diff --git a/ydb/core/external_sources/object_storage.cpp b/ydb/core/external_sources/object_storage.cpp
index 37e5eaa0fa1b..287e2ea64309 100644
--- a/ydb/core/external_sources/object_storage.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/external_sources/object_storage.cpp
@@ -307,15 +307,20 @@ struct TObjectStorageExternalSource : public IExternalSource {
             structuredTokenBuilder.SetNoAuth();
         }
 
+        auto effectiveFilePattern = meta->TableLocation;
+        if (meta->TableLocation.EndsWith('/')) {
+            effectiveFilePattern += '*';
+        } 
+
         const NYql::TS3Credentials credentials(CredentialsFactory, structuredTokenBuilder.ToJson());
         auto httpGateway = NYql::IHTTPGateway::Make();
         auto httpRetryPolicy = NYql::GetHTTPDefaultRetryPolicy(NYql::THttpRetryPolicyOptions{.RetriedCurlCodes = NYql::FqRetriedCurlCodes()});
         auto s3Lister = NYql::NS3Lister::MakeS3Lister(httpGateway, httpRetryPolicy, NYql::NS3Lister::TListingRequest{
             .Url = meta->DataSourceLocation,
             .Credentials = credentials,
-            .Pattern = meta->TableLocation,
+            .Pattern = effectiveFilePattern,
         }, Nothing(), false);
-        auto afterListing = s3Lister->Next().Apply([path = meta->TableLocation](const NThreading::TFuture<NYql::NS3Lister::TListResult>& listResFut) {
+        auto afterListing = s3Lister->Next().Apply([path = effectiveFilePattern](const NThreading::TFuture<NYql::NS3Lister::TListResult>& listResFut) {
             auto& listRes = listResFut.GetValue();
             if (std::holds_alternative<NYql::NS3Lister::TListError>(listRes)) {
                 auto& error = std::get<NYql::NS3Lister::TListError>(listRes);
diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/gateway/kqp_metadata_loader.cpp b/ydb/core/kqp/gateway/kqp_metadata_loader.cpp
index 804bed00e89a..97496c3068e7 100644
--- a/ydb/core/kqp/gateway/kqp_metadata_loader.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/gateway/kqp_metadata_loader.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ TTableMetadataResult GetExternalDataSourceMetadataResult(const NSchemeCache::TSc
     tableMeta->ExternalSource.DataSourceAuth = description.GetAuth();
     tableMeta->ExternalSource.Properties = description.GetProperties();
     tableMeta->ExternalSource.DataSourcePath = tableName;
-    tableMeta->ExternalSource.TableLocation = JoinPath(entry.Path);
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -831,14 +830,14 @@ NThreading::TFuture<TTableMetadataResult> TKqpTableMetadataLoader::LoadTableMeta
 
                 switch (entry.Kind) {
                     case EKind::KindExternalDataSource: {
-                        if (externalPath) {
-                            entry.Path = SplitPath(*externalPath);
-                        }
                         auto externalDataSourceMetadata = GetLoadTableMetadataResult(entry, cluster, mainCluster, table);
                         if (!externalDataSourceMetadata.Success() || !settings.RequestAuthInfo_) {
                             promise.SetValue(externalDataSourceMetadata);
                             return;
                         }
+                        if (externalPath) {
+                            externalDataSourceMetadata.Metadata->ExternalSource.TableLocation = *externalPath;
+                        }
                         LoadExternalDataSourceSecretValues(entry, userToken, ActorSystem)
                             .Subscribe([promise, externalDataSourceMetadata, settings](const TFuture<TEvDescribeSecretsResponse::TDescription>& result) mutable
                         {
diff --git a/ydb/tests/fq/s3/test_s3_0.py b/ydb/tests/fq/s3/test_s3_0.py
index 232513cc4d71..923a16f5fa1d 100644
--- a/ydb/tests/fq/s3/test_s3_0.py
+++ b/ydb/tests/fq/s3/test_s3_0.py
@@ -252,6 +252,64 @@ def test_inference_optional_types(self, kikimr, s3, client, unique_prefix):
         assert result_set.rows[2].items[2].int64_value == 15
         assert result_set.rows[2].items[3].int64_value == 33
 
+    @yq_v2
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [{"folder_id": "my_folder"}], indirect=True)
+    def test_inference_multiple_files(self, kikimr, s3, client, unique_prefix):
+        resource = boto3.resource(
+            "s3", endpoint_url=s3.s3_url, aws_access_key_id="key", aws_secret_access_key="secret_key"
+        )
+
+        bucket = resource.Bucket("fbucket")
+        bucket.create(ACL='public-read')
+        bucket.objects.all().delete()
+
+        s3_client = boto3.client(
+            "s3", endpoint_url=s3.s3_url, aws_access_key_id="key", aws_secret_access_key="secret_key"
+        )
+
+        read_data_1 = '''a,b,c
+1,2,3
+1,2,3'''
+        read_data_2 = '''a,b,c
+1,2,3'''
+
+        s3_client.put_object(Body=read_data_1, Bucket='fbucket', Key='/1.csv', ContentType='text/plain')
+        s3_client.put_object(Body=read_data_2, Bucket='fbucket', Key='/2.csv', ContentType='text/plain')
+        kikimr.control_plane.wait_bootstrap(1)
+        storage_connection_name = unique_prefix + "multiple_files_bucket"
+        client.create_storage_connection(storage_connection_name, "fbucket")
+
+        sql = f'''
+            SELECT *
+            FROM `{storage_connection_name}`.`/`
+            WITH (format=csv_with_names, with_infer='true');
+            '''
+
+        query_id = client.create_query("simple", sql, type=fq.QueryContent.QueryType.ANALYTICS).result.query_id
+        client.wait_query_status(query_id, fq.QueryMeta.COMPLETED)
+
+        data = client.get_result_data(query_id)
+        result_set = data.result.result_set
+        logging.debug(str(result_set))
+        assert len(result_set.columns) == 3
+        assert result_set.columns[0].name == "a"
+        assert result_set.columns[0].type.optional_type.item.type_id == ydb.Type.INT64
+        assert result_set.columns[1].name == "b"
+        assert result_set.columns[1].type.optional_type.item.type_id == ydb.Type.INT64
+        assert result_set.columns[2].name == "c"
+        assert result_set.columns[2].type.optional_type.item.type_id == ydb.Type.INT64
+        assert len(result_set.rows) == 3
+        assert result_set.rows[0].items[0].int64_value == 1
+        assert result_set.rows[0].items[1].int64_value == 2
+        assert result_set.rows[0].items[2].int64_value == 3
+        assert result_set.rows[1].items[0].int64_value == 1
+        assert result_set.rows[1].items[1].int64_value == 2
+        assert result_set.rows[1].items[2].int64_value == 3
+        assert result_set.rows[2].items[0].int64_value == 1
+        assert result_set.rows[2].items[1].int64_value == 2
+        assert result_set.rows[2].items[2].int64_value == 3
+        assert sum(kikimr.control_plane.get_metering(1)) == 10
+
     @yq_all
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [{"folder_id": "my_folder"}], indirect=True)
     def test_csv_with_hopping(self, kikimr, s3, client, unique_prefix):