diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py
index 1dc07271391d..7391d170472d 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py
@@ -234,3 +234,32 @@ def table(self, name, use_prefix=True):
         if use_prefix:
             name = self._table_name(name)
         return Table(name, self)
+
+    def tables(self):
+        """Return a list of table names available to this connection.
+
+        .. note::
+
+            This lists every table in the cluster owned by this connection,
+            **not** every table that a given user may have access to.
+
+        .. note::
+
+            If ``table_prefix`` is set on this connection, only returns the
+            table names which match that prefix.
+
+        :rtype: list
+        :returns: List of string table names.
+        """
+        low_level_table_instances = self._cluster.list_tables()
+        table_names = [table_instance.table_id
+                       for table_instance in low_level_table_instances]
+
+        # Filter using prefix, and strip prefix from names
+        if self.table_prefix is not None:
+            prefix = self._table_name('')
+            offset = len(prefix)
+            table_names = [name[offset:] for name in table_names
+                           if name.startswith(prefix)]
+
+        return table_names
diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py
index 14a8ea4b25aa..ef1ac49298d3 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py
@@ -278,6 +278,39 @@ def test_table_factory_with_prefix(self):
     def test_table_factory_with_ignored_prefix(self):
         self._table_factory_prefix_helper(use_prefix=False)
 
+    def test_tables(self):
+        from gcloud.bigtable.table import Table
+
+        table_name1 = 'table-name1'
+        table_name2 = 'table-name2'
+        cluster = _Cluster(list_tables_result=[
+            Table(table_name1, None),
+            Table(table_name2, None),
+        ])
+        connection = self._makeOne(autoconnect=False, cluster=cluster)
+        result = connection.tables()
+        self.assertEqual(result, [table_name1, table_name2])
+
+    def test_tables_with_prefix(self):
+        from gcloud.bigtable.table import Table
+
+        table_prefix = 'prefix'
+        table_prefix_separator = '<>'
+        unprefixed_table_name1 = 'table-name1'
+
+        table_name1 = (table_prefix + table_prefix_separator +
+                       unprefixed_table_name1)
+        table_name2 = 'table-name2'
+        cluster = _Cluster(list_tables_result=[
+            Table(table_name1, None),
+            Table(table_name2, None),
+        ])
+        connection = self._makeOne(
+            autoconnect=False, cluster=cluster, table_prefix=table_prefix,
+            table_prefix_separator=table_prefix_separator)
+        result = connection.tables()
+        self.assertEqual(result, [unprefixed_table_name1])
+
 
 class _Client(object):
 
@@ -316,3 +349,6 @@ def copy(self):
             return result
         else:
             return self
+
+    def list_tables(self):
+        return self.list_tables_result