriginalLocality = execCfg.Locality
 	p.extendedEvalCtx.DescIDGenerator = execCfg.DescIDGenerator
+	if execCfg.TestingKnobs.UseTransactionalDescIDGenerator && txn != nil {
+		p.extendedEvalCtx.DescIDGenerator = descidgen.NewTransactionalGenerator(execCfg.Settings, execCfg.Codec, txn)
+	}
 
 	p.sessionDataMutatorIterator = smi