diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
index 303b3db135..a226ec66d4 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import itertools
 import logging
-import os
 import random
 import time
 import uuid
@@ -1963,7 +1962,9 @@ def refresh(self) -> Table:
 
     @classmethod
     def _metadata_location_from_version_hint(cls, metadata_location: str, properties: Properties = EMPTY_DICT) -> str:
-        version_hint_location = os.path.join(metadata_location, "metadata", "version-hint.text")
+        # Using os.path.join here would produce "\" separators on Windows, breaking URI locations
+        metadata_dir = f"{metadata_location.rstrip('/')}/metadata"
+        version_hint_location = f"{metadata_dir}/version-hint.text"
         io = load_file_io(properties=properties, location=version_hint_location)
         file = io.new_input(version_hint_location)
 
@@ -1971,11 +1972,11 @@ def _metadata_location_from_version_hint(cls, metadata_location: str, properties
             content = stream.read().decode("utf-8")
 
         if content.endswith(".metadata.json"):
-            return os.path.join(metadata_location, "metadata", content)
+            return f"{metadata_dir}/{content}"
         elif content.isnumeric():
-            return os.path.join(metadata_location, "metadata", f"v{content}.metadata.json")
+            return f"{metadata_dir}/v{content}.metadata.json"
         else:
-            return os.path.join(metadata_location, "metadata", f"{content}.metadata.json")
+            return f"{metadata_dir}/{content}.metadata.json"
 
     @classmethod
     def from_metadata(cls, metadata_location: str, properties: Properties = EMPTY_DICT) -> StaticTable:
diff --git a/tests/table/test_init.py b/tests/table/test_init.py
index 3bc70afc8b..725b9513b6 100644
--- a/tests/table/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/table/test_init.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import json
 import uuid
 from copy import copy
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 import pytest
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 from pyiceberg.io import PY_IO_IMPL, FileIO, load_file_io
 from pyiceberg.partitioning import PartitionField, PartitionSpec
 from pyiceberg.schema import Schema
+from pyiceberg.serializers import ToOutputFile
 from pyiceberg.table import (
     CommitTableRequest,
     StagedTable,
@@ -590,6 +592,26 @@ def test_static_table_version_hint_same_as_table(
         assert static_table.metadata == table_v2.metadata
 
 
+def test_static_table_version_hint_uri_location(table_v2: Table, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    # Fails on Windows if the locations are built with os.path.join
+    table_root = f"file://{tmp_path}"
+    file_io = load_file_io(location=table_root)
+
+    for version_hint_content, metadata_file in [
+        ("v3.metadata.json", "v3.metadata.json"),
+        ("3", "v3.metadata.json"),
+        ("some-uuid", "some-uuid.metadata.json"),
+    ]:
+        metadata_location = f"{table_root}/metadata/{metadata_file}"
+        ToOutputFile.table_metadata(table_v2.metadata, file_io.new_output(metadata_location), overwrite=True)
+        with file_io.new_output(f"{table_root}/metadata/version-hint.text").create(overwrite=True) as f:
+            f.write(version_hint_content.encode("utf-8"))
+
+        static_table = StaticTable.from_metadata(table_root)
+        assert static_table.metadata_location == metadata_location
+        assert static_table.metadata == table_v2.metadata
+
+
 def test_static_table_io_does_not_exist(metadata_location: str) -> None:
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         StaticTable.from_metadata(metadata_location, {PY_IO_IMPL: "pyiceberg.does.not.exist.FileIO"})