diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets.go b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets.go
index bb84240d7cc..e464c8fcce3 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (m *applyPresets) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) diag.Diagnos
 		if s == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		s.Name = normalizePrefix(prefix) + s.Name
+		s.Name = normalizeSchemaPrefix(prefix, b) + s.Name
 		// HTTP API for schemas doesn't yet support tags. It's only supported in
 		// the Databricks UI and via the SQL API.
 	}
@@ -387,3 +387,24 @@ func normalizePrefix(prefix string) string {
 
 	return textutil.NormalizeString(prefix) + suffix
 }
+
+func normalizeSchemaPrefix(prefix string, b *bundle.Bundle) string {
+	user := b.Config.Workspace.CurrentUser
+	// Preserve the existing normalization for prefixes generated by development mode.
+	if b.Config.Bundle.Mode == config.Development && user != nil && prefix == "[dev "+user.ShortName+"] " {
+		return normalizePrefix(prefix)
+	}
+
+	prefix = strings.ReplaceAll(prefix, "[", "")
+	prefix = strings.Trim(prefix, " ")
+	suffix := ""
+	if strings.HasSuffix(prefix, "]") {
+		suffix = "_"
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(prefix, "_")
+	for i := range parts {
+		parts[i] = textutil.NormalizeString(parts[i])
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, "_") + suffix
+}
diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets_test.go b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets_test.go
index c97db137b26..cfa3df95c5a 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets_test.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/apply_presets_test.go
@@ -38,3 +38,54 @@ func TestApplyPresetsSkipsNilQualityMonitors(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, diags.Error())
 	assert.Nil(t, b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["monitor"].Schedule)
 }
+
+func TestApplyPresetsSchemaPrefixPreservesUnderscores(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		prefix   string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"trailing underscore", "my_user_", "my_user_qc"},
+		{"repeated underscores", "my__user__", "my__user__qc"},
+		{"bracketed underscores", "[qa__team] ", "qa__team_qc"},
+		{"bracketed prefix", "[prod] ", "prod_qc"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &bundle.Bundle{
+				Config: config.Root{
+					Presets: config.Presets{NamePrefix: test.prefix},
+					Resources: config.Resources{
+						Schemas: map[string]*resources.Schema{
+							"qc": {CreateSchema: catalog.CreateSchema{CatalogName: "my_catalog", Name: "qc"}},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			diags := bundle.Apply(t.Context(), b, ApplyPresets())
+			require.NoError(t, diags.Error())
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, b.Config.Resources.Schemas["qc"].Name)
+		})
+	}
+
+	b := &bundle.Bundle{
+		Config: config.Root{
+			Bundle:  config.Bundle{Mode: config.Development},
+			Presets: config.Presets{Tags: map[string]string{"dev": "my__user"}},
+			Workspace: config.Workspace{
+				CurrentUser: &config.User{ShortName: "my__user"},
+			},
+			Resources: config.Resources{
+				Schemas: map[string]*resources.Schema{
+					"qc": {CreateSchema: catalog.CreateSchema{CatalogName: "my_catalog", Name: "qc"}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	diags := bundle.ApplySeq(t.Context(), b, ApplyTargetMode(), ApplyPresets())
+	require.NoError(t, diags.Error())
+	assert.Equal(t, "dev_my_user_qc", b.Config.Resources.Schemas["qc"].Name)
+}